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• The Forbidden City is located in Beijing, China.
• It was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
• It was built between 1406 and 1420 by the Yongle Emperor.
• The last emperor of China, Puyi, was expelled from the Forbidden City in 1925.
• It became a public museum in 1925.

Last verified on 02-02-2026

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City of Seven Hills, known as Rome

The original city of Romulus was built upon Palatine Hill

And the other six hills of Rome

1. Capitoline,
2. Quirinal,
3. Viminal,
4. Esquiline,
5. Caelian 
6. Aventine.

Rome is the capital city of Italy

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Belgium is often called the "Cockpit of Europe"

 It has been the site of more European battles than any other country

The term "cockpit" refers to the control center of an aircraft

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The new name of Leningrad is Saint Petersburg.

In a referendum held in 1991

The city of Saint Petersburg was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703.

It became the capital of the Russian Empire 

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 The Baltic States are a geopolitical term for three countries in Northern Europe:

1. Estonia,
2. Latvia
3. Lithuania

All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, and the OECD.

The term Baltic stems from the name of the Baltic Sea