The city was founded on September 2, 1850, by Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau and seventeen other German immigrants. Later arrivals include biologist and early proponent of Darwinian Evolution, Fritz Müller.…
Freiburg was founded in 1120 as a free market town by Konrad and Duke Berthold III of Zähringen; hence its name, “free (or independent) town.” Frei means “free,” and Burg,…
Even though towns existed in Roman times, Liège was first mentioned in 558, when it was known as Vicus Leudicus. Saint-Lambert of Maastricht is credited with completing the Christianization of…
Administered by the Hokkaidō Development Commission Kaitaku shi, the construction of the Hōheikan was started in 1879 in the Nishi 1-chōme area of Odori Park. It was completed in November…
Espoo, a city in southern Finland located west of Helsinki is a region with broad, flat valleys with clay hills. The area has been inhabited since 3500 BC. Espoo is…
Joo Pessoa was established on August 5th, 1585. Anyone who appreciates history and art should visit Joao Pessoa, one of the oldest cities in Brazil, to see the historic structures.…
The city was founded by João Ramalho in 1553 and was historically perceived as the first Brazilian settlement built away from the sea. In 1938, it became a part of…
The notion of establishing a new state capital had been discussed in Goiás from its inception. D. Marcos de Noronha proposed establishing the state capital in the municipality of Pirenópolis…
Campo Grande began as a little community in 1877, built by farmers José Antônio Pereira and Manoel Vieira de Sousa (a.k.a. Manoel Olivério) who arrived from Minas Gerais just after…
Singapore’s architecture reflects various influences and styles from multiple places and eras. These span from the colonial period’s varied styles and hybrid shapes to more current architecture’s desire to absorb…
The city’s official name is a contraction of the (archaic) Dutch des Hertogen bosch — “the duke’s forest.” Henry I of Brabant was the duke in question, and his family…
Gliwice was first mentioned as a town in 1276. However, it was granted town rights earlier by Duke Władysław Opolski of the Piast dynasty. It was located on a trade…
