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21 hours ago · History For a chronological guide, see Timeline of Kaliningrad. The history of the city may be divided into four periods: the Old Prussian settlement known as Twangste before 1255; the Polish city of Królewiec from 1454 to 1455 and then fief of Poland from 1456 to 1657; the German city of Königsberg from 1657 to 1945; and the Russian city of Kaliningrad from 1945 to present. Twangste Old ...
- Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast (dark green) of Russia (light green)...
- Königsberg Castle
History Königsberg Castle as seen from the eastern side,...
- Church of The Holy Family
The church was designed by architect Friedrich Heitmann and...
- Talk
We would like to show you a description here but the site...
- King's Gate
The King's Gate in 2017. The King's Gate (Russian:...
- Brandenburg Gate
The Brandenburg Gate in Kaliningrad with a Tatra T4 tram in...
- House of Soviets
The unfinished shell of the building in 2002. The House of...
- Königsberg Cathedral
Modern view of the cathedral. Königsberg Cathedral (Russian:...
- Timeline of Kaliningrad
1814 – Carl Friedrich Horn becomes mayor. 1826 – Johann...
- Kaliningrad Question
Location of Kaliningrad Oblast in Europe Kaliningrad Oblast...
- Kaliningrad Oblast
21 hours ago · Leipzig (/ ˈ l aɪ p s ɪ ɡ,-s ɪ x / LYPE-sig, -sikh, German: [ˈlaɪptsɪç] ⓘ; Upper Saxon: Leibz'sch) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony, and with a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023, it is the eighth-most populous city in Germany as well as the largest city in the territory of the former East Germany apart from Berlin.
- 04001–04357
- Urban district
21 hours ago · In school, Rand read works by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Victor Hugo, Edmond Rostand, and Friedrich Schiller, who became her favorites. She considered them to be among the "top rank" of Romantic writers because of their focus on moral themes and their skill at constructing plots.
- Writer
- Leningrad State University
- 1934–1982
21 hours ago · The Great Pyramid of Giza [a] is the largest Egyptian pyramid. It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. Built c. 2600 BC, over a period of about 27 years, the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact. It is the most famous monument of the Giza pyramid complex ...
- Hemiunu (presumed)
- c. 2570 BC (Old Kingdom);, 4593 years ago
- Arab states
- Original: 146.6 m (481 ft) or 280 cubits, Current: 138.5 m (454 ft)
21 hours ago · Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Bhīmrāo Rāmjī Āmbēḍkar; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru, and inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement after renouncing ...
21 hours ago · Friedrich Schiller: Friedrich Schiller – Der Triumph eines Genies: Horst Caspar: 1940 Schiller: Matthias Schweighöfer: 2005 Oskar Schindler: Schindlers Liste: Liam Neeson: 1993 Heinrich Schliemann: Der geheimnisvolle Schatz von Troja (TV-Zweiteiler) Heino Ferch: 2007 Andreas Schlüter: Andreas Schlüter: Heinrich George: 1942 Max Schmeling ...
21 hours ago · The chimpanzee (/ tʃ ɪ m p æ n ˈ z i /; Pan troglodytes), also simply known as the chimp, is a species of great ape native to the forests and savannahs of tropical Africa.It has four confirmed subspecies and a fifth proposed one.