Category: Places

Who Built the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy?

Who built the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and why does it lean anyway? What purpose did the tower originally serve? Those are the questions we will answer in today’s lesson.
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, a region of central Italy. The tower is actually a bell tower for the main cathedral in that city. It [...]

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What is the Largest City in the World?

When most people ask this question, they are referring to the city with the biggest population — as opposed to the city with the largest geographical area. So that’s what we are basing our answer on.
According to current population estimates (as of 2009), the largest city in the world is Tokyo, Japan. In 2009, the [...]

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