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Global cities

A series of articles from BBC World Histories magazine in which historians explore the historical sites in cities around the world, helping you to plan your visit

Roman Forum in Rome, Italy (Photo by Olgacov | Dreamstime.com)
General History

Rome history Emperors, popes and Renaissance glory

The magnificent gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, claimed to be 2,500 years old, dominates central Yangon, Myanmar's largest city. (Patrick Foto/Getty Images)
General Modern

Explore Yangon, Myanmar: City of Golden Pagodas

Colourful wooden houses in Old Nuuk, Greenland
Viking

Explore Nuuk: the rainbow capital of Greenland

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The beautiful courtyard of the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque and university, founded in the 850's (Izzet Keribar/Getty Images)
General ancient history

Explore Fès, Morocco: Morocco’s spiritual capital

Thessaloniki's Rotunda of Galerius, Greece, built in the fourth-century by Roman occupiers
Ancient Greece

Explore Thessaloniki, Greece: Greece's cultural melting pot

The 17th-century church of Santi Luca e Martina overlooks the Arch of Septimius Severus in the Roman Forum
Roman

Explore Rome, Italy: the 'eternal city'

Plaza de Armas in historic center of Cusco, Peru
Medieval

Explore Cusco, Peru: Navel of the Incan world

Notre Dame de la Major church, Arles
Roman

Explore Arles, France: 'Little Rome' of Provence

Brass band playing during Mardi Gras in Mew Orleans
Georgian

Explore New Orleans, United States: Louisiana's 'big easy'

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A cable car on San Francisco's Hyde Street. The network, established in the 1870s,is an ideal way to explore the city (Stefano Politi Markovina / Getty Images)
Victorian

Explore San Francisco: the Golden City by the bay

With its grand mansion fronting almost 200 miles of waterways, St Petersburg often draws comparisons to venice (SergeyVButorin / Getty Images)
Georgian

Explore St Petersburg, Russia: the Venice of the north

The medieval Akershus Fortress photographed by a lake
Viking

Explore Oslo, Norway: city of explorers, art and industry

Church of Santo Domingo de Guzman in Oaxaca Mexico
General Modern

Explore Oaxaca: Central Mexico’s “fair and beautiful city”

Sveti Georgi (St George) a Roman-era church is Sofia's oldest preserved building
Roman

Explore Sofia, Bulgaria: an emperor’s home from Rome

Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto and a mountain in the background
General Modern

Explore Kyoto: Japan’s city of gardens and geishas

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