Do You Recognize These European Capitals? (Part 1)

[C] Vienna | Vienna’s Ringstrasse replaced medieval walls with 5 km of palaces.

[A] Tirana | Skanderbeg Sq. doubles as Albania’s giant open‑air living room.

[B] Andorra la Vella | Europe’s only capital where ski lifts rise from downtown.

[D] Minsk | Minsk still runs a KFC inside a Stalin‑era neoclassical colonnade.

[C] Sofia | Sofia’s metro stations showcase 6,000‑year‑old Thracian pottery.

[D] Zagreb | A museum of broken relationships here displays returned love letters.

[A] Brussels | The city’s mascot is a two‑foot bronze boy…who’s forever peeing.

[B] Sarajevo | You can cross an Ottoman bridge and an Austro‑Hungarian one in 30 steps.

[A] Prague | Prague Castle is so vast it hosts its own vineyard and post office.

[D] Helsinki | Locals hold a wife‑carrying race through downtown every July.

[A] Paris | The city’s stray cats legally “own” every bench they sit on—Napoleon’s old decree.

[B] Copenhagen | CopenHill lets locals ski on top of a waste‑to‑energy plant.

[C] Tallinn | Tallinn’s Old Town still lights streets with 15th‑century‑style torches on holidays.

[B] Berlin | Berliners spent €750,000 to install a crosswalk light that does jumping jacks.

[C] Athens | The metro reveals ancient mosaics behind glass walls on every platform.

[B] Dublin | Its wooden “Ha’penny” Bridge charged exactly half a penny until 1919.

[C] Rome | Ancient Romans built the world’s first shopping mall—Trajan’s Market—still standing.

[D] Budapest | Budapest’s Chain Bridge has lion statues—without tongues!

[A] Reykjavík | City lamps here run on volcano‑heated water, not electricity.

[D] Pristina | The main library wears 99 concrete domes and steel webbing—iconic or bizarre.

[C] Vilnius | Užupis district elected a dog as president for one day each April 1st.

[D] Luxembourg City | Its casemate tunnels once stored NATO’s secret chocolate rations.

[A] Riga | The world’s first decorated Christmas tree was documented here in 1510.

[B] Vaduz | A single Swiss franc lets you stamp your passport “Liechtenstein‑style”.

[D] Valletta | Built in 15 years, Valletta’s grid was laser‑straight—thanks to 16th‑cen. knights.