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- Turin was founded as a Roman military camp in 28 BC and reached a population of 5,000 inhabitants within the walled city. It later became the capital of the Duchy of Savoy in 1563. - Turin was the capital of Italy from 1861 to 1865 after the country's unification and experienced rapid industrialization with the founding of Fiat in 1899 and Lancia in 1906. - Today Turin is known as an industrial center and home to Juventus FC, Torino FC, and automobile manufacturers like Fiat, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo. It has a population of around 1.2 million.
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Rome has undergone significant urban development throughout its long history. It began as a small settlement on seven hills in the 8th century BC and expanded during the Roman Republican and Imperial periods. The city declined in the Middle Ages but regained prominence during the Renaissance thanks to the papacy. Rome was chosen as Italy's capital in the late 19th century, and underwent further growth and restoration. Under Mussolini in the 1920s-40s, major projects like EUR were built to glorify fascism. Today Rome has over 2.8 million inhabitants and continues expanding through the creation of new neighborhoods and suburbs.
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The Île de la Cité, an island in the Seine River, was the site of the earliest settlements in Paris. It became an important Roman city called Lutetia during the 1st century AD. During the Middle Ages, the western part of the Île de la Cité was home to the kings of France and the site of the medieval palace. In the 19th century, Georges-Eugène Haussmann extensively redesigned Paris, including clearing structures on the Île de la Cité. The Left Bank refers to the smaller area south of the Seine and includes neighborhoods like the Latin Quarter, historically home to universities, as well as sites like Notre Dame Cathedral and the
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