In the first half of the 16th century the city flourished.

It was thanks to the latter's change of course that the city had flourished.

After being named the state capital and the introduction of new industry, the city flourished.

The city flourished, becoming an important financial and cultural center.

As the city grew and flourished only one major problem remained.

Certainly, it had a lot to do with the way the city has revived and flourished over the past 15 years.

As the city flourished financially in the middle of the 20th century, the culture followed.

The city recovered and flourished from the 11th century on.

The city flourished both economically and culturally during the 13th century.

The city could and can only flourish in peace.