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San Gimignano’s downfall came in 1348, when the city was hit by an epidemic of plague (the Black Death).

The cathedral was considered the most important military church in Russia.

As recently as the 1960s, Dubai was a small town in the desert, where cars shared narrow roads with donkeys and camels.

In the 7th century, the French monk Amand (Catholic saint, apostle of Flanders) came to Flanders to preach the gospel.

The mermaid statue in Copenhagen has not had an easy life. She was repeatedly covered with graffiti, lost an arm and her head twice, was blown up, and had a sex toy attached to her body.

The Galeria dell'Accademia houses Michelangelo's David - probably the most famous work of art in the world.

One of the Bremen legends is associated with the existence of the Roland statue.

Cyclists in Chicago have a lot to do.

According to legend, the Romans owe the defense of the Roman Capitol against the invasion of the Gauls in 390 B.C. to geese.

In 1932, the first modern international-style skyscraper in the United States was built in Philadelphia.