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According to another legend, Joseph of Arimathea arrived in Glastonbury by boat.

Jeans were invented for gold diggers.

Bruges is home to the College of Europe.

The first skyscraper in Finland was built in Helsinki in 1931.

Saint John died in Ephesus, and Emperor Justinian, in the first half of the 6th century, ordered a basilica to be built over his grave, which is now located on the Ayasuluk hills, east of the temple of Artemis.

Bruges has retained its original Gothic buildings and many monuments gathered in the city.

The official date of foundation of the city is June 14, 1158.

In that year, 64 cities were consumed by a huge fire. The event is known as the Great Fire of Rome.

One of the city's most important squares is Puerta del Sol. The name of this place means the gate of the sun, and although the name may come as a surprise today, because the square is located in the city center, in the 15th century an eastern entrance gate to the city was located there.

Bruges is located in northwestern Belgium.