Photo: Lajos Kristóf Kántor — Pexels License. Source: Pexels.
About this place ↓The skyline of Ghent is famous for a row of three medieval towers: St Nicholas' Church, the Belfry and St Bavo's Cathedral. The Belfry, finished in the 14th century, once kept the city's charters safe and still holds a carillon of bells. Inside the cathedral hangs the Ghent Altarpiece, painted by the brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck and completed in 1432, one of the most famous paintings in the world. In the Middle Ages, Ghent was one of the largest cities in northern Europe, grown rich on the cloth trade.
Puzzle tip: the towers against the blue sky are the best place to start; the cobbled street is easier when sorted by its shades of grey.
Moving pieces: Drag a piece with your mouse or finger. With a mouse you can also click a piece once to pick it up — it follows the pointer until you click again to set it down.
Joining pieces: Drop a piece near its matching neighbour and it snaps into place with a click. Joined pieces move together as one group. There’s no fixed spot to build in — assemble anywhere on the table.
Play As: Pick how many pieces to cut the picture into, from 12 up to 300. Switch on Hard shape at the bottom of the menu for trickier pieces with three knobs on every side. Changing either setting starts the puzzle over.
Table: At the very bottom of Play As, choose what you build on: leather, light oak, green felt or charcoal. Your choice is remembered for every puzzle and doesn’t restart the one you’re on. Light oak table photo by simon on Unsplash.
Pause: Click the timer, or the pause button next to it. The table is covered while paused so nobody can sneak a look; click it (or the timer) to carry on.
Show picture: The picture button shows the finished image as a guide. Click it again to hide it.
Arrange pieces: Lines up all loose pieces in tidy rows at the sides of the table, handy for spotting edges or a missing piece. Click again to scatter them. Pieces you’ve already joined stay exactly where you left them.
Restart: Mixes up the pieces and starts again with the same settings.
Fullscreen: The last button on the bar gives the puzzle the whole screen. Press it again or Esc to leave.
Progress: In the middle of the bar, the counter shows how many pieces are joined, and the percentage shows how much of the picture is done.
Finishing: When the last piece clicks in, the timer stops at your finishing time, and you can play again or try another puzzle at the same size and shape.
Puzzle: Jigsaw Earth — free online jigsaw puzzles of places around the world.
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