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Showing posts with label Multiple. Show all posts

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Saluti da Assisi | Italy


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Assisi, a medieval city built on a hill, is the birthplace of Saint Francis, is closely associated with the work of the Franciscan Order.

Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The card show different places in Assisi specifically mentioned by Unesco, like San Damiano Church, the hermitage of Eremo delle Carceri and the sanctuary of Rivotorto.
Here you see a postcard depicting the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi.

Sunday, March 15, 2020

The best Australia has to offer



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* Elabana Falls is a cascade waterfall that is located within Lamington National Park in the South East region of Queensland.
* Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory. 
* Agincourt Reef is situated on the very edge of the Great Barrier Reef.
* The Twelve Apostles is probably the most iconic sight for most visitors to the Great Ocean Road.
* Named after the palm trees that line the beach, Palm Cove is a coastal suburb of Cairns in Queensland.
* The Blue Mountains are a mountainous region and a mountain range located in New South Wales.

Thx Steve!

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

St George | Bermuda


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Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Thursday, December 12, 2019

St. Nicholas' Fortress | Croatia


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St. Nicholas is a fortress located in the town of Šibenik, one of the oldest native Croatian towns on the eastern shores of the Adriatic, in central Dalmatia, Croatia.

It was included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site list as part of "Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da mar" in 2017. This property consists of 6 components of defence works in Italy, Croatia and Montenegro.
Fortified city of Bergamo (Italy)
Fortified city of Peschiera del Garda (Italy)
City Fortress of Palmanova (Italy)
Defensive System of Zadar (Croatia)
Fort of St. Nikola, Šibenik (Croatia)
Fortified city of Kotor (Montenegro)

Monday, December 9, 2019

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus


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Northern Cyprus, is a self-declared state that comprises the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus. Recognized only by Turkey, Northern Cyprus is considered by the international community to be occupied territory.

Tensions between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot populations culminated in 1974 with a coup d'état, an attempt to annex the island to Greece, and an invasion by Turkey in response.

Sunday, December 8, 2019

Saluti da Mantova | Italy


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Mantova (Mantua in English) is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy. The power and influence of the Gonzaga family (1328-1707) made Mantua one of the most eminent Italian hubs for Art, Culture and Music. Today, the city is known for its architectural treasures and artifacts, elegant palaces, and the Medieval and Renaissance cityscape.

Mantua and Sabbioneta is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Cidade Velha | Cape Verde


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The town of Ribeira Grande, renamed Cidade Velha in the late 18th century, was the first European colonial outpost in the tropics. Located in the south of the island of Santiago, the town features some of the original street layout impressive remains including two churches, a royal fortress and Pillory Square with its ornate 16th century marble pillar.

Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Sunday, November 3, 2019

San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Spain



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San Cristóbal de La Laguna is located on the Island of Tenerife, part of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands in Spain. It was founded in the late 15th century on an inland plateau 550 m above sea level next to a lagoon.

San Cristóbal de La Laguna is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Of the 1470 buildings in this town, 361 were built between the 16th and 18th centuries and belong to the so-called Mudéjar architecture.

Sunday, May 5, 2019

City of Cuzco | Peru


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The City of Cuzco is situated in the Peruvian Andes, at 3,400 m above sea level. The city was the capital of the Inca Empire in the 13th century, conquered by the Spanish in the 16th century. Cuzco is home to a variety of well-preserved Inca and Spanish structures.

City of Cuzco is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Maisons de la Weissenhof-Siedlung | Germany



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Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (1887 – 1965), known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture.

The Maisons de la Weissenhof-Siedlung (or Weissenhof Settlement) in Stuttgart is a housing estate built by Le Corbusier for exhibition in Stuttgart in 1927. (bottom left picture)

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The site comprises 17 locations in 7 countries.

Saturday, November 24, 2018

Traditional Buildings | Ghana



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In Ghana, near Kumasi, a group of traditional buildings are the last remaining testimony of the great Asante civilization, which reached its peak in the 18th century. Arranged around courtyards, the buildings are constructed of timber, bamboo and mud plaster and originally had thatched roofs.

Asante Traditional Buildings is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Sunday, July 22, 2018

New Caledonia - vue du ciel



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New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The population is 252,000. The main island of this archipellago is the third largest island in the Pacific after Papua New Guinea and New Zealand, located 'only' 1,500 km east off the coast of Australia.

Sunday, December 10, 2017

The beauty of St Lucia


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Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. It is a beautiful, mountainous volcanic island with high peaks, majestic rain-forests and sandy beaches.

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Hansestadt Stendal | Germany


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Hansestadt Stendal is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, situated west of the river Elbe.

The Hanseatic League, also called Hanse was founded by north German towns and German merchant communities abroad to protect their mutual trading interests. The league dominated commercial activity in northern Europe from the 13th to the 15th century.

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The stamp with special postmark, commemorating the 300th birthday of Johann Joachim Winckelmann (issued 12-10-2017) is related to Stendal.  He is the father of the modern archaeology and the discipline of art history. 

thank you Dustin!

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Podersdorf am See | Austria


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Podersdorf am See is a market town in the east of Austria on the shore of the Neusiedler See. It is located very close to the Hungarian border. The economy of the town is based on tourism and quality wine making.

Podersdorf is located within the area of the UNESCO World Heritage site Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape. A cross border site together with Hungary.

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In rememberance of Austrian musician Falco who would have turned 60 this year. Dont we all remember Rock Me Amadeus and Jeanny? Unfortunately he died in a car crash in 1998.

Friday, August 18, 2017

City of Adelaide | Australia


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Adelaide is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city of Australia with 1,7 million inhabitants.

One of the icons on this map card of South Australia refers to Adelaide.

Thank you one more time Steve!

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Hanseatic City Bielefeld | Germany


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Bielefeld is a city with a 800-year history, located in the north-east of North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany.

Founded in 1214 by Count Hermann IV of Ravensberg to guard a pass crossing the Teutoburg Forest, Bielefeld was the "city of linen" as a minor member of the Hanseatic League.

Friday, February 17, 2017

Quiver trees | Namibia


Quiver tree
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The quiver tree (or kokerboom in Afrikaans) is a tall, branching species of aloe, indigenous to parts of Southern Namibia. Bushmen traditionally used its branches to make quivers. A quiver is a container for holding arrows, bolts, or darts.
stamps of Namibia
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The Dune Lark is Namibia’s only true endemic bird; their range is entirely within the borders of the country. The Dune Lark‘s preferred habitat consists of sparsely vegetated sand dunes, where it does not drink water but instead feeds solely on seeds or insects.

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Old City of Zamość | Poland


Unesco WHS Poland
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According to UNESCO the Old City of Zamość is a perfect example of a late-16th-century Renaissance town. It has retained its original layout and fortifications and a large number of buildings that combine Italian and central European architectural traditions.


Sunday, October 2, 2016

Hanseatic Town of Lüneburg | Germany


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Lüneburg is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. This city had once the monopoly as a supplier of salt within the North German region. Lüneburg's salt was needed in order to pickle the herring caught in the Baltic Sea and the waters around Norway.

Lüneburg was one of the members of the Hanseatic League, an alliance of trading guilds that established and maintained a trade monopoly along the coast of Northern Europe. 

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