Saturday 7 November 2009

206 PT - Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores (1983)

Brief Description

"Situated on one of the islands in the Azores archipelago, this was an obligatory port of call from the 15th century until the advent of the steamship in the 19th century. The 400-year-old San Sebastião and San João Baptista fortifications are unique examples of military architecture. Damaged by an earthquake in 1980, Angra is now being restored."

亚速尔群岛英雄港中心区
"英雄港位于亚速尔群岛众多岛屿中之一,从公元15世纪开始,一直到公元19世纪汽船问世,来往船只都会在这里停靠。岛上有400年历史的圣塞巴斯蒂安要塞和圣胡安包蒂斯塔要塞是军事建筑中的两个独特典范之作。安格拉在1980年的地震中不幸被毁,现正在修复之中。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/206

San Sebastião fortifications
San João Baptista fortifications
 

Courtesy of ogait from postcrossing forum

 

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