TR1410 - Ishak Pasha Palace (2000)

 Ishak Pasha Palace on the Silk Route near the Iranian frontier, is situated on a high and vast platform of strategic importance on an area of 7600 meter square. It is not at all in the Ottoman tradition but is rather a mixture of Anatolian, Iranian and North Mesopotamian architectural tradition. The traditional model used in the construction of the Royal Palaces in the capital cities like Bursa, Edirne and Istanbul was taken as an example in the design of Ishak Pasha Palace. The western influence in Ottoman architecture during the post-classical period can be observed is Ishak Pasha Palace.

TH6003 - Monuments, Sites and Cultural Landscape of Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna (2015)

 Chiang Mai was purposefully created by King Mangrai in AD.1296 to be the political, economic, social and cultural center of his newly expanded and integrated kingdom of the Tai people, called "Lanna Kingdom" (kingdom of a million rice fields). It was designed to be located in the landlocked heartland of Southeast Asia, north of modern-day Thailand.

Wat PraThat Doi Suthep

TH6821 - Phra Prang of Wat Arun Ratchawararam: The Masterpiece of Krung Rattanakosin (2025)

 Wat Arun Ratchawararam or Wat[1] Arun, traditionally known as Wat Jaeng, is situated on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River. It is an ancient temple that has been utilised since the Ayutthaya period (in the 18th century). Until the Thonburi period (in the 19th century), after reclaiming Siam’s sovereignty from Burma, King Taksin the Great graciously moved the capital city from Ayutthaya to Thonburi and built a new royal palace with the boundary stretched to Khlong[2] Wat Jaeng. This implicitly made Wat Jaeng or Wat Arun the royal temple situated within the royal palace area. For this reason, monks were not allowed to reside in this temple. This was the same arrangement as Wat Phra Si Sanphet in the Ayutthaya period.  

1459 BO/PE - Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System (2014)

This site is an extensive Inca communication, trade and defence network of roads covering 30,000 km. Constructed by the Incas over several centuries and partly based on pre-Inca infrastructure, this extraordinary network through one of the world’s most extreme geographical terrains linked the snow-capped peaks of the Andes – at an altitude of more than 6,000 m – to the coast, running through hot rainforests, fertile valleys and absolute deserts. It reached its maximum expansion in the 15th century, when it spread across the length and breadth of the Andes. The Qhapac Ñan, Andean Road System includes 273 component sites spread over more than 6,000 km that were selected to highlight the social, political, architectural and engineering achievements of the network, along with its associated infrastructure for trade, accommodation and storage, as well as sites of religious significance.

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1459

1459-015 Segment Tiwanacu (BO-DV-02)

Courtesy of essosb from postcrossing forum

1459-084 Segment Plaza Inca Hanan (not sure if this is part of WHS)

855 BE - Flemish Béguinages (1998)

Brief Description

"The Béguines were women who dedicated their lives to God without retiring from the world. In the 13th century they founded the béguinages, enclosed communities designed to meet their spiritual and material needs. The Flemish béguinages are architectural ensembles composed of houses, churches, ancillary buildings and green spaces, with a layout of either urban or rural origin and built in styles specific to the Flemish cultural region. They are a fascinating reminder of the tradition of the Béguines that developed in north-western Europe in the Middle Ages."

佛兰德的比津社区
"“比津”(Béguines)是指献身上帝，却又不脱离 世俗世界的妇女。这些妇女在13世纪建立了“比津社区”，也就是一个个封闭的社区，以满足她们的精神和物质需要。佛兰德比津社区是一处建筑群，包括民居、 教堂、辅助建筑以及绿地，社区规划既有城市痕迹，也有乡村特色，反映了佛兰德地区的文化。这些建筑向我们展示了中世纪北欧和西欧形成的比津传统。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/855

855-001 Béguinage de Hoogstraten
855-002 Béguinage de Lier (Lierre)
855-003 Grand Béguinage de Mechelen (Malines)
855-004 Béguinage de Turnhout
855-005 Beguinage de Sint-Truiden (Saint Trond)
855-006 Béguinage de Tongeren (Tongres)
855-007 Béguinage de Dendermonde (Termonde)
855-008 Petit Béguinage de Gent (Gand)
855-009 Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent (Mont-Saint-Amand-lez-Gand)
855-010 Béguinage de Diest
855-011 Grand Béguinage of Leuven (Louvain)
855-012 Béguinage de Bruges (Brugge)
855-013 Béguinage de Kortrijk (Courtrail)

Courtesy of Tine from picasa

855-001 Béguinage de Hoogstraten

Hoogstraten, Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium

855-002 Béguinage de Lier (Lierre) - Porte d'Entrée du Béguinage
 

Courtesy of Tine from picasa

855-004 Béguinage de Turnhout

Turnhout, Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium

 

855-005 Beguinage de Sint-Truiden (Saint Trond)

Sint-Truiden (Saint Trond), Limbourg, Flanders, Belgium

Courtesy of zwartje from postcrossing

855-006 Béguinage de Tongeren (Tongres)

Tongeren (Tongres), Limbourg, Flanders, Belgium

 

855-007 Béguinage de Dendermonde (Termonde)

855-008 Petit Béguinage de Gent (Gand)

855-010 Béguinage de Diest
Diest, Vlaams Bramant, Flanders, Belgium

855-011 Grand Béguinage of Leuven (Louvain)

855-012 Béguinage de Bruges (Brugge)
Bruges (Brugge), West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium

 

Courtesy of PC_2 from postcrossing

855-013 Béguinage de Kortrijk (Courtrail)

ES5417 - Plasencia - Monfragüe - Trujillo : Paysage méditerranéen

1. Plasencia : N40 01 52 W6 05 20
2. Parc National de Monfraguë : N39 47 58 W05 57 59
3. Trujillo : N39 27 42 W5 52 48

Courtesy of Boris from Spain 

Trujillo 

CN1736 Xixia Imperial Tombs available for swap

CN1736-1  Xixia Imperial Tombs (1 available)

10/08/2025 1 postcard on the way to Trialady (received) in exchange for Vauban tower (Completed)

10/08/2025 1 postcard on the way to austria1234 (received) in exchange for Primeval Beech Forests (Completed)

10/08/2025 1 postcard on the way to hidalgo (received) in exchange for Spanish tentative Trujillo (Completed)

11/08/2025 1 postcard on the way to Christa (received) in exchange for Denmark Trelleborg (Completed)

CN1736-2  Xixia Imperial Tombs (0 available)

10/10/2025 1 postcard on the way to (TAG) Licht-Schrift (received) in exchange for (TAG)BrianNewYork for Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco