1100 BR - Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea (2012)

Brief Description

"The site consists of an exceptional urban setting encompassing the key natural elements that have shaped and inspired the development of the city: from the highest points of the Tijuca National Park’s mountains down to the sea. They also include the Botanical Gardens, established in 1808, Corcovado Mountain with its celebrated statue of Christ, and the hills around Guanabara Bay, including the extensive designed landscapes along Copacabana Bay which have contributed to the outdoor living culture of this spectacular city. Rio de Janeiro is also recognized for the artistic inspiration it has provided to musicians, landscapers and urbanists."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1100

Courtesy of Claus from Germany

MK5413 - Archaeo-astronomical Site Kokino (2009)

Courtesy of Saint from Finland

CN1388 Chengjiang Fossil Site available for swap

CN1388-A Chengjiang Fossil (1 available)

CN1388-B Chengjiang Fossil (1 available)

05/10/2025 1 postcard on its way to Trialady in exchange for Nancy (received)

CN1388-C Chengjiang Fossil (1 available)

CN1388-1 Chengjiang Fossil (1 available)

27/05/24 1 postcard on the way to (TAG) Cassiopheia (received) in exchange for German ste ShUM site in Worms (Completed)

10/06/24 1 postcard on the way to (TAG) Nikola2702 (received) in exchange for (TAG) edo for Padova St Antonio (Completed)

 

CN1388-MC Chengjiang Fossil (0 available) only swap for 2 normal unesco cards or 1 unesco maximum card

22/07/12 1 postcard on its way to elbe (Completed)
13/08/12 1 postcard on its way to famalubel (Completed)
10/09/12 1 postcard on its way to Diaboluke (received) in exchange for Church of nativity (Completed)
10/12/18 1 postcard on its way to Studart in exchange for Brazil Maxicard 124 BR - Historic Town of Ouro Preto (received)

5/4/24 1 postcard on its way to Rodrigo_2021 (received) in exchange for 2 Brazil card BR1035 - Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks (Completed)

1388 CN - Chengjiang Fossil Site (2012)

Brief Description

“A hilly 512 ha site in Yunnan province, Chengjiang’s fossils present the most complete record of an early Cambrian marine community with exceptionally preserved biota, displaying the anatomy of hard and soft tissues in a very wide variety of organisms, invertebrate and vertebrate. They record the early establishment of a complex marine ecosystem. The site documents at least sixteen phyla and a variety of enigmatic groups as well as about 196 species, presenting exceptional testimony to the rapid diversification of life on Earth 530 million years ago, when almost all of today’s major animal groups emerged. It opens a palaeobiological window of great significance to scholarship.”

 Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1388

202 LK - Ancient City of Sigiriya (1982)

Brief Description

"The ruins of the capital built by the parricidal King Kassapa I (477–95) lie on the steep slopes and at the summit of a granite peak standing some 370 m high (the 'Lion's Rock', which dominates the jungle from all sides). A series of galleries and staircases emerging from the mouth of a gigantic lion constructed of bricks and plaster provide access to the site."

锡吉里亚古城

"锡吉里亚古城是弑亲的迦叶波一世（公元477-495年）时所建国都的遗址。锡吉里亚古城遗址位处陡峭的斜坡之上，位于高达370米的花岗岩山峰峰顶“狮子岩”上，这里人们可以从四面俯视整个丛林。用砖和灰泥修筑的长廊和台阶从巨狮口中延伸而出，通向锡吉里亚古城遗址 。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/202

Courtesy of rita_simões from Portugal

1386 PW - Rock Islands Southern Lagoon (2012)

Brief Description

"Rock Islands Southern Lagoon covers 100,200 ha and includes 445 uninhabited limestone islands of volcanic origin. Many of them display unique mushroom-like shapes in turquoise lagoons surrounded by coral reefs. The aesthetic beauty of the site is heightened by a complex reef system featuring over 385 coral species and different types of habitat. They sustain a large diversity of plants, birds and marine life including dugong and at least thirteen shark species. The site harbours the highest concentration of marine lakes anywhere, isolated bodies of seawater separated from the ocean by land barriers. They are among the islands’ distinctive features and sustain high endemism of populations which continue to yield new species discoveries. The remains of stonework villages, as well as burial sites and rock art, bear testimony to the organization of small island communities over some three millennia. The abandonment of the villages in the 17th and 18th centuries illustrates the consequences of climate change, population growth and subsistence behaviour on a society living in a marginal marine environment."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1386

Courtesy of rita_simões from Portugal

586 PK - Rohtas Fort (1997)

Brief Description

"Following his defeat of the Mughal emperor Humayun in 1541, Sher Shah Suri built a strong fortified complex at Rohtas, a strategic site in the north of what is now Pakistan. It was never taken by storm and has survived intact to the present day. The main fortifications consist of the massive walls, which extend for more than 4 km; they are lined with bastions and pierced by monumental gateways. Rohtas Fort, also called Qila Rohtas, is an exceptional example of early Muslim military architecture in Central and South Asia."

罗赫达斯要塞

"谢尔沙阿–苏里在1541年打败了莫卧儿皇帝胡马雍之后，在罗赫达斯建立了一个防守森严的城堡。罗赫达斯位于今天的巴基斯坦北部， 是一个战略要地。这个地方从未被风暴袭击过，因而完整地保留到今天。这座城堡的主要防御工事由超过四公里长的厚厚的城墙组成，与棱堡相连，并建有宏伟的城 门。要塞，又名为奇拉·赫达斯，是中亚和南亚地区穆斯林早期军事建筑中的一个特别的例子。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/586

Courtesy of rita_simões from Portugal

ID2006 - Wakatobi National Park (2005)

Courtesy of shinta from Indonesia

ID2007 - Derawan Islands (2005)

Courtesy of shinta from Indonesia

ID5466 - Trowulan Former Capital City of Majapahit Kingdom (2009)

Courtesy of shinta from Indonesia

ID296 - Besakih (1995)

Courtesy of shinta from Indonesia

Mother Temple of Besakih

ID289 - Great Mosque of Demak (1995)

Courtesy of shinta from Indonesia

ID287 - Ratu Boko Temple Complex (1995)

Courtesy of shinta from Indonesia

BY1894 - Kamyanets Tower (2004)

Courtesy of hairy_friend from Belarus

1153 FR - The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape (2011)

Brief Description

"This 302,319 ha property, in the southern part of central France, is a mountain landscape interspersed by deep valleys that is representative of the relationship between agro-pastoral systems and their biophysical environment, notably through drailles or drove roads. Villages and substantial stone farmhouses on deep terraces of the Causses reflect the organization of large abbeys from the 11th century. Mont Lozère, inside the property, is one of the last places where summer transhumance is still practiced in the traditional way, using the drailles."

喀斯和塞文--地中海农牧文化景观

占地302319公顷，位于法国中南部山脉与深谷交错的地区，农牧系统与自然环境之间的纽带在这一地区得到了展现，特别是在这一地 区夏季上山放牧时，羊群走的山路更是这一纽带的直接反映。景区内的村庄以及喀斯梯田上的坚固的石头农舍体现了11世纪大修道院组织形式。洛泽尔山也位于景 观区内，是最后几个还在实行夏季游牧的地区之一。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1153

 Courtesy of igor63 from postcrossing forum

Courtesy of famalubel from Spain

1313 ES/SI - Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija (2012)

Brief Description

"The property includes the mining sites of Almadén, where mercury (quicksilver) has been extracted since Antiquity, and Idrija, where mercury was first found in 1490 A.D. The Spanish property includes buildings relating to its mining history, including Retamar Castle, religious buildings and traditional dwellings. The site in Idrija notably features mercury stores and infrastructure, as well as miners’ living quarters, and a miners’ theatre. The sites bear testimony to the intercontinental trade in mercury which generated important exchanges between Europe and America over the centuries. The two sites represent the two largest mercury mines in the world and were operational until recent times."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1313

Spain

1313rev-001     Almadén- Old Town
1313rev-002     Mina del Castillo Buildings
1313rev-003     Royal Forced Labour Gaol
1313rev-004     San Rafael Royal Hospital for Miners
1313rev-005     Bullring
Slovenia

1313rev-006     Idrija – Old Town
1313rev-007     Idrija – Smelting Plant
1313rev-008     Idrija – Kamšt water pump with the Rake water channel and Kobila dam
1313rev-009     Gorenja Kanomilja – Kanomilja or Ovcjak Water Barrier
1313rev-010     Vojsko – Idrijca Water Barrier
1313rev-011     Idrijska Bela – Putrih’s Water Barrier on the Belca creek
1313rev-012     Idrijska Bela – Belca Water Barrier on the Belca creek (or Brus`s Water Barrier)

Courtesy of famalubel from Spain

1313rev-002 Almadén

Courtesy of Vesna74 from Slovenia

1313rev-006 Idrija – Old Town

1313rev-008 Idrija – Kamšt water pump with the Rake water channel and Kobila dam

 

1313rev-009 Gorenja Kanomilja – Kanomilja or Ovcjak Water Barrier

Lower left 1313rev-006     Idrija – Old Town
Lower Right  1313rev-012   Idrijska Bela – Brus`s Water Barrier

239 IN - Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)

Brief Description

"Pattadakal, in Karnataka, represents the high point of an eclectic art which, in the 7th and 8th centuries under the Chalukya dynasty, achieved a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern and southern India. An impressive series of nine Hindu temples, as well as a Jain sanctuary, can be seen there. One masterpiece from the group stands out – the Temple of Virupaksha, built c. 740 by Queen Lokamahadevi to commemorate her husband's victory over the kings from the South."

帕塔达卡尔建筑群

"位于卡纳塔克邦的帕塔达卡尔建筑群，代表了公元7世纪至8世纪遮娄其王朝时期折衷艺术的顶峰。这些折衷艺术建筑风格把印度南北方的 建筑形式综合协调。在那里可见到9座令人印象深刻的印度教庙宇和1座耆那教神殿。最为突出的维鲁巴克沙寺庙建于公元740年，是罗卡玛哈德维王后为纪念她 的丈夫战胜南方的国王们而建的。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/239

Courtesy of nagi7 from India

1342 IN - Western Ghats (2012)

Brief Description

“Older than the Himalaya mountains, the mountain chain of the Western Ghats represents geomorphic features of immense importance with unique biophysical and ecological processes. The site’s high montane forest ecosystems influence the Indian monsoon weather pattern. Moderating the tropical climate of the region, it presents one of the best examples of the monsoon system in the planet. The site also has an exceptionally high level of biological diversity and endemism. It is recognized as one of the world’s eight “hottest hotspots” of biological diversity. The forests of the site include some of the best representatives of non-equatorial tropical evergreen forests anywhere and are home to at least 325 globally threatened flora, fauna, bird, amphibian, reptile and fish species.”

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1342

Total 39 subsites
    Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
    Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary
    Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary
    Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary
    Kulathupuzha Range
    Palode Range
    Periyar Tiger Reserve
    Ranni Forest Division
    Konni Forest Division
    Achankovil Forest Division
    Srivilliputtur Wildlife Sanctuary
    Tirunelveli (North) Forest Division (part)
    Eravikulam National Park (and proposed extension)
    Grass Hills National Park
    Karian Shola National Park
    Karian Shola (part of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary)
    Mankulam Range
    Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
    Mannavan Shola
    Silent Valley National Park
    New Amarambalam Reserved Forest
    Mukurti National Park
    Kalikavu Range
    Attapadi Reserved Forest
    Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
    Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
    Talacauvery Wildlife Sanctuary
    Padinalknad Reserved Forest
    Kerti Reserved Forest
    Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
    Kudremukh National Park
    Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary
    Someshwara Reserved Forest
    Agumbe Reserved Forest
    Balahalli Reserved Forest
    File:Kas Plateau
    Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary
    Chandoli National Park
    Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary

 Courtesy of Sriramrang from Postcrossing Forum

Courtesy of nagi7 from India

Periyar Tiger Reserve

Tea plantation with the view of Eravikulam National Park

Courtesy of curious_mk7 from Postcrossing Forum

Agumbe Reserved Forest

BE5361 - Le palais de Princes Evêques de Liège (2008)

Courtesy of nataliaps from Belgium

 Palais de Justice

EE1852 - Baltic Klint (2004)

Courtesy of nurr from Estonia