Wednesday, 13 April 2011

385 YE - Old City of Sana'a (1986)

Brief Description

"Situated in a mountain valley at an altitude of 2,200 m, Sana’a has been inhabited for more than 2,500 years. In the 7th and 8th centuries the city became a major centre for the propagation of Islam. This religious and political heritage can be seen in the 103 mosques, 14 hammams and over 6,000 houses, all built before the 11th century. Sana’a’s many-storeyed tower-houses built of rammed earth (pisé) add to the beauty of the site."

萨那古城

"萨那坐落于海拔2200米的山谷里,人类在那里的居住历史已超过2500年。在公元7世纪和8世纪期间,此城成为伊斯兰教的主要传播中心。其中的政治和文化遗产包括103座清真寺、14座哈玛姆寺和6000间会所,全部建于11世纪前。萨那城的多层塔楼为景点增添了美丽。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/385

Courtesy of Loly from postcrossing forum


FR239 - Le massif forestier de Fontainebleau (1996)

Courtesy of nathj92 from postcrossing forum

451 LK - Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (1988)

Brief Description

"Founded in the 16th century by the Portuguese, Galle reached the height of its development in the 18th century, before the arrival of the British. It is the best example of a fortified city built by Europeans in South and South-East Asia, showing the interaction between European architectural styles and South Asian traditions."

加勒老城及其堡垒

"加勒老城始建于16世纪,由葡萄牙人所建,在18世纪时达到鼎盛时期,在英国人入侵之后,开始逐渐衰败。加勒老城由南欧人和东南亚人共同修建,是一个融合了欧洲和南亚传统建筑风格的典型堡垒城市。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/451

Courtesy of zasa from postcrossing forum

1203 LK - Central Highlands of Sri Lanka (2010)

Brief Description

"Sri Lanka's highlands are situated in the south-central part of the island. The property comprises the Peak Wilderness Protected Area, the Horton Plains National Park and the Knuckles Conservation Forest. These montane forests, where the land rises to 2,500 metres above sea-level, are home to an extraordinary range of flora and fauna, including several endangered species such as the western-purple-faced langur, the Horton Plains slender loris and the Sri Lankan leopard. The region is considered a super biodiversity hotspot."

斯里兰卡中央高地

"斯里兰卡高地坐落在斯岛中南部。遗址由维尔德尔内斯峰保护区(Peak Wilderness Protected Area),霍尔顿平原国家公园(Horton Plains National Park)和那科勒斯保护林地(Knuckles Conservation Forest)组成。这些山地林生长的地区海拔高达2500米,拥有十分丰富的动植物资源,包括西部紫脸叶猴(western-purple-faced langur)、灰瘠懒猴(Horton Plains slender loris)和斯里兰卡豹(Sri Lankan leopard)等濒危物种。该地区被认为是生物多样性的超级热点。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1203

  • Peak Wilderness Protected Area
  • Horton Plains National Park
  • Knuckles Conservation Forest

Courtesy of zasa from postcrossing forum

Peak Wilderness Protected Area
Courtesy of Prithika from postcrossing forum


Horton Plains National Park

561 LK - Golden Temple of Dambulla (1991)

Brief Description

"A sacred pilgrimage site for 22 centuries, this cave monastery, with its five sanctuaries, is the largest, best-preserved cave-temple complex in Sri Lanka. The Buddhist mural paintings (covering an area of 2,100 m2 ) are of particular importance, as are the 157 statues."

丹布勒金寺
"丹布勒金寺是一个享有22个世纪历史的朝圣圣地。丹布勒金寺里有五大圣堂,是斯里兰卡最大、保存最完整的洞穴庙宇群。这里珍藏着面积达2100平方米的壁画和157尊雕像,极为珍贵。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/561

Courtesy of zasa from postcrossing forum

1044 ES - Aranjuez Cultural Landscape (2001)

Brief Description

"The Aranjuez cultural landscape is an entity of complex relationships: between nature and human activity, between sinuous watercourses and geometric landscape design, between the rural and the urban, between forest landscape and the delicately modulated architecture of its palatial buildings. Three hundred years of royal attention to the development and care of this landscape have seen it express an evolution of concepts from humanism and political centralization, to characteristics such as those found in its 18th century French-style Baroque garden, to the urban lifestyle which developed alongside the sciences of plant acclimatization and stock-breeding during the Age of Enlightenment."

阿兰胡埃斯文化景观

"阿兰胡埃斯文化景观体现了许多复杂的关系,例如人类活动与自然的关系、蜿蜒水道与呈现几何形态的景观设计之间的关系、乡村 和城市之间的关系,以及森林环境和当地富丽堂皇的精美建筑之间的关系。300年来,西班牙王室对于阿兰胡埃斯文化景观倾注了许多精力,使得它向世人展示着 奇妙的变化。我们不仅能看到人道主义和政治集权的观念,而且可以领略到公元18世纪建造的法国式巴洛克花园所体现出来的特色,以及启蒙运动时期伴随着植物 种植和牲畜饲养所发展起来的城市生活方式。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1044

Courtesy of ninocas from postcrossing forum

CN1292 Mount Sanqingshan available for swap

CN1292-A Mount Sanqingshan (2 available)
25/08/20 1 postcard on its way to PC_2 in exchange for Ani #7 (received)

CN1292-01 Mount Sanqingshan (0 available)01/01/2021 1 postcard on its way to Vojkara (received) in exchange for Serbia unseco card (Completed)

CN1292-02 Mount Sanqingshan (0 available)18/05/11 1 postcard on its way to seeta (received) in exchange for IN452 - Sundarbans National Park (Completed)

CN1292-03 Mount Sanqingshan (0 available)
14/06/11 1 postcard on its way to anjaaustel (received) in exchange for Trier: amphitheatre (Completed)

CN1292-04 Mount Sanqingshan (0 available)
12/03/2012 1 postcard on its way to elbe (Completed)

CN1292-05 Mount Sanqingshan (0 available)14/06/11 1 postcard on its way to anjaaustel (received) in exchange for Trier: Moselle Bridge (Completed)

CN1292-06 Mount Sanqingshan (0 available)
08/07/12 1 postcard on its way to rita_simões in exchange for Sri Lanka Polonnaruwa (received)

CN1292-07 Mount Sanqingshan (0 available)12/07/11 1 postcard on its way to PrincessYulianna (received) in exchange for Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments: GATCHINA (Completed)

CN1292-8 Mount Sanqingshan (0 available)
30/07/18 1 postcard on its way to angeleye (received) in exchange for Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura (Completed)
25/08/18 1 postcard on its way to mucciniale (received) in exchange for Spoleto (Basilica di San Salvatore) (Completed)


Tuesday, 5 April 2011

US5249 - Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings (2008)

Courtesy of MissDaisy66 from postcrossing forum

Wingspread also known as the Herbert F. Johnson House
 in Wind Point, Wisconsin

Thursday, 31 March 2011

RU766 Central Sikhote-Alin available for swap

RU766-01 Central Sikhote-Alin (0 available)
05/05/11 1 postcard on its way to sylwiail (received) in exchange for CL85 - Torres del Paine and Bernardo O'Higgins National Parks, Region of Magallanes (Lost in post)
23/05/11 1 postcard on its way to vykortsfantast (received) in exchange for FR1283 - Fortifications of Vauban - Longway (Completed)
19/01/12 1 postcard on its way to Paolo in exchange for UKRAINA Buvovyna residence (received)
08/07/12 1 postcard on its way to rita_simões in exchange for Sri Lanka - Sigiriy (received)

766 RU - Central Sikhote-Alin (2001)

Brief Description

"The Sikhote-Alin mountain range contains one the richest and most unusual temperate forests of the world. In this mixed zone between taiga and subtropics, southern species such as the tiger and Himalayan bear cohabit with northern species such as the brown bear and lynx. The site stretches from the peaks of Sikhote-Alin to the Sea of Japan and is important for the survival of many endangered species such as the Amur tiger."

中斯霍特特阿兰山脉

"中斯霍特特阿兰山脉有世界上土地最肥沃气温尤其宜人的森林。在这样一个针叶树林地带与亚热带混合的地区,老虎、喜马拉雅熊等南方物种与棕熊、山猫等北方物种得以共同栖息。该遗址由锡霍特-阿林高峰延伸至日本海(东海),对于阿穆尔虎等濒危生物的存活至关重要。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/766

Courtesy of reddew postcrossing forum

1234 RU - Putorana Plateau (2010)

Brief Description

"This site coincides with the area of the Putoransky State Nature Reserve, and is located in the central part of the Putorana Plateau in northern Central Siberia. It is situated about 100 km north of the Arctic Circle. The part of the plateau inscribed on the World Heritage List harbours a complete set of subarctic and arctic ecosystems in an isolated mountain range, including pristine taiga, forest tundra, tundra and arctic desert systems, as well as untouched cold-water lake and river systems. A major reindeer migration route crosses the property, which represents an exceptional, large-scale and increasingly rare natural phenomenon."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1234



Courtesy of Galina from Russia

Wednesday, 16 March 2011

RU765 Volcanoes of Kamchatka available for swap

RU765-01 Volcanoes of Kamchatka (0 available)14/06/11 1 postcard on its way to Tine (received) Woestenborghs in exchange for BR309 Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia (Completed)

RU765-02 Volcanoes of Kamchatka (1 available)  Kronotsky Strict Nature Reserve - Volcano Kronotsky

TN5385 - Chott El Jerid (2008)

Courtesy of helgamano from postcrossing forum

332 TN - Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis (1985)

Brief Description

"This Phoenician city was probably abandoned during the First Punic War (c. 250 B.C.) and as a result was not rebuilt by the Romans. The remains constitute the only example of a Phoenicio-Punic city to have survived. The houses were built to a standard plan in accordance with a sophisticated notion of town planning."

科克瓦尼布尼城及其陵园

"这座腓尼基城市大约在第一次布尼战争(约公元前250年)期间被废弃,此后罗马人也没有重建这座城市。因此它作为唯一的腓尼基迦太基城市遗址得以保存。其房屋设计构造与复杂缜密的城镇规划标准相符合。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/332

Courtesy of helgamano from postcrossing forum

588 RO - Danube Delta (1991)

Brief Description

"The waters of the Danube, which flow into the Black Sea, form the largest and best preserved of Europe's deltas. The Danube delta hosts over 300 species of birds as well as 45 freshwater fish species in its numerous lakes and marshes."

多瑙河三角洲

"多瑙河奔流直下,汇入黑海,形成了欧洲面积最大、保存最完好的三角洲。多瑙河三角洲不计其数的湖泊和沼泽哺育着300多种鸟类和45种多瑙河及其支流中特有的鱼类。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/588

Courtesy of daniela_dmp from postcrossing forum


Courtesy of oanap24 from postcrossing forum

1253 RS - Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius (2007)

Brief Description

"The Late Roman fortified palace compound and memorial complex of Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius, in the east of Serbia, was commissioned by Emperor Caius Valerius Galerius Maximianus, in the late 3rd and early 4th centuries. It was known as Felix Romuliana, named after the emperor’s mother. The site consists of fortifications, the palace in the north-western part of the complex, basilicas, temples, hot baths, memorial complex, and a tetrapylon. The group of buildings is also unique in its intertwining of ceremonial and memorial functions."

贾姆济格勒-罗慕利亚纳的加莱里乌斯宫

"贾姆济格勒-罗慕利亚纳的加莱里乌斯宫位于塞尔维亚东部,建于3世纪末至4世纪初的罗马帝国末期,是皇帝加莱里乌斯下令修 建的。这座堡垒式宫殿以皇太后菲利克斯•罗慕利亚纳的名字命名,包括城堡、位于建筑群西北部的宫殿、教堂、修道院、浴室、礼拜堂和一座凯旋门。这处遗产是 罗马传统建筑的典型代表,同时带有第二次四君主制时期的思想烙印。这处建筑群的独特之处,还在于将举行仪式和纪念活动的功能集于一身。整个建筑群分为两大 部分,中间以凯旋门相连。巨大的拱门横跨道路,一侧是堡垒和宫殿。另一侧是墓地和纪念碑。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1253

Courtesy of helgamano from postcrossing forum