95 HR - Old City of Dubrovnik (1979)

Brief Description

"The 'Pearl of the Adriatic', situated on the Dalmatian coast, became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. Although severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667, Dubrovnik managed to preserve its beautiful Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches, monasteries, palaces and fountains. Damaged again in the 1990s by armed conflict, it is now the focus of a major restoration programme co-ordinated by UNESCO."
杜布罗夫尼克古城

"这座古城位于达尔马提亚海岸(Dalmatian coast)，有“亚得里亚海明珠”之称，从13世纪开始就成为地中海的一支重要海上力量。虽然在1667年的地震中遭到严重损坏，杜布罗夫尼克仍保留了 其美丽的哥特式、文艺复兴式和巴洛克式的教堂、修道院、宫殿和喷泉。20世纪90年代古城又在武装冲突中遭到损毁。现在联合国教科文组织以其为重点协调组 织了一项重大修复计划，对其进行修复。"
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/95

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US5245 - Mount Vernon (2008)

Courtesy of MissDaisy66 from postcrossing forum

CN1627 - Yandang Mountain (2001)

201 LK - Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (1982)

Brief Description

"Polonnaruwa was the second capital of Sri Lanka after the destruction of Anuradhapura in 993. It comprises, besides the Brahmanic monuments built by the Cholas, the monumental ruins of the fabulous garden-city created by Parakramabahu I in the 12th century."

波隆纳鲁沃古城

"公元933年，继阿努拉达普拉被毁灭后，波隆纳鲁沃城成为斯里兰卡的首府所在地。在波隆纳鲁沃古城里，不仅有考拉斯时期的婆罗门教遗址，还能看到帕拉克拉马一世于12世纪时修建的神话般花园城市的遗迹。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/201

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450 LK - Sacred City of Kandy (1988)

Brief Description

"This sacred Buddhist site, popularly known as the city of Senkadagalapura, was the last capital of the Sinhala kings whose patronage enabled the Dinahala culture to flourish for more than 2,500 years until the occupation of Sri Lanka by the British in 1815. It is also the site of the Temple of the Tooth Relic (the sacred tooth of the Buddha), which is a famous pilgrimage site."

康提圣城

"康提古城是一个闻名遐迩的佛教圣地，这里曾是孕育了长达2500多年文化的辛哈拉王朝末期时的首府，1815年时，由于英国人的入侵，辛哈拉王朝灭亡。康提古城的佛牙寺里收存着佛祖的圣牙，是著名的佛教朝圣圣地。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/450

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CN5350 - Extension Project of Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu: Temple of Confucius at Nishan Mountain, Temple and Cemetery of Mencius and the Meng Family Mansion, Temple of Yanhui and Temple of Zeng Zi (2008)

01 Temple of Confucius at Nishan Mountain
02 Temple and Cemetery of Mencius
03 Meng Family Mansion
04 Temple of Yanhui
05 Temple of Zeng Zi

02 Temple and Cemetery of Mencius

03 Meng Family Mansion

1181 FR - Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret (2005)

Brief Description

"The city of Le Havre, on the English Channel in Normandy, was severely bombed during the Second World War. The destroyed area was rebuilt according to the plan of a team headed by Auguste Perret, from 1945 to 1964. The site forms the administrative, commercial and cultural centre of Le Havre. Le Havre is exceptional among many reconstructed cities for its unity and integrity. It combines a reflection of the earlier pattern of the town and its extant historic structures with the new ideas of town planning and construction technology. It is an outstanding post-war example of urban planning and architecture based on the unity of methodology and the use of prefabrication, the systematic utilization of a modular grid, and the innovative exploitation of the potential of concrete."

勒阿弗尔，奥古斯特•佩雷重建之城

"勒阿弗尔市位于英吉利海峡的诺曼底，在第二次世界大战期间遭到了惨烈轰炸。从1945年至1964年，根据奥古斯特·佩雷 (Auguste Perret)领导的团队的规划，对炸毁区域进行了重建。这里现在是勒阿弗尔的行政、商业和文化中心。在许多重建城市之中，勒阿弗尔以其协调和完整而独具 一格。它融合了早期城市布局的设想和未毁的历史建筑，同时融入了城市规划和建筑技术的新观念。勒阿弗尔是战后城市规划和建筑的杰出典范，其建筑的基础在于 统一协调的方法，预制构件的使用，模块网络的系统利用，以及对混凝土潜能的创新开发利用。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1181

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CN1112 Kaiping Diaolou and Villages available for swap

CN1112-2-2 Zili Village (0 available)

07/10/2018 1 postcard on its way to kraghavendrabhat (lost) in exchange for Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area (cancelled)

21/06/2024 1 postcard on its way to hs87 (received) in exchange for Czechia Spa town Frantiskovy Lazne (Completed)

CN1112-1-1 Yinglong Lou (0 available)

30/11/12 1 postcard reserved for Diaboluke (received) in exchange for Tarragona 4 (Completed)

CN1112-2-3 Zili Village (0 available)

01/01/2021 1 postcard on its way to Vojkara (received) in exchange for Serbia unseco card (Completed)

CN1112-2-4 Fang Clan Watch Tower (0 available)

10/09/18 1 postcard on its way to Cerv in exchange for Mazagan (Lost)

CN1112-4-1 Jingjiangli Village (0 available)

30/11/12 1 postcard reserved for Diaboluke (received) in exchange for Tarragona 7 (Completed)

351 CY - Painted Churches in the Troodos Region (1985)

Brief Description

"This region is characterized by one of the largest groups of churches and monasteries of the former Byzantine Empire. The complex of 10 monuments included on the World Heritage List, all richly decorated with murals, provides an overview of Byzantine and post-Byzantine painting in Cyprus. They range from small churches whose rural architectural style is in stark contrast to their highly refined decoration, to monasteries such as that of St John Lampadistis."

特罗多斯地区的彩绘教堂

"这个地区是拜占庭帝国最大的教堂和修道院群落之一。列入《世界遗产名录》10个建筑全都饰有大量的壁画，全面展示了塞浦路斯的拜占 庭式和后拜占庭式绘画。建筑物的类型从小教堂到圣约翰拉姆帕迪斯提斯这样的修道院，应有尽有。小教堂的田园建筑风格与其精美装饰形成了鲜明对比。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/351

Year1985
351-001     Church of Ayios Nikolaos (St. Nicholas) tis Steyis
351-002     Ayios Ionannis (St. John) Lambadhistis Monastery
351-003     Church of Panayia (The Virgin) Phorviotissa (Asinou)
351-004     Church of Panayia (The Virgin) tou Arakou
351-005     Church of Panayia (The Virgin)
351-006     Church of Archangelos Michael (Archangel Michael)
351-007     Church of Timios Stavros (Holy Cross)
351-008     Church of Panayia (The Virgin) Podhithou
351-009     Church of Stavros (Holy Cross) Ayiasmati
Year2001
351-010     Church of Ayia Sotira (of the Transfiguration of the Savior) tou Soteros
351-011     Church of Agios Sozomenos, Galata
351-012     Church of Agios Mamas, Louvaras

Courtesy of Luca from Italy

 351-003 Church of Panayia (The Virgin) Phorviotissa (Asinou)

 351-006 Church of Archangelos Michael (Archangel Michael)

 351-007 Church of Timios Stavros (Holy Cross)

351-008 Church of Panayia (The Virgin) Podhithou

351-009 Church of Stavros (Holy Cross) Ayiasmati

867 NL - Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (1998)

Brief Description

"The Wouda Pumping Station at Lemmer in the province of Friesland opened in 1920. It is the largest steam-pumping station ever built and is still in operation. It represents the high point of the contribution made by Netherlands engineers and architects in protecting their people and land against the natural forces of water."

迪•弗•伍达蒸汽泵站

"位于弗里斯兰省 (Friesland) 莱默的伍达蒸汽泵站于1920年开始运营，是有史以来最大的蒸汽泵站，至今仍在运转中。这一蒸汽泵站展示了当时荷兰工程师和建筑学家为保护人民和土地与海水进行斗争所做出的极大贡献。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/867

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1108 IL - Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (2005)

Brief Description

"Tels (prehistoric settlement mounds), are characteristic of the flatter lands of the eastern Mediterranean, particularly Lebanon, Syria, Israel and eastern Turkey. Of more than 200 tels in Israel, Megiddo, Hazor and Beer Sheba are representative of those that contain substantial remains of cities with biblical connections. The three tels also present some of the best examples in the Levant of elaborate Iron Age, underground water-collecting systems, created to serve dense urban communities. Their traces of construction over the millennia reflect the existence of centralized authority, prosperous agricultural activity and the control of important trade routes."

米吉多、夏琐和基色圣地

"史前的定居土丘是地中海东部较为平坦的地区的典型特征，特别是黎巴嫩、叙利亚、以色列和东土耳其地区。在以色列超过200个早期居 民遗迹中，米吉多、夏琐和基色圣地具有代表性，它们所包含的大量城市遗迹都与圣经相关。这三个圣地同时展示了精制铁器时代的一些最佳例子，以及服务于人口 稠密的都市社区的地下水收集系统。具有数千年历史的建筑物反映出了中央集权、繁荣的农业活动和控制主要贸易路线的存在痕迹。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1108

Courtesy of Luca from Italy

 

Megiddo

IT1160 - Romanesque Cathedrals in Puglia (2006)

Cattedrale di San Corrado in Molfetta

Basilica di San Nicola di Bari

Cattedrale di Troia

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Cattedrale di Ottranto

IT1149 - Salento and the "Barocco Leccese" (2006)

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IT344 - Orvieto (2006)

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CY1673 - The rural settlement of Fikardou (2002)

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JO1856 - Jerash Archaeological City (Ancient Meeting Place of East and West) (2004)

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JO5156 - Azraq (2007)

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JO1551 - The Sanctuary of Agios Lot, At Deir 'Ain 'Abata (2001)

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1112 CN - Kaiping Diaolou and Villages (2007)

Brief Description

"Kaiping Diaolou and Villages feature the Diaolou, multi-storeyed defensive village houses in Kaiping, which display a complex and flamboyant fusion of Chinese and Western structural and decorative forms. They reflect the significant role of émigré Kaiping people in the development of several countries in South Asia, Australasia and North America, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. There are four groups of Diaolou and twenty of the most symbolic ones are inscribed on the List. These buildings take three forms: communal towers built by several families and used as temporary refuge, residential towers built by individual rich families and used as fortified residences, and watch towers. Built of stone, pise , brick or concrete, these buildings represent a complex and confident fusion between Chinese and Western architectural styles. Retaining a harmonious relationship with the surrounding landscape, the Diaolou testify to the final flowering of local building traditions that started in the Ming period in response to local banditry."

开平碉楼与村落

"开平碉楼与村落以广东省开平市用于防卫的多层塔楼式乡村民居——雕镂而著称，展现了中西建筑和装饰形式复杂而灿烂的融合，表现了 19世纪末及20世纪初开平侨民在几个南亚国家、澳洲以及北美国家发展进程中的重要作用，以及海外开平人与其故里的密切联系。此次收录的遗产包括四组共计 20座碉楼，是村落群中近1800座塔楼的代表，代表了近五个世纪塔楼建筑的颠峰，也展现了散居国外的华侨与故土之间仍然紧密的联系。这些建筑分为三种形 式：由若干户人家共同兴建的众楼，为临时避难之用，现存473座；由富有人家独自建造的居楼，同时具有防卫和居住的功能，现存1149座；以及出现时间最 晚的更楼，为联防预警之用，现存221座。也可分为石楼、土楼、青砖楼、钢筋水泥楼，反映了中西方建筑风格复杂而完美的融合。碉楼与周围的乡村景观和谐共 生，见证了明代以来以防匪为目的的当地建筑传统的最后繁荣。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1112

1112-001     Yinglong Lou (at Sanmenli Village)
1112-002     Zili Village and the Fang Clan Watch Tower
1112-003     Majianlong Village Cluster
1112-004     Jingjiangli Village

1112-001     Yinglong Lou (at Sanmenli Village)

1112-002     Zili Village

1112-002     Fang Clan Watch Tower

1112-003 Majianlong Village Cluster

1112-004     Jingjiangli Village

NL5631 - Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie (2011)

Fort Naarden