MY UNESCO WHS POSTCARDS COLLECTION
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
SENEGAL - Island of Gorée
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"The island of Gorée lies off the coast of Senegal, opposite Dakar. From the 15th to the 19th century, it was the largest slave-trad...
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
INDONESIA - Borobudur Temple Compounds
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"This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries, is located in central Java. It was built in three tiers: a pyram...
INDONESIA - Prambanan Temple Compounds
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"Built in the 10th century, this is the largest temple compound dedicated to Shiva in Indonesia. Rising above the centre of the las...
Saturday, December 21, 2019
UZBEKISTAN - Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures
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"The historic town of Samarkand is a crossroad and melting pot of the world's cultures. Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancien...
SERBIA - Studenica Monastery
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"The Studenica Monastery was established in the late 12th century by Stevan Nemanja, founder of the medieval Serb state, shortly afte...
BANGLADESH - Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
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"Evidence of the rise of Mahayana Buddhism in Bengal from the 7th century onwards, Somapura Mahavira, or the Great Monastery, was a r...
Thursday, December 19, 2019
CHINA - Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I)
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"The property features an intertidal mudflat system considered to be the largest in the world. These mudflats, as well as marshes and...
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