Historic Centre of Brugge, Belgium (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/996

Brugge is an outstanding example of a medieval historic settlement, which has maintained its historic fabric as this has evolved over the centuries, and where original Gothic constructions form part of the town's identity. As one of the commercial and cultural capitals of Europe, Brugge developed cultural links to different parts of the world. It is closely associated with the school of Flemish Primitive painting.

Sender: amiina,  Sent on: 11 Jun, 2014, Received on: 16 Jun, 2014, Travel time: 5 days

Major Mining Sites of Wallonia, Belgium (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1344

 

The four sites of the property form a strip 170 km long by 3–15 km wide, crossing Belgium from east to west, consisting of the best-preserved 19th- and 20th-century coal-mining sites of the country. It features examples of the utopian architecture from the early periods of the industrial era in Europe within a highly integrated, industrial and urban ensemble, notably the Grand-Hornu colliery and workers’ city designed by Bruno Renard in the first half of the 19th century. Bois-du-Luc includes numerous buildings erected from 1838 to 1909 and one of Europe’s oldest collieries dating back to the late 17th century. While Wallonia had hundreds of collieries, most have lost their infrastructure, while the four components of the listed site retain a high measure of integrity.

 

1- Grand Hornu
2- Bois-du-Luc
3- Bois du Cazier
4- Blegny-Mine

 

Postcard 1 : Grand Hornu

 

 

Sender: Gerda, Sent on: 31 Mar, 2014, Received on: 4 Apr, 2014, Travel time: 5 days

Flemish Béguinages, Belgium (UNESCO)

 http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/855

 

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.

 

1- Béguinage de Hoogstraten - Hoogstraten, Antwerpen, Flanders

2- Béguinage de Lier (Lierre) - Lier (Lierre), Antwerpen, Flanders
3- Grand Béguinage de Mechelen (Malines) - Mechelen (Malines), Antwerpen, Flanders
4- Béguinage de Turnhout - Turnhout, Antwerpen, Flanders
5- Beguinage de Sint-Truiden (Saint Trond) - Sint-Truiden (Saint Trond), Limbourg, Flanders
6- Béguinage de Tongeren (Tongres) - Tongeren (Tongres), Limbourg, Flanders
7- Béguinage de Dendermonde (Termonde) - Dendermonde (Termonde), Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders
8- Petit Béguinage de Gent (Gand) - Gent (Gand), Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders
9- Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent (Mont-Saint-Amand-lez-Gand) - Sint-Amandsberg / Gent (Mont-Saint-Amand-lez-Gand), Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders
10- Béguinage de Diest - Diest, Vlaams Bramant, Flanders
11- Grand Béguinage of Leuven (Louvain) - Leuven (Louvain), Vlaams Bramant, Flanders
12- Béguinage de Bruges (Brugge) - Bruges (Brugge), West-Vlaanderen, Flanders
13- Béguinage de Kortrijk (Courtrail) - Kortrijk (Courtrail), West-Vlaanderen, Flanders

 

Postcard 1 : Béguinage de Turnhout

 



 

Sender: Gerda, Sent on: 31 Mar, 2014, Received on: 4 Apr, 2014, Travel time: 5 days

Historic Centre of Brugge, Belgium (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/996

Brugge is an outstanding example of a medieval historic settlement, which has maintained its historic fabric as this has evolved over the centuries, and where original Gothic constructions form part of the town's identity. As one of the commercial and cultural capitals of Europe, Brugge developed cultural links to different parts of the world. It is closely associated with the school of Flemish Primitive painting.

Sender: Anne, Sent on: 16 Dec, 2013, Received on: 06 Jan, 2014, Travel time: 21 days

Sent from France

Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons), Belgium (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1006

concentration of ancient mines in Europe. They are also remarkable for the diversity of technological solutions used for extraction and for the fact that they are directly linked to a settlement of the same period.

Sender: dager, Sent on: 7 Oct, 2013, Received on: 01 Nov, 2013, Travel time: 24 days

Her blog; http://mypostcard-page.blogspot.be

Bruparck, Brussels, Belgium

 Its a special postcard from Belgium. Its signed by Ana and Paulo :)

Sender: ronne, Sent on: 17 Sep, 2013, Received on: 2 Oct, 2013, Travel time: 15 days

Belfries of Belgium and France (Margaret of Austria and St. Rumbold's Cathedral, Mechelen) Belgium (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/943

Twenty-three belfries in the north of France and the belfry of Gembloux in Belgium were inscribed as a group, an extension to the 32 Belgian belfries inscribed in 1999 as Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia. Built between the 11th and 17th centuries, they showcase the Roman, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles of architecture. They are highly significant tokens of the winning of civil liberties. While Italian, German and English towns mainly opted to build town halls, in part of north-western Europe, greater emphasis was placed on building belfries. Compared with the keep (symbol of the seigneurs) and the bell-tower (symbol of the Church), the belfry, the third tower in the urban landscape, symbolizes the power of the aldermen. Over the centuries, they came to represent the influence and wealth of the towns.

Sender: Gerda, Her blog ; http://mypostcard-page.blogspot.be/
Sent on: 9 Sep, 2013, Received on: 20 Sep, 2013, Travel time: 11 days

La Grand-Place, Brussels (1) Belgium (UNESCO WH Site)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/857

Sender: Gerda, Sent on: 19 Aug, 2013, Received on: 4 Sep, 2013, Travel time: 15 days

La Grand-Place, Brussels (2) Belgium (UNESCO WH Site)

 http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/857

La Grand-Place in Brussels is a remarkably homogeneous body of public and private buildings, dating mainly from the late 17th century. The architecture provides a vivid illustration of the level of social and cultural life of the period in this important political and commercial centre.

Sender: Lara, Sent on: 10 Aug, 2013, Received on: 22 Aug, 2013, Travel time: 12 days