Hanseatic Town of Visby, Sweden (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/731

A former Viking site on the island of Gotland, Visby was the main centre of the Hanseatic League in the Baltic from the 12th to the 14th century. Its 13th-century ramparts and more than 200 warehouses and wealthy merchants' dwellings from the same period make it the best-preserved fortified commercial city in northern Europe.

Sender: anet_h, Sent on: 9 Feb, 2014, Received on: 14 Feb, 2014, Travel time: 5 days

Mudejar Architecture of Aragon, Spain (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/378

The development in the 12th century of Mudejar art in Aragon resulted from the particular political, social and cultural conditions that prevailed in Spain after the Reconquista. This art, influenced by Islamic tradition, also reflects various contemporary European styles, particularly the Gothic. Present until the early 17th century, it is characterized by an extremely refined and inventive use of brick and glazed tiles in architecture, especially in the belfries.

In the Province of Zaragoza there are the Palace of La Aljafería, initially an Islamic royal palace; the Cathedral of La Seo del Salvador, built over a former Moorish mosque; the Church of San Pablo, which has a octagonal tower, and its Almohad-type minaret remains largely intact although with some Renaissance additions and a Baroque spire; the Collegiate Church of Santa María, Calatayud, replacing a former Moorish mosque, with the 14th-century cloister on the north side (the largest of such Mudejar constructions); the Parish Church of Santa Tecla, Cervera de la Cañada, built on top of an old castle; and the Church of Santa María, Tobed, which is well preserved and with fine interiors with carved and painted ceilings, built to the order of Pope Benedict XIII under the patronage of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.

Sender: mapilast, Sent on: 16 Jan, 2014, Received on: 10 Feb, 2014, Travel time: 25 days

White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal, Russia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/633

 

These two artistic centres in central Russia hold an important place in the country's architectural history. There are a number of magnificent 12th- and 13th-century public and religious buildings, above all the masterpieces of the Collegiate Church of St Demetrios and the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin.

 

1- Cathedral of the Assumption, Vladimir
2- The Golden Gate, Vladimir
3- The Prince Castle in Bogolyubovo (Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin and Staircase Tower of the Palace of Andrei Bogolyubsky), Vladimir
4- Church of the Intercession on the River Nerl, Vladimir
5- Cathedral of St. Demetrius, Vladimir
6- Kremlin of Suzdal and Cathedral of the Nativity, Suzdal
7- Monastery of Our Savior and St Euthymius, Suzdal
8- Church of Sts Boris and Gleb, Suzdal

 

Postcard 1 : Vladimir

Cathedral of St. Demetrius, Vladimir

 

 

Sender: zasranka, Sent on: 4 Feb, 2014, Received on: 14 Feb, 2014, Travel time: 10 days

 

 

Postcard 2 : Suzdal

Kremlin of Suzdal and Cathedral of the Nativity, Suzdal

 

 

Sender: mad_madchen, Sent on: 31 Mar, 2014, Received on: 16 Apr, 2014, Travel time: 17 days

Virgin Komi Forests, Russia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/719

The Virgin Komi Forests cover 3.28 million ha of tundra and mountain tundra in the Urals, as well as one of the most extensive areas of virgin boreal forest remaining in Europe. This vast area of conifers, aspens, birches, peat bogs, rivers and natural lakes has been monitored and studied for over 50 years. It provides valuable evidence of the natural processes affecting biodiversity in the taiga.

Sender: mad_manchen, Sent on: 29 Jan, 2014, Received on: 14 Feb, 2014, Travel time: 16 days

Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve, Russia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1023

Located well above the Arctic Circle, the site includes the mountainous Wrangel Island (7,608 km2), Herald Island (11 km2) and surrounding waters. Wrangel was not glaciated during the Quaternary Ice Age, resulting in exceptionally high levels of biodiversity for this region. The island boasts the world’s largest population of Pacific walrus and the highest density of ancestral polar bear dens. It is a major feeding ground for the grey whale migrating from Mexico and the northernmost nesting ground for 100 migratory bird species, many endangered. Currently, 417 species and subspecies of vascular plants have been identified on the island, double that of any other Arctic tundra territory of comparable size and more than any other Arctic island. Some species are derivative of widespread continental forms, others are the result of recent hybridization, and 23 are endemic.

Sender: mad_manchen, Sent on: 29 Jan, 2014, Received on: 14 Feb, 2014, Travel time: 16 days

Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands, Russia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/632

The Solovetsky archipelago comprises six islands in the western part of the White Sea, covering 300 km2 . They have been inhabited since the 5th century B.C. and important traces of a human presence from as far back as the 5th millennium B.C. can be found there. The archipelago has been the site of fervent monastic activity since the 15th century, and there are several churches dating from the 16th to the 19th century.

Sender: mad_manchen, Sent on: 29 Jan, 2014, Received on: 14 Feb, 2014, Travel time: 16 days

Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye, Russia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/634

The Church of the Ascension was built in 1532 on the imperial estate of Kolomenskoye, near Moscow, to celebrate the birth of the prince who was to become Tsar Ivan IV ('the Terrible'). One of the earliest examples of a traditional wooden tent-roofed church on a stone and brick substructure, it had a great influence on the development of Russian ecclesiastical architecture.

Sender: lavander, Sent on: 29 Jan, 2014, Received on: 10 Feb, 2014, Travel time: 12 days