Struve Geodetic Arc, Russia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1187

The Struve Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through 10 countries and over 2,820 km. These are points of a survey, carried out between 1816 and 1855 by the astronomer Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve, which represented the first accurate measuring of a long segment of a meridian. This helped to establish the exact size and shape of the planet and marked an important step in the development of earth sciences and topographic mapping. It is an extraordinary example of scientific collaboration among scientists from different countries, and of collaboration between monarchs for a scientific cause. The original arc consisted of 258 main triangles with 265 main station points. The listed site includes 34 of the original station points, with different markings, i.e. a drilled hole in rock, iron cross, cairns, or built obelisks.

Sender: migalka, Sent on: 26 Sep, 2013, Received on: 23 Oct, 2013, Travel time: 27 days

Migalka's Blog; http://unesco-cards.blogspot.com

Litomyšl Castle, Czech Republic (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/901

Litomyšl Castle was originally a Renaissance arcade-castle of the type first developed in Italy and then adopted and greatly developed in central Europe in the 16th century. Its design and decoration are particularly fine, including the later High-Baroque features added in the 18th century. It preserves intact the range of ancillary buildings associated with an aristocratic residence of this type.

Sender: radekcz2003, Sent on: 16 Oct, 2013, Received on: 23 Oct, 2013, Travel time: 7 days

Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder), Netherlands (UNESCO WH Site)

 http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/899

The Beemster Polder, dating from the early 17th century, is is an exceptional example of reclaimed land in the Netherlands. It has preserved intact its well-ordered landscape of fields, roads, canals, dykes and settlements, laid out in accordance with classical and Renaissance planning principles.

Sender: mdkrouwel, Sent on: 14 Oct, 2013, Received on: 23 Oct, 2013, Travel time: 9 days

Le Morne Cultural Landscape, Mauritius (UNESCO WH Site)

My first postcard from Mauritius :)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1259

Le Morne Cultural Landscape, a rugged mountain that juts into the Indian Ocean in the southwest of Mauritius was used as a shelter by runaway slaves, maroons, through the 18th and early years of the 19th centuries. Protected by the mountain’s isolated, wooded and almost inaccessible cliffs, the escaped slaves formed small settlements in the caves and on the summit of Le Morne. The oral traditions associated with the maroons, have made Le Morne a symbol of the slaves’ fight for freedom, their suffering, and their sacrifice, all of which have relevance to the countries from which the slaves came - the African mainland, Madagascar, India, and South-east Asia. Indeed, Mauritius, an important stopover in the eastern slave trade, also came to be known as the “Maroon republic” because of the large number of escaped slaves who lived on Le Morne Mountain.

 Sender: Tasneem, Sent on: 6 Oct, 2013, Received on: 23 Oct, 2013, Travel time: 17 days

Everglades National Park, USA (UNESCO WH Site)

 http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/76

This site at the southern tip of Florida has been called 'a river of grass flowing imperceptibly from the hinterland into the sea'. The exceptional variety of its water habitats has made it a sanctuary for a large number of birds and reptiles, as well as for threatened species such as the manatee.

Sender: Brenda, Sent on: 10 Oct, 2013, Received on: 23 Oct, 2013, Travel time: 13 days

Brenda's blog: http://9teen87spostcards.blogspot.com/

Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen, Germany (UNESCO WH Site)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/975

The Zollverein industrial complex in Land Nordrhein-Westfalen consists of the complete infrastructure of a historical coal-mining site, with some 20th-century buildings of outstanding architectural merit. It constitutes remarkable material evidence of the evolution and decline of an essential industry over the past 150 years.

Sender: Burmelchen, Sent on: 12 Oct, 2013, Received on: 23 Oct, 2013, Travel time: 11 days

Flag of Guyana

Green, with a red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a long, yellow arrowhead; there is a narrow, black border between the red and yellow, and a narrow, white border between the yellow and the green; green represents forest and foliage; yellow stands for mineral resources and a bright future; white symbolizes Guyana's rivers; red signifies zeal and the sacrifice of the people; black indicates perseverance. 

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