My postcard collection

Wednesday, 31 December 2014

Japan - Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land

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Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land comprises five sites, including the sacre...

Japan - Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area

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There are around 48 Buddhist monuments in the Horyu-ji area, in Nara Prefecture. Several date from the late 7th or early 8th century...

United Kingdom - Maritime Greenwich

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The ensemble of buildings at Greenwich, an outlying district of London, and the park in which they are set, symbolize English artistic ...

Sweden - Skogskyrkogården

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This Stockholm cemetery was created between 1917 and 1920 by two young architects, Asplund and Lewerentz, on the site of former gra...
Sunday, 30 November 2014

Spain - Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona

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These are two of the finest contributions to Barcelona's architecture by the Catalan art nouveau architect Lluís Domènech i Mon...

Morocco - Historic City of Meknes

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Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes became a capital under Sultan Moulay Ismaïl (1672–17...

Morocco - Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)

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The Portuguese fortification of Mazagan, now part of the city of El Jadida, 90-km southwest of Casablanca, was built as a fortified...
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