Brazil - Historic Town of Ouro Preto

Founded at the end of the 17th century, Ouro Preto (Black Gold) was the focal point of the gold rush and Brazil’s golden age in the 18th century. With the exhaustion of the gold mines in the 19th century, the city’s influence declined but many churches, bridges and fountains remain as a testimony to its past prosperity and the exceptional talent of the Baroque sculptor Aleijadinho.

year of Inscription: 1980
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/124

Syrian Arab Republic - Site of Palmyra

An oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences.

Date of Inscription: 1980
List of Danger: 2013
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/23

Ball-shamine Temple

The three Brothers Tomb

The citadel of fakher eddin al maanie.

Aerial view for archeological Palmyra

The three Brothers Tomb

The straight Street from the West

Malta - Megalithic Temples of Malta

Seven megalithic temples are found on the islands of Malta and Gozo, each the result of an individual development. The two temples of Ggantija on the island of Gozo are notable for their gigantic Bronze Age structures. On the island of Malta, the temples of Hagar Qin, Mnajdra and Tarxien are unique architectural masterpieces, given the limited resources available to their builders. The Ta'Hagrat and Skorba complexes show how the tradition of temple-building was handed down in Malta.

Date of Inscription: 1980
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/132

JuliRR - Duesseljin

Poland - Historic Centre of Warsaw

During the Warsaw Uprising in August 1944, more than 85% of Warsaw's historic centre was destroyed by Nazi troops. After the war, a five-year reconstruction campaign by its citizens resulted in today's meticulous restoration of the Old Town, with its churches, palaces and market-place. It is an outstanding example of a near-total reconstruction of a span of history covering the 13th to the 20th century.

Date of Inscription: 1980
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/30

Castle Square, novemberRR - 49 - likaa

Postcard 2: BIG UNESCO RR #6 - bodexs

Syrian Arab Republic - Ancient City of Bosra

Bosra, once the capital of the Roman province of Arabia, was an important stopover on the ancient caravan route to Mecca. A magnificent 2nd-century Roman theatre, early Christian ruins and several mosques are found within its great walls.

Date of Inscription: 1980
further informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/22
List of Danger: 2013

Ethiopia - Aksum

The ruins of the ancient city of Aksum are found close to Ethiopia's northern border. They mark the location of the heart of ancient Ethiopia, when the Kingdom of Aksum was the most powerful state between the Eastern Roman Empire and Persia. The massive ruins, dating from between the 1st and the 13th century A.D., include monolithic obelisks, giant stelae, royal tombs and the ruins of ancient castles. Long after its political decline in the 10th century, Ethiopian emperors continued to be crowned in Aksum. 


Date of Inscription: 1980 


Postcard 1 and 2: received from kotona for the December 50 RR in 2011! - thank you so much!

   

Montenegro - Durmitor National Park

This breathtaking national park was formed by glaciers and is traversed by rivers and underground streams. Along the Tara river canyon, which has the deepest gorges in Europe, the dense pine forests are interspersed with clear lakes and harbour a wide range of endemic flora.

Date of Inscription: 1980

Postcard 1: Meet-Up RR 9c from Rajko (Lilmonster)

Malta - City of Valletta

The capital of Malta is inextricably linked to the history of the military and charitable Order of St John of Jerusalem. It was ruled successively by the Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and the Order of the Knights of St John. Valletta’s 320 monuments, all within an area of 55 ha, make it one of the most concentrated historic areas in the world.

Date of Inscription: 1980

Postcard 1: Found in the Philacoin Store from Vaduz Liechtenstein

Italy - Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with

Visited with my last class in college 2003 (Physik - Class)

The refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie forms an integral part of this architectural complex, begun in Milan in 1463 and reworked at the end of the 15th century by Bramante. On the north wall is The Last Supper, the unrivalled masterpiece painted between 1495 and 1497 by Leonardo da Vinci, whose work was to herald a new era in the history of art.

Date of Inscription: 1980 

Postcard 1: Meetup RR #50b from hotaru 

 

Postcard 2: private swap with linda 

Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura - Italy

Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was first the centre of the Roman Republic, then of the Roman Empire, and it became the capital of the Christian world in the 4th century. The World Heritage site, extended in 1990 to the walls of Urban VIII, includes some of the major monuments of antiquity such as the Forums, the Mausoleum of Augustus, the Mausoleum of Hadrian, the Pantheon, Trajan’s Column and the Column of Marcus Aurelius, as well as the religious and public buildings of papal Rome. 
Date of Inscription: 1980

Postcard 1: rec 07 octo 2011 - October RR 2011 from rita_simoes - thank you very much for sharing this beautiful b/w card with me!