18/05/2013

France - Chartres Cathedral

Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, the porches adorned with fine sculptures from the middle of the 12th century, and the magnificent 12th- and 13th-century stained-glass windows, all in remarkable condition, combine to make it a masterpiece.

Date of Inscription: 2009
Chartres Cathedral
Meet up RR 59 C - received from sunsky



Chartres Cathedral
via swapbot from cadel

14/05/2013

Italy - Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)

The Ligurian coast between Cinque Terre and Portovenere is a cultural landscape of great scenic and cultural value. The layout and disposition of the small towns and the shaping of the surrounding landscape, overcoming the disadvantages of a steep, uneven terrain, encapsulate the continuous history of human settlement in this region over the past millennium.

Date of Inscription: 1997

private swap with sunshine_m - rec ottobre 2011 - monterosso

WHC: Botanis Garden in Padua



Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
RAS from Diana (s_unn_y)

Netherlands - Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht

The historic urban ensemble of the canal district of Amsterdam was a project for a new ‘port city’ built at the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th centuries. It comprises a network of canals to the west and south of the historic old town and the medieval port that encircled the old town and was accompanied by the repositioning inland of the city’s fortified boundaries, the Singelgracht. This was a long-term programme that involved extending the city by draining the swampland, using a system of canals in concentric arcs and filling in the intermediate spaces. These spaces allowed the development of a homogeneous urban ensemble including gabled houses and numerous monuments. This urban extension was the largest and most homogeneous of its time. It was a model of large-scale town planning, and served as a reference throughout the world until the 19th century. 

Date of Inscription: 2000 

Postcard 1: Capital City offer tag from diashaliz 
 





Postcard 2: a Meeting card from giorgis
 


Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
WriteBackRR - 5 - pebbles84

Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
NL-1191590

Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
NL-1258331
Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
NL-2067477

Germany - Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg

Quedlinburg, in the Land of Sachsen-Anhalt, was a capital of the East Franconian German Empire at the time of the Saxonian-Ottonian ruling dynasty. It has been a prosperous trading town since the Middle Ages. The number and high quality of the timber-framed buildings make Quedlinburg an exceptional example of a medieval European town. The Collegiate Church of St Servatius is one of the masterpieces of Romanesque architecture.

Date of Inscription: 1994

Postcard 1: rec Aug 2011 from BlackCat - Monthly RR









Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg
OctoberRR - 27 - ladyP1964

Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg
MaiRR - helga_ni

Cologne Cathedral - Germany

Begun in 1248, the construction of this Gothic masterpiece took place in several stages and was not completed until 1880. Over seven centuries, successive builders were inspired by the same faith and a spirit of absolute fidelity to the original plans. Apart from its exceptional intrinsic value and the artistic masterpieces it contains, Cologne Cathedral testifies to the enduring strength of European Christianity.


  • Date of Inscription: 1996
Cologne Cathedral
Europe meets Europe RR #Suisse 1 - received from Astrid Maria


Cologne Cathedral
Card bought in Cologne (Meeting Postcrossing december 2010) - unwritten


Cologne Cathedral
Meeting Cologne - 09/04/2011 - from violanie59


Cologne Cathedral

Cologne Cathedral

Cologne Cathedral

Cologne Cathedral

Cologne Cathedral

Cologne Cathedral

Cologne Cathedral