2012/09/05

AU-222989 - Postcrossing Postcard from Australia - Date : 05 Sep 2012




from Mary


Distinct and individual entities they may be,but collectively the country's capital cites have forged the core  of Australia's customs, culture and national identity.



2012/06/01

NL-1234648 - Postcrossing Postcard from Netherlands - Date : 01 Jun 2012




DE-1398062 - Postcrossing Postcard from Germany - Date : 01 Jun 2012




Würzburg (German pronunciation: [ˈvʏɐ̯tsbʊɐ̯k]; Main-Franconian: Wörtzburch) is a city in the region of Franconia, Northern Bavaria, Germany. Located on the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian.

Würzburg lies at about equal distance (120 kilometer, or 75 miles) between Frankfurt am Main and Nuremberg. Although the city of Würzburg is not part of the Landkreis Würzburg, i.e the county or district of Würzburg, it is the seat of the district's administration. The city's population is 133,501 as of 31 December 2008. [txt from WIKIPEDIA]

2012/05/12

BY-431878 - Postcrossing Postcard from Belarus - Date : 12 Jan 2012






Independence Square
Minsk's Independence Square is one of the largest in the world, measuring an impressive 450 by 150 meters. the administrative center of the Belarusian capital was outlined in 1929-1933 when the monumental Government Seat was built to a design of architect I.Langbard. The Lenin monument sculptured by M.Monizer, appeared in the square in 1933. In the 1960s the face of the square changed dramatically: older houses, dating back to the XIX and early XX centuries were knocked down to have enough space for the new high-rise buildings of Minsk Executive Committee, Minsk City Council and main building of Belarusian State University. Minsk Subway Directorate and the tower of Minsk Pedagogical University were built twenty years later, in the 1980s.
Stolitsa, a modern underground three-level trade and recreation center with a marvelous pedestrian precinct on the surface, was completed in 2006. St.Simon and St. Helen Roman- Catholic Church, one of the most touc-hing symbols of the capital, also known as the Red Church, was erected in the early XX century.