Card No. 160
Another,Riga. Postcard i received from postcrossing :)
Another,Riga. Postcard i received from postcrossing :)
Showing posts with label Latvia-UNESCO 2. Show all posts
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Saturday, June 8, 2013
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Historic Centre of Riga, Latvia
Card # 25 
This beautiful Postcard i received from postcrossing :)
Riga's historical centre has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the city is particularly notable for its extensive Jugendstil (German Art Nouveau) architecture, which UNESCO considers to be unparalleled anywhere in the world.
Riga in 1650. The inscription reads: Prospect der Stadt Riga ums Jahr 1650 (View at the City of Riga in the year 1650). Drawing by Johann Christoph Brotze
A view of Riga on a postcard. circa 1900. Read more
This beautiful Postcard i received from postcrossing :)
Riga's historical centre has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the city is particularly notable for its extensive Jugendstil (German Art Nouveau) architecture, which UNESCO considers to be unparalleled anywhere in the world.
Riga in 1650. The inscription reads: Prospect der Stadt Riga ums Jahr 1650 (View at the City of Riga in the year 1650). Drawing by Johann Christoph BrotzeA view of Riga on a postcard. circa 1900. Read more
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