Mexico - Historic Centre of Zacatecas

"Founded in 1546 after the discovery of a rich silver lode, Zacatecas reached the height of its prosperity in the 16th and 17th centuries. Built on the steep slopes of a narrow valley, the town has breathtaking views and there are many old buildings, both religious and civil. The cathedral, built between 1730 and 1760, dominates the centre of the town. It is notable for its harmonious design and the Baroque profusion of its façades, where European and indigenous decorative elements are found side by side." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

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Cable Car over historic area of Zacatecas City, Mexico. Thanks to Natalia of Mexico.

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Typical narrow streets with embellished windows and balconies of Zacatecas, Mexico. Thanks to David of USA.

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Zacatecas Cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Thanks to Alonso of Mexico.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia - Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards (2016 Inscribed)

"This serial property combines 28 sites, located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, western Serbia, western Montenegro and central and southern Croatia, representing these cemeteries and regionally distinctive medieval tombstones, or stećci. The cemeteries, which date from the 12th to 16th centuries CE, are laid out in rows, as was the common custom in Europe from the Middle Ages. The stećci are mostly carved from limestone. They feature a wide range of decorative motifs and inscriptions that represent iconographic continuities within medieval Europe as well as locally distinctive traditions."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
What an awesome surprise postcard of Radimlja - medieaval necropolis of tombestones of Bosnia and Herzegovina. My last missing Europe UNESCO World Heritage postcard finally received. Thanks so much to Marcel of Germany - danke!

Postcard 2 - Croatia
Crljivica Stecci is a mediaval tombstone site that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Thanks to Nikola of Croatia.

Postcard 3 - Montenegro
Stecci Medieval Tombstones of Zabljak, Montenegro. A UNESCO World Heritage site. Mailed from Germany. Thanks to Marcel of Germany.

France - Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret

"The city of Le Havre, on the English Channel in Normandy, was severely bombed during the Second World War. The destroyed area was rebuilt according to the plan of a team headed by Auguste Perret, from 1945 to 1964. The site forms the administrative, commercial and cultural centre of Le Havre. Le Havre is exceptional among many reconstructed cities for its unity and integrity. It combines a reflection of the earlier pattern of the town and its extant historic structures with the new ideas of town planning and construction technology. It is an outstanding post-war example of urban planning and architecture based on the unity of methodology and the use of prefabrication, the systematic utilization of a modular grid, and the innovative exploitation of the potential of concrete." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1 After World War II heavy destruction of the city, the post war reconstruction architecture has made the city a UNESCO World Heritage site. Thanks to Brigitte of Havre, France.

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Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. Thanks to Anne of Germany.

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Le Havre - aerial coastal city view. A UNESCO World Heritage site. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.

Belgium - France - Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)

"This transnational serial property encompasses sites along the First World War Western Front, where war was fought between the German and the Allied forces between 1914 and 1918. Located between the north of Belgium and the east of France, the component parts of the property vary in scale from large necropolises, holding the remains of tens of thousands of soldiers of several nationalities, to tiny and simpler cemeteries, and single memorials. The sites include different military cemeteries, battlefield burial grounds, and hospital cemeteries, often combined with memorials."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Postcard 1 France 

Le Linge Cimetiere du Wettstein is one of the serial cemeteries in France. Thanks to Marie who visited this location and mailed from France.

Postcard 2 - France
American Cemetery of Omaha Beach, France is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.

Postcard 3 - France
Omaha Beach is one of the Allied Forces landing in Normandy, France. It is listed as UNECO World Heritage Site. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.

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Douaumont Ossuary, Verdun, Meuse, France. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site of Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front). Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.

Denmark - Germany - United Kingdom - USA - Moravian Church Settlements

"The Moravian Church Settlements is a transnational serial extension of Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement (Denmark), already inscribed on the World Heritage List. The extension includes three municipalities founded in the 18th century: Herrnhut (Germany), Bethlehem (United States of America), and Gracehill (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). Each settlement has its own architectural character based on ideals of the Moravian Church but adapted to local conditions. Together, they represent the transnational scope and consistency of the international Moravian community as a global network. There is an active congregation present in each component part, where traditions are continued and constitute a living Moravian heritage."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1 - Denmark
Aerial view of Christianfeld. Thanks to Christa of Germany.

Postcard 2 - Germany

Postcard 3 - USA
The historic Monrovia district of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. Thanks to Elena of USA.

Malawi - Chongoni Rock-Art Area

"Situated within a cluster of forested granite hills and covering an area of 126.4 km2, high up the plateau of central Malawi, the 127 sites of this area feature the richest concentration of rock art in Central Africa. They reflect the comparatively scarce tradition of farmer rock art, as well as paintings by BaTwa hunter-gatherers who inhabited the area from the late Stone Age. The Chewa agriculturalists, whose ancestors lived there from the late Iron Age, practised rock painting until well into the 20th century. The symbols in the rock art, which are strongly associated with women, still have cultural relevance amongst the Chewa, and the sites are actively associated with ceremonies and rituals." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Chongoni Rock Art, Malawi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Thanks to Federico of Italy.

Indonesia - Prambanan Temple Compounds

"Built in the 10th century, this is the largest temple compound dedicated to Shiva in Indonesia. Rising above the centre of the last of these concentric squares are three temples decorated with reliefs illustrating the epic of the Ramayana, dedicated to the three great Hindu divinities (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma) and three temples dedicated to the animals who serve them." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

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A beautiful and surprise Prambanan Temple postcard sent by Shinta of Indonesia. Nice wartime stamps used. Terima kasih.

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View of Prambanan Temple. Nice stamps including a Prambanan stamp used. Thanks to Shinta of Java, Indonesia.

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I visited Yogyakarta and watched an outdoor night Ramayana classical dance play performed with the Prambanan Temple in the background.

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Thanks to YL who visited Java for this nice postcard of Prambanan, Java.

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Relief at Prambanan. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France for mailing from Jogjakarta with train themed stamps used. Postcard mailed in October 5, 2019 and arrived in Penang on November 2, 2019.

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Prambanan is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I went to a cultural performance at this location many years ago. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France for mailing this nice postcard. Written Sep 10, 2025 and arrived in Penang on Oct 30, 2025.

France - Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge

"In the 14th century, this city in the South of France was the seat of the papacy. The Palais des Papes, an austere-looking fortress lavishly decorated by Simone Martini and Matteo Giovanetti, dominates the city, the surrounding ramparts and the remains of a 12th-century bridge over the Rhone. Beneath this outstanding example of Gothic architecture, the Petit Palais and the Romanesque Cathedral of Notre-Dame-des-Doms complete an exceptional group of monuments that testify to the leading role played by Avignon in 14th-century Christian Europe." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

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Avignon, pont d'Avignon et Palais des Papes. Thanks to Mimi of France who mailed this awesome postcard inside an envelope.

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Avignon, France is a UNESCO World Heritage. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.

France - Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France

"Santiago de Compostela was the supreme goal for countless thousands of pious pilgrims who converged there from all over Europe throughout the Middle Ages. To reach Spain pilgrims had to pass through France, and the group of important historical monuments included in this inscription marks out the four routes by which they did so." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

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One of the pilgrimage routes in France to Cathedral of Saint Jacques de Compostela - Santiago or Saint James, in Galacia, Spain. This postcard shows the route from Le Puy towards Santiago, Spain. Nice stamps used and postcards signed by many other French postcard collectors. Thanks to Valerie of France.






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Notre-Dame du Port - a Romanesque Church built in the 11th-12th century of Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne. A matching stamp and special cancellation used. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.

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Basilica of Saint-Sermin, Toulouse. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France - with special St. Sermin and Toulouse cancellation added. Received in July 2019.

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Sur les chemins de Saint Jacques de Compostelle. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France. Recieved on September 25, 2020.

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Rocamadour is a UNESCO World Heritage site recognized for its exceptional cultural and historical value as a pilgrimage site on the Santiago de Compostela routes. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.