Germany - St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim

"St Michael's Church was built between 1010 and 1020 on a symmetrical plan with two apses that was characteristic of Ottonian Romanesque art in Old Saxony. Its interior, in particular the wooden ceiling and painted stucco-work, its famous bronze doors and the Bernward bronze column, are – together with the treasures of St Mary's Cathedral – of exceptional interest as examples of the Romanesque churches of the Holy Roman Empire." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1 - Hildesheim
Multi-view of Hildesheim showing St Michael's in the top left and St. Mary in the bottom right picture. Thanks to YL for mailing this wonderful postcard from Hildesheim.

Postcard 2 - St Mary Cathedral 

St. Mary's Cathedral of Hildsheim, Germany. Thanks to Anja of Germany.

Postcard 3 - St Michael Cathedral

St. Michaelis, Hildesheim.This church is a former convent and example of architecture and culture during the Holan Roman Empire of Germany Natreus. Nice stamps used. Thanks to "Apperveilchen" of Germany.

Postcard 4 - Saint Mary Cathedral - Interior View with Bronze Doors
The bronze doors of Saint Mary Cathedral, Hildesheim which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. New Germany postcrossing stamp used with special philatelic pictorial cancellation. Thanks so much to Dustin for mailing from Hildesheim, Germany.

Postcard 5 - Saint Michael's Cathedral - Interior View
Interior view of St. Micheliskirche, Hildesheim - a UNESCO World Heritage site. Thanks to Dustin of Germany.

Germany - Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System

"The Upper Harz mining water management system, which lies south of the Rammelsberg mines and the town of Goslar, has been developed over a period of some 800 years to assist in the process of extracting ore for the production of non-ferrous metals. Its construction was first undertaken in the Middle Ages by Cistercian monks, and it was then developed on a vast scale from the end of the 16th century until the 19th century. It is made up of an extremely complex but perfectly coherent system of artificial ponds, small channels, tunnels and underground drains. It enabled the development of water power for use in mining and metallurgical processes. It is a major site for mining innovation in the western world." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1

Schone GruBe aus Goslar. Thanks to YL for mailing from Goslar. This postcard was missent to Taipei but fortunately arrived safely in Penang on December 16, 2014.

Postcard 2 - Upper Harz Water Management System
Schone Grube au dem Harz. Thanks to Janet of Germany.

Postcard 3 - Mines of Rammelsberg

Rammelsberg Mine. Thanks to Anja of Germany who visited this mine.

Postcard 4 - Historic Town of Goslar

Nice multi-view of Goslar. Cool stamps including UNESCO stamp. Thanks to Michaela of Germany.

Postcard 5 - Walkenried Abbey

Walkenried Abbey is a Cistercian abbey located in the village of Walkenried in Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1127 on the southern rim of the Harz mountain range, the remnants of the monastic complex is part of the Upper Harz Water System UNESCO World Heritage Site. Thanks to Dustin of Germany.

India - The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur

"The Jantar Mantar, in Jaipur, is an astronomical observation site built in the early 18th century. It includes a set of some 20 main fixed instruments. They are monumental examples in masonry of known instruments but which in many cases have specific characteristics of their own. Designed for the observation of astronomical positions with the naked eye, they embody several architectural and instrumental innovations. This is the most significant, most comprehensive, and the best preserved of India's historic observatories. It is an expression of the astronomical skills and cosmological concepts of the court of a scholarly prince at the end of the Mughal period." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1
Jantar Mantar of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Nice stamp of 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games used. Thanks to Sita of India.

Postcard 2

Jantar Mantar has six ancient astonomical structures and is a UNESCO World Heritage. Visited this site and I mailed this postcard from Jaipur, India.

Postcard 3

Another different view postcard that I bought in Jaipur when visiting Jantar Mantar in November 2016.

Postcard 4

A postcard of UNESCO World Heritage site of Jantar, Mantar that I bought in Jaipur, India in 2016. Thanks to Uli of Austria for helping me to mail back this postcard from Bangalore, India.

Canada - Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

"The contiguous national parks of Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho, as well as the Mount Robson, Mount Assiniboine and Hamber provincial parks, studded with mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and limestone caves, form a striking mountain landscape. The Burgess Shale fossil site, well known for its fossil remains of soft-bodied marine animals, is also found there." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1
Canada Rocky Mountain Parks - Canada Post prepaid postcard. Thanks to Jason of Canada.

Postcard 2A - Jasper

Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield is a frozen river or ice in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. Thanks to Grace of Alberta, Canada.

Postcard 2B

Another view postcard of Athabasca Glacier and Columbia Icefield.

Postcard 3 - Jasper

Mount Edith Cavell, Jasper National Park, Alberta. Thanks to Katrina of Canada.

Postcard 4 - Banff

Valley of Ten Peaks in Banff National Park, Alberta. Written on January 9, 2011 and arrived in Penang on February 9, 2011. Year of Rabbit stamp used. Thankst ot Brenda of Canada.

Postcard 5 - Mount Robson

Mount Robson in the Canadian Rockies, Canada with Rooster stamp. Thanks to Carol of Western Canada.

Postcard 6 - Moraine Lake
Nice reflection of Moraine Lake, Banff National Park. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Thanks to Maxine of Canada.

Thailand - Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns

"Sukhothai was the capital of the first Kingdom of Siam in the 13th and 14th centuries. It has a number of fine monuments, illustrating the beginnings of Thai architecture. The great civilization which evolved in the Kingdom of Sukhothai absorbed numerous influences and ancient local traditions; the rapid assimilation of all these elements forged what is known as the 'Sukhothai style'....

Three old towns were the principal centres of the kingdom of Ramkhamhaeng: 
Sukhothai (the capital)
Si Satchanlai (second royal residence)
Kampheng Pet...." 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1  - Sukhothai Historical Park 
I visited Sukhothai Historical Park on the way from Chiengmai back to Bangkok in 2015. Fun to ride a bicycle to visit all the different sites in this Historical Park. This postcard was cancelled at Sam Sen Nai post office of the Postal Museum in Bangkok.

Postcard 2 - Si Satchanalai Historical Park - Wat Chedi Jet Thaew 

Wat Chedi Jet Thaew of Si Satchanalai Historical Park - the second royal residence of Sukhothai Kingdom.

Postcard 3 - Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park - Wat Phra Kaeo

Wat Phra Kaeo of Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand. I have been looking for a postcard of Kamphaeng Phet for a long time. Special thanks to Karaket of Thailand.

Postcard 4 - Map location of old capital of Sukhothai

Postcard 5 - Sukhothai Historical Park - Wat Mahathat

Wat Mahathat is translated as Temple of Great Relics.

Postcard 6 - Sukhothai Historical Park - Wat Si Chum

This is the largest Buddha image in Sukhothai.  It took me 15 minutes to bicycle there from the main temples of Sukhothai Historical Park. 

Postcard 7 - Sukhothai Historical Park - Wat Si Sawai

Postcard 8 - Sukhothai - Wat Mahathat

Wat Mahathat, Sukhothai. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.

Postcard 9 - Wat Si Chum
The first of day at Wat Si Chum, Pra Atchana, Sukhothai, Thailand - a UNESCO World Heritage with a matching stamp. I arranged for this postcard to be mailed back to me from Sukhtohai, Thailand - postmarked Si Samrong in Sukhothai District.Received November 17, 2021.

Postcard 10 - Sukhothai Historical Place
Another postcard of Sukhothai Historical Place, Thailand. I enjoyed bicycling in this UNESCO World Heritage park. Arranged to be mailed back to me from Sukhothai, Thailand in October 2021 via Singapore. Received November 17, 2021.

Postcard 11 - Sukhothai Historical Place
Nice multi-views of Sukhothai - a UNESCO World Heritage site. Thanks to Uli of Austria for handcarrying this postcard from Penang and mailing it in Thailand and ensuring every stamp is cancelled.