Tuesday 5 December 2017

POLAND

A nice cover from Poland, depicting 2 stamps issued in 2009 on topic "Capital cities of the European Union". The capitals are Helsinki (Finland) and Warsaw (Poland).
The Historic Centre of Warsaw is inscribed at UNESCO as a World Heritage place. During the Warsaw Uprising in August 1944, more than 85% of Warsaw's historic centre was destroyed by Nazi troops. After the war, a five-year reconstruction campaign by its citizens resulted in a meticulous restoration of the Old Town, with its churches, palaces and market-place. It is an outstanding exemple of a near-total reconstruction of a span of history covering the 13th to the 20th century.
Resultado de imagem para national museum of finlandResultado de imagem para warsaw historic centre