Showing posts with label Austria - Vienna Historic Centre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Austria - Vienna Historic Centre. Show all posts
Thursday, 30 November 2023
AUSTRIA
This cover from Austria depicts a single stamp issued in 2023, celebrating the Belvedere Palace, in Vienna. The Historic Centre of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles in various styles, including Baroque castles and gardens, as well as the late-19th-century Ringstraße. In 2001, the site was inscribed on the list of World Heritage Sites.
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Austria,
Austria - Vienna Historic Centre,
Unesco World Heritage
Tuesday, 8 November 2022
AUSTRIA
A cover from Austria, depicting a single stamp issued in 2022, celebrating the "Leopold Museum", located at the Historic Centre of Vienna. Vienna, the capital of the Habsburg Empire, has long been acknowledged to be the musical capital of Europe. The historic centre is rich in architectural ensembles in various styles, including Baroque castles and gardens, as well as the late-19th-century Ringstraße. In 2001, the site was inscribed on the list of World Heritage Sites.
Etiquetas:
Austria,
Austria - Vienna Historic Centre,
Unesco World Heritage
Monday, 13 December 2021
AUSTRIA
This cover from Austria depict 2 stamps celebrating the Schönlaterngasse. Schönlaterngasse ("Street of the Beautiful Lantern") is a small winding alleyway in central Vienna. In the Middle Ages it was known as Straße der Herren von Heiligenkreuz ("street of the gentlemen of Heiligenkreuz"), as it passes the Heiligenkreuzer Hof ("Holy Cross courtyard"). Later on, it carried several names that still referred to the Heiligenkreuzer Hof before being named after the "beautiful lantern" in 1780. The buildings along the alley date back to Baroque times. The street is part of the Historic Centre of Vienna, In 2001, the city center was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Etiquetas:
Austria,
Austria - Vienna Historic Centre,
Unesco World Heritage
Friday, 18 June 2021
AUSTRIA
A nice cover from Austria, featuring a stamp with the Vienna Stock Exchange Building in Vienna, located in the Historic Centre of Vienna. Vienna, the capital of the Habsburg Empire, has long been acknowledged to be the musical capital of Europe. The historic centre is rich in architectural ensembles in various styles, including Baroque castles and gardens, as well as the late-19th-century Ringstrasse. In 2001, the site was inscribed on the list of World Heritage sites.
Etiquetas:
Austria,
Austria - Vienna Historic Centre,
Unesco World Heritage
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
POLAND
A nice cover from Poland, depicting 3 nice stamps on topic "Capital cities of the European Union". The three capitals are Copenhagen (Denmark), Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and Vienna (Austria).
The historic centre of Vienna is also inscribed at UNESCO as a World Heritage place. The historic centre of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles, including Baroque castles and gardens, as well as the late-19th. century Ringstrasse lined with grand buildings, monuments and parks.
The historic centre of Vienna is also inscribed at UNESCO as a World Heritage place. The historic centre of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles, including Baroque castles and gardens, as well as the late-19th. century Ringstrasse lined with grand buildings, monuments and parks.
Etiquetas:
Austria - Vienna Historic Centre,
Poland,
Unesco World Heritage
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