Ukraine

Ruins of Chersonesos. Crimea

Direct swap from Ukraine

Sent by Lina from Dnipro

Traditional costumes from Ukraine

 

Yerevan

Monument of David Sasunski in Yerevan, Armenia

My collection  Soviet Union

Frédéric Chopin

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) monument in Warsaw.

Sent by Marcin in Poznan, Poland

on 24 Aug, 2019

travel time 12 days

distance travelled 1,180 km

received on 5 Sep, 2019

Eugène Delacroix - Frédéric Chopin

Sibelius Day

Sibelius monument, Helsinki

Sibelius Hall, Lahti 

Sibelius cake,  Cafe Laurell,  Hämeenlinna

Akseli  Gallen- Kallela. Satu - 1894

Jean Sibelius on the right

Jean Sibelius, original name Johan Julius Christian Sibelius (born Dec. 8, 1865, Hämeenlinna, Fin.—died Sept. 20, 1957, Järvenpää), Finnish composer, the most noted symphonic composer of Scandinavia.

Moscow

The Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye.  UNESCO World Heritage

From Anna in  Khabarovsk

Triumphal Arch of Moscow on Victory Square

From Andrey in Moscow

The Cathedral of Christ the Savior

From Dima in Moscow

Monuments

 Beata sent this Little Uprising Soldier, a monument sculpted by Jerzy Januszkiwicz. The monument is dedicated to the child soldiers of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944.

Distance: 1,157 km

Travel time: 10 days

The Syrenka Mermaid  monument in Warsaw Old Town Square.  The sculpture was designed by Varsovian sculptor Konstanty Hegel in 1885. Warsaw is one of the cities with mermaids as their icon.

Mermaid was sent by Petrycia, Silesia, Poland

Distance: 1,394 km

Travel time: 4 days

Harbor of Rhodos

Mandraki is one of the three harbors in Rhodes. It is famous, because it is believed that the great statue of Colossus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, once stood at the harbor entrance.  Nowadays the sculptures of Rhodian Deer, a stag and a doe, stand on slim columns on either side of the harbor where the Colossus possibly once stood.

The Fort of Saint Nicholas guards the Mandraki harbour.

The lighthouse dates back to 1863, during the Ottoman period, it was reactivated in 2007.

The Statue of Constantine

Rome - Fragment of the Statue of Constantine, Pal. dei Conservatori

Photo: Giancarlo Gasponi

The Colossus of Constantine was a colossal acrolithic statue of the late Roman emperor Constantine the Great (c. 280–337) that once occupied the west apse of the Basilica of Maxentius near the Forum Romanum in Rome. Portions of the Colossus now reside in the Courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori of the Musei Capitolini, on the Capitoline Hill, above the west end of the Forum.

The great head, arms and legs of the Colossus were carved from white marble, while the rest of the body consisted of a brick core and wooden framework, possibly covered with gilded bronze. Judging by the size of the remaining pieces, the seated, enthroned figure would have been about 12 meters (40 feet) high. The head is about 2½ meters high and each foot is over 2 meters long. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo dei Conservatori on rakennus Piazza del Campidoglion laidalla Capitoliumissa Roomassa. Nykyään se on yksi Musei Capitolinin kolmesta rakennuksesta. Palazzo dei Conservatori rakennettiin 1300-luvulla. Palatsin alakerroksessa toimi ammattikuntien toimipaikka ja oikeusistuin. 1520-luvulla palatsi uudistettiin Piazza del Campidoglion ohella Michelangelon suunnitelmien mukaisesti. Palatsiin on sijoitettu paavi Sixtus IV:n vuonna 1471 perustama taidekokoelma.

Museon kokoelma on karttunut ajan myötä. Paikkansa museosta ovat saaneet Konstantinus Suuren pää ja käsi, jotka ovat säilyneet osat antiikin aikaisesta, yli 10 metriä korkeasta veistoksesta, sekä Romulusta ja Remusta imettävä Capitoliumin naarassusi. Myös aiemmin palatsin edustan aukiolla sijainnut alkuperäinen Marcus Aureliuksen ratsastajapatsas on löytänyt paikkansa Palazzo dei Conservatorista. (Wikipedia)

Received from Liliya, St.Petersburg, Russia

Distance: 538 km

Travel time: 10 days

Island of Courage and Sorrow

Island of Courage and Sorrow - Belarusian memorial to soldiers-internationalists who died in Afghanistan in years 1979-1989. Complex is located on river Svisloch in Minsk, near the Trinity suburb.  Artist T. Dolskaya

From Y_Mars in Minsk, Belarus

From Ksenia-V in Brest, Belarus

The Battleship Texas & San Jacinto Monument

Received on: 8 Apr, 2013

Distance: 8,382 km (5,208 miles)

Travel time: 9 days

Laarni from Houston sent me this card of The  Battleship & monument
 which are very special to the city of Houston and a great site. 

Thank you Laarni!

The Battleship Texas &  San Jacinto Monument

Soon after World War II, ownership of Battleship Texas, (last dreadnought in existence), was transfered to the state of its namesake to be used as state historic landmark. The battleship is now permanently moored near the San Jacinto monument - the site just east of Houston where Texas won her independence from Mexico in 1836. The San Jacinto Monument is 15 feet taller than Washington Monument making the world's tallest monument.

Memorial to the Defenders of Moskow

To my father, mother and sister 6.11.1975 from family friends

Moskovan puolustajien monumentti on suuren isänmaallisen sodan Moskovan taistelussa kuolleiden muistoksi rakennettu muistomerkkikompleksi. Muistomerkki valmistui vuonna 1974. Muistomerkin betoninen obeliski on 42 metriä korkea ja se kuvaa kolmea tyyliteltyä kiväärin pistintä. Muistomerkki alueeseen kuuluu, myös 27 metriä korkea Kunnian kukula, joukkohautakumpu, johon haudattiin ensimmäiset uhrit jo vuonna 1941

Memorial to the Defenders of Moscow

This memorial is dedicated to the Russian defenders of Moscow, during the Battle of Moscow and is built on the spot where the first Russian soldiers were buried in mass grave in the winter 1941. The 42 meters high bayonet shaped concrete memorial symbolize the riffle. It stands on a mass grave known as " Hill of Glory" which rises to a height of 27 meters. 



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Rizal Park, Manila, Filippiinit

Recieved: 30 Nov, 2012
Distance: 9,008 km ( 5,597 miles )
Travel time: 12 days

Rizal Park Manila
Monument of National Hero
Dr. Jose P. Rizal

Thank you Annie!

The Rizal Monument is a memorial monument in Rizal Park in Manila
 it is dedicated to Jose Rizal, patriot and martyr.
b. June 19, 1861, in the town of Calamba, Laguna
d. December 30, 1896  ( aged 35 ) Bagumbayan, Manila



Jose Rizal oli patriootti ja  kansallissankari.  Hänestä kerrotaan paljon tarinoita, jotka esittävät hänet lukuisia kieliä osaavana yleisnerona. Hän opiskeli euroopassa lääketiedettä ja harrasti runoutta ja kuvataiteita. Hän kirjoitti mm. maan kansallisrunon Mi Último Adiós eli viimeiset jäähyväiset.
Vaikka Rizal oli aika maltillinen, hän onnistui kuitenkin ärsyttämään espanjalaisia siirtomaaherroja ja hankkimaan itselleen kuolemantuomion.  Ennen teloitustaan hän jättää jäähyväiset isänmaalleen, läheisilleen ja maailmalle runolla, joka päättyy sanoihin:  Morir es descansar - kuolema on lepo.

About Jose Rizal in English here




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