Map Monday

DE-4834991

Schöne Grüsse aus Deutchland
16 States of Germany
travel time 8 days
distance travelled 1,618 km
sent by Stefan, Germany

NL-3242710

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,435 km

sent by Tina, Netherlands

Friesland, also historically known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the northern part of the country. The capital and seat of the provincial government is the city of Leeuwarden.  The province is divided into 18 municipalities. The official languages of Friesland are West Frisian and Dutch.

Church interiors

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General interior  view of  Bulgarian St. Stephen Church, 

Istanbul, Turkey

travel time 14 days

distance travelled 2,453 km

sent by Nilhor, Istanbul, Turkey

Bulgarian St Stephen Church, also known as the Bulgarian Iron Church, is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in Balat, Istanbul, Turkey. It is famous for being made of prefabricated cast iron elements in the neo-Gothic style.

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The Cathedral of St. Patrick, New York

 travel time 16 days

distance travelled 6,297 km

sent by Annie, Bridgeport, Connecticut

The Cathedral of St. Patrick (commonly called St. Patrick's Cathedral) is a decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church in the United States and a prominent landmark of New York City.

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The painting of Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy
  Chapel of the Gates of Dawn,
Vilnius, Lithuania
travel time 6 days
distance travelled 849 km
sent by Jūratė, Lithuania

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St. Paul Catholic Church, Gävle, Sweden

travel time 3 days
distance travelled 248 km
sent by Maria,  Turku, Finland

Religious buildings

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 Saint Waltrude Church, Golden Coach Mons, Belgium

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 1,696 km

dent by Ott_19  near Brussels 

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Beguinage in Aarschot, Belgium

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,656 km

sent by Marie-Jeanne, Aarschot, Belgium

A beguinage, from the French term béguinage, is an architectural complex which was created to house beguines: lay religious women who lived in community without taking vows or retiring from the world.

Reims Cathedral - Notre Dame
Direct swap
sent by Perrine, Reims, France

Reims Cathedral, also called the Cathedral of Notre-Dame at Reims, cathedral located in the city of Reims. Reims was the site of 25 coronations of the kings of France, from Louis VIII in 1223 to Charles X in 1825, including the crowning of Charles VII in 1429 in the presence of Joan of Arc.

US-3278185
Old North Church, Boston
travel time 14 days
distance travelled 7,696 km
sent by Pat, Denver, Colorado

Direct swap
Church of the Holy Spirit
Talashkino (Smolensk region),
Artist Nicholas Roerich
sent by Nastya, Kharkov, Ukraine

Belarus UNESCO World Heritage

 Mir Castle

Mir Castle in Grodno region is one of the most important tourist attractions in Belarus, an outstanding 16th-century fortification and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Nesvizh Castle/ Palace

Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh

The main entrance to the princely residence. 

Nesvizh Palace is considered the country’s most beautiful palace by the people of Belarus. Its richly diverse architecture and attractive gardens make it one of the most popular tourist attractions in Belarus.

Austria

Pilgrimage church Maria Kirchbüchl - Höflein 

 Lungau, Land Salzburg,

Pilgrimage Church St. Leonhard in Tamsweg

 Perchtoldsdorf

Perchtoldsdorf is a market town in the Mödling District, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is chiefly known as a winemaking place.

Renaissance Castle Schallaburg and The Historic Garden

Direct swaps sent by Anna from Radstadt, Austria 

Australia

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Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 15,382 km

sent by Deborah from Ulladulla

 AU-452361

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 15,443 km

sent by Anne from Traralgon

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Australian Antarctic Territory Mountains

travel time 45 days

distance travelled 15,275 km

sent by Beth from Bacchus Marsh

The highest recognised mountains in the Australian Antarctic Territory are Mt McClintock in the eastern sector at 3490 metres and Mt Menzies in the western sector at 3355 metres, both considerably higher than the highest mountain on the Australian mainland, Mount Koscuiszko at 2228 metres.

Labour Day

Woman working in Vaasa Cotton Factory (1857-1990), Finland

Vaasa Museum of Labour

My collection

Flag Factory: Making United States Flags, 1913

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 7,047 km

sent by Cheri, Colorado, U.S.A.

The switchboard room of the first St.Petersburg telephone exchange station. 1882

Direct swap from Nikolay, St.Petersburg, Russia