Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak, Jeju Island

Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak (also called Sunrise Peak) is located in the eastern of Jeju island. It was built by volcano eruption and there is a huge crater at the top of Seongsan.

Actually it look like a tuff cone when you saw from the air and it is listed in UNESCO World Heritage, too.

Photo by Korea.net/Korean Culture and Information Service

In the background is Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak. Preparing to climbing stairs to the top.

The story about the process of Seongsan Ilchulbong Tuff Cone

 

 View from the peak

 

 Finally we have to go down after view the great world creation

 

 

Olympic National Park

Postcard showing Olympic National Park, one of UNESCO World Heritage site in the United States of America

The park includes most of the Olympic mountains, more than 100 km of wilderness beaches and some rain forests

Thanks Mary

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey founded at 960 and became the coronation church and the final resting place of British monarchs

 Thanks Jacqui

Himalayan National Park

Great Himalayan National Park in the Kullu region of Himachal Pradesh is characterized by high alpine peaks, alpine meadows and riverine forests.

The 90.540 ha property includes the upper mountain glacial and snow melt water source origins of several rivers, and the catchments of water supplies that are vital to millions of downstream users.

It is part of the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot and includes 25 forest types along with a rich assemblage of fauna species, several of which are threatened.

This gives the site outstanding significance for biodiversity conservation.

 Thanks to Rizwan.

Borobudur

Borobudur is the famous Buddhist temple at Magelang city, Central Java and one of UNESCO World Heritage.

Borobudur was built when Sailendra dynasty ruled and become one of the largest Buddhist Temple in the world.

Palace of Versailles (Chateaux de Versailles)

Versailles is a suburb of Paris. Its famous because Louis XIV moved political center to Versailles.

The palace was begun by Louis XIII in 1623 as a hunting lodge and expanded by Louis XIV into a royal palace.

The famous Marie-Antoinette the wife of Louis XVI was living here too until she was sentenced to death at The French Revolution. It was film by Sofia Coppola in 2006 by title Marie-Antoinette and won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design

   

     

Hall of Mirrors

The Chapel

Full of paintings hanging in the wall

The backyard

View from Kings Apartment

Brussels landmark

The Grand Place in Brussels have lots of nice architecture an and old heritage town.

There are 4 beautiful architecture in this postcard,

top left is The Town Hall
top right is The King's House / The Maison du Roi
bellow left is Le Pigeon and La Maison des Boulangers
bellow right is Maison des Ducs de Brabant

Athens, Greece

Athens, the capital city of Greece. It's one of Europe oldest city, and the combination of the modern city and the past historical one is shown around Athens.

The up right to up left of this postcard shows Parthenon temple, the historical evidence of skillful and good knowledge about the glorious history of Greece, which was build around 447 BC

Acropolis in the hill in Athens is where we can find Parthenon temple, is shown in the second and third picture above


The downright shows the Academy of Athens, a national academy and tribute to the academy of Plato

Parthenon Temple

Parthenon temple is located on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. It was built around 447 BC.

The name of Parthenon is derived from Athena Parthenos (Athena the Virgin).