BELARUS - Białowieża Forest

Postcard sent by Igor on a Show your offer tag .

Sent- 12 de Octubre del 2015.

INSCRIPTION/INSCRITO: 1979

Transboundary: Belarus/Poland

The Białowieża Forest World Heritage site, on the border between Poland and Belarus, is an immense range of primary forest including both conifers and broadleaved trees covering a total area of 141,885 hectares. Situated on the watershed of the Baltic Sea and Black Sea, this transboundary property is exceptional for the opportunities it offers for biodiversity conservation. It is home to the largest population of the property’s iconic species, the European bison. Bialowieza Forest is a large forest complex located on the border between Poland and Belarus. Thanks to several ages of protection the Forest had survived in its natural state to this day. The Bialowieza National Park, Poland, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1979 and extended to include Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Belarus, in 1992. A large extension of the property in 2014 results in a property of 141,885 ha with a buffer zone of 166,708 ha. This property includes a complex of lowland forests that are characteristics of the Central European mixed forests terrestrial ecoregion. The area has exceptionally conservation significance due to the scale of its old growth forests, which include extensive undisturbed areas where natural processes are on-going. A consequence is the richness in dead wood, standing and on the ground, and consequently a high diversity of fungi and saproxylic invertebrates. The property protects a diverse and rich wildlife of which 59 mammal species, over 250 bird, 13 amphibian, 7 reptile and over 12,000 invertebrate species. The iconic symbol of the property is the European Bison: approximately 900 individuals in the whole property which make almost 25% of the total world’s population and over 30% of free-living animals. 

Thank you Igor! 

BELARUS - Struve Geodetic Arc

Postal enviada por  Maksim (mfomich) en un Direct swap.

Envío - 21 de Agosto del 2015.

INSCRIPTION/INSCRITO: 2005

The Struve Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through 10 countries and over 2,820 km. These are points of a survey, carried out between 1816 and 1855 by the astronomer Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve, which represented the first accurate measuring of a long segment of a meridian. This helped to establish the exact size and shape of the planet and marked an important step in the development of earth sciences and topographic mapping. It is an extraordinary example of scientific collaboration among scientists from different countries, and of collaboration between monarchs for a scientific cause. The original arc consisted of 258 main triangles with 265 main station points. The listed site includes 34 of the original station points, with different markings, i.e. a drilled hole in rock, iron cross, cairns, or built obelisks.

El arco geodésico de Struve es un conjunto de triangulaciones que se extiende por diez países, a lo largo de 2.820 km, desde Hammerfest (Noruega) hasta el Mar Negro. Compuesto por los puntos de la triangulación realizada entre 1816 y 1855 por el astrónomo Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve, este arco permitió realizar la primera medición precisa de un largo segmento del meridiano terrestre. Esta triangulación contribuyó a definir y medir la forma exacta de la Tierra y desempeñó un papel importante en el adelanto de las ciencias geológicas y la realización de mapas topográficos precisos. Es una muestra extraordinaria de la colaboración científica entre sabios de distintos países, así como un ejemplo de cooperación entre varios monarcas europeos en pro del progreso científico. El arco primigenio estaba constituido por 258 triángulos y 265 puntos fijos principales. El sitio inscrito en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial comprende 34 de los puntos fijos originales señalados por medios diferentes: perforaciones en rocas, cruces de hierro, túmulos y obeliscos.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1187

El Struve Geodetic Arc es tal vez una de las UNESCO que comparte mayor numero de paises, por esta razón, es también una de las series de postales más interesantes que coleccionar! Con esta tengo 1/10 postales.

Thanks for this wonderful card Maksim!

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

Postal enviada por Maksime (Mfomich) en un direct swap.

Envío - 23 de Agosto del 2015.

INSCRIPTION/INSCRITO: 2005

The Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh is located in central Belarus. The Radziwill dynasty, who built and kept the ensemble from the 16th century until 1939, gave birth to some of the most important personalities in European history and culture. Due to their efforts, the town of Nesvizh came to exercise great influence in the sciences, arts, crafts and architecture. The complex consists of the residential castle and the mausoleum Church of Corpus Christi with their setting. The castle has ten interconnected buildings, which developed as an architectural whole around a six-sided courtyard. The palaces and church became important prototypes marking the development of architecture throughout Central Europe and Russia.

El conjunto arquitectónico, residencial y cultural de Nesvizh, antaño perteneciente a la familia Radziwill, se halla en el centro de Belarrús. De la familia de los Radziwill, que construyó este conjunto en el siglo XVI y lo conservó hasta 1939, proceden algunas personalidades eminentes de la historia y la cultura del Viejo Continente. Bajo su impulso, la ciudad de Nesvizh ejerció una gran influencia en las bellas artes, la artesaní­a y la arquitectura. El conjunto comprende el palacio y la iglesia del Corpus Christi, mausoleo de la familia. El primero se compone de diez edificios distintos adosados que han llegado a constituir un solo conjunto arquitectónico, dispuesto en torno a un patio hexagonal. Las mansiones que integran ese conjunto y la iglesia del Corpus Christi fueron modelos que influyeron en la arquitectura de toda Europa Central y Rusia.

-http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1196

Otra postal con sellos coincidentes con la UNESCO! Que lujo!

Thanks Maksim for the card and the matching stamps! Keep being awesome!

BELARUS - Mir Castle Complex

Postal enviada por Oksana en como postal oficial de Postcrossing.

Envío - 05 de Mayo del 2015.

INSCRIPTION/INSCRITO: 2000

The construction of this castle began at the end of the 15th century, in Gothic style. It was subsequently extended and reconstructed, first in the Renaissance and then in the Baroque style. After being abandoned for nearly a century and suffering severe damage during the Napoleonic period, the castle was restored at the end of the 19th century, with the addition of a number of other elements and the landscaping of the surrounding area as a park. Its present form is graphic testimony to its often turbulent history.

Este castillo se empezó a construir en las postrimerí­as del siglo XV en estilo gótico. Las partes añadidas y reconstruidas posteriormente son de estilo renacentista y barroco. Tras un siglo de abandono y los graves daños sufridos en la época napoleónica, el castillo fue restaurado a finales del siglo XIX, añadiéndosele entonces nuevos elementos y transformando el í¡rea circundante en parque. Su apariencia actual es un testimonio vivo de su turbulenta historia.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/625

Mi primera postal de Bielorrusia! La verdad es que es preciosa, con una imagen fantástica y un gran sello de una seta endémica (no es que sea un gran micólogo pero los champis siempre me han llamado la atención).  Además me ha escrito un par de oraciones en el abecedario local!

Thanks for sending me this marvelous card Oksana and for putting me this beautiful stamp!