Saturday, November 29, 2014

Quedlinburg

Received from: Germany
Category: Postcrossing - official card
Date: October 2014
Distance: 943 km
Time of travelling: 2 days

Quedlinburg is a town located north of the Harz mountains, in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. In 1994 the medieval court and the old town were set on the UNESCO world heritage list. Until 2007 it was the capital of the district of Quedlinburg. Some places in town with Romanesque architecture are part of the holiday route Romanesque Road, such as St. Servatius' church at the castles hill, St. Wigbert's church down the valley and St Marie's church on the Montsion's hill (Münzenberg).

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Chişinău

Received from: Moldova
Category: from a friend
Date: May 2014

The National Museum of Fine Arts is a museum in Chişinău, Moldova, founded in November 1939 by Alexandru Plămădeală and Auguste Baillayre. The building of the museum (architect Alexander Bernardazzi) is a monument in Moldova.