PHILIPPINE POSTCARDS COLLECTION

RIZAL PARK
Roxas Boulevard, Manila, PHILIPPINES
NBS Sn. 8-09252 425P8-207-39

Locally known by it’s previous name Luneta Park or just Luneta.  The park is a tribute to the Philippine National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal

PHILIPPINE POSTCARDS COLLECTION

Dr. JOSE RIZAL MONUMENT

Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines

is located at the center of the Luneta Park (formerly Bagumbayan Park).  The monument’s location is where exactly Dr. Jose Rizal was executed.  It is the main attraction in the park with it’s 24 hour on duty guards.

INDIA POSTCARDS COLLECTION

INDIA GATE

Delhi, India

Monument

India Gate is an arch commerating the soldiers who died in World War I. An eternal flame dedicated to the soldiers burns underneath the arch.

Sender: 
Thank you Ashish Jain of INDIA
Date Received: Sept. 17, 2013

Monuments Collections

Statue of Liberty

U.S.A Postcard Collection
Tourist Attractions
UNESCO WHS: Cultural
World / Countries / Cities famous landmark

Thank You Arnold Paulino (Arnold Postcrossing) of U.S.A.
Received date: Aug. 15, 2013

STATUE OF LIBERTY
Location: Liberty Island,Manhattan, New York, U.S. Height: 151 feet 1 inch (46 meters), Ground to torch: 305 feet 1 inch (93 meters) Dedicated: October 28, 1886 Restored: 1938, 1984–1986, 2011–2012 Sculptor: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi Governing body: U.S. Natio

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type : Cultural Criteria: i, vi Designated: 1984 (8th session) Reference No.: 307 State Party: United States Region: Europe and North America
U.S. National Register of Historic Places:
Official name: Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island. Designated: October 15, 1966
U.S. National Monument:
Designated: October 15, 1924, Designated by: President Calvin Coolidge
New York City Landmark:
Type: Individual Designated: September 14, 1976
The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossalneoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in the middle of New York Harbor, in Manhattan, New York City. The statue, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdiand dedicated on October 28, 1886, was a gift to the United States from the people of France. The statue is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddessof freedom, who bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue is an icon of freedom and of the United States: a welcoming signal to immigrants arriving from abroad.

U.S.A. Postcard Collection

Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, Black Hills, South Dakota

Tower Of The Sun

Japan

Tower Of The Sun 

1970's postcard

 

"Tower of The Sun" is the most famous monument in Osaka, Japan. And this monument is Taro Okamoto(1911-1996)'s great masterpiece. It was known as the symbol of the first World's Fair “Expo '70” and currently preserved and located in the Expo Commemoration Park in Suita, Osaka, Japan., and about 30 years past from Expo , this tower is still so great and eccentric. While most of the pavilions have been demolished, part of Festival Plaza still remains and in 2004, the art pavilion has been relocated downtown Osaka, Japan and is the permanent site of the National Art Museum.  Height : 60m, Diameter of body : 20m, Length of arms : 25m