Essen, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany

Essen is a city in the central part of the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Located on the River Ruhr, its population of approximately 579,000  makes it the 9th-largest city in Germany. For the year 2010, Essen was the European Capital of Culture on behalf of the whole Ruhr area.
Source: Wikipedia-11.01.2011.

An official PC card from Steffi.

Kyiv, Ukraine

Saint Panteleimon Cathedral ( Пантелеймонiвський Собор) in Feofani, built in the beginning of XX century.

A card from Alexey.

Songzanlin Temple, Yunnan Province, China

Songzanlin Monastery built in 1679, the monastery is the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan province and is sometimes referred to as the Little Potala Palace. Located in the capital of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, it is also the most important monastery in southwest China.
Source: Wikipedia-11.01.2011.

An official PC card  from Junxin.

Bad Zwischenahn, Lower Saxony, Germany

Bad Zwischenahn is about 27000 inhabitants touristic village in Ammerland district, 70 km from North Sea. During World War II it was the home base of the largest Luftwaffe airbase in northern Germany.After the war an airbase was converted into a golf course.

All cards from Martin.

Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Dresden - beautiful historical town in Saxony. I have written here about this city, for example here:
http://theworldonpostcards.blogspot.com/2010/10/dresden-saxony-germany.html

This card from GDR times shows Leningrader Street (now St. Petersburger Street) and new live buildings characteristic for socialistics times in all countries of the East Block.

Publishing-House: Bruck and Sohn, Meissen.

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

The Giralda Tower was added in 1991 to the lighted towers of the Country Club Plaza at Christmas. Hundreds of thousands flock to the Plaza on Thanksgiving night each year when the lights are turned on for the holiday season.
Text from a card.

Publishing-House: Avery Postcards.

A card from Ron -  Captain Soul via tag.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

The "Calder Rooftop Painting" was a gift from Calder to Kent County. It is a copy of a gouache the artist designedto be cpied on the roof of the Kent County Administration Building.
Text form a card.

Publishing-House: A Perrin Print.

A card from Ron - Captain Soul via Tag.

Richmond, Virginia, USA

Designed by Thomas Jefferson in 1785, the Virginia State Capitol is considered by many to be the nation's most beautiful and imposing capitol building.
Text from a card.

Publishing-House: Cards Unlimited Inc.

A card from Ron - Captain Soul via Tag.

Zwolle, Holland

Zwolle - has about 120 000 citizens town. It was founded in 800 AD. The name Zwolle is derived from the word Suolle, which means "hill".

An official card from Marian NL-523264.

Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

The department store "Konsument" ( Warenhouse) built in 1966, demolished in 2010.

 This picture was taken in 1970 and published by "Bild und Heimat". This reprint card I received from Marco.

Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz), Saxony, Germany

Karl-Marx-Stadt -  in 1953-90 name of Chemnitz. The card was published by Published-House "Bild und Heimat" in 1981.

http://www.bild-und-heimat.de/

A card from Marco.

Willingen, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany

A card of Willingen in Northrhine-Westphalia from Martin.

Another card of Willingen in Hesse, famous for World Cup Jumping-Ski was published here:
http://theworldonpostcards.blogspot.com/2010/10/willingen-hesse-germany.html

Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany

Berchtesgaden - in the Bavarian Alps. It is located in the south district of Berchtesgadener Land , near the border with Austria. Population: over 7000 inhabitants.
Berchtesgaden is often associated with the Mount Watzmann, at 2713 m the 3rd-highest mountain in Germany, which is renowned in the rock climbing community for its Ostwand (East Face), and a deep glacial lake by the name of Konigsee (5.2 km²).

A card from Alexa and Dirk.

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Schleswig-Holstein, Polish: Szlezwig-Holsztyn, is a state in Germany. The capital - Kiel (Polish: Kilonia), other important town:  Lübeck (Lubeka). In the state live about 2 milions people.

A card from Ingo. 

The Lighthouses, Michigan, USA

Very interesting card of lighthouses in Michigan I have received from Amelia today.

An official card US-947496.