Minsk, Belarus

Church of Saints Simon and Helen, Minsk (Belarusian: Касцёл святых Сымона і Алены) also known as the Red Church (Belarusian: Чырвоны касцёл) is a Roman Catholic church on the Independence Square in Minsk.
The church was built in 1905-1910. The construction was financed by Edward Woyniłłowicz, a prominent Polish and Belarusian civic activist. The church was named and consecrated in the memory of Woyniłłowicz's departed children Szymon (Simon) and Helena (Helen). Architect: Tomasz Pajzderski.
Based on: Wikipedia-16.02.2011.

Thank you Ira for this beautiful postcard.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong - town where tradition meets modernity. On a card: traditional Hong Kong's boat and new skyscrappers on Victoria Harbour.

An official PC card from Angel.

Grodno, Belarus

It is third Grodno postcard I received last time. This time it shows a "New Castle" built under government of Polish king Augstus III The Strong ( 18th Century).

 

A card from Skliu via Poland Tag.

Bucharest, Romania

The Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral is located near the palace of the Patriarchate of the Romanian Orthodix Church in Bucharest, built between 1654 and 1658.

A card from Daniela via Just Viewcards RR, group 73.

Salzkammergut, Austria

The Salzkammergut is a resort area located in Austria. It stretches from City of Salzburg to the Dachstein mountain range, spanning the federal states of Upper Austria (80%), Salzburg (7%), and Styria (13%). The main river of the region is the Traun, a tributary of the Danube. The name Salzkammergut means "Estate of the Salt Chamber" and derives from the Imperial Salt Chamber, the authority charged with running the precious salt mines in the Habsburg empire.
Source: Wikipedia- 14.02.2011.

A card from Dirk.

Turku, Finland

A card show river Aura which flows through Turku.

An official PC card from Brita.

London, England, UK

The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster (Polish: Kolegiata Św. Piotra), which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey (Polish: Opactwo westminsterskie), is a large, mainly Gothic church, in Westminster in London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English, later British and later still (and currently) monarchs of the Commonwealth Realms. The abbey is a Royal Peculiar and briefly held the status of a cathedral from 1546 to 1556.

A card from Pinkmarshallow - Julie.

Hilvarenbeek, Holland

Hilvarenbeek  is a municipality and a town in the South of the Netherlands in Province North Brabant along the border with Belgium. Population: about 15000 inhabitants.

A card from Ezztur -Esther via Just Viewcards RR, group no. 67.

Kyiv, Ukraine

Mariyinsky Palace (Ukrainian: Маріїнський палац ) is an official ceremonial residence of the President of Ukraine in Kiev and adjoins the neo-classical building of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine. It is a picturesque Baroque palace on the hilly bank of the Dnieper River.

The palace was requested to be constructed in 1744 by the Russian Empress Elizaveta Petrovna, and was designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli, the most famous architect working in the Russian empire at that time.
Source: Wikipedia- 10.02.2011

A card from Alexey.

Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg (later described as the Elector of Hanover). At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the Electorate was enlarged to become the capital of the Kingdom of Hanover.

With a population of 522,944  the city is a major center of Northern Germany, known for hosting annual commercial expositiona such as the Hanover Fair. Every year Hanover hosts the Schutzenfest Hannover, the world's largest Marksmen's Fun Fair, and the Oktoberfest, which is the second largest one in the world. In 2000, Hanover hosted the world fair Expo.

Text based on Wikipedia - 10.02.2011.

Both cards I received from Martin.

Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn - an Estonian capital, established in 1154.The name means "castle town".
On a card: Alexander Nevski Cathedral built in 1894-1900.

An official PC card from Finland, from Jaana.

Grodno, Belarus

The next card of Hrodna (Grodno) on my blog. The card shows Sovetskaya Square.

An official PC card from Viktor.

Hellevoetsluis, Holland

Hellevoetsluis (population: 30,164 ) is a small city and municipality on Voorne-Putten Island in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is port and touristic town.

An official  PC card from Hans.

Longji Rice Terraced Fields, China

Longji (Dragon's Backbone) Terraced Rice Fields received their name because the rice terraces resemble a dragon's scales, while the summit of the mountain range looks like the backbone of the dragon. Visitors standing on the top of the mountain can see the dragon's backbone twisting off into the distance. In an early morning, when the weather is fine, the sunrise on the summit of Longji Rice Terraces is magnificent.
Source: Wikipedia- 08.02.2011

An official PC card from Ruochuan.

Royal Gorge Bridge, Canon City, Colorado, USA

The Royal Gorge Bridge is a tourist attraction within a 150 ha theme park. The bridge deck hangs 291 m above the Arkansas River and held the record of highest bridge in the world from 1929 until 2003, when it was surpassed by the Beipanjiang River 2003 Brigde in China.

An official PC card from D.J.Hult.