My UNESCO WHS List

This blog puts together some of my passions: travelling, especially to UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS); philately (collecting stamps); deltiology (collecting postcards); and doing research into TUIs (i.e., totally useless information) of things that interest me. Hence, it catalogues UNESCO WHS that I have been to, stamps showing UNESCO WHS that I have, as well as postcards featuring UNESCO WHS that I have received (i.e., stamped and posted) and maxicards and postal cards (both used or unused).

25 February, 2019

Cologne Cathedral

country. Germany
year of inscription. 1996 (modification: 2008)

criteria. Cultural

Construction of this cathedral in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia began in 1248 and was only completed in 1880. Over seven centuries, a succession of builders, adhering to the fidelity of the original plans and guided by their faith, saw through the construction of this Gothic masterpiece. Besides being an architectural work of art, it also contains various artefacts of both historical and religious significance.

what. postcard (Germany, 2010)