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).

15 August, 2019

Borobudur Temple Compounds

country. Indonesia

year of inscription. 1991

criteria. Cultural

This Buddhist temple, located in the province of Central Java, dates back to the 8th and 9th century CE. Constructed during the Syailendra Dynasty, its architecture reflects Buddhist concepts of cosmology. It is composed of three tiers: a base of five concentric square terraces, a middle trunk of a cone with three circular platforms, and topped by a stupa. Its walls and balustrades are decorated with carved reliefs, and on the circular platforms are 72 stupas, each containing a statue of Buddha. The temple was abandoned sometime during the 15th century CE, rediscovered in the 19th century CE, and restored in the 20th century CE.

what. WHS visited (November 2015)

[Samsung Galaxy Note 5, 30 November 2015]

what. stamp (Indonesia, 1987)

what. stamps (Indonesia, 2005)

what. stamps (Indonesia, 2017)

what. stamp (Sri Lanka, 2017)

what. stamp (Thailand, 1992)

what. postcard (Indonesia, 2013)

what. postcard (Indonesia, 2019)

what. postcard (Indonesia, 2021)

what. postcard (Indonesia, 2021)

what. postcard (Indonesia, 2022)

what. postcard, received in a sealed plastic bag labelled "Pos Indonesia EXTREMELY URGENT" (Indonesia, 2020)

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