Schwerin Residence Ensemble

This is probably the most attractive of the new inscribed properties, at least for me...

Schwerin Castle

This postcard was sent by Michèle

Schwerin Castle (German: Schweriner Schloss, also known as Schwerin Palace) is a 19th-century Schloss built in the historicist style located in the city of Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state, Germany. It is situated on an island in the city's main lake, Lake Schwerin.

For centuries, the castle was the home of the dukes and grand dukes of Mecklenburg and later Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Today parts of it serve as the residence of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament (German: Landtag) while other parts are used for the palace museum, a restaurant, and cultural events, like open air theatre in the courtyard.

Major parts of the current palace were built between 1845 and 1857, as a collaboration between the eminent historicist architects Gottfried Semper, Friedrich August Stüler, Georg Adolf Demmler, and Ernst Friedrich Zwirner. The castle is regarded as one of the most important works of Romantic historicism in Europe, and was designated a World Heritage Site in 2024. It is nicknamed the "Neuschwanstein of the North". - in: wikipedia

Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital

This year there were new entries on the UNESCO list, including the Beijing Central Axis. This site includes some properties that were already on the list. I have more postcards of the properties already listed, but I selected just these two hoping to receive a postcard in the future showing an area that is only part of Beijing's Central Axis, like the Bell Tower or the Tian'anmen Square

Palace Museum

This postcard was sent by Ashley

The Palace Museum is a large national museum complex housed in the Forbidden City at the core of Beijing, China. With 720,000 square metres (180 acres), the museum inherited the imperial royal palaces from the Ming and Qing dynasties of China and opened to the public in 1925 after the last Emperor of China was evicted. - in: wikipedia

Temple of Heaven

This postcard was sent by Weimin

The Temple of Heaven is a complex of imperial religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for a good harvest. - in: wikipedia