Posts Tagged ‘Architecture’

Godiji Temple

Godiji Temple

Godiji Parshwanath is the name given to several images of the Jain Tirthankar Parshwananth in India, and to the temple where it is the main deity (mulanayaka). Parshwanath was the 23rd Tirthankara who attained nirvana in 777 BCE. Among the images that bear the name Godiji Parshwanth, the best known is Godiji Parshvanath in the [...]

Europa 2012 – Latvia

Europa 2012 - Latvia

Latvia Post issued two stamps in the European stamp series EUROPA 2012, depicting one of the best-known culture sites of Riga and Latvia – the Opera House. This year’s theme for the Europa stamp series is Visit…, and the Opera is one of Latvia’s most internationally recognized and visited national symbols of art. The stamps [...]

Europa 2012 – Visit Belgium

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Belgium post issued a set of tourism stamps “visit Begium” as a part of EUROPA 2012. The European postal organization, Posteurop, whose members consist of 40+ postal organizations, determines the theme each year. Individual members then decide themselves which motifs they will use on their own stamps.

Royal Institution

Malaysia post issued a set of stamps featuring Royal institution. The special stamps, depict the Royal Tiara (60 sen), Royal Waist-Buckle (80 sen) and the Royal Throne (90 sen).

University of Oslo bicentenary

After the Danish King decided in 1629 that priests in the Danish-Norwegian church had to pass a university examination in theology, students flocked from Norway to the university in Copenhagen. The expense of studying in Denmark was a heavy burden for many families. Yet the demand for a university in Norway was ignored. In 1736 [...]

Rastrapati Bhavan

India Post issued a Set of four Stamps and a Miniature sheet featuring Rashtrapati Bhavan of India. The Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official residence of the President of India,located at Raisina hill in New Delhi,India. Until 1950 it was known as “Viceroy’s House” and served as the residence of the Viceroy and Governor-General of India. [...]


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