I'm a bit late posting these cards but they're actually the last I got from this RR. There were no group in July and not even this month. Joana will open a new group in September.
I'm starting with a Belgium card sent by Rui.
The Church of Saint John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic church located in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Designed by Joseph Diongre and built in 1931 in Art Deco style, it is one of three major churches in Brussels made of reinforced concrete (the other two are the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Koekelberg and the Church of St. Augustine in Forest). The church and the Catholic parish it belongs to gave their name to the municipality. - in: wikipedia
Illustration de Jean-Benoit Héron
Joana sent a lighthouse located on an island I've never heard of before. Chausey lighthouse is located on the Grande-Île, the largest of the islands of Chausey located near the Channel Islands off the coast of Normandy in France. The lighthouse was built in the middle of the 19th century and is listed as a historic monument. It was built because of the many shipwrecks caused by the reefs that surround the island.
Entirely cut stone from the quarries of the island, the Chausey lighthouse was partially destroyed by German attacks in 1945. Electrified in 1949, it was definitely relit a year later.
© Edição Vistal * Foto ©, Art & Concept: Gustav A. Wittich
Another lighthouse, this one from southern Portugal, sent by Tiago.
Built in 1923, Vila Real de Santo António Lighthouse replaced the earlier “Farolinho de ferro” (“Little Iron Lighthouse”). The circular tower stands 40 metres high. Initially, the light beam was obtained through the incandescence of oil vapour but by 1927 the lighthouse had been electrified using generator engines and was connected to the public grid in 1947. A lift up to the tower was installed in 1960 and in 1989 the lighthouse was fully automated, although lighthouse keepers are still required today to ensure it functions properly. - in: https://www.visitalgarve.pt/en/562/farol-de-vila-real-de-santo-antonio-vila-real-santo-antonio-lighthouse.aspx
All I could find out about this mill sent by Paulo is that it is a typical mill from the Portuguese West region, located in Pescaria mountain, one of the highest areas of the county, with fabulous views of the northern beaches and Nazaré.
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