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 I'm not a big fan of Leonard Cohen, but I really like urban art and that's why this card was on my favorites wall. 

On the occasion of the anniversary of his death on Nov. 7, 2016, Leonard Cohen was honoured by mural, located on Crescent Street in the heart of Montréal.

 

Photo by Jocelyn Léonard

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The mural is the result of a collaboration between two artists: El Mac, the internationally renowned American “street“ portrait artist, and Gene Pendon, a Montreal-based artist with a fine arts degree from Concordia University. Montreal residents and visitors can admire the city’s largest mural from several key viewpoints. 

The mural is a part of MU’s Tribute to Montreal‘s Great Artists series.  - in: https://artpublicmontreal.ca

Bandiagara Cliffs - Mali

 I finally started to receive cards and I believe more will arrive this week, including from new UNESCO sites. 

This one arrived quite fast. It was sent by Svenja from Germany but the card depicts a UNESCO site in Mali, the Bandiagara Cliffs, on the WHS list since 1989. 

 

The Bandiagara escarpment, Land of the Dogons, is one of the most impressive geological, archaeological and ethnological landscapes in West Africa. It is a ‘mixed’ site, listed on both natural and cultural criteria. It is characterised by a 150km-long sandstone cliff, with a rocky plateau on top, and a sandy plain below.

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The plateau varies in height from 100 m to over 500 m and is broken by ravines, gorges and rocky passages connecting the plain with the plateau. The escarpment itself is rich in plants and vegetation types which have been destroyed by man in more accessible places. These are mostly relict humid species sheltering in the ravines in an otherwise arid Sahelian climate, including several endemic species. The area was occupied centuries ago by the Dogon people, who have retained their traditional animist beliefs, culture, and unique architecture. The cliff protects beautiful houses, granaries, altars, sanctuaries and communal meeting-places which for centuries have been the heart of traditional Dogon culture. - in: https://www.naturalworldheritagesites.org