Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Monthly Fav. Surprise RR * August '19

What did I say yesterday? Great cards again. Yuka, Dagmar, Sandra and Hwa did a great job choosing these cards for me. 

This 1st card depicts the longest wooden walking bridge in the world. Located in the city of Shimada, Japan,  Hōrai Bridge is a wooden pedestrian bridge over the Ōi River located in the city of Shimada. It was constructed in 1879. With a length of 897.422 metres (2,944.30 ft), the bridge was registered in The Guinness Book of Records in 1997. 

© Schöning Verlag
Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany. 
Fulda Cathedral is the former abbey church of Fulda Abbey and the burial place of Saint Boniface. Since 1752 it has also been the cathedral of the Diocese of Fulda. The abbey was dissolved in 1802 but the diocese and its cathedral have continued. The dedication is to Christ the Saviour. The cathedral constitutes the high point of the Baroque district of Fulda, and is a symbol of the town. - in: wikipedia

Photo by Mike Jones © Smith-Southwestern
San Francisco de Asis Mission Church is a historic and architecturally significant church on the main plaza of Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. Built between 1772 and 1816 when New Mexico was part of the Vice-Royalty of New Spain, it is one of the finest extant examples of a Spanish Colonial New Mexico mission church (...). It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970. - in: wikipedia
Every June, parishioners and the community volunteers gather to re-plaster the church in adobe. This annual project is called “The Enjarre,” or “the mudding” of the church. Since the church is the heart of the community many people are moved to help preserve the church’s historicity. By mixing clay, sand, straw, and water into thick mud it is applied to the surface, layer upon layer, until the entire adobe structure, from top to bottom which becomes resilient to the elements. - in:  https://taos.org/what-to-do/arts-culture/spanish-culture/san-francisco-de-asis-church/

I've to blame postcards for my long list of places I want to visit. This one of those cards that puts me in travel mode. I guess I need to add South Korea to that long list of must visit countries. 
Located near the entrance of the Moaksan Provincial Park, Geumsansa Temple was established in the first year of King Beop of the Baekje Kingdom (AD 599). The Buddhist temple features over ten designated cultural properties including Mireukjeon Hall, a national treasure. 
Mireukjeon Hall of the Geumsansa Temple is a three story wooden structure making it unique among Korean Buddhist halls. Mireukjeon houses a large Mireuksa Buddha (Buddha of the Future). The hall was (re-)constructed in 1635. The first floor is called Daejabojeon ("Hall of Great Mercy and Treasure"), the second Yonghwajihoe ("Gathering of Dragon and Beauty") and the third Mireukjeon ("Hall of Maitreya"). 
Mireukjeon is constructed using a multi-beam style where the eaves beams are not only placed above the pillars supporting the eaves, but also amongst the supporting pillars. - in: wikipedia

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