This vintage card show the view of Kremlin from Moscow river. The city built in 1482-1495 and have 27,7 hectares area. Become UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The name Kremlin means fortress inside a city. Kremlin is a history complex at the heart of Moscow. Overlooking Moskva river to the south, Saint Basil’s cathedral and Red square to the east, and the Alexander garden to the west. It’s best known of the Kremlins , and includes five palaces, four cathedrals, and the enclosing Kremlin wall with Kremlin towers. The complex serves as the official residence of the Russian Federation.

Thank you so much  Tatiane for sending me the card!

Kazan, Kremlin is the chief historic citadel of Tartarstan and located in Kazan. It was built at the behest of Ivan the terrible. In there many old buildings could be found, the oldest was built in 1554-1562 named Annunciation Cathedral. Also the Soyembika tower and Spasskaya tower. And the one in the picture is the largest mosque in Europe (outside from Istanbul), Qol Sharif mosque J.

The mosque is completed in 2005. This building is in the complex too and become the most important symbols of Tartar aspirations. Nowadays the 

mosque become a museum of Islam.

The complex of Kazan become UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2000.

Very nice postcard, Tania. Thank you so much !!!

Krakow is the second largest city in Poland. It has 327 square kilometers area and 758. 334 inhabitants in 2012. it was the capital of Poland from 1038 to 1569 and been of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life. 

In the picture we can see Wawel castle, Pawilon Wyspianski, ans old town that being listed in UNESCO World Heritage sites from 1978.

Such a lovely postcard Carolina, thank you!