• Countries and cities

    Hungary  2016.11.08

    In issue: Souvenir sheet(s): 1   

    Printing: multicoloral offset

    Printable Version

  • Number by catalogue:  Michel: BL395   Yvert: BF383  

    Perforation type: 12 ½x12 ½

    Subject:

    600 forints.

    Collage of world famous landmarks of EU countries.
    The fragment clearly shows Holland windmills and a wind farm.

    Additional:

    Magyar Posta released souvenir sheet showing places of interest of the EU countries. In the graphic composition that is themed as a patchwork, the design that is characteristic of designer Zsolt Vidák and which offers a montage-like display the reality is mixed with fiction.

    An exciting discovery tour, an arm-chair cruise is awaiting all those who plunge themselves - with a magnifying glass - into an in-depth scrutiny of the “Countries and Cities” souvenir sheet.

    Without providing an exhaustive list and retention of sequencing, the following countries, cities and places of interest can be discovered in the composition: From Great Britain - the world of ports, the London Eye and Big Ben;
    from Paris - Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower;
    from Luxembourg - the Golden lady;
    from Brussels - the Atomium;
    from Lisbon - the aqueduct (Aqueduto das Águas Livres) and the world-famous tram;
    the Church of the Holy Family in Barcelona and the Metropolis in Madrid;
    from Denmark - the statue of the Little Mermaid;
    from the Netherlands - the windmills and tulips;
    from Germany - the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin TV tower;
    the Old Town Hall in Prague;
    the Bratislava Castle;
    in Ljubljana the Fountain of the Three Carniolan Rivers;
    St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna;
    the Stone Gate in Zagreb;
    from Budapest - the Statue of Liberty, the Keleti Railway Station, the Chain Bridge, the Danube and the Danube bank;
    from Sweden - the Vasa Ship;
    from Italy - the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Colosseum in Rome;
    the Maltese lighthouses;
    the Town Hall Square in Riga;
    the National Museum of Finland in Helsinki;
    from Romania - the modern building of the AFI Palace Cotroceni shopping and entertainment centre in Bucharest and the Bucur Church;
    the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw;
    Tall Hermann Tower in Tallinn;
    Gediminas’ Tower in Vilnius;
    Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia;
    the Acropolis in Athens and the line of hotels and beaches in Cyprus;
    a wind farm that can be seen throughout Europe and more.

    Size (of sheet, booklet) mm: 135x82

    Topics: Wind turbines Windmills