Showing posts with label Zimbabwe UNESCO. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zimbabwe UNESCO. Show all posts

Friday, February 2, 2018

Zimbabwe: Great Zimbabwe National Monument

The ruins of Great Zimbabwe – the capital of the Queen of Sheba, according to an age-old legend – are a unique testimony to the Bantu civilization of the Shona between the 11th and 15th centuries. The city, which covers an area of nearly 80 ha, was an important trading centre and was renowned from the Middle Ages onwards. Source: whs.unesco.org
Inscribed: 1986


Thanks to Mr Sidney.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Zimbabwe/ Zambia: Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls

These are among the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The Zambezi River, which is more than 2 km wide at this point, plunges noisily down a series of basalt gorges and raises an iridescent mist that can be seen more than 20 km away.
Inscribed: 1989
Postcard 1


Thanks to Mr Sidney.

Postcard 2: Far Right showing the Zambian Side of the Falls.


Thanks to Ms Sini of Finland.