The native pink granite for the Texas State Capitol was quarried in this state. The building, built in 1888, was modeled after another well-known capitol building in Washington, DC. The lighted University Tower is in the background. Read more about
The Getty Center, Los Angeles
This postcard shows the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, is the current home of the J. Paul Getty Museum as well as a research institute, conservation institute, grant program, and leadership institute. The museum collects and exhibits classical
Giant Buddha in Fo-Kuang Mountain
This is a postcard from Taiwan showing the Giant Buddha in Fo-Kuang Mountain, Koahsiung. Fo Kuang Shan is a Buddhist organization in modern Taiwan, and as such espouses no particular doctrines of its own. It has, however, emphasized some Buddhist
Finnish Lakes
Another postcard from Finland with the same description: Suomen luonnon mestariteoksia which means Masterworks of Finnish Nature (thanks for Esa for translation). You can also read on this card: Koloveden kansallispuisto Etela-Savossa. Well, Finnish seems to be a very strange