MOLDOVA ~ Struve Geodetic Arc - Rudy - UNESCO

... Great postcard of country nr6 showing the Struve Geodetic Arc in my collection... A significant monument to science... thinking this chain was accomplished 200 years ago is simply astonishing... with fantastic matching souvenir stamp sheet (issued  to mark 200 years since the establishment of the Struve Geodetic Arc).... Thanks a lot Katerina!!【ツ】

The Struve Geodetic Arc is located in the village Rudy, north of Moldova, this point was set up in 1847. A monument was built which has been inaugurated in June 2006.

“The Struve Geodetic Arc” is a chain of old triangulation points extending for 2,820 km on the territory of ten European countries and representing a unique monument of science and technology.

The arc which stretches from the Black Sea to the Arctic Ocean, was measured from 1816 - 1855 and has been used to determine the the size and shape of the Earth.

In 2005, the chain was added on the World Heritage List. There are 34 plaques or obelisks out of the original 265.


Design:© Akexandr Kornienko

Fauna - Kishinev Zoo
(Issued 18-05-2013)

Ethnicities of Moldova
(Issued 21-06-2017)

The 200th Anniversary of the Struve Geodetic Arc
(Issued 11-02-2016)

FINLAND ~ Struve Geodetic Arc - Aavasaksa - UNESCO ~

... Great postcard of country nr5 showing the Struve Geodetic Arc ... this one is in Aavasaksa, the southernmost point of Finland where you can see the midnight sun... the crosses carved in the rock to mark the point are now located beneath the Viewing Tower erected in 1969... still 5 more to find...  (◕‿-) Thanks Virpi!!  (ヅ)

The arc which stretches from the Black Sea to the Arctic Ocean, was measured from 1816 - 1855 and has been used to determine the the size and shape of the Earth.

The countries are Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine.

A total of 34 station points have been selected for protection, six of these being located in Finland.

The Aavasaksa (Avasaksa) point was measured in 1845 on the highest point of the Hill.

The Struve Geodetic Arc is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2005.

Stamp:

Festive Bouquet
(Issued 02-03-2015)

BELARUS ~ Struve Geodetic Arc - UNESCO ~

...Country nr4 showing a Geodetic Arc...most of the  Arc’s points (19) are located in Belarus (historians say that there were 31 stone cubes on the territory of the country), five of them are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List....Thanks a lot Alexandra!!

 It was built on the initiative of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve (on postcard) between 1810 and 1865 and should measure the size and the shape of the earth and marked an important step in the development of earth sciences and topographic mapping.

The Arc is 2820 km long and is a exceptional example for the cooperation of scientists and monarchs of different countries for a scientific aim.

Since 2005 the Struve Geodetic Arc is a transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site in Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine.

The points are marked by drilled holes, cross marks in stone, carved crosses or cairns.


© Yury Podverbny

Stamp:

Ladybirds
(Issued 26-08-2015)

RUSSIA ~ The Struve Geodetic Arc - UNESCO ~

...Received my third country with  Geodetic Arc "Z Point" on Hogland Island...still 7 to go...Thanks a lot Oleg!

Photo © Nikolai Vorobyev “The Struve Arc” (“Russian-Scandinavian Arc”) is a chain of old triangulation points extending for 2,820 km on the territory of ten European countries and representing a unique monument of science and technology. The points are marked by drilled holes, cross marks in stone, carved crosses or cairns.

Both Russian triangulation points are situated on the small Hogland Island in the Gulf of Finland – they are the “Maki-Paalys Point” and “Z Point”.

Stamps:

Definitive Issue. Kremlins
(Issued 01-10-2009)

Definitive Issues
(Issued 29-08-2008)

The 50th Anniversary of the Russian Society for Protection of Monuments of History and Culture
(Issued 14-10-2015)

ESTONIA ~Struve Geodic Arc-Tartu Observatory-UNESCO

...A scientific UNESCO site...thinking this chain was accomplished around 200 years ago is simply astonishing...it's my second point after the one in Norway...still a lot to go (◕‿-). Thanks a lot Patrick!!

© Bernt Rostad The Observatory in Tartu is on a hill overlooking the town. The upper portion of the observation tower can be winched around so that the observation opening for the telescope can be oriented 360 degrees.

The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through 10 countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian.The chain was established and used by the German-born Russian scientist Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve in the years 1816 to 1855 to establish the exact size and shape of the earth.

In 2005, 34 of the triangulation points – the ones that are distinguished by a landmark – became protected and included as cultural memorials on the UNESCO world heritage list. This makes it the longest inscription on the WHS.

Stamps:

Oxeye Daisy
(Issued 17-01-2007)
Christmas
(Issued 19-11-2015)

NORWAY ~Northern Lights- The Struve Geodetic Arc-UNESCO~

..This must be my most beautiful UNESCO card ever received...a breathtaking view of a magical place...the most northern place of this earth... and as extra bonus with one of the natural wonders...
the Northern Lights. Thanks a million Joey!!!

I was thinking wouldn't it be great to have a postcard of each of this points...Just dreaming ^__^

Nice stamp: Modern architecture-Tourist stamp, Borgund
(Issued: 15-04-2011)

The meridian column on Fuglenes in Hammerfest is a modest monument to one of the biggest scientific tasks in the world: that of measuring the planet itself. It marks the start of a 2820 km arc that ends in the Black Sea.

Hammerfest is the northernmost town in the world and at that time the most northerly place in the world that scientists could reasonably travel to - and it marks the north end of the arc. It was here that Meridian Column was erected in 1854.

 In 2005, 34 of the triangulation points – the ones that are distinguished by a landmark – became protected and included as cultural memorials on the UNESCO world heritage list. This makes it the longest inscription on the WHS.