GERMANY ~ Bremen - UNESCO ~

... A picturesque view of the marketplace...with one of the most beautiful town halls... coming from a bordering country... this card shows once again that we don't have to travel so far to see nice places ツ(distance between Brussels and Bremen is about 400km)...with fantastic matching stamps and cancellations... Thanks a lot Dustin for this lovely surprise!! (✿ ♥‿♥)

Photo: Christoph Reinhard
The City of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. The Old Town Hall was built in 1409 and renovated in the 17th century. It was especially designed to act as a Town Hall, and used this way over the ages. With next to it the St. Peter's Cathedral.

The Roland statue is 5,55 meter high and dates from 1404. It stands in front of the Town Hall, but faces sidewards to the church. Roland statues can be found in a number of German towns, they represent market rights and freedom.

 They have been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2004.

Stamps:

Tourism - Bremen Marketplace
(03-04-2014)

Ships - The 200th Anniversary of Steamship Die Weser
(Issued 08-12-2016)