WASHINGTON MONUMENT. Washington, USA. Ticket (2010)

WASHINGTON MONUMENT
Washington

Ticket Nº 0000006200896
08.09.2010, 12:00 PM

The Washington Monument is a 555-foot (169 m) tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Construction of the presidential memorial began in 1848. The construction was suspended from 1854 to 1877 due to funding challenges, a struggle for control over the Washington National Monument Society, and the American Civil War. The stone structure was completed in 1884, and the internal ironwork, the knoll, and installation of memorial stones was completed in 1888.

Gracias a Sandra L.

PONT DE FUSTA RAILWAY STATION, Valencia, Spain (1988)

PONT DE FUSTA RAILWAY STATION
Carrer d'Almassora
Valencia

Photo: Manel Díaz, 1988.

Opened in 1888, this station was in service until 1995. It served the "trenet" lines between Valencia, El Grau, Bétera and Rafelbunyol. The railway was replaced by the tram.

Gracias a D. M.

PALACIO DE SOBRELLANO. Comillas, Cantabria, Spain

PALACIO DE SOBRELLANO
Access ticket Nº 07692.
3 €

The Sobrellano Palace, also known as the Palace of the Marquis of Comillas, was the work of the Catalan architect Joan Martorell who built it on behalf of the first Marquis of Comillas, Antonio López y López, finishing the work in 1888. Next to the palace is the beautiful chapel-pantheon, also in the English and Central European Perpendicular Gothic style, with furniture by Gaudí and modernist sculptures by Joan Roig, Josep Llimona, Venancio Vallmitjana and Agapito Vallmitjana.

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VICTORIA PEAK TRAM, Hong Kong.

VICTORIA PEAK TRAM
Hong Kong

The Peak Tram is a funicular railway in Hong Kong, which carries both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island. Operated since 30 Mai 1888, it was the first funicular railway in Asia. After a lengthy renovation and upgrade project, it was reopened on 27 August 2022.

(Source: Civitatis)

VIADUC DE LOULLA, La Motte-Saint-Martin, Isère, France. Train éléctrique de la ligne de La Mure. Postcard

VIADUC DE LOULLA
La Motte-Saint-Martin

Train éléctrique de la ligne de La Mure.

Postcard published by P. Gaude, Grenoble, Nº 282.

The Saint-Georges-de-Commiers – La Mure narrow gauge railway line opened on 24 July 1888 to serve the La Mure coalfield, and was electrified in 1906. It was in service until 12 May 1936. It had a length of 30 km, and had to overcome a difference in altitude of 600 m; To make it possible, six viaducts and eighteen tunnels had to be built. Between 1989 and 2010, a tourist line operated along its route.

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STAR FERRY in Victoria City, Hong Kong. Postcard

STAR FERRY
Victoria City, Hong Kong

Postcard published by K. P. Yuen, 1046.

The Star Ferry (Chinese: 天星小輪) is a passenger ferry service operator and tourist attraction in Hong Kong. Its principal routes carry passengers across Victoria Harbour, between Hong Kong Island, and Kowloon. The service is operated by the Star Ferry Company, which was founded in 1888 as the Kowloon Ferry Company, and adopted its present name in 1898.

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PALACE HOTEL DE BUÇACO, Luso (Mealhada), Portugal. Postcards

PALACE HOTEL DE BUSSACO
Luso (Mealhada), Portugal

2 postcards (1970s / 1980s).

The Buçaco Palace is a former convent that today houses a luxury hotel located in the Buçaco mountain range, in the municipality of Mealhada, in central Portugal. It is a national monument. The area around the Buçaco Palace was part of a Discalced Carmelite convent established in 1628. The monks of the Convento de Santa Cruz do Buçaco not only built a convent but also created a luxurious garden with many species of trees. The Palace Hotel of Buçaco was built between 1888 and 1907. The first architect was the Italian Luigi Manini (1848-1936), who designed a Romantic palace in Neo-Manueline style, evoking the 16th-century architectural style that characterised the peak of the Portuguese Age of Discovery. The Buçaco Palace is inspired in iconic Manueline buildings like the Jerónimos Monastery and the Belém Tower, both located in Lisbon.

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HONG KONG. The Peak Tram & Sky Terrace 428 (2013)

HONG KONG
The Peak Tram & Sky Terrace 428

[The Peak Tramway (Chinese: 山頂纜車), began operation on 30.05.1888, is a funicular railway in Hong Kong, which carries both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island. Running from Central district to Victoria Peak via the Mid-Levels, it provides the most direct route and offers good views over the harbour and skyscrapers of Hong Kong. 
The Sky Terrace 428, standing at 428 metres above sea level in the Peak, is the highest viewing platform in Hong Kong offering a stunning 360-degree panoramic view across the Hong Kong.] 

Ticket Nº 065V 200113 13423445. HK$ 15.00.
(2013)

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Merci à Daniel

KOTKA (Suomi / Finland). Langinkoski

LANGINKOSKI
Kotka (Suomi / Finland)

[Langinkoski is an Imperial fishing lodge built in 1888, between the branches of the Kymi river by the Emperor of Russia Alexander III (who ruled the Grand Duchy of Finland as part of the Russian Empire).]

Ticket. / Entrada. / Billet. / Biglietto Nº 2759. 6,00 EUR.
[2013]

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Thanks to Giselle

REEFTON, New Zealand

REEFTON
New Zealand

Welcome to Reefton, first town of light
The first place in the southern hemisfere to have 
a public supply of electricity on 4 August 1888

Publicitary postcard by Reefton Visitor Centre.
Tarjeta postal publicitaria del Reefton Visitor Centre.
Targeta postal publicitària del Reefton Visitor Centre.
Carte postale publicitaire du Reefton Visitor Centre.
Cartolina pubblicitaria del Reefton Visitor Centre.

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BÜRGENSTOCK-BAHN (Switzerland)

BÜRGENSTOCK-BAHN (Switzerland). Postcard by Globetrotter, Luzern, 02316.

[The Bürgenstock railway (German: Bürgenstock-Bahn; BB) is a funicular railway in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland. Track lengt: 944 metres (3,097 ft); track gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in); Maximum incline: 58%. The line links the landing stage at Kehrsiten-Bürgenstock, served by the regular passenger boats of the Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees, with the Bürgenstock resort and its famous hotels. The railway was opened in 1888 and was originally a water-ballast funicular with an Abt rack braking rail. Today the funicular is electric and automatic, but it still uses the original cabins. The line has been closed since November 2011 whilst work is undertaken to create a new luxury resort at its upper station, and it is not expected to reopen until the summer of 2014.]

BÜRGENSTOCK, Funicular (Suiza). Tarjeta postal de Globetrotter, Luzern, 02316.

BÜRGENSTOCK, Funicular (Suïssa). Targeta postal de Globetrotter, Luzern, 02316.

BÜRGENSTOCK, Funiculaire (Suisse). Carte postale de Globetrotter, Luzern, 02316.

BÜRGENSTOCK, Funicolare (Svizzera). Cartolina di Globetrotter, Luzern, 02316.

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Thanks to Lysiane

MUSÉE DES BEAUX ARTS DE ROUEN (France). Ticket d'entrée (2011)

MUSÉE DES BEAUX ARTS DE ROUEN (France). Ticket d'entrée Nº 122512. 11.06.2011. 5,00 EUR.
[Le musée, dû à l'architecte Louis Sauvageot, a été réalisé en deux étapes: une première aile est construite de 1877 à 1880 le long de la rue Thiers (actuelle rue Jean Lecanuet), la deuxième aile ainsi que le bâtiment central et la bibliothèque ayant été construits de 1884 à 1888. Une rénovation complète s'est achevée en 1994. Le musée rassemble une collection de peintures, sculptures, dessins et objets d'art du XVe siècle à nos jours, dont notamment une rare collection d'icônes russes du XVIe au début du XIXe siècle.]

ART MUSEUM OF ROUEN (France). Ticket Nº 122512. 11.06.2011. 5,00 EUR.

MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES DE RUAN (Francia). Billete de entrada Nº 122512. 11.06.2011. 5,00 EUR.

MUSEU DE BELLES ARTS DE ROUEN (França). Bitllet d'entrada Nº 122512. 11.06.2011. 5,00 EUR.

MUSEO DELLE BELLE ARTI DI ROANO (Francia). Biglietto d'ingresso Nº 122512. 11.06.2011. 5,00 EUR.

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Merci à Daniel (http://lettresdumonde.blogspot.com/)

MUSÉE DES BEAUX ARTS DE ROUEN (France). Ticket d'entrée (2011)

MUSÉE DES BEAUX ARTS DE ROUEN (France). Ticket d'entrée Nº 122511. 11.06.2011. 5,00 EUR.
[Le musée, dû à l'architecte Louis Sauvageot, a été réalisé en deux étapes: une première aile est construite de 1877 à 1880 le long de la rue Thiers (actuelle rue Jean Lecanuet), la deuxième aile ainsi que le bâtiment central et la bibliothèque ayant été construits de 1884 à 1888. Une rénovation complète s'est achevée en 1994. Le musée rassemble une collection de peintures, sculptures, dessins et objets d'art du XVe siècle à nos jours, dont notamment une rare collection d'icônes russes du XVIe au début du XIXe siècle.]

ART MUSEUM OF ROUEN (France). Ticket Nº 122511. 11.06.2011. 5,00 EUR.

MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES DE RUAN (Francia). Billete de entrada Nº 122511. 11.06.2011. 5,00 EUR.

MUSEU DE BELLES ARTS DE ROUEN (França). Bitllet d'entrada Nº 122511. 11.06.2011. 5,00 EUR.

MUSEO DELLE BELLE ARTI DI ROANO (Francia). Biglietto d'ingresso Nº 122511. 11.06.2011. 5,00 EUR.

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Merci à Daniel (http://lettresdumonde.blogspot.com/)

FUNICOLARE DI BERGAMO ALTA (Italia) dalla stazione superiore (2006)

FUNICOLARE DI BERGAMO ALTA (Italia) dalla stazione superiore. (17.08.2006)
[Questa funicolare, progettata da Alessandro Ferretti e gestita attualmente dell'ATB, collega Città Alta, situata sul colle, al centro cittadino di Bergamo. La prima corsa della funicolare avvenne il 20 settembre 1888. Nel primo dopoguerra alla gestione subentrò l'azienda municipalizzata, oggi ATB, e l'impianto venne completamente ristrutturato tra il 1920 e il 1921: vennero modificate le due stazioni e utilizzate nuove vetture. Nel 1954 venne ulteriormente rinnovata la stazione inferiore, mentre tra il 1963 e il 1964 vennero sostituite le due vetture. Le ultime modifiche, datate invece 1988, migliorarono il sistema di sicurezza e di marcia.]

FUNICULAR RAILWAY OF BERGAMO ALTA (Italy) from the upper station. (17.08.2006)

FUNICULAR DE BERGAMO ALTA (Italia) desde la estación superior. (17.08.2006)

FUNICULAR DE BERGAMO ALTA (Itàlia) des de l'estació superior. (17.08.2006)

FUNICULAIRE DE BERGAMO ALTA (Italie) depuis la station supérieure. (17.08.2006)

Foto / Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 2006.

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FUNICOLARE DI BERGAMO ALTA (Italia). Stazione inferiore (2006)

FUNICOLARE DI BERGAMO ALTA (Italia). Stazione inferiore. (17.08.2006)
[Questa funicolare, progettata da Alessandro Ferretti e gestita attualmente dell'ATB, collega Città Alta, situata sul colle, al centro cittadino di Bergamo. La prima corsa della funicolare avvenne il 20 settembre 1888. Nel primo dopoguerra alla gestione subentrò l'azienda municipalizzata, oggi ATB, e l'impianto venne completamente ristrutturato tra il 1920 e il 1921: vennero modificate le due stazioni e utilizzate nuove vetture. Nel 1954 venne ulteriormente rinnovata la stazione inferiore, mentre tra il 1963 e il 1964 vennero sostituite le due vetture. Le ultime modifiche, datate invece 1988, migliorarono il sistema di sicurezza e di marcia.]

FUNICULAR RAILWAY OF BERGAMO ALTA (Italy). Lower station. (17.08.2006)

FUNICULAR DE BERGAMO ALTA (Italia). Estación inferior. (17.08.2006)

FUNICULAR DE BERGAMO ALTA (Itàlia). Estació inferior. (17.08.2006)

FUNICULAIRE DE BERGAMO ALTA (Italie). Station inférieure. (17.08.2006)

Foto / Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 2006.

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FFCC Amorebieta-Gernika. Locomotora vapor Zugastieta n.º 1 (1888)

FFCC Amorebieta-Gernika (Euskadi). Locomotora de vapor Zugastieta n.º 1, construida en 1888 por Shearp Stewat. Locomotora de vapor operativa más antigua de España, preservada por Eusko Tren en el Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril de Azpeitia. Foto: Santiago Mas Fatjó. Tarjeta postal de Eurofer, Amics del Ferrocarril, Barcelona, N.º 542.

FFCC Amorebieta-Gernika (Euskadi). Locomotora de vapor Zugastieta n.º 1, construïda l'any 1888 per Shearp Stewat. Locomotora de vapor operativa Més antiga d'Espanya, preservada per Eusko Tren al Museu Basc del Ferrocarril d'Azpeitia. Foto: Santiago Mas Fatjó. Targeta postal d'Eurofer, Amics del Ferrocarril, Barcelona, N.º 542.

FFCC Amorebieta-Gernika (Euskadi, Spain). Vapor engine Zugastieta no. 1, built in 1888 by Shearp Stewat. Preserved by Eusko Tren at the Railway Basque Museum of Azpeitia. Photo: Santiago Mas Fatjó. Postcard by Eurofer, Amics del Ferrocarril, Barcelona, No. 542.

FFCC Amorebieta-Gernika (Euskadi, Espagne). Locomotive à vapeur Zugastieta n.º 1, construite en 1888 par Shearp Stewat. Preservée par Eusko Tren au Musée Basque du Chemin de fer d'Azpeitia. Photo: Santiago Mas Fatjó. Carte postale d'Eurofer, Amics del Ferrocarril, Barcelone, N.º 542.

FFCC Amorebieta-Gernika (Euskadi, Spagna). Locomotiva a vapore Zugastieta nº 1, costruita nel 1888 da Shearp Stewat. Preservata da Eusko Tren al Museo Basco della Ferrovia di Azpeitia. Foto: Santiago Mas Fatjó. Cartolina di Eurofer, Amics del Ferrocarril, Barcelone, N.º 542.


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