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4356 - Hämeenlinna, Kanta-Häme, Finland

Hämeenlinna is a city of 68 000 located in southern Finland. It is home to the medieval Häme Castle ( Hämeen linna) . Häme Castle, also known as Tavastia Castle was originally located on an island, but now sits on the coast of Lake Vanajavesi. It consists of a central keep (a fortified tower built within the castle), with surrounding curtain walls (a fortification wall), and enclosed by a moat. Two of the original five turrets survived.  It was constructed in the 13th century, and restored between 1953-1988, and has been used as a military fortress, home for Swedish nobility, a prison, and is currently a museum operated by the Finnish National Board of Antiquities. It is a major tourist attraction in southern Finland. It is a popular venue for events including Renaissance fairs. 
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4355 - Vancouver, Washington, United States

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is located in both Washington and Oregon. On the Washington side, in Vancouver, is the reproduction of the original fort. On the Oregon side, in Oregon City, is the former residence of John McLoughlin. The Fort Vancouver national Historic Site was originally built in 1966 as a part of the National Park Service's Mission 66 Program. Mission 66 was a 10 year program to dramatically expanded the Park Services visitor programs in time for the National Park's 50th anniversary in 1966. In 2015 the visitor's centre was renovated into an information centre for both Fort Vancouver and Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Fort Vancouver saw 710 000 visitors (2011). 

4354 - Rome, Italy

This is a photo of Roman ruins in Turkey. The sender is an artist and this is his website www.bernieqeo.eu if you are interested in checking out his work. I did and he has a lot of cool stuff. 

4353 - Kostroma, Russia

Kostroma ( Кострома́)  was founded in 1152 by Yury Dolgoruky, but it is thought to be much older. Today it has a population of 270 000 people. 

4352 - Vilnius, Lithuania

This card from Vilnius shows some of the various churches found in the capital city. Church of St. Johns ( Šv. Jonų Bažnyčia) is located at the Old Town of Vilnius and dominates the Vilnius University ensemble. The Jesuits were the first professors and they and their students used to pray at the church. Theologians would give sermons here and it was a place for performances and disputes, where theses were defended and kings greeted! It was built between 1388-1426; reconstructed in the 16th and 17th centuries. During Soviet times the church was closed down and severely damaged. During Nazi Germany's occupation, the church's reverend, Alfonsas Liniūnas, delivered rebellious sermons in the church. He was imprisoned at Stutthof camp and died.  Sts. Peter and Paul Church Vilnius Cathedral of St. Stanislaus and St. Ladislaus of Vilnius ( ilniaus Šv. Stanislovo ir Šv. Vladislovo arkikatedra bazilika) This is the main Catholic cathedral in Lithuania and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

4351 - Kyiv, Ukraine

The sender must be a doctor, nurse, or other medical professional because she came to Kyiv to study war medicine. She mentions that they hear missiles and explosions every night and asks that I keep them in my thoughts and prayers.  She did write down what the front says but I am having trouble reading it. 

4350 - Taipei, Taiwan

This is a World Postcard Day card from 2021. It looks like there were six or seven people at this one. He also put a stamp on the front of the card and gave it a special postmark. I don't know if that is from the post office or their own creation.