#wiki loves monuments

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The 700-year-old Haghartsin Monastery, nestled in the mountains of north-central Armenia, is seen here in a photo from Vladimir Pankratov. 

Photo by Vladimir Pankratov, CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiki Loves Monuments 2023

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Wiki Loves Monuments: Incredible Meteora Image Tops Greek Entries

The shelves of the bookshop in the northern Greek town of Karditsa where Alexis Alexandris works are home to numerous glossy books featuring the work of iconic photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastião Salgado and Takis Tloupas, which he has spent hours perusing.

“The photographs of all these great photographers transport me and were the inspiration for me to obtain my first camera,” he recalls.

Eight years have passed since he first took up photography as an amateur, and recently he was thrilled to learn that he had been awarded first place among the Greek participants in Wiki Loves Monuments, an international photography competition with a focus on cultural heritage buildings that is organized by Wikimedia. It has had a Greek section since 2016.

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NOW OPEN – Flickr Worldwide Photowalks Group

We’ve just opened the Flickr Worldwide Photowalks Group to submissions and will be accepting your images through the entire month of September. We invite you to take photos of monuments and historic places in your city and add them to the group pool. Be sure to add tags to the photo with the city and monument names. 

Remember, if there is not currently a walk planned for your city you can still organize one, but you don't need to attend a photowalk to submit photo(s) to the group. We encourage everyone interested in coordinating one to create a Facebook or Meetup event for it (date/location) and share the event details in this Group Discussion. All organizers will receive a free 3-month Flickr Pro subscription.

This year we are partnering with the Wikimedia community in support of the Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 (WLM) photography competition. To have your photos invited to the official contest at the end of the month, the images you upload to the Flickr Worldwide Photowalks group should meet the following criteria:

Be self-taken and self-uploaded

Uploaded in September 2017

Freely licensed: CC BY-SA, CC BY, and CC0 are fine. Licenses with NC or ND will NOT be accepted. The 'Public Domain' mark is incompatible due to copyright complexities.

Contain an identified monument

Tagged with country and city name (where the monument is located in), monument ID information (read section on how to identify monument ID here). You can also add the tags "FlickrPhotowalk" and "WLM2017" on your images.

You can find more details about our collaboration with Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in this blog post.

Still have questions? Read this FAQ section to learn more on how to organize a Flickr Photowalk or how to submit photos to the WLM contest.

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Photo: Gare du Nord, Paris, France

Date Taken: 23rd December 2013

Competitions: Placed 7th in French National Competition and 2nd Place internationally of Wiki Loves Monuments 2014

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The Marksburg is a castle and a key part of the Rhine Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Photo by Rolf Kranz, CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiki Loves Monuments 2023

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Aerial photo of Buddha Dhatu Jadi, a Buddhist temple located in southeastern Bangladesh. This particular temple is well-known for its golden spire.

Photo by Azim Khan Ronnie, CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiki Loves Monuments 2023

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Christ the Redeemer statue from Rio de Janeiro’s Botafogo beach.

Photo by Donatas Dabravolskas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wiki Loves Monuments photography contest

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Staircase in Schloss Drachenburg, Germany

Photo by Gunther Zagatta, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wiki Loves Monuments photography contest