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German wins in France

on Nov 08, 2011

More than 25.000 images were uploaded for the French contest of Wiki Loves Monuments. Today the jury announced the results for France, and it can be taken as a sign for our international community and contest structure, a good karma for the traditional Franco-German Friendship or just as “fun fact” that the winning image was taken by a German.

The five-headed jury consisted of Yann Arthus-Bertrand, internationally renowned photographer, professional photographer Gwenn Boussard, Benoît Evellin, recent Wikimedian in residence at the Château de Versailles, Rémi Mathis, president of Wikimedia France and Marie-Lan Nguyen, amateur photographer and Wikimedian.

A price ceremony will take place at December 9, 19:30 h at the Musée de Cluny in Paris.
And here are the 10 best photos from France that go to the European contest:

Gallery

Central part of the ceiling of the Galerie des Batailles at the Palace of Versailles.

1: Central part of the ceiling of the Galerie des Batailles at the Palace of Versailles. Author: -donald-. License: CC-BY-SA-3.0


Fontaine des mers on the place de la Concorde in Paris

2: Fontaine des mers on the place de la Concorde in Paris. Author: BigPilou. License: CC-BY-SA-3.0

Castle of La Ferté in La Ferté-Saint-Aubin

3: Castle of La Ferté in La Ferté-Saint-Aubin. Author: PMRMaeyaert. License: CC-BY-SA 3.0

East view of the Château de Quéribus

4: East view of the Château de Quéribus. Author: Groumfy69. License: CC-BY-SA 3.0

Sculpture in the carrière de Froidmont, by an American soldier in 1918

5: Sculpture in the carrière de Froidmont, by an American soldier in 1918. Author: Vifdor. License: CC-BY-SA-3.0

Nave of the Église Saint-Maimbœuf in Montbéliard

6: Nave of the Église Saint-Maimbœuf in Montbéliard. Author: Bresson Thomas. License: CC-BY-3.0

Huilerie-moulin, in Fondremand

7: Huilerie-moulin, in Fondremand. Author: JGS25. License: CC-BY-SA

Coal mine in Liévin

8: Coal mine in Liévin. Author: JÄNNICK Jérémy. License: CC-BY-SA-3.0

Cemetery with Douaumont ossuary Verdun.

9: Cemetery with Douaumont ossuary Verdun. Author: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT. License: CC-BY-SA-3.0

Chapel Saint-Aubert, Le Mont-Saint-Michel

10: Chapel Saint-Aubert, Le Mont-Saint-Michel. Author: EdouardHue. License: CC-BY-SA-3.0

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