Presenting the 2023 winners from the world’s largest photo contest
Wiki Loves Monuments has the pleasure to present the winning pictures of the international finale of the photo contest 2023! The jury – thank you to all who took part in it! – completed its deliberations in February 2024, and we officially announced the winners through out social media channels today.
In 2023 almost 220.000 images have been contributed by more than 4.700 photographers in 46 national contests. Up to ten pictures from each of these competitions could be nominated to the international finale. For a complete overview of all nominees, winners and runners-up, please check out the Winners page on Wikimedia Commons!
A warm thank-you from the international coordination team to the international jury, the national juries and national organizers, all the photographers that submitted their amazing photos that can now be used on Wikipedia and its sister projects, and everyone that helped make this competition possible!
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First place: The Giza Pyramids during “Forever is Now” exhibition, by Mona Hassan Abo-Abda, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Second place: Marksburg Castle, Germany, in winter, by Rolf Kranz, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Third place: Panoramic view of of Premana, province of Lecco, Lombardy, Italy, by Maurizio Moro5153, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
4th place: St Andrew’s Church (1747 — 1762) at dawn, Kyiv, Ukraine, by Maksym Popelnyukh, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
5th place: Buddha Dhatu Jadi buddhist temple in Bangladesh, by Azimronnie, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
6th place: Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia by Vladimir Pankratov, CC BY-SA 2.0 -
7th place: Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia, in winter, by Valekd, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
8th place: Church of Agios Nikolaos in Ermoupolis on the Greek island of Syros, by Αλεξανδρής Αλέξης, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
9th place: The Giza Pyramids. The photo was inspired by the horse rider, who is very small in comparison, by Abdelrahmannr, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
10th place: The 201 Dome Mosque in South Pathalia village, Bangladesh, by Azimronnie, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
11th place: A huge wave hitting the breakwater at Fort Ricasoli, Malta, by Bonavia92, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
12th place: An early morning January photograph of the Split Rock Lighthouse, located near Two Harbors, Minnesota, on the shores of Lake Superior, by MichaelDPhotos, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
13th place: Central hall of Antwerp Central Station, Belgium, by T meltzer, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
14th place: Historical structure at Independence Mines, set against the Talkeetna Mountains in Alaska in winter, by Will Koeppen, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
15th place: Wat Saket in Bangkok, Thailand, by Sitthipolp, CC BY-SA 4.0
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