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In 2016 Nigeria participated in Wiki Loves Monuments for the first time. The local organizing team decided to arrange field trips for participants to visit and document monuments in Nigeria. One of these monuments was Ilojo Bar aka Olaiya House or Casa do Fernandez. Little did they know that their visit would be the last time they would […]
The main goal of Wiki Loves Monuments is to achieve visual documentation of monuments from around the world on Wikipedia. Monument documentation through Wiki Loves Monuments is not only useful for people to get to know cultural heritage in different regions but also it can prove to be one of the few publicly available and […]
If we were to write a book about the experience of Wiki Loves Monuments in Italy, one of the main characters would be Francesco Bini, known to many with his username on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, Sailko. Over 20% of the images collected in the first edition of the competition in Italy were uploaded on […]
In the past year, Wiki Loves Monuments teamed up with Wikivoyage, the free travel guide, to organize a page banner competition; bringing a new twist to our continual quest for cultural heritage. Participants in Wiki Loves Monuments were invited to also upload their photos cropped for the use as headers in Wikivoyage travel guides. Compared to regular submissions, […]
As Wikipedians of Cologne, we are quite sensitive when it comes to the loss of cultural heritage. Almost nine years ago, our city archives collapsed during a subway construction nearby. Although 95% of the archival items have since been salvaged, they are far from being “rescued“; the consequences keep restoration work going for the next […]
After another exciting year of Wiki Loves Monuments, the time has come that we share the winners of this year’s international finale. In the 2017 edition, more than 245,000 photos of built heritage sites around the world, from Agra to Zagreb, were submitted to our 54 national competitions. By participating, the more than 10,000 photographers […]
We are thrilled to announce the 10 winning photos of Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in Iran. These photos are selected by Iran’s jury ( Diego Delso, Hamid Eskandari, David Gubler, Sam Javanrouh, Mohammad Majidi, Kimia Rahgozar) and volunteers from the more than 4700 photos uploaded by 383 uploaders. These photos are now nominated to compete […]
Wikivoyage, a free travel guide everyone can edit, is one of Wikimedia sister projects. High-quality illustrations are central to a travel guide. Of particular importance are page banners placed on top of every page in most language versions of Wikivoyage, including English Wikivoyage that contains over 25,000 travel guides to all countries of the world. […]
On September 1, Wikimedia volunteers around the world will start the 2017 edition of Wiki Loves Monuments. This is the eighth year for the world’s largest photo competition, with over 45 countries this year. You can join the competition by submitting a photograph of a nationally registered monument on Wikimedia Commons before September 30, following […]
In less than a week, more than 50 national competitions from countries and regions across the world take part in the 8th edition of Wiki Loves Monuments, the largest photo competition in the world. Throughout the month of September, people in these countries will be invited to share photos of their national heritage through […]
In 2016, Wiki Loves Monuments (WLM) was a top ranking Wikimedia community initiative in terms of attention raised. In this post, we provide further stats on the 2016 contest. Overall contest growth in a nutshell All key metrics showed significant growth compared to last year: the number of participating countries (more than 30% increase), the number […]
We are proud to announce the 15 winning photographs of Wiki Loves Monuments 2016. More than 10,700 photographers participated this year, submitting over 275,000 photographs of historic buildings, monuments, and cultural heritage sites to Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia, Wikivoyage, and other free knowledge projects. Thanks to them, more heritage sites from a diverse selection […]