Wiki Loves Monuments 2020 winners
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This gallery contains the finalists and winners of the International stage of Wiki Loves Monuments.
Winners
Saint John's Church, Sohrol, Iran by Farzin Izaddoust dar
Monastery of Rousanou, Meteora, Greece by Alexis Alexandris
Casbah of Algiers, Algeria by Abdelatif Nour
Vakil Bazaar, Shiraz, Iran by Soroush Javadian
Citadel of Qaitbay, Egypt by Summer Kamal Eldeen Mohamed Fara
Wilder's Folly, Nunhide, the United Kingdom by Mark Edwards
St George's Cathedral, Aleppo, Syria by Mohammad Abo Helal
Clouds over Makhtesh Ramon, Israel by Gilad Topaz
Dom Bosco Sanctuary, Brasilia, Brazil by Francisco Willian Saldanha
Jameh Mosque, Hamadan, Iran by Hossein Rounasi
Gayer-Anderson Museum, Cairo, Egypt by Mohamed Wardany
Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra, Iraq by Omar Hussain Ali
Pietrapertosa in white, Potenza, Italy by Teodoro Corbo
The Mesopotamian Marshes, Iraq by Ahmed Abdulameer Lazim
Feng Tien Temple, Hsin Kang, Taiwan by Ching-Tzu Liu
Finalists
Every participating country selected the 10 best images to enter in the International round.
Algeria
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Armenia
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Aruba
Austria
Former brewery buildings of Huberts Bräu, Laa an der Thaya, Lower Austria
Photographer: Henry Kellner
An aquaeduct of the First Vienna Mountain Spring Pipeline in Leobersdorf, Lower Austria
Photographer: Clemens Mosch
Khlesl-Haus, a former clergy building in the city centre of Vienna. View of a permanently closed hairsalon that is part of the building.
Photographer: Herzi Pinki
Colonade of the Soviet War Memorial in Vienna, Austria, with the group of soldiers on top of the colonadte being illuminated by the evening sun
Photographer: Man77
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Azerbaijan
Caravan stone complex of camel figures in Allar village of Yardymli District.
Photographer: Rövşən Süleymanov76
Bangladesh
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Benin
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Brazil
Canada
L'Anse aux Meadows, a Viking settlement circa 1000 AD, Newfoundland and Labrador
Photographer: Pierre Gingras
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Croatia
Egypt
Finland
These are the finalists in no specific order. The winner will be announced in January.
Koivukoski power plant on a frosty morning.
Ferry company house in Tampere.
The Parliament House photographed from inside the Oodi Library.
Petäjävesi Old Church on a winter morning.
Uhrilähde (sacred spring) in Jämijärvi.
Helsinki Central Station statues with masks and Pride flag.
Petäjävesi Old Church from air.
Kuopio railway station pier roof and new transport hub building on behind.
Myllysaari, island with an Iron Age grave in Lahti.
France
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Georgia
Germany
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Greece
Monastery of Rousanou in Meteora archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Photographer: Αλεξανδρής Αλέξης![Temple of Hera, Olympia[dead link] Photographer: SkoulGeorge](/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F1%2F1b%2FTemple_of_Hera_in_Olympia.jpg%2F500px-Temple_of_Hera_in_Olympia.jpg)
![Nicopolis[dead link] Roman Aqueduct[dead link] Photographer: Jennikann](/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F2%2F2e%2FNicopolis_Roman_Aqueduct.jpg%2F500px-Nicopolis_Roman_Aqueduct.jpg)
![Mystras[dead link] fortified town Photographer: Mpalexandros](/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F4%2F4b%2F%25CE%259C%25CF%2585%25CF%2583%25CF%2584%25CF%2581%25CE%25AC.jpg%2F500px-%25CE%259C%25CF%2585%25CF%2583%25CF%2584%25CF%2581%25CE%25AC.jpg)
![Temple of Zeus in Athens[dead link] Photographer: Elaki26](/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Ff%2Ff4%2F%25CE%259D%25CE%25B1%25CF%258C%25CF%2582_%25CE%259F%25CE%25BB%25CF%2585%25CE%25BC%25CF%2580%25CE%25AF%25CE%25BF%25CF%2585_%25CE%2594%25CE%25B9%25CF%258C%25CF%2582_-_%25CE%2588%25CE%25BB%25CE%25BB%25CE%25B7_%25CE%2591%25CE%25B3%25CE%25B9%25CE%25B1%25CE%25BD%25CE%25BD%25CE%25AF%25CE%25B4%25CE%25B7.jpg%2F330px-%25CE%259D%25CE%25B1%25CF%258C%25CF%2582_%25CE%259F%25CE%25BB%25CF%2585%25CE%25BC%25CF%2580%25CE%25AF%25CE%25BF%25CF%2585_%25CE%2594%25CE%25B9%25CF%258C%25CF%2582_-_%25CE%2588%25CE%25BB%25CE%25BB%25CE%25B7_%25CE%2591%25CE%25B3%25CE%25B9%25CE%25B1%25CE%25BD%25CE%25BD%25CE%25AF%25CE%25B4%25CE%25B7.jpg)
![Meteora complex of monasteries[dead link]Photographer: Apostolosmargiolis](/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F9%2F97%2FSunset_at_Meteora.jpg%2F500px-Sunset_at_Meteora.jpg)
![Interior of old Athens railway station[dead link] Photographer: Stathis floros](/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F6%2F6e%2FAthens_-_Inside_old_train_station.jpg%2F500px-Athens_-_Inside_old_train_station.jpg)
![Church in Mystras[dead link] fortified town Photographer: Mpalexandros](/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F7%2F76%2F%25CE%259C%25CF%2585%25CF%2583%25CF%2584%25CF%2581%25CE%25B1.jpg%2F500px-%25CE%259C%25CF%2585%25CF%2583%25CF%2584%25CF%2581%25CE%25B1.jpg)
![Tower of Mariana[dead link] in Olynthos Photographer: VasilisKarapa](/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fd%2Fda%2F%25CE%25A0%25CF%258D%25CF%2581%25CE%25B3%25CE%25BF%25CF%2582_%25CF%2584%25CF%2589%25CE%25BD_%25CE%259C%25CE%25B1%25CF%2581%25CE%25B9%25CE%25B1%25CE%25BD%25CF%258E%25CE%25BD_4.jpg%2F500px-%25CE%25A0%25CF%258D%25CF%2581%25CE%25B3%25CE%25BF%25CF%2582_%25CF%2584%25CF%2589%25CE%25BD_%25CE%259C%25CE%25B1%25CF%2581%25CE%25B9%25CE%25B1%25CE%25BD%25CF%258E%25CE%25BD_4.jpg)
![View of the Acropolis of Athens[dead link] Photographer: Spirosparas](/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fd%2Fd0%2FAcropolis_Of_Athens_Greece_02.jpg%2F250px-Acropolis_Of_Athens_Greece_02.jpg)
![Temple of Hera, Olympia[dead link] Photographer: SkoulGeorge](./File:Temple_of_Hera_in_Olympia.jpg)
![Nicopolis[dead link] Roman Aqueduct[dead link] Photographer: Jennikann](./File:Nicopolis_Roman_Aqueduct.jpg)
![Mystras[dead link] fortified town Photographer: Mpalexandros](./File:Μυστρά.jpg)
![Temple of Zeus in Athens[dead link] Photographer: Elaki26](./File:Ναός_Ολυμπίου_Διός_-_Έλλη_Αγιαννίδη.jpg)
![Meteora complex of monasteries[dead link]Photographer: Apostolosmargiolis](./File:Sunset_at_Meteora.jpg)
![Interior of old Athens railway station[dead link] Photographer: Stathis floros](./File:Athens_-_Inside_old_train_station.jpg)
![Church in Mystras[dead link] fortified town Photographer: Mpalexandros](./File:Μυστρα.jpg)
![Tower of Mariana[dead link] in Olynthos Photographer: VasilisKarapa](./File:Πύργος_των_Μαριανών_4.jpg)
![View of the Acropolis of Athens[dead link] Photographer: Spirosparas](./File:Acropolis_Of_Athens_Greece_02.jpg)
India
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
highly commended: St Colman's Cathedral, County Cork
Photographer: Diego Lopez
highly commended: Charles Fort, County Cork
Photographer: Diego Lopez
highly commended: Wicklow Head Lighthouse (1779), County Wicklow
Photographer: Jonjobaker
highly commended: 12th Lock (Ballymakaily), County Dublin
Photographer: Royalcanalrunner
highly commended: Carrowmore Passage Tomb, County Sligo
Photographer: Cliffoney
highly commended: Charles Fort, County Cork
Photographer: Diego Lopez
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Israel
The Western Wall, Jerusualem
Photographer: Menachem Mendel Amran
Port of Tel Aviv
Photographer: Gilad Topaz
British Bridge in Rosh HaAyin
Photographer: Gilad Topaz
Irgun Museum in 1948, Jaffa
Photographer: Gilad Topaz
Monastery of the Twelve Apostles, Capernaum
Photographer: Gilad Topaz
Birya Fortress
Photographer: Gilad Topaz
Mount Katum in Makhtesh Ramon
Photographer: Gilad Topaz
Saint Peter's Russian Orthodox Church in Abu Kabir, Tel Aviv
Photographer: Gilad Topaz
Old City of Jaffa
Photographer: Gilad Topaz
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Italy
Jordan
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![Ebsheir PalacesPhotographer: عبدالله الديخ آل خطاب](./File:"قصور_ابشير_و_حلة_الربيع.jpg)
![PetraPhotographer: [dead link]](./File:Al_Siq,_Petra_5.jpg)
![Amman CitadelPhotographer: ;o)[dead link]](./File:Amman_-_8656356384.jpg)
Kenya
This is a photo of a Kenyan monument, with the Monument wmke-identifier number
Author: Bertina Kanaka
Lebanon
Malaysia
panoramic view Petronas Twin Tower ,Kuala Lumpur
Photographer: Shesmax
Old Sarawal State Mosque, Sarawak
Photographer: Damian Pankowiec
Sarawak New Parliament Building, Kuching
Photographer: Horatio Wong
Petronas Twin Towers,Kuala Lumpur
Photographer: Shesmax
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque, Shah Alam
Photographer: Danialnorizzat
Batu Caves, Gombak
Photographer: Shesmax
Birch Memorial Clock Tower, Perak
Photographer: Pooventhan Supramaniam
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Malta
Mauritania
Morocco
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Nepal
Norway
Fargarholmen, Radsundet, Alver
Photographer: Odd Roar Aalborg
Palestine
Peru
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Philippines
Poland
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Portugal
Ceiling of Church of St Joseph, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores
Photographer: Diego Delso, 2020
Overview of the city of Horta, one of the three capitals of the archipelago, during the blue hour from Monte da Guia, Faial Island, Azores
Photographer: Diego Delso, 2020
Our Lady of Peneda sanctuary in Arcos de Valdevez municipality, Viana do Castelo
Photographer: Krzysztof Golik, 2020
Late Gothic start vault at Capela do Fundador, Mosteiro da Batalha, Leiria
Photographer: Cardilio, 2017
Espigueiros (raccards) in Soajo, Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo
Photographer: Krzysztof Golik, 2020
Romania
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Russia
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* The legal status of Crimea is disputed. Crimean monuments are covered by both Russian and Ukrainian contests.
Rwanda
Slovakia
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Slovenia
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Spain
Sweden
See also the page with the Swedish top three.
Syria
Taiwan
蘭嶼雅美族野銀部落傳統建築
Traditional settlement buildings of Ivalino (Yeyin tribe) of Yami people in Orchid Island.
Photographer: WU PEI HSUAN
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Thailand
วัดกลางบางแก้วเป็นวัดเก่าแก่ นักโบราณคดีสันนิษฐานว่าสร้างมาตั้งแต่สมัยกรุงศรีอยุธยาหรือยุคอู่ทองตอนปลาย
พระระเบียงรอบอุโบสถวัดพระเชตุพลวิมลมังคลาราม
Wat Ratchabophit, Bangkok, Thailand
พระราชวังสนามจันทร์ จ.นครปฐม
Democracy Monument, Bangkok, Thailand
The protests on 18 July 2020 in a large demonstration organized under the Free Youth umbrella
วัดประยุรวงศาวาส สร้างขึ้นในสมัยพระบาทสมเด็จพระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว
วัดเบญจมบพิตรในช่วงพระอาทิตย์ตก โดยมีแสงสีทองของพระอาทิตย์สะท้อนกับฉากประตูของวัด
ศาลาเฉลิมกรุงที่รุ่งเรืองในอดีต กับยุคสมัยที่เปลี่ยนไปในปัจจุบัน
วัดพระเชตุพนวิมลมังคลารามราชวรมหาวิหาร
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Uganda
Ukraine
Kamyana Mohyla (literally: "stone grave"), an archaeological site in the Molochna River valley near Terpinnya, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Photograph: Eldar Sarakhman
Windmill from the village of Kudryavy, Sumy Oblast, in Pyrohiv Museum of Folk Architecture and Folkways of Ukraine in Kyiv
Photograph: Ruslan Hrybiuk
Saint Nicholas Church in Sviatohirsk Lavra, Sviatohirsk, Donetsk Oblast
Photograph: Vitalii Bashkatov
Ancient Greek colony Skelka on the shores of the Bug estuary near Oleksandrivka, Kherson Oblast
Photograph: Oleg Marchuk
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United Kingdom
Perch Rock Lighthouse in rock pool
Twr Bach Llandwyn Island Lighthouse
Chatham Dockyard, No. 3 slip roof
Dawn at Snape
Eilean Donan Castle winter scene
Oxborough Hall
Gleann Mor on St Kilda on a sunny August day (wide)
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United States
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Other winners
These images won in a Wiki Loves Monuments-related competition. They display heritage beautifully, but are not part of the international finale unless they also appear in one of the lists above. The images may have been awarded prizes in one of the national competitions.
Italy's special FIAF prize
Apulia
Tuscany
Ireland special prizes
Prizes awarded for the best and first image of a site from each province.
Leinster: Victoria Lock, County Offaly
Photographer: Jonjobaker
Munster: Carrignavar Bridge, County Cork
Photographer: Donal.hunt
Ulster: Kiltoy Church of Ireland, County Donegal
Photographer: DAYVEHUSE
Connacht: Fenagh Graveyard, County Leitrim
Photographer: Fifiheavey
Ukraine special prizes
Jewish Heritage
Category: Synagogues
Synagogue. Sataniv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
Photographer: Zysko serhii
Synagogue. Sharhorod, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
Photographer: Posterrr
Karaite Kenesa. Kyiv, Ukraine
Photographer: Kiyanka
Synagogue. Husiatyn, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
Photographer: V1snyk
Synagogue. Husiatyn, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
Photographer: Zolonko
Synagogue. Sataniv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
Photographer: Zysko serhii
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Category: Cemeteries
Old Jewish cemetery. Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Photographer: Андрій Марусов
Old Jewish cemetery. Medzhybizh, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
Photographer: Zysko serhii
Jewish cemetery. Sataniv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
Photographer: Бурчинська Марія
Jewish cemetery. Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
Photographer: Kiyanka
Old Jewish cemetery. Medzhybizh, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
Photographer: Kminfo
Category: Other
Jewish sign. Mykulyntsi, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
Photographer: Дмитро Полюхович
Ceremonial building. Jewish cemetery. Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Photographer: Андрій Жерновий
Jewish People's House. Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Photographer: Anton Blahii
Beth Midrash. Synagogue. Skvyra, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Photographer: Michael Byalsky
Mykola Sikory House (former Jewish school). Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Photographer: Сергій Венцеславський
Medical society (founded by Jewish doctors). 14 Pushkinska Street. Kharkiv, Ukraine
Photographer: Serhii Bobok
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Wiki Loves Classics
A parallel selection focused on classical culture and related archeological sites (with a specific focus on details), see the 2020 page
Participated but did not submit any finalists
Sudan
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