Wiki Loves Monuments winners

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This gallery contains the finalists and winners of the International stage of Wiki Loves Monuments.

2024

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  Statue Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by Donatas Dabravolskas
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  Red University Building, Kyiv, Ukraine, by Ryzhkov Oleksandr
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  Moni Rousanou monastery at Meteora, Greece, by Jolovema
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  Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, Serbia, by Petar Milošević
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  Mercado do Bolhão, Porto, Portugal, by Afsalgado
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  Mellieha Parish Church, Mellieħa, Malta, by Marika Caruana
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  Parish Church, Vestvågøy, Norway, by Giladtop
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  Monument to the Unknown Hero, Mount Avala, Serbia, by Ivanbuki
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  Seyed Abad Ribat, Iran, by Dehghanpourpix
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  Basilica di Superga, Italy, by Domeian
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  Livraria Lello, Porto, Portugal, by Afsalgado
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  Fiskeværet Henningsvær, Norway, by Giladtop
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  Kreenholmi Manufaktuuri, Narva, Estonia, by Vaido Otsar
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  Punta della Dogana, Venice, Italy, by Matteo Pappadopoli
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  Castillo de Santía, Spain, by Arseniog

2023

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  The Giza Pyramids during "Forever is Now" exhibition by Mona Hassan Abo-Abda
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  Marksburg Castle, Germany, in winter by Rolf Kranz
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  Panoramic view of of Premana, Lombardy, Italy by Maurizio Moro5153
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  St Andrew's Church (1747 — 1762) at dawn, Kyiv, Ukraine by Maksym Popelnyukh
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  Buddha Dhatu Jadi buddhist temple in Bangladesh by Azimronnie
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  Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia by Vladimir Pankratov
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  Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia by Valekd
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  Church of Agios Nikolaos in Ermoupolis, Syros, Greece by Αλεξανδρής Αλέξης
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  Giza Pyramids, photo inspired by the horse rider by Abdelrahmannr
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  201 Dome Mosque in South Pathalia village, Bangladesh by Azimronnie
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  A huge wave hitting the breakwater at Fort Ricasoli, Malta by Bonavia92
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  Split Rock Lighthouse, Minnesota, on the shores of Lake Superior by MichaelDPhotos
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  Central hall of Antwerp Central Station, Belgium by T meltzer
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  At Independence Mines in Alaska by Will Koeppen
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  Wat Saket in Bangkok, Thailand by Sitthipolp

2022

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  A man cycling outside the wall of the Grand Palace, Bangkok - Thailand, by Kriengsak Jirasirirojanakorn
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  The Fetsund Booms, Norway by Jarle Kvam
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  Sacred Heart chapel in Zakopane Jaszczurówka, Poland by Jakub T. Jankiewicz
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  Czocha Castle, Poland by Aneta Pawska
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  Putra mosque, Malaysia by Santanu Bose
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  Mole Antonelliana in Turin, Italy by night, by Nicola Abbrescia
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  St. John the Baptist’s Parish Church, Slovenia by Luka Škerjanec
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  Presidential Palace Brasília, by Dasfour2022
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  Saghmosavank monastery at winter, Armenia by Hayk Hovhannisyan
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  Tyssedal hydroelectric power plant, Norway by Jorulf Kyrkjeeide
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  Wooden church of Gîrbova, Moldova by Iurie Șveț
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  Jewish Cemetery in Nowy Żmigród, Poland by Daniel Żołopa
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  Malmöhus slott, Sweden by Kateryna Baiduzha
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  Fortification of the Książ Castle, Poland by Aneta Pawska
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  Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar, Portugal by Krzysztof Golik

2021

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  Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil by Donatas Dabravolskas
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  Saint Roch chapel, Krasnobród, Poland by Damian Pankowiec
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  Samchyky palace, Starokostiantyniv, Ukraine by Zysko Serhii
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  Stefan Czarniecki Monumen, Tykocin, Poland by Małgorzata Pawelczyk
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  Gali Mantapa, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India by Basavaraj M
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  Fort Crown Point, New York, United States of America by Daniel Horowitz
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  Dormition (Uspensky) Cathedral, Kharkiv, Ukraine by Ekaterina Polischuk
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  Ross Castle, County Kerry, Ireland by Mark McGuire
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  Nashtifan Windmills, Khorasan, Iran by Hadi Dehghanpour
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  Intercession Church in Posevkino, Voronezh Oblast, Russia by Yashin.v
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  Aerial view of the Altenburg Castle, Bamberg, Germany by Reinhold Möller
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  Shivalaya, Badami fort, Karnataka, India by Mahesh Vasant Bansode
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  Monastery of Panagia Pelekiti, Karitsa, Greece by Alexis Alexandris
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  Portes des Bombes (originally Porta dei Cannoni), Floriana, Malta by George Abdilla
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  Alley of the Knights, Rhodes, Greece by Paliou Aneza

2020

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  Saint John's Church, Sohrol, Iran by Farzin Izaddoust dar
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  Monastery of Rousanou, Meteora, Greece by Alexis Alexandris
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  Casbah of Algiers, Algeria by Abdelatif Nour
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  Vakil Bazaar, Shiraz, Iran by Soroush Javadian
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  Citadel of Qaitbay, Egypt by Summer Kamal Eldeen Mohamed Fara
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  Wilder's Folly, Nunhide, the United Kingdom by Mark Edwards
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  St George's Cathedral, Aleppo, Syria by Mohammad Abo Helal
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  Clouds over Makhtesh Ramon, Israel by Gilad Topaz
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  Dom Bosco Sanctuary, Brasilia, Brazil by Francisco Willian Saldanha
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  Jameh Mosque, Hamadan, Iran by Hossein Rounasi
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  Gayer-Anderson Museum, Cairo, Egypt by Mohamed Wardany
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  Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra, Iraq by Omar Hussain Ali
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  Pietrapertosa in white, Potenza, Italy by Teodoro Corbo
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  The Mesopotamian Marshes, Iraq by Ahmed Abdulameer Lazim
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  Feng Tien Temple, Hsin Kang, Taiwan by Ching-Tzu Liu

2019

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  Abandoned Evangelical Church in Stawiszyn, Poland by Marian Naworski
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  Ayyoub’s (Job’s) Cave, Iran by Morteza Salehi
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  Chicago Baháʼí Temple in Wilmette, USA by Michael Stone
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  Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Thailand by Nawit Phongkhetkham
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  Christ the Redeemer Status, Brazil by Donatas Dabravolskas
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  Szombierki Power Plant, Poland by Marian Naworski
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  Auschwitz Fence, Poland by Jacek Daczyński
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  201 Dome Mosque, Bangladesh by Md Shahanshah Bappy
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  Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn), Thailand by Kriengsak Jirasirirojanakorn
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  Castelmezzano, Italy by Paolo Santarsiero
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  Mission San Xavier del Bac, USA by Kyle Yang
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  Staircase in Schloss Drachenburg, Germany by Gunther Zagatta
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  Warriors Sculpture, Brasilia Brazil by Francisco Willian Saldanha
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  Tomb of Hafez, Iran by Mohammad Sadegh Hayati
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  Palace of Catalan Music, Spain by Hieu Duc Tram

2018

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  Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Iran by Alireza Akhlaghi
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  Al-Khaznah at Petra, Jordan by Mustafa Waad Saeed
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  Gloucester Cathedral, United Kingdom by Christopher Cherrington
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  Pancha Ratna Govinda Temple, Bangladesh by Abdul Momin
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  Baitul Mukarram Mosque, Bangladesh by Shahriar Amin Fahim
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  Nyatapola Temple, Nepal by Nrik Kiran
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  Grohman’s Factory, Poland by Marian Naworski
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  Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Church, Russia by Mikhail Prokhorov
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  Procession Panel, United States by Marc Toso
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  Fortress of Deva, Romania by Dragos Pirvulescu
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  Baitul Mukarram Mosque, Bangladesh by Md. Nazmul Hasan Khan
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  Abbey Church of Saint Foy in Conques, France by Krzysztof Golik
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  Christiansborg Palace, Denmark by Maksym Prysiazhniuk
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  West Pier in Brighton, United Kingdom by Chris Terajet
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  Hardinge Bridge, Bangladesh by Shahriar Amin Fahim

2017

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  The Khandoba Temple in Pune by PKharote
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  The Royal pavilion in Phraya Nakhon Cave in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand by BerryJ
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  Baitul Mukarram Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Azim Khan Ronnie
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  Inner staircase of the Baron Empain Palace tower in Cairo, Egypt by Manadily
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  Exterior of Verrucole Castle in Tuscany, Italy by Iris.gonelli
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  Interior of Verrucole Castle in Tuscany, Italy by Simone Letari
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  Baitul Mukarram Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Jubair1985
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  Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, Canada by Diego Delso
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  Wat Benchamabophit in Bangkok, Thailand by BerryJ
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  Sydney Opera House in Australia by Alphacontrol
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  The Derelict West Pier of Brighton, United Kingdom by Matthew Hoser
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  The Casino of the Kurhaus Wiesbaden by Martin Kraft
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  Mestia towers in Georgia by Dmytro Balkhovitin
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  Ceiling of Abbasi House in Kashan, Iran by Mostafameraji
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  Old town of Comacchio and its bridges by Francesco-1978

2016

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  The entrance hall of the Regional court in Berlin, Germany
  Photograph: Ansgar Koreng
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  Main auditorium of Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom
  Photograph: Colin
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  Perch Rock Lighthouse at the Merseyside River at New Brighton, United Kingdom
  Photograph: Robert J Smith
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  Lights at sunset: Castle of Torrechiara, Langhirano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  Photograph: Lara zanarini
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  Two sculptures guarding the eastern gate to the main chapel of Wat Arun in the Bangkok Yai District, Thailand
  Photograph: BerryJ
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  The blue hour at the Pakistan Monument in Islamabad, Pakistan
  Photograph: Muhammad Ashar
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  The presidential Palácio do Planalto in Brasília, Brazil
  Photograph: Gastão guedes
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  The tomb of Bibi Jawindi in Uch Sharif, Punjab, Pakistan
  Photograph: Usamashahid433
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  A mysterious picture of the St Lawrence Church amid the fogs in Zliechov, Slovakia
  Photograph: Vladimír Ruček
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  A caravan in front of the high walls of the Derawar Fort in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
  Photograph: Tahsin Shah
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  The Crystal Mill, an 1893 power plant in Colorado, United States
  Photograph: Joe Sparks
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  The Gravensteen castle in the city center of Ghent, Belgium
  Photograph: Davidh820
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  Ruins of the Čachtice Castle in Čachtice, Trenčín, Slovakia
  Photograph: Vladimír Ruček
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  The Rakotzbrücke (Devil's Bridge) in Azalea and Rhododendron Park Kromlau, Germany
  Photograph: A.Landgraf
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  Panama Canal Railway between Colón and Ancón in Panama
  Photograph: Ivo Kruusamägi

2015

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  Westerheversand Lighthouse in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
  Photograph: Marco Leiter
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  Sacra di San Michele (Saint Michael's Abbey) on Mount Pirchiriano, Piedmont, Italy
  Photograph: Elio Pallard
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  Lobby of the New Town Hall in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
  Photograph: Raycer
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  View from the Marathon Gate into the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany
  Photograph: Jan Künzel
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  The head of a sandstone Buddha statue nestled in the tree roots beside the minor chapels of Wat Maha That, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. The temple is one of the most tourist and photographic attractions in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ayutthaya, an ancient capital of Siam.
  Photograph: Siripatwongpin
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  Château de Chambord, Loir-et-Cher departament, France
  Photograph: Arnaud Scherer
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  The Opernpassage in the Innere Stadt in Vienna, Austria
  Photograph: Thomas Ledl
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  Ensemble of Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk region, The White Sea in northern Russia
  Photograph: Алексей Задонский
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  A procession of Buddhists bearing a long cloth to wrap around the stupa (in the far back) during Hae Pha Khuen That Festival at Wat Phra Maha That Woramahawihan, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand
  Photograph: KOSIN SUKHUM
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  A shot from the interior of Vakil Mosque in Shiraz, Iran
  Photograph: Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji
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  View of Al-Rifa'i Mosque (right) and Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan (left) from Cairo Citadel, Egypt
  Photograph: Mohamed kamal 1984
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  Museum of the Inconfidência, Ouro Preto, Brazil
  Photograph: Ricardotakamura
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  Cluj-Mănăștur Calvaria Church, night shot, view from the southwest, Romania
  Photograph: Pan Ioan
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  Bosquet "Der Fächer" (hand fan) in the gardens of Schönbrunn. With statue Apollo by Johann Baptist Hagenauer, in the background.
  Photograph: Herzi Pinki

2014

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  Holy Mountains Monastery, Sviatohirsk, Ukraine.
  Photograph: Konstantin Brizhnichenko
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  Gare du Nord, France.
  Photograph: MrsEllacott
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  Jøvik and Great cormorants near Ullsfjorden
  Troms, Tromsø, Norway.
  Photograph: Siri Uldal
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  Alte Sennalpe Batzen (literal: Old Dairy Mountain Pasture Batzen) in Schröcken, Vorarlberg, Austria at Bregenzer Forest.
  Photograph: Böhringer Friedrich
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  Montfort Castle, Israel.
  Photograph: Eran Feldman
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  St Michaels Mount, Marazion, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
  Author: Fuzzypiggy
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  Tower Bridge at Dawn, London, United Kingdom.
  Author: Fuzzypiggy
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  Victorian valves at Victoria Baths, Manchester, United Kingdom.
  Author: RevDave
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  Interior of the Romea Theatre, in Murcia, Spain.
  Photograph: Pedro J Pacheco
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  View of the interior of St. Peter's church, Teruel, Spain.
  Photograph: Diego Delso

2013

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  1: Wiesen Viadukt between Wiesen and Filisur, Switzerland.
  Author: Kabelleger – David Gubler
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  2: Shi Family Abode, Lukang, Taiwan.
  Author: Husky221
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  3: University library of Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
  Author: Thaler – Tamás Thaler
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  4: Staircase in weaver house, Nadrzeczna 2, Nowa Ruda, Poland.
  Author: Jar.ciurus
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  5: Friedrich-von-Thiersch-Hall in the Kurhaus, Wiesbaden, Germany
  Author: Martin Kraft
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  6: Frangipani flowers at Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park, Phetchaburi Province, Thailand.
  Author: Kritmongkholrat Arunsuriya
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  7: Budapest Keleti railway station, Budapest-District VIII, Hungary.
  Author: Németh Tibor
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  8: Monastery and chateau in Zbraslav, Prague, Czech Republic
  Author: Zdeněk Fiedler
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  9: Wawel before sunrise; in the background power station in Łęg. Kraków, Poland.
  Author: Jar.ciurus
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  10: Beautiful sunset, Expo 67 United States Pavilion at Parc Jean-Drapeau, in Montreal, Canada.
  Author: Guilhermeduartegarcia
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  11: Church of Our Lady in Trier, Germany.
  Author: Haros – Hans A. Rosbach
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  12: Autumn Moon Over the Calm Lake, a famous topic for Chinese poems and songs, West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
  Author: Jeff chenqinyi
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  13: Coal Loader tower of the Danube near Esztergom, Hungary.
  Author: Krischneider Péter
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  14: Bridge of the Americas at Balboa, Panama.
  Author: Rodolfo Aragundi
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  15: Convent of Norbertine Sisters in Kraków, Poland.
  Author: jar.ciurus

2012

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  1: Tomb of Safdarjung, New Delhi, India
  Author: Pranav Singh
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  2: Aqueduct of Segovia, Spain
  Author: David Corral Gadea
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  3: Batad Rice Terraces, the Philippines
  Author: Captaincid
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  4: Great gallery of Château de Maintenon - Eure-et-Loir, France
  Author: Selbymay
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  5: Ferrara communal theatre: overview of the Foschini rotunda's circle, Italy
  Author: Andrea Parisi
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  6: A rear view of Taj Mahal, India
  Author: Narender
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  7: Basilica del Pilar junto al Ebro, Zaragoza, Spain
  Author: Jiuguang Wang
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  8: Military Argentine Cemetery, Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas.
  Author: Tomás Terroba
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  9: Hermann Castle, Estonia
  Author: Zentsik
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  10: Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre, United-States
  Author: Raymonst
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  11: The windmills of Kinderdijk, The Netherlands
  Author: Tarod
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  12: Manor house in Komorniki, Poland
  Author: Zetem
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  13: Kjeungskjær fyr
  Kjeungkjær lighthouse, Norway
  Ørland, Sør-Trøndelag
  Author: Rha009
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  14: The so-called "crypt" at Altenburg abbey, Austria
  Author: C. Cossa
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  15: Interior view of baptistery of St. Peter, San Pietro in Consavia church, Asti, Italy
  Author: Marco Odina

2011

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  1: Winter picture of Chiajna Monastery. The monastery is situated on the outskirts of Bucharest.
  Mihai Petre
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  2: Mural painting in the Purila manor depicting landlord Friedrich Gustav von Helffreich's (1759-1845) townhouse in Tallinn.
  Tiigrr
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  3: Ruins from the former monastery Anhausen near Satteldorf, the Anhäuser Mauer.
  (Memorino)
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  4: Hotellneset coal harbour area, Longyearbyen, Svalbard.
  Bjoertvedt
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  5: Fontaine des Fleuves on the place de la Concorde in Paris.
  Pierre-Louis FERRER
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  6: Church of Saint Alexandr Nevsky (“Capella”) in the Alexandria Park, Peterhof.
  Koryakov K. M.
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  7: The old Sennalpe Batzen (lower building) and the new Alpe Batzen (upper building), two chalets surrounded by mountain pastures in Schröcken, Bregenzerwald, Vorarlberg.
  User:Böhringer
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  8: Old Jewish Cemetery, part of the Central Cemetery in Vienna (Wien).
  User:HeinzLW
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  9: Hjortsberga grave field (Raä no Hjortsberga 8:1) in Hjortsberga parish, hundred of Medelstad, Ronneby municipality, Blekinge, Sweden.
  Achird
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  10: The cemetery with Douaumont ossuary (Verdun), France (Meuse).
  User:Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
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  11: One of two Sant Ferran Castle's stables in Figueres.
  Asarola
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  12: Central part of the ceiling of the Galerie des Batailles at the Palace of Versailles.
  -donald-

2010

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  1. Vijzelstraat 31 in Amsterdam
  Rudolphous
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  2. Boathouse at Landgoed Jagtlust in 's Gravelande in fog
  Marlies Bouten
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  3. Inside from the 3rd from five Van Gendthallen, or Hallen van Stork, on Oostenburg in Amsterdam. Architect A.L. van Gendt was asked in 1897 to build them for Werkspoor
  Apus apus
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  4. Distribution substation in the Nieuwe Ebbingestraat in Groningen
  D1N0F070
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  5. Kasteel Gemert in Gemert
  Kasteelbeer
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  6. Batalaan 5-7 in Best
  Havang(nl)
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  7. Main office from the Bataafsche Import Maatschappij in The Hague
  Rudolphous
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  8. Fortifications of Klundert
  J.L. van Loon
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  9. Smedestraat 33 in Haarlem
  Michiel1972
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  10. The location of Huis te Vleuten
  Cornutus