Wikimedians of Nepal/Events/Wiki Loves Monuments 2019 in Nepal

Wiki Loves Monuments 2019 in Nepal
Wiki Loves Monuments is an international photographic competition to promote cultural monuments around the World through Wikimedia projects (mainly Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons). Starting from the Netherlands in 2010, organized on a European level in 2011 and went global in 2012. Wikimedians of Nepal has started Wiki Loves Monuments competition from 2013.

Organizing TeamEdit

Time DurationEdit

1st September, 2019 - 30th September, 2019

Project PageEdit

Project Page in Wikimedia Commons

Theme of this year competitionEdit

The main theme of this year’s competition is to collect Quality Images, Valued Images and Featured Images of the monuments of Nepal that could not be covered in the previous editions as well as images from priority list of cultural heritage sites. Additionally, we are also focused to gather images of Monuments that was damaged by the 2015 earthquake as well images of Monuments that is under construction, during construction and was restored. You can check the submitted entries so far through this competition.

Winners and Finalist ImagesEdit

Patan Durbar Suqare
Photograph: Pranishan Rajbhandari
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Photograph: Nrik kiran
Swet Bhairab
Photograph: Youbesh.dhaubhadel
view of Janaki Temple
Photograph: Nirmal Dulal
Jhong Cave in Upper Mustang.
Photograph: Ummidnp
Unmatta Bhairav temple located at southern part of Indreswor temple courtyard, Panauti.
Photograph: Shadow Ayush
Night view of Boudhanath Stupa, the largest spherical stupa in Nepal.
Photograph: Roshan Ban
Maya Devi Temple and Ashoka Pillar, Lumbini, Rupandehi, Nepal
Photograph: Shadow Ayush
Swoyambhunath stupa, Swoyambhu, Kathmandu
Photograph: Shadow Ayush
Shiva linga inside Pandra Shivalaya -Pashupatinath Temple
Photograph: Bijay Chaurasia