London – It won’t be easy for Brazil: The online encyclopedia Wikipedia, the Wiki Loves Monuments photography competition of monuments and historical sites, has announced the winners of the first stage of the competition and the international finalists who will compete for the title of best photograph. of the year.
30 countries participated in the competition. All saved images become part of the Wikipedia collection, which is freely accessible to anyone.
Ten paintings selected by the jury from each country are competing for the international award. The winner will be announced in February 2023.
Photo of the monument in Brazil won the Brazilian stage
The winning image for Wiki Loves Monuments Brazil in 2022 was a Brasilia photograph of the ‘A Justiça’ statue with the Federal Supreme Court building in the background.
Author Dennis Asfour is an American amateur photographer who spends his time between Brazil and the USA.
Nine other photographs of Brazilian monuments in Pernambuco, São Paulo, Bahia, Espírito Santo and Rondônia also compete on the international stage with ten photographs selected from each of the participating countries.
Contest photos show places of architectural or historical significance that are not part of the Wikipedia image collection, and others are new interpretations of previously depicted monuments and historical sites.
Brazil won in 2021 with an image of the Portuguese Reading Cabinet in Rio de Janeiro.
Check out the winning images from each country participating in the Monuments Photo Contest:
Germany
The photo shows the ruins of the Paulinzella monastery church (Königsee). Construction of the church began in 1106, and today one of Germany’s most important Romanesque-style buildings has been declared a cultural monument in the country.
Armenia
The picture shows Hunot’s arched stone bridge built in 1720.
Austria
St Magdalene and St Wendelin Chapel in Ammenegg, Dornbirn on a gray winter day in Austria.
Azerbaijan
The Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baku was built in 1896 with donations. The picture shows the details of the ceiling of the church.
Bangladesh
Sompur Mahavihara in Paharpur is among the best-known Buddhist monasteries in the Indian subcontinent and is one of the most important archaeological sites in the country.
Croatia
THEM The Kosinj bridge was opened in 1936 and is located in Link-Senj district. The painting was the winner of the Croatian Monuments Photo Contest.
Sweetcorn
The construction of the Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel took nearly 20 years and was completed in the 24th year (1265 BC) of Ramses the Great’s reign.
The painting shows four rock figures: Ra-Horakhty, King Ramses, and the gods Amon Ra and Ptah. The monument is considered the largest and most beautiful of the temples built in ancient Egypt.
Slovenia
Suha is a small village where the Church of John the Baptist was built in the first half of the 15th century. The monument is a cultural heritage of Slovenia.
Spain
La Battery of Castillitos in Cartagena is a fortification supporting coastal artillery. In 1997, the monument was declared a Heritage of Cultural Value.
Philippines
The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, also known as the Manila Cathedral, are located in the historic walled city of Intramuros in Manila, Philippines.
Finland
Gustavsvärn castle near Hanko was built in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The monument was short-lived as it was destroyed by the Russians in the mid-19th century.
The winning photo of the Monuments photo contest shows the fort and the lighthouse that was later set up on the field, still guiding the sailors nearby.
Ghana
Black Star Square, also known as Independence Square, is a public square in Accra, surrounded by the Sports Stadium and Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.
India
Mantra Yantra observatory, also called Jantar Mantar, is located in Jaipur. The monument was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2010.
Ireland
Built in the 15th century, Ross Castle sits on the edge of Lough Leane in Killarney National Park in Kerry Country and was the winning image in the Irish monuments photography competition.
Italy
The Turin Central Public Library is a public library established in 1869. The brutalist-style graphic image of the building won first place on the Italian stage of the monument photography competition.
Malta
The picture shows Mellieha church and village at night. Built between 1881 and 1898, the church is dedicated to the birth of the Virgin Mary and is made entirely of stone.
Moldova
The photo shows the back of the Hiriseni stave church. in Chisinau. The monument erected in 1642 is the cultural heritage of Moldova.
Norway
The Tyssedal hydroelectric power station also houses a museum. The monument is a cultural heritage of Norway.
Peru
Plaza de Bolognesi is a roundabout in Lima. The monument was inaugurated in 1905 in honor of Colonel Francisco Bolognesi, a Peruvian national hero who participated in the Battle of Arica during the Pacific War.
Poland
The University of Warsaw was founded in 1816 and is considered the largest in the country. The picture shows the building of the University of Technology.
Portugal
The Serra do Pilar Monastery or Santo Agostinho da Serra do Pilar Monastery is in Vila Nova de Gaia. It was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996.
United Kingdom
Located in Fairfield, Romney Marsh, St Thomas Becket Church is dedicated to the Archbishop of Canterbury (1162 and 1170).
Saint Thomas, also known as Thomas of Canterbury or Thomas of London, is revered as a saint and martyr by both the Catholic and Anglican Churches.
Rwanda
The painting shows statues of members of the RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front) troops caring for a wounded man from the civil war in Rwanda (1990/1994).
Serbia
Geneks Tower is a 36-storey skyscraper located in Belgrade. The place is the country’s cultural heritage and was designed by Mihajlo Mitrović in 1977. It consists of two towers with a height of 117 m, connected by a two-storey bridge, and a rotating restaurant at the top.
Suriname
The image of the 19th-century brick building belonging to the Ministry of Natural Resources in Paramaribo won Suriname’s winner in the memorial photography competition.
Sweden
Malmö Castle was built in the 1530s by King of Denmark II. It is a wall built by order of Christian. The monument is now the oldest example of a Renaissance-style castle in Scandinavian countries.
Taiwan
Jie Fa Qian Ji Tea House is divided into three buildings: front, middle and rear. The front building was built in 1935 and is made of brick and wood.
The façade of the building is rich in details. The front railing, rain shelter, and patio are decorated in Western and Chinese styles.
Thailand
The picture shows a man wearing a face mask and riding a bicycle outside the wall of the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
Uganda
St Paul’s Cathedral Namirembe is the oldest cathedral in Uganda. It serves as the provincial cathedral of the country’s Anglican Church and the diocesan cathedral of the Diocese of Namirembe, the first diocese established in the province in 1890.
The images were published by Wikimedia Commons, organizer of the Wiki Loves Monuments contest.
source: Noticias
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