Wiki Loves Monuments

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🏛️✨ Happy #InternationalMonumentsDay!
In our latest video, Manfred from the Wiki Loves Monuments International Team shares what monuments mean to him. 🌍
📸 What do monuments mean to you? Tell us below!
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1st Place International WLM 2025
🏛️ دماوند و دیر گلین
📍 Iran
📸 Hossein pourakbarian (CC BY-SA 4.0): https://w.wiki/Ht9H

💬 And the Wiki Loves Monuments 2025 winning photo is… from Iran!
Captured at Deir‑e Gachin Caravanserai, the “Mother of Iranian Caravanserais”, this UNESCO heritage site on the ancient Silk Road showcases stunning Persian architecture and centuries of history.

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2nd Place International WLM 2025
🏛️ Mehmandost Tower
📍 Dāmghān, Iran
📸 Darabad andromeda (CC BY-SA 4.0): https://w.wiki/K7CX
💬 Mehmāndust Tower, Iran: A 12-sided, roofless brick tower with Cufic inscriptions, said to hold Imāmzādeh Ghāsem’s tomb

3rd Place International WLM 2025
🏛️ Kusum Sarowar
📍 India
📸 Arjunfotografer (CC BY-SA 4.0): https://w.wiki/K7GN

💬 A historic tank with Rajasthani ghats and cenotaphs of King Suraj Mal, blending heritage, art, and devotion.

4th Place International WLM 2025
🏛️ Ishak Pasha Palace
📍 Turkey
📸 Volcanicaaa (CC BY-SA 4.0): https://w.wiki/GKKC

💬 Built 1685-1784, this Ottoman complex stands as a rare surviving palace and UNESCO Tentative site along the historic Silk Road.

5th Place International WLM 2025
🏛️ Arak Bazaar
📍 Arak, Iran
📸 Dehghanpourpix (CC BY-SA 4.0): https://w.wiki/Ht9Y

💬 Bazaar of Arak, Iran - built in 1855, this Qajar-era market was the city’s commercial hub, now a National Heritage site reflecting rich trade and architectural legacy.

6th Place International WLM 2025
🏛️ Luxor City
📍 Egypt
📸 Mohamed abdelzaher (CC BY-SA 4.0): https://w.wiki/K7LP

💬 Luxor, Egypt is one of the world’s oldest cities and hosts Karnak and Luxor Temples and the Valley of the Kings, earning its title as the world’s greatest open-air museum.

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7th Place International WLM 2025
🏛️ Sacra di San Michele
📍 Piedmont, Italy
📸 Federico_Milesi (CC BY-SA 4.0): https://w.wiki/K7Lo

💬 Sacra di San Michele, Italy, Perched on Mount Pirchiriano, this historic abbey is a Piedmont symbol and inspired Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose.
8th Place International WLM 2025
🏛️ Church of Sant Climent, Taüll
📍Spain
📸 Mikipons (CC BY-SA 4.0): https://w.wiki/K7Ri

💬 A 12th-century Romanesque church in Catalonia, Spain, famous for its Lombard architecture and iconic “Christ in Majesty” frescoes.

9th Place International WLM 2025
🏛️ Church of the Intercession, Mykhailivka
📍Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
📸 Yurii-mr (CC BY-SA 4.0): https://w.wiki/K7SA

💬 A recognized local architectural heritage in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine

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