Wiki Loves Monuments 2011 winners

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This gallery contains the finalists and winners of the International stage of Wiki Loves Monuments 2011.

This gallery contains the finalists and winners of the European stage of Wiki Loves Monuments 2011. See also jury report.

Winner

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

Andorra

1. Romanesque Church of Sant Joan de Caselles. Author: Maria Rosa Ferré
Granitic talus of the dam of Engolasters. Author: Cdani
Pre-Romanesque bell gable of the Church of Sant Romà dels Vilars. Author: Simonjoan
Romanesque bell gable of the Church of Sant Miquel de Fontaneda. Author: Simonjoan
Romanesque Church of Sant Cristòfol d'Anyós. Author: fer55.
Pre-Romanesque Church of Santa Coloma. Author: fer55.
Pre-Romanesque Church of Santa Coloma. Author: fer55.
Romanesque Church of Sant Miquel d'Engolasters. Author: Montse Poch
Romanesque Church of Sant Serni de Nagol. Author: fer55.

Austria

1: Doubled spiral staircase in the Castle of Graz, Styria (Steiermark). User:E.mil.mil
2: Pilgrimage church Saint Mary in Straßengel, Styria (Steiermark). User:Mitte
3: Viktring monastery in Klagenfurt am Wörther See, Carinthia (Kärnten). User:Johann Jaritz
4: Old Jewish Cemetery, part of the Central Cemetery in Vienna (Wien). User:HeinzLW
5: Railroad line through the outlying districts of Vienna, station in Oberdöbling, Vienna (Wien). User:Haeferl
6: Albrechtsbrücke, a pedestrian bridge crossing the river Schwechat in Baden, Lower Austria (Niederösterreich). User:K@rl
7: Giant Wheel in Prater, Vienna (Wien). User:Renesteyer
8: 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
9: Roman Catholic parish church Saint Ulrich in Obertilliach, East Tyrol (Osttirol). User:Thoodor
10: The Hofammannhaus, Hofsteigstraße No. 46 in Lustenau: former seat of the bailiff (Hofammann) of Lustenau, Vorarlberg. User:Böhringer

Belgium / Luxembourg

1: Fortifications from Ieper. Johan Bakker
2: stairs inside the Halle Gate, Brussels. Lorenae
3: The chapel at the Wall of Geraardsbergen or Grammont. Severien Malfait
4: Towers from the coal mine from Houthalen. Sonuwe
5: Buildings part of the coal mining complex Le Grand Hornu, Mons. Schwickerath
6: The double European beech alley of Domaine de Mariemont, La Hestre. Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
6: the Menense city gate from Ieper. MagnumPI
6: Castle "Het Prinsenhof", Grimbergen. Wim Bladt
6: Huisepontweg towards Wannegem, with the Schietsjampettermolen windmill. Wannegem. LimoWreck
6: Castle of Bouillon with the city in the background. Johan Bakker

Belgium more

These pictures where at a shared sixth place but not submitted to the European contest

Denmark

1: Årsdale Mill from 1877, Svaneke, Bornholm.
2: Hagbølle dolmen and tumulus from the Stone Age on Langeland.
3: Frederiksberg Palace, viewed from the lawn between the main building and the pond in the adjacent park. Frederiksberg.
4: Havnbjerg Windmill from 1835, Als.
5: The main building of Fruens Bøge Station from 1876. It is a train station on Svendborgbanen located in Fruens Bøge in Odense.
6: Blåvandshuk Lighthouse from 1899, Jutland.
7: Support columns under Langebro from 1954 in Copenhagen i Denmark.
8: Børsen (The Stock Exchange) is a building in Copenhagen, Denmark, built by Christian IV in 1620–1640.
9: The Chinese tea-house from 1799-1800 by Andreas Kirkerup in Frederiksberg Park in Copenhagen in Denmark, viewed from the South-West.
10: Tejn Post Mill from 1830, Gudhjem, Bornholm, en:Denmark, with a cow lying in the foreground.

Estonia

1: Purila manor
Author: Tiigrr
2: Tallinn city walls under the Freedom Square
Author: Andrus Uuetalu
3: Keri lighthouse
Author: Andrus Uuetalu
Avenue in Suuremõisa
Author: maigi
Kassari chapel
Author: Anvelt
Kiltsi manor
Author: Ren12
Saula offering springs
Author: Maris Juuse
Coat of arms of Reinhold von Buxhoeveden in Koluvere Episcopal Castle
Author: Athanasius Soter
Windmill in Valtu manor
Author: Iifar
Inside view of Victoria bastion in Narva
Author: Andrus Uuetalu

France

1: Central part of the ceiling of the Galerie des Batailles at the Palace of Versailles
2: Fontaine des mers on the place de la Concorde in Paris
3: Castle of La Ferté in La Ferté-Saint-Aubin
4: East view of the Château de Quéribus
5: Sculpture in the carrière de Froidmont, by an American soldier in 1918
6: Nave of the Église Saint-Maimbœuf in Montbéliard
7: Huilerie-moulin, in Fondremand
8: Coal mine in Liévin
9: The cemetery with Douaumont ossuary (Verdun), France (Meuse).
10: Chapel Saint-Aubert, Le Mont-Saint-Michel

Germany

1: "Anhäuser wall", Baden-Württemberg
(Anhäuser Mauer)
2: Natatorium II of Herschel spa, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg
(Halle II des Herschelbads in Mannheim)
3: Chapel in the fields near Filzbuch, Beuerberg, Bavaria (Feldkapelle bei Filzbuch, Gemarkung Beuerberg)
4: Cross on top of the Church of the Holy Cross, Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westfalia
(Kreuz auf Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Gelsenkirchen)
5: Airport Berlin-Tempelhof
(Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof)
6: Egelsberg mill near Krefeld, North Rhine-Westfalia
(Egelsbergmühle bei Krefeld)
7: Lookout tower in Park Hohenrode, Neuhausen, Thuringia
(Warttürmchen im Park Hohenrode in Neuhausen)
8: Köpenick Palace, Brandenburg
(Schloss Köpenick)
9: Garage complex in Düsseldorf-Unterbilk, North Rhine-Westfalia
(Garagenanlage in Düsseldorf-Unterbilk)
10: Protected buildings in the old town of Osterwieck, Saxony-Anhalt
(Denkmalgeschützte Häuser in der Altstadt von Osterwieck)

Hungary

Zsámbék, Hungary: Ruins of Premonstratensian monastery church, in romanesque style, early 13th century.
Author: Puffancs
Windmill, 19th century, in Szeged, Kiskundorozsma District, Szélmalom street
Author: LaPanteraRosa
Blower Engine Room, in Ózd, Törzsgyár
Author: diemehrdimensionale
Cathedral St. Adalbert (Basilica), Esztergom, Szent István Square)
Author: Krisch
Jankovich Mansion, Rácalmás, Fejér County, Hungary.
Author: Kontiki
Esterházy Palace, Fertőd, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary.
Author: Szvitek Péter
Vajdahunyad Castle, in City Park, Budapest, Hungary. (Ignác Alpár, 1896.)
Author: Szvitek Péter
Traditional residential house ("Kapásház"), regional folklore museum, in Abasár, Heves County, Hungary
Author: jotti
Dutch House ("Hollandi ház") in the park of the Festetich Palace, in Dég, Fejér county, Hungary. Built in 1891.
Author: Zoli7
Ruins of Boldogkő Castle (from 13th century) in Boldogkőváralja (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County), in the Zemplén Nature Reserve, Northeastern Hungary
Author: Szvitek Péter

Netherlands

1. Grotewerf 21 and 22 on Marken.
Author: Harm Joris ten Napel.
License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
2. Field A of the Jewish cemetery in Diemen.
Author: Frederik Balhuizen.
License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
3. The hege wier of Beetgum.
Author: S. Hoogsteen.
License: CC-BY-SA 3.0
4. Church of St Nicholas and cemetery on Vlieland.
Author: Theodoor Schipper.
License: CC-BY-SA 3.0
5. Morgue on the cemetery of Ouderkerk aan de IJssel.
Author: A. van Alphen.
License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
6. Coach talking with his team near the Muntbrug in Utrecht.
Author: E. Dronkert.
License: CC-BY-3.0
7. Seat of the water board of Delfland in Delft.
Author: Boserma.
License: CC-BY-SA
8. The Dromedaris with bend in the river in Enkhuizen.
Author: Suyari.
License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
9. The city hall of Maastricht.
Author: Pieter Hoogland.
License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
10. The Cereolfabriek in Utrecht.
Author: Akites.
License: CC-BY-SA-3.0

Norway

Hamar Cathedral ruins, Hedmark.
Nore Stave Church, Buskerud.
Frederiksvern Naval Shipyard, Stavern, Vestfold.
Fishery village, Northern Norway.
Os Church
Tromsdalen Church, Tromsö.
Batterie Vara (1941–45), Kristiansand, Vest-Agder.
Mine No 1 cemetery (1920), Longyearbyen, Svalbard.
Hotellneset old coal berth, Longyearbyen, Svalbard.
Vallersund trading station, Tröndelag.

Poland

1: Niedzica Castle.
Author: Łukasz Śmigasiewicz.
2: A historic Warmian cottage in Kaborno, a village in the Warmian-Masurian province.
Author: Archetyp.
3: Będzin Castle, a stone castle from the 14th century.
Author: Ludan.
Remainings of a Greek Catholic graveyard in a non-existent village Brusno Stare in the Subcarpathian province.
Author: Cyfranek.
The main entrance to a manor in Baranówka in the Małopolska (Lesser Poland) province.
Author: Piotrekwas.
Parts of an extensive Greek Catholic graveyard in village Podemszczyzna in the Subcarpathian province
Author: Cyfranek.
Buildings of an old tin foundry in Szopienice, a district of Katowice, the capital of the Silesian province.
Author: Andrzej Stempa.
Interior of a Roman Catholic church in Korzkiew in the Małopolska (Lesser Poland) province.
Author: Piotrekwas.
Panorama of the Mirów Castle on the Trail of the Eagles.
Author: Mateo57.
Sukiennice (Cloth Hall) at the Main Market Square in Kraków.
Author: DESMS.

Portugal

1: Ruins of the Carmo Convent.
Author: Joaomartinho63.
2: Sé da Guarda.
Author: Alexa Pinto.
3: City Walls of Óbidos
Author: Anitsircana.
4: Altar at Santuário de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
Author: António Amen
5:Santa Marta Lighthouse.
Author: Jaime Silva.
6: Castelo de Vide's historic Jewish Quarter.
Author: Concierge.2C.
7: Roman Bridge in Chaves.
Author: João Carvalho.
8: Clérigos Tower in Porto's Historic Center
Author: Andre.Figueiredo.
9: Castle of Alcácer do Sal
Author: Joaomartinho63.
10: Chapel of Divino Coração de Jesus.
Author: Concierge.2C.

Romania

1: Timișoara - Union Square at sunrise
Author: Antonius Plaian
2: Interior of the "Holy Trinity" Roman Catholic church (the former Jesuit church) in Sibiu
Author: _Monica__
3: Archaeological site of Podoleni, Neamț county. Lateral view of the ruins of the "St. Paraschive" church built by the logothete Dumitrașcu Ștefan, in 1630. The church functioned until 1832, when a flood of the nearby Bistrița river destroyed all the buildings.
Author:Apopida
Baia Mare old city panorama
Author: POPOVICI Dan Cristian
Cantacuzino Palace from Florești, Prahova county, also known as the Little Trianon of Romania
Author: Nicu Drăgan
Gate to the Alba Carolina fortress - Alba Iulia
Author: _Monica__
Commemorative cross of the Romanian heroes of the First World War - Caraiman peak
Author: Mihai Petre
The Densuş Church from Hunedoara County, Romania was built in the 7th century with additions made in the 13th century. Some materials used are from the Dacian Sarmizegetusa fortress. It is on the site of a 2nd-century Roman temple.
Author: Jancsi Farkas
Alba Carolina fortress - Alba Iulia
Author: _Monica__
Winter picture of Chiajna Monastery. The monastery is situated on the outskirts of Bucharest
Author: Mihai Petre

Russia

Best photo. Church of Saint Alexandr Nevsky (“Capella”). Author: Koryakov K. M.
Best amateur photo, taken by Canon Digital IXUS 60 compact camera. Marble bridge in Catherine Park, Pushkin town. Author: SBMK.
Best photo of a building element. Majolica of St. Petersburg mosque. Author: Canes.
Community Pick Award (51 votes in the voting). Trinity Izmailov Cathedral on fire, 25 August 2006. Author: Oleg Syromyatnikov.
Nomination by committee of “Running City” project: City at walk. Nikolsky market. Author: Alexander Skibitskiy.
Nomination by “Living city”, a city-saving initiative: Best photo of a monument in the context of background historic buildings. Malo-Kalinkin bridge. Author: Tryola.
Nomination by “Vita Nova” publisher: decided by the jury — Best night photo. Smolny Convent. Author: Святослав Владимирович
Nomination by “Vita Nova” publisher: decided by the jury — Best HDR photo. Church of the Savior on Blood. Author: NoPlayerUfa
Best panoramic photo. Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange Square Ensemble and Rostral Columns, Tip of Vasilievsky Island. Author: Andrey Salnikov
Most representative photo series of a monument. Part of set Narva Triumphal Arch^{[dead link]}. Author: Ирина Смирнова

Spain

Baths of Lady María de Padilla, Alcázar of Seville First Prize
Capitol Hall of the monastery of Veruela (Province of Zaragoza) Second Prize
Almansa Castle on the hill of Aguila (Province of Albacete) Third Prize
Image of one of two Sant Ferran Castle's stables in Figueres (Province of Girona)
Spa of Nuestra Señora de la Palma y del Real (Cádiz)
Medieval bridge and village of Besalú (Province of Girona)
Colors in the Alhambra (Granada)
Sant Climent Church in Coll de Nargó (Province of Lleida)
Cathedral of Santa Eulàlia (Barcelona)
Square of Sabugo and old church (Avilés, Asturias)

Sweden

Overall winner and winner in the category Buildings:
Villa Jamtbol or The Doctor's Villa, built in 1911. Åre.
Ulff. CC-BY-SA-3.0
2nd, Buildings:
Stora kronohuset in the centre of Kristianstad. Built in 1840-41 as both courthouse and regimental quarters.
David Castor. CC-BY-SA-3.0
2nd, Buildings:
Two water towers in Kristianstad.
David Castor. CC-BY-SA-3.0
2nd, Buildings:
Centralpalatset in Stockholm. Built in 1896-98 it today houses the Ministry of the Environment.
Frankie Fouganthin. CC-BY-SA-3.0
2nd, Buildings:
The farm Hians in Löräng, Ljusdal municipality.
Catasa. CC-BY-SA-3.0
2nd, Buildings:
Old National archive building, from 1891, Riddarholmen, Stockholm, Eastern side.
Albabos. CC-BY-SA-3.0
2nd, Buildings:
Skegrie windmill in Trelleborg municipality.
Rolf Hellman. CC-BY-SA-3.0
Winner; Ancient Monuments:
Ship setting at Anundshög in Västerås municipality.
Achird. CC-BY-SA-3.0
2nd, Ancient Monuments:
Hjortsberga grave field, Ronneby municipality.
Achird. CC-BY-SA-3.0
Winner, Other Monuments:
God, our Father, on the Rainbow an approx. 23 meter high sculpture by Carl Milles. Nacka Strand, Stockholm.
Evunji. CC-BY-SA-3.0

Switzerland

Train station and outbuildings, Uster (ZH)
Church, Burgdorf (BE)
Ariana Museum, Geneva (GE)
Benedictine Abbaye, Rheinau (ZH)
Power station, Eglisau-Rheinsfelden (ZH)
Tower, Hospental (UR)
Agensteinhaus, Erlenbach im Simmental (BE)
Haus Schweinsberg, Attinghausen (UR)
Nestlé Headquarter, Vevey (VD)
Cathedral, Neuchâtel (NE)

Special and local winners

Other selected images in special and local prizes. They do not enter in the European finalists.

Art Nouveau

Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest by Csaba Attila Kontar

Pyrenees Mediterranean

Church of Notre-Dame-des-Anges at Collioure, by Fildefer

Catalonia

Tower of Sant Joan at Amposta, by Manel Pons
Castle of Castellbell, by Amador Alvarez

Cologne

Deutsch: Wikipedia/Wikimedia hat gemeinsam mit dem LVR-Amt für Denkmalpflege im Rheinland und Pausanio einen Sonderpreis für das beste Bild aus Köln vergeben.

Cologne-Ehrenfeld, Venloer Str. 304
Photograph: ElsaYaskovskaya,

Video

“The 26 colors machine” (1877) in Saint-Fargeau Ponthierry (France).