Wiki Loves Monuments 2024 Rules

Only images of monuments included in these lists will be accepted in the competition. We are also looking for photographs of town halls listed in these other listings (regardless of whether or not there is a photograph). The images must be self-authored and must be uploaded during the month of September to Wikimedia Commons. The images will be reviewed by a jury in October, during which the winners will be announced and the organisation will contact them (activate the mail reception in your Wikimedia Commons account!). All persons who decide to participate in this contest accept these rules and the decisions that the organisation may take in this regard. If you have any questions, please send an email to concursoswikimedia.es.

Monuments

• Those interested in participating must upload images of monuments in Spain, or in the corresponding autonomous community, that are listed in the section of Monuments.
• The objective is to have complete lists of all the monuments of the countries participating in the different Wikipedias, and images of these to be able to illustrate them, giving a complete and unique vision of the cultural, architectural, historical and artistic heritage of the countries where the contest is organized.

Town halls

• In order to clearly define the town halls that still need photographs, listings by province have been created.
• Only the town halls that appear in the lists take part in the competition, regardless of whether or not a photograph appears in the list.

Terms of participation

• Participation is free, no prior registration required.
• Participation is open to all interested persons.
• Participation is on an individual basis.
• Participation through Wikimedia Commons requires registration with Wikimedia Commons (instructions).
• All images must be your own and must be licensed under a free license, such as: 
  • Creative Commons – Attribution – Share Alike 4.0 (recommended)
  • Creative Commons – Attribution 4.0
  • Creative Commons - Public Domain

• Photos must be the work of the person submitting them and cannot have been published previously on Wikimedia Commons, regardless of the license that would have been used in the past.
• The photographs correspond to an entry in the lists created for the competition (monuments, municipalities without photographs or Spanish Network of Biosphere Reserves).
• The photographs may have been taken on any date, either in the same month of September or in previous months or years.
• The photographs must be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons between 00:00h on September 1, 2025 (CEST) at 23:59h on 30 September 2025 (WEST).
• Pictures should be uploaded in the highest possible quality and resolution. A minimum of 2 Mpx is required (indicative size of 2 Mpx: 1920x1080).
• Images must not have a signature, date, frame or other marks superimposed on the image (attribution is guaranteed through the description page).
• The user must have established in his Wikimedia Commons account an email address and allowed the sending of messages by other users, as this is the means by which the winners will be notified.
• The photographs may be published using the Wiki Loves Monuments photo upload wizard, designed to facilitate participation in this competition.
• Those who upload their photos without using this wizard must indicate the participation of the image in this contest by manually adding the code {{Wiki Loves Monuments 2025|es}} to the image page (see how it looks).

• • In the case of monuments:
    • The photographed monuments should appear in the lists of monuments found in the Wikimedia projects and linked in the Monuments section.
    • The monument must be identified by the code assigned by the Ministry of Culture or the corresponding Autonomous Community and which appears in the lists. Therefore, monuments to which they have not assigned an identifier cannot participate.

• • In the case of municipalities:
    • Photos may be published using the photo upload assistant for municipalities, designed to facilitate participation in this competition.
    • The photographed municipalities must appear in the lists of municipalities found in the Wikimedia projects and linked in the Municipalities section.

• • In the case of the Spanish Network of Biosphere Reserves:
    • The elements photographed, whether landscapes, natural monuments, architectural heritage or any other of interest, must be located within the limits of the Biosphere Reserves, whose list is linked in the section Monuments

• It is the responsibility of the participants to verify that their photos are properly marked with a valid ID.
• There is no limit to the number of photos per user or per monument, municipality or Biosphere Reserve.
• In the unlikely event that the photo does not comply with any rule of the Wikimedia Commons, it will not be allowed to participate in the contest.

Evaluation

The criteria to be followed when evaluating the work are as follows:

• Technical quality:
  • Correct exposure
  • clarity
  • Absence of problems such as lens distortion, noise, dust stains, JPEG artifacts or vignetting, among others
• Composition (the main subject of the photograph has to be the monument in question, without distracting or marginalizing elements)
• Aesthetic quality
• Encyclopedic value

Tips

• There are many monuments or elements that are found in private properties. You should not enter the interior of a private property without proper authorization. However, in Spain, it is possible to take photographs from a public place, so even if you cannot access the interior, it is possible to take photographs from the outside.
• Many monuments may be uninteresting on the outside, but nevertheless they can be true artistic gems on the inside, explore them, take as many photographs as you can and show both the general view and the details of them.
• Since they are usually small towns, it is recommended to take a general shot of the whole town from its surroundings.
• The Spanish Network of Biosphere Reserves is home to a rich cultural heritage. Let yourself be surprised, for example, by the traditional architecture.

Before you participate

To ensure that you participate correctly and that your image will not be excluded in the final vote:

•  Is the picture yours? If so, perfect.
•  Does it represent a monument of Spain?  The photos of the Eiffel Tower participate in France, for example.
•  Is the image at least 2 Mpx?  A size of approximately 1920x1080 is the minimum, smaller images, such as 800x600 or 1600x1200 or 1200x720, will be disqualified. Full resolution is welcome!
•  Don't forget to add the ID code!  You can find it at lists.
•  There can be no signatures, dates or borders on the image,  will also be disqualified.
•  Go ahead and good luck! 

Notes