I like this. Some additional input:
Most monuments in South Africa are also registered as Heritage Sites by the
South African Heritage Resources Agency
Photos and categories on Commons should add the following template,
{{South African Heritage Site|1=xxxx}} where is the SAHRA id for the monument.
SAHRA maintains a searchable database at
Hey all,
After my chat with Lourie two weeks ago, I discussed a possible
WikiLovesMonuments with Lodewijk. He was one of the guys that organised the
first edition in the Netherlands, and he really helped me organising the
edition last year in Belgium. The competition will go global this year:
Europe, India, Chile, Canada, USA, Russia, Israel, Philippines, are sure
they will participate this list (full list of particating
countries<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments…
2/Participating_countries>). And he was looking forward to see South Africa
join the competition!
More information on the competition is on Commons:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012 You can
find a proposed organisational
timeline<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_…
/Timeline>that will help us with organising the event.
Maybe we could meet to chat about the possibilities, and see if we can find
enough persons that are interested? I had already a first chat with Lourie
two weeks ago. I propose a meeting, again in Cape Town: see the DOODLE
http://www.doodle.com/m2ih8nhm2grka4xv
Grtz,
Maarten