How to Create a Wikidata Entry for Historic Buildings ποΈ
Learn step-by-step how to create accurate Wikidata entries for historic buildings and contribute to reliable information.

OSM for History Buffs
137 views β’ Mar 16, 2026

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In a world of slop "information", there are still people handcrafting true information. In this video, I show how you can create a Wikidata entry for a historic building in Ireland. You can easily adapt this for historic buildings or archaeological sites or really anything.
Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:22 Structure of a Wikidata item page
00:01:39 The "language box" with labels, descriptions and alternative labels
00:02:30 Statement "instance of"
00:07:21 Statement "image"
00:07:42 Geographical and geopolitical information
00:08:33 Coordinate location
00:09:15 Adding a link to a 3D model on Sketchfab
00:10:28 What is a qualifier?
00:15:42 Identifiers (SMR no. and OpenStreetMap way ID, for example)
00:16:42 Creating a Wikidata item from scratch
Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:22 Structure of a Wikidata item page
00:01:39 The "language box" with labels, descriptions and alternative labels
00:02:30 Statement "instance of"
00:07:21 Statement "image"
00:07:42 Geographical and geopolitical information
00:08:33 Coordinate location
00:09:15 Adding a link to a 3D model on Sketchfab
00:10:28 What is a qualifier?
00:15:42 Identifiers (SMR no. and OpenStreetMap way ID, for example)
00:16:42 Creating a Wikidata item from scratch
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Duration
40:00
Published
Mar 16, 2026
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