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Taken from Commons:Freedom_of_panorama.

   Outdoor public places Outdoor public places
some indoor places
Any public place including museums with admissions charges
No Freedom of Panorama Afghanistan, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo (DR), Costa Rica, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles[1], Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Vietnam ([2], Zambia (66)



Architecture Argentina, Denmark[3], Finland, Japan, Norway, Russia, Taiwan, USA (8)


All 3D works China[4], Macedonia, Moldava, Mongolia [5](4) Australia, Bangladesh[6], Canada, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore, UK (10)


Any artistic work
but not text
Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Hungary[7] Sweden[8], Thailand [9], Turkey, Uganda, Venezuela (11) Algeria, Austria, Bolivia, The Netherlands[10], Peru, Uruguay (6) Armenia, Bahamas, Belize, Egypt[11],Israel[12], Kenya[13], Malaysia[14], Pakistan (8)


Any copyrighted work
including text
Albania, Dominican Republic, Germany[15], Poland, Portugal[16], Serbia, Spain[17], Switzerland (7) Brazil, Croatia[18], Mexico[19], Nigeria[20], North Korea, Slovakia[21] (6)

Unless otherwise noted, it is required that the installation be permanent.

  1. There was FoP in the Seychelles for "artistic works" prior to August 1, 2014
  2. Uploads prior to January 2023 are OK
  3. Denmark's law refers to "buildings" without any restriction as to location
  4. China requires that the Creator and the Title of the work be shown in any use under the FOP rule. 2D works are problematic.
  5. Public Place is not defined
  6. "...kept in a public place."
  7. Applies only to fine art, architecture, and applied art. Does not apply to photographs or maps.
  8. But not maps or information boards, which are considered literature.
  9. All architectural works are covered, whether in public or not. Other artistic works must be in a public place. Permanent installation is not required for any work.
  10. Schools, opera buildings, entrance halls of buildings, and museums are not public places, but railway stations are. Admission may not be charged. Photographs, maps, applied art and industrial design, and models are not included.
  11. Any public place. Permanent display is not required.
  12. but not drawings, paintings, engravings, lithography, maps, charts
  13. An artistic work situated in a place where it can be viewed by the public, temporary or permanent
  14. "Permanently situated in a place where it can be viewed by the public"
  15. The photographer must be in an outdoor public place. Use of aircraft and ladders, among other things, disqualify an image.
  16. Portugal requires that the creator's name and the title of the work be specified whenever possible
  17. "en parques, calles, plazas u otras vías públicas"
  18. Law says "... permanently located on streets, squares, parks or other places accessible to public..."
  19. But not all indoor places
  20. The law says, "permanently situated in a place where it can be viewed by the public"
  21. The law says "Any public place" but does not specify further.

Commons:Freedom_of_panorama