Template:Infobox Historic Site/doc

This infobox is part of WikiProject Historic sites. The infobox is meant for use on articles about sites which have been deemed worthy of protection by local, state, provincial, national, or other governmental bodies. Supported designations are listed at the WikiProject's home page. If you would like to add a new designation, contact members of the WikiProject by leaving a comment at the WikiProject talk page and/or see Template:Designation/doc. An explanation of how to use this infobox and what each parameter does is listed below, including examples.

Usage
To get started, copy and paste one of the following blank templates into the top of the article.

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Parameters
All fields are optional because they use ParserFunctions, which allow fields to be hidden if no value is set. The infobox is segmented into several basic parts, including the name of the site, an image, a map of the site's location, basic information about the site, and information pertaining to the registers on which the site is listed. Wikilinks and other formatting are acceptable in any of the Infobox fields except map/image and coordinate parameters.

Please spend some time at the Historic sites WikiProject and its talk page for standards on presenting names, designations, and other data.

Basic information
Basic information consists of information that can apply to any site, regardless of what it has been designated. This includes information like the site's location; when the site was built, formed, or founded; and information about who built it and how it was built. Basic information parameters are as follows:

name – Most recognizable name of the site. This may or may not be the official name given by any designation registers. See WP:TITLE for more information.
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native_name – The name of the site in its native language. For sites in countries that have more than one common language, choose the language most closely associated with the specific region of the country in which the site is located, and use the native_name2 and native_name3 parameters for other languages. Only three languages are supported at this time.
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native_language – The language of the native name. This uses the lang templates to display a link to the article about the language. Make sure to capitalize the first letter of the language and do not abbreviate.
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native_name2 – The same as the native_name parameter above.
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native_language2 – The same as the native_language parameter above.
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native_name3 – The same as the native_name parameter above.
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native_language3 – The same as the native_language parameter above.
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location – City, country, state, province, etc. in which site is located. If known, the postal address of the site can be included here as well. It is suggested that links are provided to the cities and countries.
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area – Land area of the site. Mostly used with districts, parks, and other extended areas. Convert tags may be used to display English alongside metric measurements.
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elevation – Elevation above sea level. Convert tags may be used to display English alongside metric measurements.
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formed – If the site is a natural land formation or habitat, this parameter describes when it was formed.
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founded – If the site is a city or locality which was founded by a group of people, this parameter describes when it was founded.
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built – If the site is a building or manmade structure, this parameter describes when it was built.
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built_for – If a building or structure was built for a specific person (such as a king or queen) or organization, this parameter identifies them.
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demolished – If the site is no longer standing because it has been demolished, this is the date of demolition.
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rebuilt – If the site was rebuilt after being demolished or destroyed, this is the date the site was rebuilt.
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restored – If the site was remodelled or restored to its original condition, this is the date of restoration.
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restored_by – The person who restored or remodelled the building.
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architect – If the site is a building or manmade structure, this parameter names the architect. If Wikipedia contains an article about the architect, link to that article.
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architecture – If the site is a building or manmade structure, this parameter describes the architectural style. Links are encouraged.
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visitation_num – Most recent figure describing the number of visitors to the site in a given year. If a specific year is not known, an estimated annual visitation can be included.
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visitation_year – If a specific year's visitation was used for visitation_num, the year goes here. If there is a reference, include it in this parameter, making sure to properly format it.
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governing_body – Body that owns/operates the historic site. If there is a Wikipedia article about the governing body, link to it. If the site is owned by a local or national government, be sure to provide adequate regional information.
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Image/Map
The infobox can display both an image and a map. If an image is present, the map will be displayed at the bottom of the infobox, and if no image is specified, the map will take its place at the top of the infobox. Image/Map parameters are as follows:

image – Name of main image displayed. Only the title of the image (i.e. Don't include "File:" or "Image:").
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image_size – Width of main image in pixels (Do not include "px"). Default 250.
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caption – Caption for main image. Links can be included in this text.
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alt – Alt text for image. For more information see WP:ALT.
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locmapin – If you want a map to be displayed, set this parameter to the region in which the site is located. See Location map for valid regions. If the parameter is left blank, no map will be displayed.
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map_width – Width of the map in pixels (Do not include "px"). Default 235.
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map_caption – Caption displayed under the map. The default caption (automatically displayed) is "Location of name in region", where name is controlled by the  parameter and region is controlled by the   parameter. If you want to display something different, type it here. Links can be included in this text.
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Coordinates
To display the site's location on the map, coordinates are needed. Coordinates may be supplied in either DMS (Degrees:Minutes:Seconds) or decimal format. The input format will be the output format, but if you'd like to input one way and display the other (i.e. input DMS and display decimal), you can use the  parameter, explained below. Without coordinates, the map will not display even if a value is present in. Both methods may not be used at the same time, or the template will break. The following is an explanation of how to input coordinates in either method:

Setting values for  and   makes the locator dot appear on the locator map. Degrees can range from 0º to 180º, minutes can range from 0' to 60', seconds can range from 0" to 60", and direction can either be N (north) or S (south). If either minutes or seconds are not provided, they will default to zero. Default direction is N. If DMS format is used, do not use decimal format in the same article.
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Setting values for  and   makes the locator dot appear on the locator map. Decimal degress can range from 0º to 180º. A negative latitude is treated as south, and positive is north. For longitude, negative is west, and positive is east. If decimal format is used, do not use DMS format in the same article.
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In the main info section of the infobox, coordinates are displayed using Coord, which links them to an interactive map of the location. To modify how these coordinates or how the map is displayed, that template allows special parameters. A few of these parameters are explained below, but for a further explanation, see Template:Coord.
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coord_display – Coordinates can be displayed either inside the infobox, in the title bar of the article , or both locations. Default is inline, title.
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coord_format – As mentioned above, output format of coordinates can be controlled regardless of input format. To display coordinates in DMS value, use, and to display coordinates in decimal value, use.
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coord_parameters – For all other parameters allowed by the Coord template, this parameter is used. Each parameter is separated by an underscore ("_").
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Designations
The main focus of this infobox is on the designations, which are displayed below the basic information about the site; up to 5 are allowed. Normally designations are listed in decreasing scope (i.e. an international designation first, followed by a national one, etc.). Each designation is represented by a colored bar, controlled by the Designation template. Though the Designation template is used in the background here, it can be used as a stand-alone template to create tables, lists, and even other infoboxes. For more information see Template:Designation/doc.

To display a designation, there are several templates. While no parameters are necessary, it is recommended that at least the designation date and reference number (if applicable) are known before adding the designation. For each designation (1-5) the following parameters may be used:

designation1 – Input the callname of the designation here. For a list of supported callnames, see Template:Designation/doc.
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designation1_offname – The official name of the historic site, as listed in the register. If the official name is the same as the common name at the top of the infobox, this field is not necessary. If more than one name is included on the register, include all of them.
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designation1_type – Some registers have certain types of designations (i.e. "Natural" and "Cultural", "Grade I" and "Grade II", etc.). If the type is closely associated with the designation, input that type here.
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designation1_criteria – Some registers require sites to meet specific criteria (normally one or more items in a list) for inclusion. If the criteria is known, input it here.
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designation1_date – Date when the site received this designation. Normally this parameter needs a reference (make sure it is properly formatted).
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delisted1_date – If a site has been removed from a designation's list, this is the date of delisting. Setting a value to this parameter causes the designation's color bar to turn grey and adds the word "Former" to the beginning. This parameter also needs a reference.
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designation1_partof – Some designations are part of larger designations (i.e. an individually designated bulding inside a designated district or an individually designated district in a designated city). For example, Ellis Island is a part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument; both are listed as New York City Landmarks. If the larger designation is listed on the same register, include the name of the larger designation here. If a Wikipedia article exists about that designation, link to it.
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designation1_number – Most registers include unique reference numbers for each site so that they can be searched for more easily than by name (There may be two Jones Houses on the register, but they have unique reference numbers). Include this reference number here.
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For designations 2-5, these same parameters are used, only "designation1" in all the parameters is replaced by "designation2", "designation3", etc.

Besides all of these hard-coded parameters there is also the possibility of adding up to 3 custom parameters for each designation. These can be used for information specific to that single register (such as "Region" for World Heritage Sites or "Multiple Property Submission" to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places). If there is anything extra needed to fully identify the designated site, include it here. designation1_free1name – The name (bolded part) of the 1st custom parameter you would like to identify.
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designation1_free1value – The value to which you want to set the custom parameter.
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Up to three custom parameters can be named and defined for each parameter (, , etc.).

Examples
The two infoboxes shown above are two great examples of this infobox in action. The Arles Obelisk infobox shows a site which makes use of a native name, and the Statue of Liberty infobox shows four separate designations. The infoboxes are repeated here, along with more examples, showing the code behind them:

Arles Obelisk
This is an example of a standard infobox with two designations. Notice in the World Heritage Site designation, an external link to a page describing the site is provided in the reference number section. Also, in the date section, a small link (such as those seen in Infobox World Heritage Site) is provided detailing the World Heritage Committee session in which the obelisk was designated. The location parameter includes a line break ; this is perfectly acceptable in all infobox fields except map/image and coordinate fields. 

Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty has been designated as four different things; with this infobox, they can all be shown in the same place. Notice the National Monument section makes use of one of the free parameters by stating under which U.S. President the monument was designated. 

Chaco Culture – Former designation
The Choco Culture National Historical Park has also been designated four different things, but one is no longer active. The park used to be a U.S. National Monument but was delisted in 1980 and converted into a National Historical Park. To show the former designation, notice that the infobox greys out the National Monument bar and adds the word "Former" to the beginning of the designation. Notice also that the locator map is not displayed since the locmapin parameter is left blank 

No image included – Map at top
This infobox does not specify an image, causing the map to be displayed at the top of the infobox instead of at the bottom. You can also choose to display an image with no map (by leaving the locmapin parameter blank as in the above example) or to display neither. If, however, coordinates are known, it is suggested that a map be included. 