Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Shush Castle

Shush Castle edit

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Original – Shush Castle (French: Château de Suse) is located in the ruins of the ancient city of Susa (Shush) in the Khuzestan Province of Iran. It was constructed by French archaeologist Jean-Marie Jacques de Morgan in the late 1890s, as a secure base for archaeological exploration and excavation. The Castle is similar to medieval monuments in France.

Reason: It is the historic castle of Susa.is located in the ruins of the ancient city of Susa (Shush) in the Khuzestan Province of Iran - Nice picture with high EV and good quality
Articles in which this image appears: Susa Shush Castle
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Florence

Support as nominator --فلورانس (talk) 12:07, 17 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose There's a castle in this pic somewhere?! In all seriousness I know it might not be possible to get an unobstructed view of the castle (I have no idea of the local terrain so I can't say for definate), but I cannot support a FP nom of a building, when 3/4 of the building is obstructed by trees... gazhiley 09:00, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dear gazhiley These trees are part of the castle & Ancient Hill, thanks Florence (talk) 09:26, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I am aware of that, hence how I worded my Oppose... And in case it was intended as patronising, please drop the "My Dear"... If that is how you actually speak then fair enough... gazhiley 13:16, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I see the "My" part has dissapeared, rendering my comment a little out of place now... You've left the more offensive "Dear" part though... Ah well... gazhiley 09:48, 22 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Composition is nowhere close to FP quality. There seem to be plenty of better angles possible: [1], [2], [3], [4], although in recent photos the trees are larger. Btw here's a free image which could be uploaded to illustrate the article, much better than this nominee does. --ELEKHH^T 22:28, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per Elekhh and gazhiley, also half the image is sky. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 08:19, 19 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:18, 26 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]