Template:Did you know nominations/Architects' Tombs
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Architects' Tombs
Architects Tombs at Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem
- ... that according to legend, the engineers who built the Walls of Jerusalem are buried near the Jaffa Gate after the Ottoman sultan killed them for excluding David's Tomb on Mount Zion from the walls?
- ALT1: ... that according to legend, two tombs near the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem are said to belong to the architects of the city walls, who were killed by the sultan for leaving David's Tomb outside the walls? Source: https://www.iaa-conservation.org.il/projects_item_eng.asp?subject_id=10&site_id=3&id=112
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Created by PeleYoetz (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.
PeleYoetz (talk) 11:25, 10 June 2024 (UTC).
- I have begun the review process of this DYK, and the hook seems good and accurate, based on the source cited. The article is also new enough, having been created on 9 June 2024.
Article length and age are fine; no copyright violations or plagiarism could be found; reliable sources are used. Since, according to the sources cited, there are several suspected identifications for these graves, it is perhaps best to add in the lead paragraph: “Although disputed, these graves are attributed to the engineers of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who, according to Jerusalem legend, built the city's wall.” The hook should also clarify this point. For example:
ALT2 ... that according to one legend, two engineers who built the Walls of Jerusalem are buried near the Jaffa Gate after the Ottoman sultan killed them for excluding David's Tomb on Mount Zion from the walls?Davidbena (talk) 03:44, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
