- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 18:56, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
Powis Castle
Powis Castle along with its gardens.
- ... that the interiors of Powis Castle were described as "the most magnificent in Wales"? Source: Scourfield, Robert; Richard, Haslam (2013). Powys: Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Breconshire. The Buildings of Wales. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-18508-9. OCLC 935421607. Page 247.
- ALT1: ... that the State Bedroom of Powis Castle is the only one in Britain where a balustrade still rails off the bed alcove from the rest of the room? Source: Scourfield, Robert; Richard, Haslam (2013). Powys: Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Breconshire. The Buildings of Wales. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-18508-9. OCLC 935421607. Page 248.
- ALT2: ... that Elisabeth Whittle, a garden historian, considers the gardens at Powis Castle to be "the most important and magnificent [.] in Wales"? Source: Whittle, Elisabeth (1992). The Historic Gardens of Wales. Cardiff: CADW. ISBN 978-0-117-01578-4. Page 30.
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- Comment: probably more to find but my brain isn't processing this nomination for some reason.
Improved to Good Article status by KJP1 (talk). Nominated by Onegreatjoke (talk) at 21:58, 12 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Powis Castle; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
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Overall: Nice work, KJP1 and Onegreatjoke! I prefer ALT0 (and changed 'was' to 'were'), especially as it fits better with the photo; I slightly reworded the text matching ALT1 in the article, as it was close to [1]. paul2520 💬 15:36, 14 March 2023 (UTC)