Template:Did you know nominations/Old Bridge, Hasankeyf

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 08:55, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Old Bridge, Hasankeyf edit

The piers of Hasankeyf's Old Bridge stand in the Tigris river 900 years after its construction

  • ALT1:... that a Venetian merchant described the 12th-century Old Bridge (piers pictured) in Hasankeyf, Turkey, as "so wide and lofty that a vessel of three hundred tons, with all its sails set, can pass under it"?
  • Reviewed: J. Carson Mark

Moved to mainspace by Rupert Clayton (talk). Self nominated at 19:28, 2 October 2014 (UTC).

Length, newness, cites, both hooks and QPQ all good. Strongly prefer the first hook. Excellent article. Maury Markowitz (talk) 12:36, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
  • The first paragraph under Context (probably that should be renamed "Background"); third paragraph under Construction; second paragraph under Comparison with contemporary bridges; first paragraph under Ottoman period; and second paragraph under Modern period and archaeological study are all missing at least one citation, per Rule D2. Yoninah (talk) 23:48, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for picking up on those, Yoninah. I'll work on adding the cites.Rupert Clayton (talk) 21:17, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
  • @Rupert Clayton: I didn't realize you had improved the sourcing almost a week ago. I only watch the DYK template page, not the article. Next time, please post here when you respond to a reviewer request. Every paragraph now has a cite (I added one for the Gertrude Bell paragraph), and a spot check of numerous sources shows no close paraphrasing. Image is free-license. Restoring tick per Maury Markowitz's review. Yoninah (talk) 20:34, 27 November 2014 (UTC)