Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Werdau townhall

Werdau townhall

Original - The town hall in Werdau, Landkreis Zwickau, Germany. In 1905, the city held a contest for the design of a new town hall, as the old one (built in 1727) had become too small. The tower and floorplan of one design was combined with the façade of another, and ground was broken for construction on August 1, 1908. It was inagurated on April 26, 1911.

Reason

High-res and of a very nice quality; good enc. as well

Articles this image appears in

Werdau

Creator

Aka

• Support as nominator --Spencer^T♦C 15:12, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
• weak support great detail and clarity. The projection seems off to me though, like it flares too widely going up. Not all the verticals are vertical. de Bivort 01:40, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
• Weak support per de Bivort. Durova^Charge! 02:09, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
• Comment This is a beautiful high res photo (despite not quite perfect verticals), but my main concern is it seems more decorative than encyclopedic in the article Werdau, which doesn't have much information at all. If the architectural style, age, and any notable history of the building could be identified, it would improve EV. Alternatively, I would like to see if there's consensus that a photo of a single prominent building is sufficient to illustrate a town as a whole (?). Fletcher (talk) 15:44, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Here, let me expand the caption. The building is also noted as "the landmark of Werdau", and apparently has been printed on postcards and china. Spencer^T♦C 19:02, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

• Support Surprisingly young by European standards. Fletcher (talk) 00:14, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
• support Wladyslaw (talk) 19:11, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Promoted Image:Werdau - townhall (aka).jpg --Muhammad(talk) 07:44, 18 January 2009 (UTC)