Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Louvre Panorama

Louvre Panorama

Original

Reason: The recent Louvre image nomination had me looking through the article and I found this image. Highly encyclopedic and technically excellent. Already FP on Commons.
Proposed caption: The Louvre museum in Paris, France.
Articles this image appears in: Louvre
Creator: User:Benh at Commons

Support as nominator -- Noclip (talk) 21:12, 16 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent in highlighting different (some would say "clashing") architectural styles, although the caption needs expansion.--Here T oHelp 21:34, 16 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Please note that per the discussions that are referenced Napoléon at night - Louvre.jpg here, the French copyright law concerns with this image have apparently been satisfied. (The issue is that French copyright law appears to cover some works of architecture (with the result that the holder of the copyright in the architecture can prevent use of photographs of the architecture) but this photograph, under the circumstances, apparently falls under an exception. This is not legal advice. -- Spikebrennan (talk) 21:41, 16 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support, ~~assuming no problems with copyright issues of derivative works.~~ And can we use this picture to replace the current lead picture in Louvre? It's of similar composition, but of higher resolution, etc. ---- Malachirality (talk) 22:21, 16 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed Caption:

Panorama of the Louvre’s Court of Honor; in the center is I. M. Pei’s glass pyramid that serves as the main entrance to the museum. Originally a medieval castle chartered by Philip II of France in 1198, the current structure of the Louvre was begun in 1535 by Renaissance architects Pierre Lescot and Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. Over the next 200 hundreds years, it would undergo several additions and expansions by various monarchs, including the Grande Galerie under the reign of Henry IV, the Denon and Richelieu Wings under Louis XIII, and other projects by Louis XIV and Napoleon III. Although the Louvre served as the formal seat of government for France from its inception to the end of the Old Regime in 1789, it is perhaps famous today for being the most visited art museum in the world. Among its collection of 380 000 objects (including 11 900 paintings) are the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory of Samothrace.

Too long? --Malachirality (talk) 07:46, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's fine by me.--Here T oHelp 18:12, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support per HereToHelp. Great picture! H92110 (talk) 02:30, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Fantastic --⁪ffroth 06:56, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support Great picture in many respects --Fir0002 11:31, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support Ryo 15:30, 17 November 2007 (UTC) Its been said - a great addition to the pedia.[reply]
Support There are some quite major problems here, like a lot of ghosted figures and slightly odd perspective distortion, but they're offset well enough by great use of daylight and neat composition. Compelling enc shot. --mikaul^talk 19:27, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support with improved caption.--Svetovid (talk) 12:28, 19 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Cour Napoléon at night - Louvre.jpg MER-C 04:03, 22 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]