Template:Did you know nominations/Powis Castle

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 18:56, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

Powis Castle

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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.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Edgar J. Kaufmann Conference Center
  • 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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Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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QPQ: Done.

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)