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Masjid Nabawi The Prophet's Mosque, Madina

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Original – Masjid an-Nabawi in Madina, Arabia. View of the mosque from south, minaret of bab al-Baqi and Green Dome to the right (foreground) and minaret of bab as-Salam to the left (foreground).

Reason: Good quality, symmetry and high EV of one of Islam's holiest places.
Articles in which this image appears: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, Culture of Saudi Arabia, General Presidency of Haramain
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

Support as nominator – Muhammad(talk) 07:16, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. This image makes one of Islam's holiest places look like a drab office building with some spires stuck on top. It's a clear depiction of the layout of the place, but surely a low point of view hiding the buildings and streets behind, such as File:Gumbat Khizra, Masjid Nabvi, Madina Munawara - panoramio.jpg, or an elevated but oblique view, such as File:Flickr - omar chatriwala - Dawn breaks.jpg, would be more inspiring? —David Eppstein (talk) 16:52, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- PS also at a technical level there is visible grain in the sky and visible chromatic aberration at the edges of the buildings near the left and right sides of the shot. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:22, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
oppose I agree, pov Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:01, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - per above, messy, uninspiring composition. --Janke | Talk 10:50, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support There's been a lot of commentary over recent years about the over-development around the sacred Islamic sites in Saudi Arabia. This photo clearly illustrates the results, and does a good job of presenting this site as it actually is, not as it used to be and is marketed. Looking at satellite imagery on Google maps shows that this site now sits in the middle of an grid of ugly buildings with yet more under construction. As such, the EV (which is a major consideration for an an encyclopedia) is strong, and much stronger than pictures which misrepresent the site. Nick-D (talk) 11:31, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Nick-D. EV goes above prettiness here (t · c) buidhe 23:15, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.5% of all FPs} 04:09, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 03:56, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – This image appears to have been taken from a hotel about 1000ft away. A better camera and lens from the same location can achieve much better images. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 11:39, 15 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:29, 17 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]