Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Tower of London

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Original – The Tower of London viewed from the River Thames. This includes a view of the water-gate called "Traitors' Gate".

Reason: High quality photograph of a notable building, featured on Commons, lead image in an FA
Articles in which this image appears: Tower of London, Castle
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Bob Collowân

Support as nominator -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:49, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support J e e 03:15, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Good view, but the walls are cut off on both sides, something like this offers an entire view. Brandmeister^talk 10:29, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That looks like it's too wide of an angle to get straight lines. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:51, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with him, that though that the view is only of the keep, not the whole 'Tower of London' complex. I think realistically, given available viewpoints, the only complete view is from a neighbouring building, such as this one. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 18:39, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think just one complete side with entire walls may also make it, say northern or southern facade. Brandmeister^talk 21:33, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

However, to take a picture from that angle you would only be able to get the outer walls and perhaps the walls immediately beyond, missing out the Tower's most iconic feature. An aerial photograph of the sort Diliff highlighted is the only way to get most of the castle in shot (hence why I added that particular image; the one it replaced was too busy). Nev1 (talk) 17:44, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support I assumed it was Featured here already. It's a damn good picture of the castle, and should probably be in our article on White Tower (Tower of London). It shows the castle's most famous feature, but in such a way that it's not divorced from its context. The composition shows it's a busy place with Traitor's Gate leading down to the Thames. Nev1 (talk) 17:44, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Theparties (talk) 09:43, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Alchemist-hp (talk) 08:46, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Godot13 (talk) 13:34, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Tower of London viewed from the River Thames.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:49, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]