Template:Did you know nominations/Hearst Tower (Manhattan)

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The result was: promoted by Amkgp (talk) 04:45, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Hearst Tower (Manhattan)

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Hearst Tower

• ... that the Hearst Tower (pictured) was built nearly eight decades after its base was completed? Source: White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot & Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 308.
  • ALT1:... that the Hearst Magazine Building was constructed as the base of a tower that was not built for nearly eight decades? Source: White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot & Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 308.
  • ALT2:... that a window cleaning system for the Hearst Tower (pictured) took three years and cost $3 million to plan? Source: New Yorker 2013
  • ALT3:... that the Hearst Magazine Building is the only survivor of an unbuilt entertainment complex envisioned around New York City's Columbus Circle in the early 20th century? Source: Nash, Eric (2005). "Hearst Magazine Building (originally International Magazine Building)". Manhattan skyscrapers. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. p. 45.
  • ALT4:... that work on New York City's Hearst Tower (pictured) proceeded after the September 11 attacks because the Hearst Corporation's board believed "If we don't do anything, [the terrorists] have won"? Source: NY Daily News

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• Comment: For ALT1/3 I optionally suggest File:HearstMagazineBuilding.JPG as an image.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 20:15, 16 December 2020 (UTC).

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Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: Recently expanded, interesting hooks, and I see no problems preventing this from becoming a DYK. Good job! @Epicgenius: Just ping me when you get done with the QPQ Jon698 (talk) 20:59, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

@Jon698: Thanks for the review. I've done a QPQ now. Epicgenius (talk) 19:03, 17 December 2020 (UTC)