Template:Did you know nominations/Alai Darwaza

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 20:35, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

Alai Darwaza[edit]

Alai Darwaza
Alai Darwaza
  • ... that Alai Darwaza is the first Indian monument which was built using Islamic methods of construction and ornamentation?

Created by Royroydeb (talk). Self-nominated at 14:48, 22 March 2019 (UTC).

  • Comment: Although not neccessary for DYK, I don't think the sentence "It's load is transferred to the ground due to the geometrical techniques used in it's construction" adds anything of value to the article, as this is an essential aspect of construction engineering. Also, please consider adding appropriate WikiProject banners on the talk page. Mindmatrix 18:55, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
  • Nominated on the same day it was created (overtop a redirect), and clears the length requirement. QPQ completed. Image is used in infobox, is freely licenced, and looks OK at the scale required for DYK. I will assume good faith for the sources I cannot access. Everything else looks good. I've made a few phrasing tweaks without changing the context. Mindmatrix 18:55, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
  • Comment: I have also inspected Qutb Minar complex (the target of the original redirect), finding little overlap of text, mostly about the first use of Islamic style. Mindmatrix 18:59, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
  • I forgot to mention the hook is of suitable length and matches the cited sourced. Mindmatrix 19:05, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
@Mindmatrix: The information about dome has been removed. The required banners have been added at the talk page. RRD (talk) 13:40, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
  • Confirming my previous approval. Mindmatrix 19:07, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
  • ALT 2 ... that Alai Darwaza which was built using Islamic methods of construction and ornamentation, is the first true dome built in India? WBGconverse 06:36, 15 April 2019 (UTC)