Template:Did you know nominations/Art Nouveau architecture in Riga

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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 15:45, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

Art Nouveau architecture in Riga

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Detail of an Art Nouveau building in Riga

... that Riga contains the highest concentration of Art Nouveau architecture in the world (building detail pictured)?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Blue duiker

Created by Yakikaki (talk). Self-nominated at 08:57, 11 March 2016 (UTC).

New, long enough, within policy, neutral. AGF as regards paraphrasing etc. as the principal sources are not available online or easily in English libraries, but it reads naturally and unforcedly.
hook format OK, and interesting. Verifiability a bit doubtful: on the UNESCO website cited, it states that "Riga has the finest concentration of Art Nouveau architecture in the world" (and I personally agree), but that is not quite the same as the highest concentration......
QPQ undertaken. Image is OK under Creative Commons.

I would reconsider the hook wording. Maybe change 'highest' to finest' and put all in a quote? E.g.

ALT1: ... that Riga contains the "finest concentration of Art Nouveau architecture in the world" (building detail pictured)?

--Smerus (talk) 15:26, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

Thank you Smerus for your kind and constructive review! I'm quite fine with ALT 1, although the printed sources actually do support the "highest concentration" claim ("Art Nouveau cannot be found in such concentration and of such artistic quality in any other city of the world." in Krastins and Strautmanis, for example). Considering there is so little written about this subject available in English (surprisingly), it may still be better to play safe and go with ALT 1, though. PS. I enjoyed reading your userpage – you seem to have a very interesting life! I find it oddly satisfying that there's someone else out there who shares my fascination with Central and Eastern Europe. :) Best, Yakikaki (talk) 08:31, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

OK then, good to go with ALT1 if you are happy with it! Best, --Smerus (talk) 09:06, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

I'm sorry if I complicate things, but I re-read what UNESCO writes and found they actually also do use the expression "highest concentration", although further down in the description and not in the summary. With that there should be enough support for such a claim in the hook, I think? Yakikaki (talk) 17:26, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

My apologies, I re-read the UNESCO site and agree with you. Therefore original is GTG.--Smerus (talk) 19:19, 13 March 2016 (UTC)