A mission style tiled roof in old town of Dubrovnik, Croatia. Roofs are often covered in tiles to protect a structure from the elements. Roof tiles are 'hung' from the framework of a roof by fixing them with nails, and each row of tiles overlaps the one beneath it to exclude rain water and protect the tile's attachment point. Barrel shaped tiles such as these are made of baked clay and are a common decorative motif.
Support Great look, technical details are pretty good. I remember this image getting a lot of flak awhile back, either here or on commons, but I think here it is a great addition. A few minor things: Can we get a better caption. Tell us about how the structure of the tiles nest together to shed the water off, tell us the country of origin and a date maybe, (they are still used today I take it?) etc. Also, this image could be used in articles about roofing or terra cotta production, etc. Jeff Dahl (Talk • contribs) 18:22, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Low technical quality (sharpness, colours and light conditions), bad composition and not very informative/encyclopaedic.--Svetovid18:25, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Svetovid, though I think this angle is quite informative/encyclopedic since it clearly shows how the tiles fit together and allows for quite a bit of detail. Matt Deres21:02, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support I'm quite puzzled about the objections to this. It's one of several photos in the article, and as such it is extremely informative to someone whose notion of "tile" is the stuff on the bathroom floor and walls. Some of us live in parts of the world where this kind of tile is common (myself included), but I grew up in an area where it was unheard of. And technically, this picture is wonderful, showing the affects of weathering, for example, in sharp detail. I see nothing "between roof and sky" that looks in any way unnatural to me. Bottom line, it is a good picture that informs the reader. Unschool04:13, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
