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File:Topographie des Terrors November 2013.jpg, not featured[edit]
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Info The site of Topography of Terror, an outdoor and indoor history museum in Berlin built on the site of buildings which during the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945 were the headquarters of the Gestapo and the SS. The composition is carefully chosen to show the different layers in the topography of terror. To the right is the remains of the Berlin Wall and of the basement of the Gestapo headquarter, where many political prisoners were tortured and executed. I had the opportunity to re-take this images during sunny weather, but I decided not to do it. I think the gray cloudy weather (rather than beautiful and aesthetically sunny weather) is suitable for this terrible place. I also believe that it is the same approaches that the architects have chosen, with the low-profile gray museum building. The image also captures different aspects of Berlin's history, in the background are two historic government buildings (Martin-Gropius-Bau and the Preußischer Landtag building). To the left are some postwar buildings and in the background to the right new office building built after reunification.- Created, uploaded and nominated by -- Arild Vågen (talk) 17:09, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
Support -- ArildV (talk) 17:09, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
Oppose Lots of EV. Not much wow. Saffron Blaze (talk) 12:17, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
Comment Wow is important for FP, I agree. But is it possible (or even desirable) for this type of object. I have no simple answer, but it's an interesting question.--ArildV (talk) 12:31, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
- It has always been my understanding when a subject is important, like this, but the images of it are unlikely to generate wow, then they could be nominated at inididual WPs such as en:FP or de:FP. In those projects EV has primacy. There is also VI here on Commons, where valuable images may be recognised. On a personal note, I have been to this spot myself and took many images. I found the location difficult, as it was very much a challenge to convey its significance visually in one image. My images were certainly no better than yours even though I had the benifit of a partly sunny day. My conclusion was... to really capture this site in a compelling way (i.e with wow) required a set, where each image would provide a part of the whole. That doesn't mean we don't need images like this to provide context. I just think they don't meet the intent of COM:FPC, and this is why I chose not to nominate my images. Saffron Blaze (talk) 13:44, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
- weak Oppose good quality but I would want a view more on the remains of the Berlin Wall. How can I say? a biggest perspective, maybe from the same point but with a view more on the right with a less part of the left (less interesting IMO however certainly valuable of course). Christian Ferrer (talk) 11:54, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
Confirmed results:
Result: 1 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /A.Savin 22:10, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
