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A fact from Monument to the Victims of the Holocaust (Madrid) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 April 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Monument to the Victims of the Holocaust in Madrid was the first Holocaust memorial in Spain when it opened in 2007?

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 12:58, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the Monument to the Victims of the Holocaust in Madrid was the the first Holocaust memorial in Spain when it was inaugurated in 2007? Source: https://www.madrid.es/portales/munimadrid/es/Inicio/Actualidad/Noticias/Madrid-rinde-homenaje-a-las-victimas-del-holocausto-judio/?vgnextfmt=default&vgnextoid=61bcbf8bf31f1110VgnVCM1000000b205a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=a12149fa40ec9410VgnVCM100000171f5a0aRCRD
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Created by Longhornsg (talk). Self-nominated at 15:36, 16 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Monument to the Victims of the Holocaust; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

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Overall: ? Reywas92^Talk 01:46, 21 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any direct connection to Zapatero visiting Mauthausen and Madrid approving a memorial? When in 2005 was the former?
Is "Jewish community of Madrid" a proper noun that should have community capitalized?
The Star of David is empty in the center so I'm a little confused by the description of a taller center column. The images in the sources help but it's a bit abstract, so could you describe the shape of the memorial a bit better? The railroad ties appear flat on the ground so I'm not sure how they are "upright" – it looks like the steel columns are standing up. Thanks, Reywas92^Talk 01:46, 21 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, @Reywas92:, thanks for the constructive comments. Remove the reference to Zapatero for clarity's sake. Fixed the rendering of the Jewish Community of Madrid. When I look at the pictures and read a description such as this one, horizontal wooden railroad ties form the walkup to the raised platform with the steel columns. Surrounding the platform are additional wooden railroad ties, placed vertically. Longhornsg (talk) 02:37, 21 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I only saw the pictures on the Introduction tab there, the others show that better! Perhaps this could have a bit more detailed description of its design still, but otherwise

Reywas92^Talk 00:50, 22 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]