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A fact from Royalton Hotel appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 February 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the lobby of the Royalton Hotel was once compared to an ocean liner?
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.
... that in the 1980s, Philippe Starck was hired to design a renovation of the Royalton Hotel due to his lack of experience with hotel design? Source: Weinraub, Judith (October 13, 1988). "Superstar Starck's High-Style Hotel". The Washington Post. p. T11.
ALT1: ... that in the 1980s, Philippe Starck was hired to redesign the Royalton Hotel because he had little hotel-design experience? Source: Weinraub, Judith (October 13, 1988). "Superstar Starck's High-Style Hotel". The Washington Post. p. T11.
ALT2: ... that in the 1980s, Ian Schrager repainted a room at the Royalton Hotel 40 times before deciding on a color? Source: Freedman, Alix (January 19, 1989). "White-Collar Chic: Studio 54 Partners Are Even More Successful As New York Hoteliers --- With Prison Behind Them, Rubell and Schrager Now Are Toasts of the Town --- 'Statement of the '80s and '90s'". Wall Street Journal. p. 1.
ALT3: ... that the lobby of the Royalton Hotel was once compared to an ocean liner? Source: Freedman, Alix (January 19, 1989). "White-Collar Chic: Studio 54 Partners Are Even More Successful As New York Hoteliers --- With Prison Behind Them, Rubell and Schrager Now Are Toasts of the Town --- 'Statement of the '80s and '90s'". Wall Street Journal. p. 1.
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@Epicgenius: Good article. Just waiting on a QPQ. Onegreatjoke (talk) 22:20, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
Approve now that QPQ has been added. Onegreatjoke (talk) 00:01, 22 January 2023 (UTC)