Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Reichstag

Reichstag building

Reason: This is truly one of the best non-featured images I have seen on Wikipedia. The angle, shot, lighting, even the architecture is perfect in this shot (in my opinion). ~ Magnus animuM ≈ √∞ 00:15, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Articles this image appears in: Politics of Germany, Reichstag building, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (he designed the dome on the top of the building).
Creator: User:BLueFiSH.as

Support as nominator — ~ Magnus animuM ≈ √∞ 00:15, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
oppose not much detail at full res, grainy, blown sky, and chromatic abberation. Debivort 00:24, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Debivort pretty much said it all. As a point of curiosity, what's with the big glass dome on top? It looks as out of place as the Louvre's glass pyramid.--HereToHelp 00:52, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: The dome was on top of the building during the first Reich (that Reichstag was later burned by Hitler and was restored in 1999 with the design you see now. On a random note, it is actually called a cupola (go figure). ~ Magnus animuM ≈ √∞ 01:40, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Original cupola. ~ trialsanderrors 03:32, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- It is designed by Sir Norman Foster and contains a spiral gangway to the top and a light reflection system to provide the plenary hall with natural sunlight. On a personal note: the cupola looks awesome (as does the rest of the refurbished reichstag), especially from inside, and it offers a great view over Berlin. Btw. it is half a capitol, the house of representatives half. For the Senate there is the Bundesrat which resides in a seperate building. --Dschwen 08:43, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - Ah…thank you.--Here T oHelp 20:39, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose It just isn't one of Wikipedia's best. Wikipediarul e s 2221 07:51, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Grainy, construction site on the left (and a terrible caption). Witty Lama 11:20, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per above, but is that Spiderman I see on the roof? MER-C 13:05, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- lol, I could've said the same thing about the london bridge pics :-). ~ Magnus animuM ≈ √∞ 02:31, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I like the pic, but would it be better if you could zoom in on the steps without any people on them? I don't really know much about pics; just a suggestion. --Gabycs 20:09, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Why would you want such an untypical picture of this building? The steps are crowded all the time as the front entrance also is the entrance for the public to visit the cupola. --Dschwen 20:56, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per all--Childzy ^{(Talk|Contribs)} 19:30, 19 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 08:46, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]