Talk:Alatskivi Castle

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Neo-Gothic?
I'm curious to learn more about what makes this building Neo-Gothic. I see no pointed arches, rose-windows, webbing, or vaulted arches. The facade lacks the design elements typical of the genre. it does some spire, but I'm not sure that qualifies it as Gothic revival. I've also never seen a Neo-Gothic building with rounded arches, though I know I have not seen them all!

Can some with photos of the interior or describe why this is called "Neo-Gothic?" Thanks!

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.173.78.131 (talk) 15:25, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

I don't think that an article from a travel guide is a reputable source for an architectural style. Does anyone else agree this is a spurious when it comes to analysis of architecture?



Name of lake
Lake Alatskivi is a one-sentence stub that says it's "a lake of [sic] Estonia," rather than divided between Estonia and Russia.

This body of water is more widely known, in several languages, as Lake Peipus (as in German: Peipussee – not to mention (Peipsi-Pihkva järv). What's the explanation for it being called Lake Alatskivi here? Sca (talk) 17:24, 3 September 2015 (UTC)


 * There is a mistake in the article. It states Lake Alatskivi (Lake Peipus), implying they are the same lake, but it's not the same lake. They are connected with by Alatskivi River which has a length of 11.7 km. Indeed, Alatskivi Castle is located by Lake Alatskivi, but Lake Peipus is further away. KSiimson (talk) 18:16, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
 * That explains it. I'm afraid I put in the (Lake Peipus), which has been removed. In my defnese, the locator map is misleading. Sca (talk) 20:33, 3 September 2015 (UTC)