Template:Did you know nominations/1693 Sicily earthquake

1693 Sicily earthquake
Created/expanded by Mikenorton (talk), Gioto (talk). Nominated by Mikenorton (talk) at 18:07, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that although the 1693 Sicily earthquake caused about 60,000 deaths, it prompted an architectural revival described as "the culmination and final flowering of Baroque art in Europe"?


 * Reviewed Toward the Unknown . Mikenorton (talk) 21:28, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting keep.svg 5x expansion and date check out OK. Article is well-sourced. Hook facts are well-sourced to online sources. I did not compare the article text to all of the sources, but I "manually" checked several and found no evidence of plagiarism or close paraphrasing (AGF on the possibility of issues elsewhere). I am a bit troubled by the "although" wording in connection with a horrific death toll, so I suggest the following alt hook wording:
 * ALT1 ... that the 1693 Sicily earthquake caused about 60,000 deaths and prompted an architectural revival described as "the culmination and final flowering of Baroque art in Europe"? --Orlady (talk) 05:55, 4 December 2011 (UTC)


 * I toyed with various wordings, so I'm perfectly happy with your ALT, thanks. Mikenorton (talk) 08:39, 4 December 2011 (UTC)