User:Raymer2/Evaluate an Article

The Mosque of Ibn Tulun Wikipedia page is not perfect, but overall it is acceptable. In the introduction paragraph there are some punctuation errors and multiple sentences about natural light that could easily be condensed into one. The facts throughout the article are accurate. It is helpful that links to other Wikipedia pages were attached to Arabic words that may be unfamiliar to some readers. The pictures are helpful and well placed. There are a good amount of pictures in this article and they all have helpful captions. Many of the photos are from the own work of the author. In the restorations section it might be beneficial to add a little more information about Sultan Lajin's renovations. In the section about the minaret there is a small passage describing what stucco is, however it would be useful to add a bit more about Samarra stucco in particular. Another option would be for this small section about stucco to be taken out and a link to a page about Samarran stucco could be added. The author(s) of this page did a good job avoiding claims by stating the theories of some scholars regarding the mystery of the minaret, without making judgments about the truth. The popular culture section was quite interesting. The see also section mentions a style of Iranian architecture, but it would be helpful to have more discussion of how this is related to the mosque. The links in the reference section work. It would be cool to add some of the translations of the Kufic texts on the mosque (especially the one on the ablution fountain). It would also be interesting to include the myth about the christian architect using piers instead of columns. The links to the references section work fine. Overall the page was concise and well done.