Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Dam Square, Amsterdam with Naadje statue

Dam Square, Amsterdam with Naadje statue

 * Reason:Dam Square is the center of Amsterdam. Sort of a sister nomination to Queen Wilhelmina below: a view of the plaza outside her palace during the early part of her reign (the palace itself is out of frame at left).  This 1890s vista includes the 'Naadje' statue, which was erected as a military memorial during the 1850s and taken down in 1914.  Slight tilt in the statue itself is probably accurate photography: according to the Dutch Wikipedia article it was so poorly constructed that the nose fell off shortly after it was built, the head had to be replaced, and in the decade following this photograph one of the arms fell off into the fountain below.  Unfortunately the Dutch article about the statue is unsourced and I have been unable to locate English sources.  Still, a period landmark well known in the Netherlands and a good view of the city at the time with horsecars and other period features.  Compare to this modern panorama.  Restored version of File:Amsterdam photochrom.jpg
 * Articles this image appears in:Dam Square, History of Amsterdam
 * Creator:Detroit Publishing Co.

--Wronkiew (talk) 05:02, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Support as nominator -- Durova Charge! 21:33, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Support Nice restoration! Although the palace was at her disposal, she probably almost never used it as does the current queen. As for Naatje...yes, the statue was made out of a material, which wasn't very "weather-proof". They eventually just got rid of the statue after parts of her body came falling of. --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 01:05, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Support It has good technical quality, and the image is well balanced. It gives a good picture of the statue, as well.   Sophus Bie  (talk) 03:05, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Support To really understand the history of cities requires historic views. Shoemaker&#39;s Holiday (talk) 06:46, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Support per nom.  Cacophony (talk) 04:35, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Support GerardM (talk) 21:52, 19 January 2009 (UTC) this is also the best available picture we have of the former Dutch national monument that goes by the name of Naatje.
 * Support Wonderful. Added it to Photochrom as a classic example of the process. Great historical value on several fronts. mikaultalk 03:00, 20 January 2009 (UTC)