Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Khachkar

Khachkar at Haghartsin Monastery

 * Reason:Khachkars are a highly developed art form, unique to Armenians, and this is a beautiful specimen, and in my opinion, well captured.
 * Proposed caption:An example of a Khachkar ("Խաչքար" in Armenian, meaning "cross-stone"), an intricately carved cross usually intended as a tombstone or a memorial. This khachkar is found at the 13th c. Haghartsin Monastery in Armenia.  The golden age of khachkar carving was between the 12th and 14th centuries, though khachkars continue to be produced to this day.
 * Articles this image appears in:Haghartsin Monastery, Khachar
 * Creator:Raffi Kojian - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RaffiKojian


 * Support as nominator RaffiKojian 09:49, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I support this picture as a nominator! Very professional photo of a historical and religious monument. Andranikpasha 12:12, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Very blury at full resoulotion =/ --  Chil dzy  ¤  Ta lk  12:46, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose blurry, the sky is blown, and there's some fringing on the leaves. CillaИ &diams; XC 17:38, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose per above. Nautica Shad e  s  02:22, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose Awfully blurry and poor composition. --  Chris B •  talk  •  contribs  14:16, 11 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Withdrawn! --RaffiKojian 06:06, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

MER-C 02:55, 16 September 2007 (UTC)