Template:Did you know nominations/Nativity of St. John the Baptist Church, Piatra Neamț

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The result was: promoted by Allen3 ^talk 11:53, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

Nativity of St. John the Baptist Church, Piatra Neamț

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• ... that the iconic tower of the St. John the Baptist Church in Piatra Neamț, Romania has served for ringing bells, telling time, guarding against enemies and detecting fires?

• ALT1: ... that the St. John the Baptist Church (bell tower pictured) in Piatra Neamț, Romania lacks the Diaconicon and Proskomedia niches characteristic of Orthodox churches?

• ALT2: ... that a Gospel Book kept in the National Museum of Romanian History is among the few surviving gifts made by Prince Stephen III of Moldavia to the St. John the Baptist Church in Piatra Neamț (bell tower pictured) that he founded?

• Reviewed: Tell Sabi Abyad

Created by Biruitorul (talk). Self nom at 17:45, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

substantial article on an interesting building, Romanian sources accepted AGF. In the article, I would like to see expressed that the bell tower is a seperate building - or not? Sorry, all hooks don't make me happy, #1 says something obvious, #2 only says what's missing, #3 seems too complicated. What do you think of

• ALT3: ... that the St. John the Baptist Church (pictured) in Piatra Neamț, built until 1498, was the court church of Stephen III of Moldavia? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:47, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

• Well, the tower isn't physically attached to the church, it's a little off to one side - I'll see about making that clearer.
• Your proposal is fine, only "built in 1497-1498" and "a court church" (he also had courts at Suceava, Iaşi, Huşi, Vaslui and Hârlău, all with their own churches). So:

• ALT4, edited: ... that the St. John the Baptist Church (pictured) in Piatra Neamț, Romania, built in 1497-1498, was a court church of Stephen III of Moldavia? - Biruitorul ^Talk 23:06, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

ALT4 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:33, 27 October 2012 (UTC)