Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Karnac

Original - Karnak, as it appeared in 1838. From a tinted lithograph by Louis Hahge, 1806-1885. Restored from File:Karnacs.jpg.

Reason: Wikipedia ought to feature dozens of scenes from ancient Egypt. Not everything important is available in high resolution format yet; here we have a start: the ruins at Karnac, as recorded in 1838. Very high resolution file; smaller courtesy copy available at File:Karnacs2 couresy copy.jpg. Unrestored version at File:Karnacs.jpg.
Articles this image appears in: Karnak
Creator: Louis Hahge (1806-1885)

Support as nominator --Durova^Charge! 06:04, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support this splendid sketch. It looks much more vivid than the original one! It also gives the viewer an idea about the real dimension and proportion of the buildings. Quite informative. -- FayssalF - ^{Wiki me up®} 06:30, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support - lovely restoration. Jaakobou^{Chalk Talk} 11:12, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Support - huge EV, lovely restoration and great quality. I'd like some comment though - looking at the original, this seems a bit too blue. Anyone else agree? —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξ φ 16:35, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Beautiful picture -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 17:41, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support: Excellent all around. I love images with this much complexity. Synergy 00:30, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I agree with Vanderdecken about the colors on this. The colors in the original look a lot more like what the actual place looks like, so maybe a happy medium would work best here. Makeemlighter (talk) 06:19, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Noodle snacks (talk) 12:19, 4 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]