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The result was: promoted by ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 15:22, 3 May 2017 (UTC)

Château de Bouxwiller

• ... that the residence (pictured) of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg in Bouxwiller was pillaged by revolutionaries during the French Revolution and completely razed soon thereafter ...?
  *[1] "Malheureusement, la Révolution met fin au rayonnement européen du « Petit Versailles ». Le château est détruit en 1794 et rasé en 1805." ("Unfortunately, the Revolution brought an end to the spread of "Little Versailles" in Europe. The château was destroyed in 1794 and razed in 1805")
  *[2] "La Place du Château est aujourd'hui la place centrale de la ville de Bouxwiller. Elle évoque un château disparu qui était le symbole de la puissance politique des Hanau-Lichtenberg et plus tard des Hesse-Darmstadt. Cité depuis le 14ème siècle, l'édifice était entouré de douves...A la Révolution française, le mobilier du château est vendu comme bien national. Et l'édifice est pillé et entièrement détruit au début du 19ème siècle." ("The Place du Château [Château Square] is today the central square of the village of Bouxwiller. It evokes [is named for] a lost château which was the symbol of the political power of the Hanau-Lichtenberg and later the Hesse-Darmstadt. Mentioned since the 14th century, the structure was surrounded by moats...During the French Revolution, the château building was confiscated by the government. And the structure was pillaged and completely destroyed at the beginning of the 19th century.")
  *[3] "Dans la ville les troupes de Sans-culottes, mêlées à la populace, se livrèrent au pillage et à la destruction de ce qui rappelait le régime des seigneurs, s'en prenant surtout aux armoiries et aux emblèmes, au château et aux jardins, coup de grâce donné à l'ancienne splendeur de Bouxwiller. Le château pillé de délabra lentement; on finit par combler les fossés." ("In the city, the troops of sans-culottes, along with the populace, indulged in the plunder and destruction of what reminded the them of the nobles, attacking the coats of arms and emblems, the château, and the gardens, a coup de grâce of the former splendor of Bouxwiller. The château was slowly plundered; it ended by filling the ditches.")

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jerrold Tarog

5x expanded by AHeneen (talk). Self-nominated at 05:58, 13 April 2017 (UTC).

• This article is a five-fold expansion and is new enough and long enough. The image is appropriately licensed, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. If the article is in part a translation of the French language Wikipedia article, you should provide attribution, see this page. It would also be good to expand the lead slightly or you risk the article being tagged "Lead too short". The present hook is unsatisfactory because it contains more information than is included in the article. From the source you quote above, it should be possible to include the information on looting in the article and then the hook will be OK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:18, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

I think that I've addressed all these issues. I adjusted the prose to match the hook. I expanded the lead. And I added the translation template to the talk page. AHeneen (talk) 13:25, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

• Thank you. This article is now good to go. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:43, 1 May 2017 (UTC)