Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lighthouse in Sopot

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The result was keep. JForget 01:33, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lighthouse in Sopot

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No indication this landmark is notable. Cynof Gavuf 10:37, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete It can be mentioned in the article about Sopot. Most local landmarks are not notable enough to be anything more than local, and don't rate their own article. Mandsford (talk) 22:08, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Poland-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:10, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:10, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. According to this article permission had to be obtained from the Conservator of Monuments to make alterations to the lighthouse ("Zgodę Wojewódzkiego Konserwatora Zabytków uzyskano pod koniec ubiegłego roku"), meaning that this is the equivalent of a UK listed building or US registered historic place, which are generally accepted as notable. There's also a six-page chapter about the lighthouse in this book, and plenty more coverage amongst these Google Books and these Google News hits. I'm a little sceptical about the range of it's light being 7 nm - if a ship gets that close then it's certainly in trouble. Phil Bridger (talk) 08:36, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep if this lighthouse is equivalent to a listed builing, then it is notable enough sustain an article, it would be of interest to WP:HSITES. Article should be expanded using the above mention sources. BTW, 7 nm = 7 nautical miles (13 km). Mjroots (talk) 12:28, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. Thanks for the clarification. I was finding it a bit hard to believe that the light would only travel as far as the width of a haemoglobin molecule. Phil Bridger (talk) 17:57, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - the Polish language article linked above has the lighthouse as its primary subject. I suspect that more articles covering it exist in Polish. Certainly googling in english under books shows that it is a landmark well-identified with Sopot in travel literature. -- Whpq (talk) 17:13, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. If I may add a bit of original research in confirmation, as I know Sopot well, I would point out that Sopot is by a long chalk Poland's top seaside resort, and the lighthouse is one of its top three landmarks, along with the pier and the Grand Hotel (I'm a bit miffed that I'm not mentioned alongside Charles de Gaulle and Adolf Hitler in that article), so it is well-known to a significant percentage of the population of Poland. Phil Bridger (talk) 17:57, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Thanks for the clarification. And since this is a wiki, COI aside, you can add yourself to the Grand Hotel article! Just be sure you have a reliable source or I shall mercilessly revert you. :) -- Whpq (talk) 18:33, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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