Wikipedia:Picture peer review/LordMurugaStatue

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[edit] Lord Muruga Statue

Standing at 42.7 meter (140.09 feet) high, the world's tallest statue of Murugan, a Hindu deity, is located outside Batu Caves, near the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The statue, which cost RM 2.5 million, is made of 1550 cubic metres of concrete, 250 tonnes of steel bars and 300 litres of gold paint brought in from neighboring Thailand.

An impressive piece of architecture for a popular Hindu deity.

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Mspraveen (talk) 17:10, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments

• Comment. The image noticeably leans to the right. Spikebrennan (talk) 20:29, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

• I'm wanting to put it up for FPC. Would this hinder its support? Mspraveen (talk) 16:40, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

• Is there freedom of panorama in Malaysia? It's not listed on COM:FOP. MER-C 11:50, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

• I'm not really sure about that too. However, the country being a tourist destination, and the way it is promoted, after their oil, I feel there should not be any major restrictions on photography. Thoughts? Mspraveen (talk) 16:40, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

I just checked, this appears to be OK. See Copyright Act, section 13.2d. This is not legal advice. On the image itself, it's tilted. A slight ACW rotation will do. (P.S. shouldn't the currency figure be in rupiah and USD?) MER-C 03:54, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the above! I tried my might in finding out from their government's website, but in vain. Thanks to the clause, this can be used for informational purposes. Currency is changed to its local ringgits (RM). ACW rotation - which software could do the trick? I'm sort of used to Picasa/IrfanView alone for image edits. Mspraveen (talk) 04:27, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Paint.net is free and rotates nicely. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 22:34, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

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