Forum Game - Where's That Landmark?

Andre

Well I was similar confused last night and after driving some 1250 km to a former landmark in this game and with social obligations upon arrival, I was unable to prioritize on this matter.

Unfortunately, it appears that the Temple of Horus is still another temple although the picture you found was the identical picture of 'my' temple, which was supposed to be Isis temple on the island of Philae.

So what about all the Hypatia hints? Given this post of the previous landmark, the dam,
Given the rich fantasy in Om's hints in general, I was thinking of the other Hypatia, the original one from Alexandria, (Hence the in the hint).

But this made me think of the Aswan dam, which is also just over 500 miles from Alexandria and of which there are also two, which construction also started in 1898, so all hints kept matching. Obviously, being half a world off, that's the reason why I said:

And hence turning the Aswan dams in and out looking for that spilway, I stumbled upon the Philea temple which was about to be submerged permanently in the rising Nasser lake due to the building of the second Aswan dam. It was 'saved'' by rebuilding it above the water level but at the cost of losing all that art in the plaster. Obviously the pic in the hint shows the temple before rebuilding during the wet season.

Anyway if it was clear that I found the temple looking for a dam, one could have tried to google.nl simply 'temple dam' to find this as very first hit.

OmCheeto

Some say tomato, others say tomato.

This kind of reminds me of the Stremnaya Road post controversy.

So is it, or is it not, my turn?

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btw, Russ should know my latest landmark.

Andre

Sure it is, just continue.

OmCheeto

I did.... Don't you pay attention to the fine print?

OmCheeto

This should give it away: Scotsman

.nl friendly

although not readily from the "apple thingys?" link

OmCheeto

hmmm....

The fence was a clue:



The message wasn't.

But that's only because I don't understand kids nowadays.

OmCheeto

I must say, trying to fool those image search engines is a pitb.

OmCheeto

pain in the behind.

Andre

Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh?

It has a fence

Andre

I guess there are no two such fences.

The landmark seems insignificant, yet it is topical.

Gad

Don't you mean tropical?

Andre

Lol no, the temperature in this area here is around 9 degrees celsius at the moment, not very tropical.

Andre

At this point I would normally have shown an old painting showing some king in an exagarated red dress and another king, bowing to each other and a lady in a long white dress, with a dozen people around them. Problem is that tineye is recognizing it only eight times.

Anyway, there is something historical about this landmark.

Andre

So it's certainly not any random insignificant island. Several royals have met their spouses there.

And drizzle, topical means that it can be a good idea to check which events took place on that particular day.

Andre

This is how it looks in G-Earth



It's also a condominium.

OmCheeto

Ok. It's jointly owned by two countries(aka: a river that defines the border of two countries), and was either related to the Suez Canal, or, the beginning of the Elizabethan era, and it was 48.2'F according to my mac conversion thingy when you made that post.

Searched the Moselle river today for about 10 minutes. Nada.

I have a small brain. Please help.

Andre

Maybe there is a hint a bit too deeply hidden.