Find the Building: Solve the Clues & Show the Map!

[Jonathan Scott]

Very close to making it your turn, The other clue that would be useful is "The land of the metaphor."

Well, "metaphor" is from Greek words meaning across-carry, so I took that to be another possible hint that the "Tripoli" was the Greek one, in which case the location might be Lerna near Myloi. I didn't get anything new from it.

 

[1oldman2]

Myloi.

This is it, I was just "sandbagging it a bit to see if anyone else was going to take a shot at it. (Good job by the way)

And the "Nearest seashore" explanation.

Okay your up!

 

[Jonathan Scott]

From Tripoli in the land of the metaphor,
Head on down to the nearest seashore.
Find the lair of a beast killed by the son of(a)god,
when you locate that give me a nod.

I appreciated the poetic riddle, and it also exercised my rusty knowledge of ancient myth, thanks.
I hope to come up with a new place soon, although at the moment my brain is overheating from the implausibly warm weather here in the UK.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

Two hundred years ago, he painted a six foot picture of a building owned by his dad, by a river. It's one of those rivers tourists visit now for the tranquil rural scene. His most famous picture was painted nearby, and although the location of the subject is known exactly, it's difficult to say what county it is in.
Who is he, and can you identify the building?

 

[Jonathan Scott]

In addition to the facts previously mentioned, I've included a hidden clue as to the location. The building is only a small part of the picture. The river is navigable, which may help.

 

[1oldman2]

In addition to the facts previously mentioned, I've included a hidden clue as to the location. The building is only a small part of the picture. The river is navigable, which may help.

This is a "good one" patience please. (would I be making a mistake by focusing on the "navigable river") ? Could we be speaking of John Constables "Flatford mill" ?

 

[collinsmark]

If it's what I'm thinking, it's along the lines of an officer, maybe an English constable, posing undercover as a john.

 

[1oldman2]

maybe an English constable, posing undercover as a john.

I keep coming up with that also, now just which building are we speaking of ?

 

[collinsmark]

This is a "good one" patience please. (would I be making a mistake by focusing on the "navigable river") ? Could we be speaking of John Constables "Flatford mill" ?

I missed your post before I posted my last one. We were thinking along the same lines.

Yes, I think you are correct. From the wiki site on John Constable,

"His father was a wealthy corn merchant, owner of Flatford Mill in East Bergholt"
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We should wait for @Jonathan Scott for confirmation, but your guess pretty much fits all his clues.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

This is a "good one" patience please. (would I be making a mistake by focusing on the "navigable river") ? Could we be speaking of John Constables "Flatford mill" ?

Yes, indeed. "Flatford Mill (Scene on a Navigable River)" painted 1816-17.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatford_Mill_(Scene_on_a_Navigable_River)

We're planning to visit the area in a few days from now as part of our family vacation, which is why I thought of it.

It's one of those rivers tourists visit now for the tranquil rural scene.

The river is the River Stour, as in this hidden clue, which I believe in this case is actually correctly pronounced like the "tour" in "tourist". (There are other rivers with the same name "Stour" but pronounced differently).

The more famous picture painted in the same area but looking in a different direction is The Hay Wain:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hay_Wain
The river is considered the boundary between the counties of Suffolk and Essex, so one bank is in each county, but the Hay Wain is in the river, so it's not clear what county it is in.

It looks as if @1oldman2 got it first, although editing an existing post retrospectively is a little sneaky!

 

[1oldman2]

Yes, indeed. "Flatford Mill (Scene on a Navigable River)" painted 1816-17.

It looks as if @1oldman2 got it first, although editing an existing post retrospectively is a little sneaky!

Be back soon.

 

[1oldman2]

An antipodean Rock, that,s "all".
now spin the globe, let's have a ball.

A Lazarus lobster, has been well hid.
in natures shield pyramid.

Oh Lord How I'd like, to give another clue.
but 20 kilometers will have to do.

 

[wolram]

Are you referring to Balls pyramid:

Lord Howe Island.

 

[1oldman2]

Are you referring to Balls pyramid:

Very nice! your up.

 

[wolram]

I am surprised i got that one, i was sure it was wrong

 

[wolram]

Your task is to find a temple dedicated to Vishnu. This engine is off the cam and does not run right, that does not bode well.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

You mean Angkor Wat? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor_Wat

 

[wolram]

You mean Angkor Wat? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor_Wat

you have it. your turn

 

[Jonathan Scott]

you have it. your turn

Ok, but could you explain your clue please? I took "Cam" and "Bode" as a reference to Cambodia so immediately assumed the reference was to Angkor Wat, but I didn't get the rest.

 

[wolram]

Your task is to find a temple dedicated to Vishnu. This engine is off the cam and does not run right, that does not bode well.

As you say CAM and BODE refers to Cambodia, and the temple is dedicated to Vishnu, the rest is just waffle

 

[1oldman2]

the rest is just waffle

I love waffles,

 

[Jonathan Scott]

As you say CAM and BODE refers to Cambodia, and the temple is dedicated to Vishnu, the rest is just waffle

Ah, that explains it. Funny, that's exactly what I thought, but I need to learn to trust my instincts!

I'm not sure how soon I'll have time to come up with another one.

(I'm currently busy fighting my Android tablet, which has installed all sorts of stuff and created lots of app data files on an SD card which I put in it "temporarily" some time ago to view some photos, so now I can't take the SD card out again without breaking lots of apps).

 

[wolram]

Good luck with your Apps Johnathan

seems you are up 1oldman2.

 

[1oldman2]

seems you are up 1oldman2.

Okay, a little "backtracking" here, find the antipodean "rock" of Balls pyramid from post #702

 

[wolram]

You must have inside information 1oldman2, i can not find any thing on and around howe island,

 

[Jonathan Scott]

Okay, a little "backtracking" here, find the antipodean "rock" of Balls pyramid from post #702

If you mean antipodal to Lord Howe Island, that's in the Atlantic near Madeira if my mental arithmetic on the coordinates is correct.

 

[1oldman2]

If you mean antipodal to Lord Howe Island, that's in the Atlantic near Madeira if my mental arithmetic on the coordinates is correct.

Your thinking along the correct lines there, the answer is all in the first line of post# 702

 

[Jonathan Scott]

Ah, I guess you mean Rockall then: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockall

I can't find any map on which I can actually see it. I know it's small, but not THAT small.

 

[1oldman2]

That is correct.

I sometimes wonder about the amount of time I spend wandering around G earth.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

Thanks.

It's hard work finding a new one. I don't have a lot of time, having a full time job (IBM mainframe software support), a seriously time-consuming hobby (running and playing in two local orchestras) and two kids around during the summer break! Anyway, here's a quick one:

My daughter went to a concert recently about half an hour's drive from here in which her friends from youth orchestra were playing. The excellent concert hall is named after its strange shape, which has been likened to various things including the bow of a ship. Can you identify it?