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

[wolram]

Your go Collinsmark.

 

[1oldman2]

Your go Collinsmark.

This is getting interesting, I'm already trying to figure the next location I use.(If I get the chance)
Post #89 reminds me of zoobie for some reason.

 

[collinsmark]

This should be a fun one.

Consider this song:



I honestly don't know what what the songwriters were thinking when they wrote it. But I think I might. Your job is to guess the locations to where "I" think they were referring, regardless of whether or not that is what they actually meant.

The lyrics start with this:

Gold lion's going to tell me where the light is,
Gold lion's going to tell me where the light is,
Take our hands out of control,
Take our hands out of control
​

and that's enough. You may ignore the rest of the song as gibberish if you wish. All you need is above, right there.

So my challenge for you is,

Where is the gold lion?
and
Where is the light?

If I were to leave it at that this challenge would arguably be too hard. And I would be cruel for doing that. So instead I'll supply you with an ample amount of clues to get you going.

Additional clues:

• Let's start with the hands. If you figure out the hands it might aid you in determining the particular city where the gold lion and the light reside. These are not the sort of hands that are connected to your wrists. It's a different use of the word hand. These hands are usually tangible objects. I say "usually" because a mathematician might argue that they are sometimes not. But we'd both agree that these hands are almost always represented by tangible objects. And they are more tangible than offering someone a "helping hand" (which is yet another use of the word, but doesn't apply here). So ask yourself, what other types of hands are there?
• The city (more accurately "place" [see below]) where the gold lion and the light reside is very famous for people playing with these sorts of hands. It's a very famous city (technically, "place"), and one of the biggest reasons the city (place) is so famous is for people playing with these sorts of hands. Although there are other reasons the city (place) is famous, these sorts of hands and hand related things are quite a big deal there.
  
• The city (place) is also known, in some circles, as a place where people tend to get a bit out of control from time to time. So if you'd like to use that to narrow down the city (place), that's fine too.
  
• The building that houses the light is loved by those who appreciate simple, three dimensional shapes.
• The building that houses the light is inspired by an ancient culture.
  
• The light is a real and tangible object. And it's a real light source.
• The light is very bright. Quite bright. I'd give you the output in candela, but that might give the answer away. Suffice it to say that it is bright.
• There's little to no chance the light will shine in your face though.
• The gold lion is a real and tangible object.
  
• The gold lion is facing the light.
  
• That last hint is quite relevant because if you find yourself a bit out of control, and a bit turned around (easy to do in this city [place]), and you want to get back to the light (for whatever reason) and you happen to find your way to, or stumble upon, the gold lion, the gold lion will "tell you where the light is."
  
• The gold lion and the light might not be in line-of-sight of one another, but they are in walking distance of one another.
• The gold lion is a representation of an actual lion. You have almost certainly seen this real lion before on TV or in the movie theater if you have ever watched more than a handful of movies or so that were made in the United States. You may also have seen this lion if you have watched any episode of an animated cartoon series involving a particular cat and mouse.
  
• It is possible (and often encouraged) to stay overnight in the buildings associated with the gold lion and the light. You can even sleep in them, if that's really what you want to do.
  
• And lastly, one more hint about the city (place). Almost everything that most people associate with this city is not even in the city that goes by that name. As a matter of fact, the place where the gold lion and the light reside, along with most everything that most people associate with this city, is not even within a city at all (technically speaking that is, in terms of tax collecting, "city" ordinances, relations to county and state government, etc). Instead, some might say that the place where the gold lion and the light reside are in an unincorporated Paradise.

So post links from Google Maps or Earth showing each of the locations of the gold lion and the light.

 

[1oldman2]

Oh man, this is gonna' be good! <checks supply of extra patience> yup good to go.

 

[1oldman2]

 

[collinsmark]

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That's a good start. Very nice.

But you'll still need to post a location for it (or at least an indication of where to find it), as well as another location for the light.

 

[1oldman2]

That's a good start. Very nice.

But you'll still need to post a location for it (or at least an indication of where to find it), as well as another location for the light.

Okay, I'm looking at the MGM Grande at 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. ... Now about that light, <scratches head and gets back to work>

 

[1oldman2]

 

[collinsmark]

Correct! Well done.

The gold lion is a statue just outside the MGM Grand hotel, Las Vegas (sic).
https://www.google.com/maps/place/MGM+Grand/@36.102045,-115.173186,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1s48623025!2e1!3e10!6s//lh6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/sSvZc-S8ZmzNiNUBGpB-AbLETv91UJ3O7RGKq6FsCIu-M3oNl_YGFrAJIbDT8YmciEq-BfrpTxWYYqRBeLHWNUXiRk27CQ=w203-h113!7i3344!8i1872!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c8c5cc93820e25:0x9dd94505bd76107f!6m1!1e1

The light is the Luxor Sky Beam atop the Luxor hotel, a couple of blocks away.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Luxor+Hotel+&+Casino/@36.095996,-115.173197,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1s399809!2e1!3e10!6s//lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/SBCe1L68Q5Wlkq0ifJWaPLeYqX5nx6FMRX2dx5ZaqzDpIiq4L8cAquowovkwu-CzEOezFggIOi5rtBxbPqsCg4rl-zU=w203-h135!7i2304!8i1536!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c8c5ce3e5cb447:0xb5a742eafd00138!6m1!1e1

A fun thing to do go to google Maps (or Earth), and then enter "Street View." Place the initial position on one the street intersection on the southwest corner of the MGM grand. Turn around if you need to and find the gold lion. Look which way the lion is facing and go that way (his head is turned a little bit to the right, so if you get confused go by the direction his body is facing). Take that street down a couple of blocks and bingo! There's the Luxor on your right. The gold lion told you where the light is!

Interesting fact about the light:

At 42.3 billion candela, the Luxor Sky Beam is the strongest beam of light in the world. Using computer-designed, curved mirrors to collect the light from 39 xenon lamps and focus them into one intense, narrow beam, engineers claimed that a newspaper could be read from a distance as far as 10 miles. This however, was later revealed to be a false claim[citation needed]. The light beam, however, was still unarguably bright. On a clear night, the Sky Beam is visible up to 275 miles (443 km) away by aircraft at cruising altitude, such as over Los Angeles.[35][36]

Each of the 39 lamps is a 7,000 watt[37] Xenotech fixture[38] costing about $1,200. When at full power, the system costs $51 an hour to operate, with $20 per hour of that just for its 315,000 watts of electricity.[37] The beam has operated reliably since first enabled on October 15, 1993, and is an FAA designated navigational landmark for aviators.[35]

The lamp room is about 50 feet (15 m) below the top of the building and serviced by a staff of two workers during the day.[39] The room's temperature is about 300 °F (149 °C) while the lights are operating.[40] Since 2008, only half the lamps are lit as a cost and energy saving measure.[41] The light might be the world's best bug attractor, establishing a new ecosystem of moths, bats, and owls.​

[Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor_Las_Vegas]

Explanation of hints:

The "hands" refer to hands of cards. Gambling is a big deal in Vegas.

It's Las Vegas (sic), and people are known to get out of control there from time to time. "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas."

The gold lion is a reference to MGM's logo, which I'm sure you have seen before:


And for the "Paradise" hint, hee hee, this is the most interesting, I think:


Okay, @1oldman2, you're up.

 

[1oldman2]

Sweet, give me few to think up something new.

By the way cool info on the "light"

 

[1oldman2]

A "Bonnie Scot" was he, but now you will find his grave just south of Perth and Duncraig, (maybe Freemantle?).
Find his memorial gate and final resting place. You can get there direct or by an alternate route.

 

[collinsmark]

A "Bonnie Scot" was he, but now you will find his grave just south of Perth and Duncraig, (maybe Freemantle?).
Find his memorial gate and final resting place. You can get there direct or by an alternate route.

Well, I can't let you slip this one past an AC/DC fan. Here you go.

This:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fremantle+Cemetery/@-32.052397,115.78302,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1shttps://c1.staticflickr.com/1/164/348966552_2035f5ed08_b.jpg!2e7!3e27!6s//lh6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/EBq241fp2YtORLpXZZkniOSXdSydgfXv9BjBUDpL0HmGXAdJO5X7pSafWTNDZk0u2quMTjfhIve--14Zo5JunTojIp0ug9FeGgDEjUxNkhF7OSTaLMTEWfCrALTSeT9BYNMfEcQm-dUhM2zBGQuvBdJ5YnyvJQ=w203-h271!7i768!8i1024!4m2!3m1!1s0x2a32a3b5c90e367b:0xf04f0b618f11d80!6m1!1e1

And this:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fremantle+Cemetery/@-32.051076,115.779805,3a,75y/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1s1998921!2e1!3e10!6s//lh4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/9tXr_tl2dBeQnWYafGCk9TWUWQ1MWztvKI1zGxx8B3Ao-jKmyM70JcAhxPXMTZvurOk__qs24ufTIs_nZmOzLLKuYo1K=w203-h152!7i1280!8i960!4m2!3m1!1s0x2a32a3b5c90e367b:0xf04f0b618f11d80!6m1!1e1

 

[1oldman2]

Folks we have winner (and a new record)
I have a feeling we could discuss music for a very long time.

 

[collinsmark]

Wonderful! I'm presently out of ideas, so give me a little time to think up a new one.

 

[collinsmark]

Here we go. This one might not have as many clues, but I suspect somebody is going to get it nonetheless. I'll leave you with my silly poem.

Was it ten-seven-eight, my first memory?
It was William who commissioned the making of me
I have seen nobels and queens and criminals alike
And even a recent Beefeaters strike
Ravens flutter around me today
How many are there, shall I say?
I count them showing three groups of two
Raven count six is what I must do​

 

[Infinitum]

Tower of London.

This is a really interesting thread! Thanks for starting it, wolram

 

[collinsmark]

Tower of London.

This is a really interesting thread! Thanks for starting it, wolram

Correct!

William the Conqueror commissioned The Tower of London (although it wasn't called that at the time). Construction was thought to have began in the year 1078.

Here is a link explaining the Raven hint:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravens_of_the_Tower_of_London

 

[collinsmark]

@Infinitum, you're up. [emoji3]

 

[Infinitum]

I'm quite bad at making up riddles . You people also seem to know a lot of landmarks so this may be quite easy... but here goes!

In one among the four huge islands I lie,
The sun greets us first, or we will cry;

I am Treasured by my people,
For with my thousand thousand arms I am not feeble;

Arrows fly towards my west,
While the competitors enjoy their fest;

Pray and you will receive mercy,
For with many eyes your suffering I see.

Enjoy!

PS: Repetition intended.

 

[256bits]

I'm quite bad at making up riddles . You people also seem to know a lot of landmarks so this may be quite easy... but here goes!

In one among the four huge islands I lie,
The sun greets us first, or we will cry;

I am Treasured by my people,
For with my thousand thousand arms I am not feeble;

Arrows fly towards my west,
While the competitors enjoy their fest;

Pray and you will receive mercy,
For with many eyes your suffering I see.

Enjoy!

PS: Repetition intended.

I think I know what you have there. I just cannot pinpoint an exact location out of many places. A recent statue 2005. Starts with G.

 

[Infinitum]

I think I know what you have there. I just cannot pinpoint an exact location out of many places. A recent statue 2005. Starts with G.

Lest I give away more hints than necessary, I'll only say that the landmark does not start with G, but the statue does.

 

[256bits]

Lest I give away more hints than necessary, I'll only say that the landmark does not start with G, but the statue does.

OK. I do not know what the landmark is. contemplating...

 

[Infinitum]

OK. I do not know what the landmark is. contemplating...

Before you delve in the wrong direction -- it was not built in 2005. But I think you may have the right identity of the statue at least, if you could name it...

 

[wolram]

Coor blimey i come back to my lap top and you have all ready done two clues, you guys are fast

 

[256bits]

Before you delve in the wrong direction -- it was not built in 2005. But I think you may have the right identity of the statue at least, if you could name it...

Guan Yin statue in Hainan, China is what I have in mind. Some fokelore said she had a thousand arms and a thousand eyes to do her acts of kindness and merci.

 

[ProfuselyQuarky]

Darn, I missed out on a bunch of lovely riddles . . . all because physics lab and a really good show on penguins.

I'll hold on 'till the next one.

EDIT: Glad to see more players!

 

[Infinitum]

Guan Yin statue in Hainan, China is what I have in mind. Some fokelore said she had a thousand arms and a thousand eyes to do her acts of kindness and merci.

Yes! That's the correct deity, but it isn't the right location. You may want to examine the other hints from the riddle

 

[1oldman2]

Oh man, that's a popular statue but the 4 Islands clue is narrowing things a bit, By the way this qualifies as a very good riddle(I suspect you may have been sandbagging a bit when you said you weren't good at them)

 

[1oldman2]

Okay a shot in the dark here, Sendai Daikannon in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

 

[Pepper Mint]

Lest I give away more hints than necessary, I'll only say that the landmark does not start with G, but the statue does.

I think it should be the Thousand Hand Bodhisattva based on this description

In one among the four huge islands I lie,
The sun greets us first, or we will cry;

I am Treasured by my people,
For with my thousand thousand arms I am not feeble;

Arrows fly towards my west,
While the competitors enjoy their fest;

Pray and you will receive mercy,
For with many eyes your suffering I see.

Look at this magnificent restoration of the Mercy Goddess statue.