Forum Game - Where's That Landmark? Part 2

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The thread revolves around a forum game where participants identify landmarks based on hints and descriptions provided. The discussion includes various landmarks, personal anecdotes, and playful exchanges among members, with a focus on architectural features and geographical locations.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants discuss the accuracy of geographical descriptions related to a landmark, noting discrepancies in distance and direction.
  • One participant shares a mnemonic they created for a landmark's name, which turned out to be based on a mispronunciation.
  • There are claims about the historical accuracy of a town's namesake, with contrasting views on whether the namesake was a general or a town drunk.
  • Multiple participants propose that the landmark in question is The Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Tutaev, Russia, with some affirming this identification.
  • One participant reflects on the repetitive nature of hints given for their landmarks, connecting them to previous discussions and landmarks shared in the thread.
  • Another participant mentions the architectural influence of Louis Kahn and discusses the significance of form and function in landmark design.
  • There are playful comments about the appearance of certain landmarks, likening them to "little Sydney Opera house beings."
  • Hints are provided that suggest a connection to a specific branch of physics, though the exact nature of this connection remains unclear.
  • Participants express uncertainty about the identification of certain landmarks and share personal experiences related to their searches.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on some landmarks, particularly The Holy Resurrection Cathedral, but multiple competing views and uncertainties remain regarding other landmarks and hints provided throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Some hints and descriptions rely on personal interpretations and may not be universally understood. There are references to previous posts and landmarks that may not be accessible to all participants, leading to potential gaps in context.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in architecture, geography, and playful discussions about landmarks may find this thread engaging.

  • #301
Sorry, but Google image search knows that apartment complex, including many other viewpoints.
 
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  • #302
Jonathan Scott said:
Sorry, but Google image search knows that apartment complex, including many other viewpoints.

That is incredible from that little picture Google even includes a link for residents to sign in and pay their rent. It must be the Dormers. :D

Google is a weird beast. Here is a screen capture from a Google maps street view of the same building and Google images doesn't find it.

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Is this legal?? Can Google sue me?? Can we use this method??
 
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  • #303
Jonathan Scott said:
Sorry, but Google image search knows that apartment complex, including many other viewpoints.
Drats!
I could have sworn I checked that.
hmmmm...
But looking at the timestamp, I probably didn't.

I'd been out with my buddies at the pub, only an hour earlier. (hic!)
 
  • #304
edward said:
That is incredible from that little picture Google even includes a link for residents to sign in and pay their rent. It must be the Dormers. :D

Google is a weird beast. Here is a screen capture from a Google maps street view of the same building and Google images doesn't find it.
That's how I got my second image. I knew I'd done the google image search test on that one. It only came up with Christmas trees.
Is this legal?? Can Google sue me?? Can we use this method??
Yes, no, and, yes.
But don't quote me. And please, do not take my legal advice, as I'm not a lawyer.
 
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  • #305
Don't worry Om even if you were a lawyer...
 
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  • #306
Here is a new one: It is the pointy building down the street and on the right.

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  • #307
The time travel thread made me think of this type of landmark. I think that this would possibly be the first building a person would visit after finding himself alone and naked in the early 19th century.

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  • #308
edward said:
The time travel thread made me think of this type of landmark. I think that this would possibly be the first building a person would visit after finding himself alone and naked in the early 19th century.
I see what you mean - but not voluntarily!

Nice one - took a bit of research. I lived not far from there in around 1981-1983 and used to drive past the village on my way to a nearby major town.
 
  • #309
I think there's a chance I may have the time to come up with a new landmark, so I'll state that the current one is the old village lock-up in Wheatley (which is between Aylesbury and Oxford).
 
  • #310
Jonathan Scott said:
I think there's a chance I may have the time to come up with a new landmark, so I'll state that the current one is the old village lock-up in Wheatley (which is between Aylesbury and Oxford).

That is definitely it Jonathan. The odd thing about it was that it wasn't found by Google image search even with that miniature pyramid shape. I did clip it from Google maps street view.

This would have been my final picture:

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  • #311
OK, new one:
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  • #312
By the sight of it I would think it is arboretum in Trsteno, where "A Song of Ice and Fire" were shot.

Just a blind poke :)
 
  • #313
Borek said:
By the sight of it I would think it is arboretum in Trsteno, where "A Song of Ice and Fire" were shot.

Just a blind poke :)

Well, I'll admit there are lots of trees around, but it's not that.

If you think you know the name of the landmark, a Google image search for the relevant name will find a picture sufficiently similar to confirm it.
 
  • #314
From the other direction:
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  • #315
Not far away, within the same location:
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  • #316
A couple of views from the train:
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  • #318
edward said:
It appears to be the Wiggly tree in Exbury Gardens & Steam Railroad. Located in the New Forrest National Park.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/pauline_iow/2481106994/

http://www.exbury.co.uk/website/

Yes, that's right, the Wiggly Tree in Exbury Gardens, just over 30 minutes drive from here. Searching on "Wiggly Tree" gives pictures approximately matching both of my first two pictures. Lovely gardens, full of flowers, especially in the spring, and we all enjoy visiting them (that's my family in the second picture). The kids used to like the train most, but now they like the flowers and trees too. And they like the "Lake Moss Monster" which can be seen from the train in the last picture, as well as many other amusing oddities dotted around the railway route.

OK, your turn.
 
  • #320
That blue steam engine was the turning point for me. Even the Queen loves steam engines. :D

http://www.exbury.co.uk/website/mariloo.aspx

I will have to upload something after dinner.
 
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  • #321
BTW that was a great landmark Jonathan. I may have just gotten lucky.

Here is the new landmark:

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  • #322
I really don't know what this is supposed to represent.

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  • #323
Is it the Last Supper ?
 
  • #324
edward said:
BTW that was a great landmark Jonathan. I may have just gotten lucky.

Here is the new landmark:

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Looks a bit like rock houses in Cappadocia, Turkey, but I can't find a close match and those are mostly better made than this.
 
  • #325
Apparently tourists view the area from balloons.
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Jonathan Scott said:
Looks a bit like rock houses in Cappadocia, Turkey, but I can't find a close match and those are mostly better made than this.

That is close enough. I had to post a picture of a poor quality rock house to get it past Google. :D There is also a Church built in the rock dating back to the first century. The entire area is called Goreme National Park, but rock houses make up most of it.

Good eye Jonathan and it is your turn once more.
 
  • #326
Medicol said:
Is it the Last Supper ?

It may very well be an early version of the last supper.
 
  • #327
edward said:
That is close enough. I had to post a picture of a poor quality rock house to get it past Google. :D There is also a Church built in the rock dating back to the first century. The entire area is called Goreme National Park, but rock houses make up most of it.

Good eye Jonathan and it is your turn once more.
Thanks - I didn't expect that to be the actual answer!

I've spent some time trying to find another one, but Google image search seems to recognise almost every photo I've taken of anything interesting, even from a completely different direction, and any street view image of any obvious landmark. The few exceptions tend to contain obvious text or other clues that would make it too easy (and I don't want to have to spend a lot of time editing photos). I also found some views where Google image search didn't recognise my photo immediately, but if I cropped it to isolate the interesting bit it immediately recognised it! (It even recognised the locations of some photos where I couldn't remember them myself).

So if anyone else has a landmark, please have a go. I'll continue looking for one when I have time.
 
  • #328
That is what I run into a lot Jonathan and I hate to resort to the paint program to put polka dots on landmarks. I do plead guilty to using the paint program a few times. :D I will try to find something.
 
  • #329
Here is a new landmark

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  • #330
That looks quite a bit like the Coronado Bridge in San Diego, Ca.
 

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