Author Topic: The "guess the place" thread (Read 903754 times)

Feanor · « **Reply #6500 on:** 12 March, 2016, 12:11:00 am »

Quite right.

It's Sighișoara in Transylvania, now part of Romania.
( Pronounced 'Ziggy-Swara'. )

Birthplace of dear old Vlad.

andrew_s · « **Reply #6501 on:** 12 March, 2016, 12:15:42 am »

which bridge?

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #6502 on:** 12 March, 2016, 12:22:38 am »

Findhorn bridge, Tomatin.

andrew_s · « **Reply #6503 on:** 12 March, 2016, 12:52:00 am »

That didn't take long.
Whilst you are looking for another image, you can have a go at this other bridge that nobody guessed last time:
original post:

added clue:

JStone · « **Reply #6504 on:** 12 March, 2016, 03:07:56 pm »

There's something French about the church - Morlaix?

Steph · « **Reply #6505 on:** 12 March, 2016, 06:33:47 pm »

Mylau (Goltzch bridge)

andrew_s · « **Reply #6506 on:** 12 March, 2016, 11:19:42 pm »

Quote from: JStone on 12 March, 2016, 03:07:56 pm

There's something French about the church - Morlaix?

That's right, the path over the bottom tier of the railway viaduct. it took a while

JStone · « **Reply #6507 on:** 13 March, 2016, 06:41:54 am »

Quote from: andrew_s on 12 March, 2016, 11:19:42 pm

...it took a while

... but got there eventually, just like my rides.

Where's this distinctive street plan? (City Navigator Europe mapping, place name label obscured)

Peter · « **Reply #6508 on:** 13 March, 2016, 05:47:08 pm »

Neu or Novo somewhere, I imagine. Veering towards Neu on account of the urg.

JStone · « **Reply #6509 on:** 13 March, 2016, 07:08:17 pm »

Quote from: JStone on 13 March, 2016, 06:39:28 pm

Quote from: Peter on 13 March, 2016, 05:47:08 pm
Neu or Novo somewhere, I imagine. Veering towards Neu on account of the urg.

You imagine correctly

Neu or Novo or something similar is on the right lines - though the 'urg' isn't part of the name

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #6510 on:** 13 March, 2016, 08:10:10 pm »

Good job I gave up looking for Octagonal Urgs on Google then.

Octagonal Urgs: Space-rock band from Louisville KY.

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #6511 on:** 13 March, 2016, 08:27:18 pm »

Palmanova.

andrew_s · « **Reply #6512 on:** 13 March, 2016, 08:49:58 pm »

found by googling in FOREIGN

the "urg" is a bit of a red herring - there's nothing obvious that it could be on google maps

Ruthie · « **Reply #6513 on:** 13 March, 2016, 09:05:43 pm »

It looks like a town plan derived from a bad game of Carcassonne.

Seriously, where is it?

Exit Stage Left · « **Reply #6514 on:** 13 March, 2016, 09:11:22 pm »

Neuf-Brisach.

Ruthie · « **Reply #6515 on:** 13 March, 2016, 09:14:35 pm »

That's amazing.

andrew_s · « **Reply #6516 on:** 13 March, 2016, 09:39:01 pm »

ESL is correct.
in a similar vein, where's this ISS streetlights photo of?

It can be panned, zoomed and rotated (shift click & drag), and compared with a map here:
http://crowdcrafting.org/project/nightcitiesiss/task/606177
(switch base layer with the + on the right if the map doesn't show)

JStone · « **Reply #6517 on:** 13 March, 2016, 10:24:15 pm »

Quote from: Exit Stage Left on 13 March, 2016, 09:11:22 pm

Neuf-Brisach.

Correct

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #6518 on:** 14 March, 2016, 10:12:11 am »

Not to be guessed, just for whatever interest it may have, the old town of Zamość in south-east Poland has a similar star-shaped fortress at its heart.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.7167762,23.2523733,996m/data=!3m1!1e3

Unfortunately in its case the original late-sixteenth century design has become obscured by modern suburbs.

Steph · « **Reply #6519 on:** 17 March, 2016, 09:53:10 am »

The Main Man for that sort of thing was Vauban. The science is fascinating.
Sluis
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=sluis+map&view=detailv2&&id=40E3AA4451DAE80BB0C3E847BEC2D712C5B5EDE7&selectedIndex=159&ccid=3ccAu0fs&simid=608018549429306966&thid=OIP.Mddc700bb47ec4035ecf70bff35289418o0&ajaxhist=0

Gravelines
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=gravelines&view=detailv2&&id=6666CE864CBFBEF8EE88420220E2C233C5B10988&selectedIndex=1&ccid=0yl%2bTva5&simid=607999342338443429&thid=OIP.Md3297e4ef6b990b4b6fcd025e08476a1H0&ajaxhist=0

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #6520 on:** 09 April, 2016, 02:30:35 pm »

Vince · « **Reply #6521 on:** 09 April, 2016, 05:11:43 pm »

Quote from: Vince on 16 February, 2016, 07:59:58 pm

My turn?

It is the county hall in Kingston upon Thames.

Jaded · « **Reply #6522 on:** 09 April, 2016, 05:39:29 pm »

Quote from: Doity Rat on 09 April, 2016, 02:30:35 pm

Is that from Spectrum 'The Hobbit' game?

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #6523 on:** 09 April, 2016, 05:48:47 pm »

Nope. Nor is it a repository for props from Spinal Tap.

Peter · « **Reply #6524 on:** 09 April, 2016, 06:17:21 pm »

It's wherever Newcastle last won away.