Name That Skyline - Picture Game

[Minky]

I lived in Tampa for eight years, but never saw it from Safety Harbor! I was zoomed in on Google Maps slowly moving up the shore looking for nicely manicured lawn, when I guessed Cove Cay. Later I zoomed out and realized you'd be looking at Tampa through the Bayside Bridge. D'ohh!!

This one is not in the US:

 

[beernbourbon]

Beijing?

 

[binabik]

Vancouver?

 

[Minky]

Beijing?

Beijing it is. You're up!

 

[beernbourbon]

Did a search on glass pyramid buildings....was the second image, close to same view, but slightly different.

This one is also not in US, but still should be relatively easy for you world travelers and those with mass google skeels
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[Photopilot]

Florence Italy?

 

[beernbourbon]

Florence Italy?

Nope, wrong hemisphere

 

[arturo7]

Queretaro, MX

 

[beernbourbon]

Nope, further south, but correct continent.

 

[beernbourbon]

North of cigar country

 

[TooDogly]

Mexico City?

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Did a search on glass pyramid buildings....was the second image, close to same view, but slightly different.

This one is also not in US, but still should be relatively easy for you world travelers and those with mass google skeels
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Plaza Libertad in San Salvador, El Salvador; Metropolitan Cathedral in the background.

 

[beernbourbon]

Damn, GF, just lookin for the city, lol, but correct on all counts. There's a museum or a memorial building or something like that where the photo was taken, but been a few years since I was there, don't remember the name. Something related to the civil war in the 1980's I believe.

Yer up

 

[gratus fermentatio]

OK, looking for the city & country on this one.

 

[passedpawn]

mexico city. mexico.

 

[Photopilot]

mexico city. mexico.

I recognize the air also.

 

[invictusbrew]

Columbus Monument in Barcelona, Spain?

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Columbus Monument in Barcelona, Spain?

Bingo! You're up.
Regards, GF.

 

[invictusbrew]

Bingo! You're up.
Regards, GF.

OK, I'm at work and don't have my own photos with me, so no Google reverse image search on this one! The city should be fairly easy as there are a lot of landmarks in it, I'm looking for the name of the city and two landmarks that can be seen in the photo.

 

[wyowolf]

Glascow... was just there a year ago... lots of scotch

glasgow cathedral and i think city hall

 

[invictusbrew]

Glasgow is correct for the city, the city halls and Glasgow Cathedral are just past the right side of the photo - if the aspect ratio was just a bit wider we could probably see the city halls. Keep trying on the landmarks.

 

[wyowolf]

dang, that really does look like the view out of the Sherbrook hotel/castle that we stayed at...

 

[invictusbrew]

Due to the angle, you can see a lot of what you would be able to see from Sherbrooke Castle. But the photo is definitely taken from elsewhere and the foreground gives it away - with some of the other things you guys and gals have found, this should be a walk in the park.

 

[passedpawn]

Due to the angle, you can see a lot of what you would be able to see from Sherbrooke Castle. But the photo is definitely taken from elsewhere and the foreground gives it away - with some of the other things you guys and gals have found, this should be a walk in the park.

You're asking for 3 different things. If one person guesses the city (wyowolf), one person guesses a landmark, and another person gets the last landmark, who goes next?

I think there should be just one question per round to make this work. Thoughts?

 

[arturo7]

I think there should be just one question per round to make this work. Thoughts?

yup

 

[satph]

Queen's Park Baptist church in the right foreground.
The spire on the left with the clock is Pollokshields Church
Finnieston Crane is to the left of Pollokshields.
University of Glasgow is the big building with a tower in the back.

Happy to defer to wyowolf

 

[invictusbrew]

You're asking for 3 different things. If one person guesses the city (wyowolf), one person guesses a landmark, and another person gets the last landmark, who goes next?

I think there should be just one question per round to make this work. Thoughts?

Fair enough, was just trying to make it slightly more difficult. In that case, wyowolf is up.

(great job satph )

 

[GrogNerd]

I'd have to concur: the game is to name the city, the landmarks/vantage point would be bonus points/bragging rights

 

[invictusbrew]

I'd have to concur: the game is to name the city, the landmarks/vantage point would be bonus points/bragging rights

Understood. My apologies.

 

[GrogNerd]

Understood. My apologies.

Absolutely no need to apologize

Self-flagellation and buying everyone a pint will suffice

 

[invictusbrew]

Absolutely no need to apologize

Self-flagellation and buying everyone a pint will suffice

Haha, fine, deal. Pints first though!

 

[wyowolf]

Just saw this...Will post in am. I'm in self imposed blackout today. I only knew because we were there last year...soooo many distillery tours I missed!!

 

[wyowolf]

Talk about drafty....they wouldn't do any upkeep to the castle because of historical value. Wind literally blew through the Windows...Lol...but I loved Scotland.

 

[GrogNerd]

Haha, fine, deal. Pints first though!

always pints first

and enough of them, we may just forget the whole self-flagging thing

 

[wyowolf]

Im so damn happy this am... I know everyone knows where this is... but I feel its fitting today... I was here just this summer and stood in awe as I read the words inside... looking for the name of the CITY and the Name of the Memorial...

 

[Brewenstein]

Jefferson Memorial, Washington DC.

 

[Lepetitnormand]

Im so damn happy this am... I know everyone knows where this is... but I feel its fitting today... I was here just this summer and stood in awe as I read the words inside... looking for the name of the CITY and the Name of the Memorial...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Memorial

in Dc

 

[GrogNerd]

one of my all-time favorite quotes

"for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."

also a favorite

His name is Blane? Oh! That's a major appliance, that's not a name!

 

[wyowolf]

Jefferson Memorial, Washington DC.

Your up!

 

[wyowolf]

one of my all-time favorite quotes



also a favorite

my fav memorial... by far.