Name That Skyline - Picture Game

[Newsman]

Wild guess - Grand Central Station?

 

[DBhomebrew]

Wild guess - Grand Central Station?

I was thinking just that! It has that vibe, but Grand Central doesn't have the cathedral type ceiling though.

 

[Newsman]

I was thinking just that! It has that vibe, but Grand Central doesn't have the cathedral type ceiling though.

I did say "wild guess." LOL

 

[duncan.brown]

Nope, not in NY.

 

[Andres Falconer]

This takes "skyline" to an altogether new level!

 

[Konadog]

Looks European, like something from an older James Bond movie.

 

[duncan.brown]

It is European and James Bond may well have walked through this hall.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Westminister Hall, London

 

[duncan.brown]

@D.B.Moody has it! My aunt works in the House of Commons, so I took this when I stopped by to see her in 2018. For those who don't know the history of the building, the UK government says:

Westminster Hall is the oldest building on the Parliamentary estate. What makes it such an astonishing building is not simply its great size and the magnificence of its roof, but its central role in British history. In and around the Hall, grew up the major institutions of the British state: Parliament, the law courts and various government offices. Closely involved in the life of the nation since the 11th century, a journey through the Hall's past is a journey through 900 fascinating years of our history.

 

[D.B.Moody]

I can't help but post this from 1988:

 

[DBhomebrew]

Westminister Hall, London

Oh, man! Westminster was a hunch of mine, but when trying to confirm I let Google search for Westminster Abbey!

Nice job!

 

[Andres Falconer]

This is NOT the bridge in Arizona. But most people don’t seem to know that.

 

[DBhomebrew]

Tower Bridge, London.

 

[dirkomatic]

Oh, man! Westminster was a hunch of mine, but when trying to confirm I let Google search for Westminster Abbey!

Nice job!

Same here

 

[D.B.Moody]

Tower Bridge it is. How could I not do that after we went to London after all those bridges. You're up @DBhomebrew.

 

[Newsman]

London Bridge
Dangit! Too late!

 

[duncan.brown]

@DBhomebrew @dirkomatic, I thought some people might get stuck on Westminster Abbey which is adjacent to, but not part of, the Palace of Westminster. Bonus points to @Northern_Brewer for letting the non-Brits take a guess.

@Newsman London Bridge is actually one of the most boring of all the Thames crossing! Here's a picture showing Tower Bridge in the background.

 

[Andres Falconer]

I used to cross London Bridge each day on my way to work in Southwark. I
Got a great view of Tower Bridge from there, and always remembered the funny story of how the original London Bridge ended up in Arizona: London Bridge (Lake Havasu City) - Wikipedia

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Bonus points to @Northern_Brewer for letting the non-Brits take a guess.

@Newsman London Bridge is actually one of the most boring of all the Thames crossing! Here's a picture showing Tower Bridge in the background.

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I do like a hammerbeam roof! The lower half of the room is kinda boring in comparison, but it does make it a flexible space for exhibitions and conferences etc.

It's a weird fact that most of the 10,000's of people crossing London Bridge don't realise, but there's squash courts under the left-hand end. I guess they must have once been part of a corporate gym for the adjacent offices, but it's now run by a chain, I used that gym sometimes when I lived a few minutes from there (but I preferred its above-ground sibling at the other end of the bridge).

 

[DBhomebrew]

 

[bruce_the_loon]

The new and old Tappan Zee Bridges across the Hudson River.

 

[DBhomebrew]

@bruce_the_loon in a NY minute!

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Moving off the US for this one.

 

[bracconiere]

damn, for some reason i feel even i should get this one....wasn't that posted a few months back?

 

[bruce_the_loon]

damn, for some reason i feel even i should get this one....wasn't that posted a few months back?

Hope not. Certainly not by me. A quick search for the name in the thread doesn't bring results back.

 

[bracconiere]

i distincctly remember the patch of burbs on the right side. valley. i'm running on 4mb internet though, so scrolling through 100 pages would take many hours....

 

[bracconiere]

Hope not. Certainly not by me. A quick search for the name in the thread doesn't bring results back.

i'm anxiously waiting to see who gets it! (pro sports are fun to watch! lol)

 

[Andres Falconer]

I believe we are looking at the Millau Viaduct in southern France

 

[bruce_the_loon]

I believe we are looking at the Millau Viaduct in southern France

Correct. For bonus points, what car did Clarkson take across it shortly after it opened?

 

[Andres Falconer]

I had to look it up. Apparently Jeremy was spoiled for choice, but chose poorly: a Ford GT.