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Quote: "Salaction"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda,_Scotlandyes
It is the stunning St Kilda
Honestly thought nobody would guess this place, damn!!
people talking without speaking, people hearing without listening
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Quote: "Iainmac"You gave away too much with that image :P
Quote: "Salaction"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda,_Scotlandyes
It is the stunning St Kilda
Honestly thought nobody would guess this place, damn!!
Beautiful place indeed!
Every found a 50p coin, lainmac by the way
(just joking :D)
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@Salaction
I'm guessing you used the reverse Google Images search?
I'm guessing you used the reverse Google Images search?
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Quote: "CassTaylor"@SalactionOf course not, Cass. I am just very knowledgeable about our beautiful planet :)
I'm guessing you used the reverse Google Images search?
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Quote: "Salaction"Of course, of course.
Quote: "CassTaylor"@SalactionOf course not, Cass. I am just very knowledgeable about our beautiful planet :)
I'm guessing you used the reverse Google Images search?
It's your turn now, by the way!
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Quote: "Salaction"I thought about a namesake of this famous place.
I am not 100% sure, but I don't think there are microbes, bacteria, viruses, mushrooms, arthropods, bugs or germs that are famous landmarks xD?
I propose the Gates of Hell
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Don't worry, it's not too easy at all. 
Technically there's this giant fungus that's several kilometres across that's considered a natural landmark, but I don't think it's what you had in mind....
Technically there's this giant fungus that's several kilometres across that's considered a natural landmark, but I don't think it's what you had in mind....
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Quote: "JRo69"yes haha nice with 1 cryptic hint about the myth of Ivan the terrible who stabbed out the eyes of the architect so that he could never replicate such beauty again. Stabbing our eyes means you’re left in the dark! Respect mate
Quote: "Salaction"Ah it is my turn now, I forgot that part :PSaint Basil's Cathedral
I am not very good at these things, I'll try one, maybe it's too easy, we'll see.
- I was left in the dark to avoid replication.
and it’s your turn! :)
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Is it the volcanic crater in Oregon ?
What a strange country Oregon
See this "Well of Torah":
What a strange country Oregon
See this "Well of Torah":
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Why has the thread been marked as "Solved"? 
We were having so much fun!
We were having so much fun!
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Quote: "CassTaylor"Why has the thread been marked as "Solved"?Please continue with the fun I just accidentally pressed the solved button instead of the free discussion on my phone.
We were having so much fun!
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The Prague Orloj?
On a side note, if you enjoy stories of architects being disabled after constructing a masterpiece, the Taj Mahal is also in that category.
On a side note, if you enjoy stories of architects being disabled after constructing a masterpiece, the Taj Mahal is also in that category.
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Alright, here's a slightly more challenging one. 
This landmark is related to transportation, and yet it does not transport anything anywhere.
This landmark is related to transportation, and yet it does not transport anything anywhere.
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Nope! Not going to be that easy.
The monument itself includes a form of transportation I should say, but it doesn't transport anyone anywhere (anymore, anyway).
The monument itself includes a form of transportation I should say, but it doesn't transport anyone anywhere (anymore, anyway).
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Yes, and yes, it is in France.
One more hint; it will very shortly (in about a week) be a relevant time to go to this monument.
One more hint; it will very shortly (in about a week) be a relevant time to go to this monument.
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Quote: "Salaction"What do you mean?
In the rules it says
3. Multiple guesses may be asked at one time.
so How can it be Yes and Yes? It’s In Greece and in italy at the Same time?
Don't take it literally, but your History books are key in this one.
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Quote: "CassTaylor"Is it in Sicily or Southern Italy? I know the Greek city states had a few colonies there (Magna Græcia).There we go!
(yes)
History buff to the rescue! (although classical history bores me sometimes, to be perfectly honest)Is it the temple near Agrigento in Sicily? That's the only such monument I know there.
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Quote: "CassTaylor"Correct!
Quote: "loruca"
Quote: "CassTaylor"Is it in Sicily or Southern Italy? I know the Greek city states had a few colonies there (Magna Græcia).There we go!
(yes)
Is it the temple near Agrigento in Sicily? That's the only such monument I know there.
Commonly known as the "Valley of the Temples", this site located next to Agrigento in Sicily is actually on top of a long hilly crest facing the sea!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_dei_Templi
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Ayyy hole in one/slam dunk/goal/game, set, match/bingo/checkmate!
For my next one, I will do a monument that is more modern (but still quite old) than loruca's, and it features a statue of a woman holding something aloft.
For my next one, I will do a monument that is more modern (but still quite old) than loruca's, and it features a statue of a woman holding something aloft.
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Nope, it is not La Liberté Éclairant le Monde!
Not gonna be that easy.
Not gonna be that easy.
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Does it represent a Living human being?
If not
Does it represent a real human being,
If not
Does it represent a fictional human being,
if not
Does it represent a personification of an allegorical figure.
If not
Does it represent a real human being,
If not
Does it represent a fictional human being,
if not
Does it represent a personification of an allegorical figure.
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It doesn't represent a living, or a real, or a fictional human being; it is a personification.
Not The Motherland Calls, I did that in my first turn here already.
It's not of Marianne either; in fact Marianne, if she were real, would have intensely detested this monument, at least for eight decades after its construction.
Not The Motherland Calls, I did that in my first turn here already.
It's not of Marianne either; in fact Marianne, if she were real, would have intensely detested this monument, at least for eight decades after its construction.
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Bavaria in Munich ?
A local representation of "Germania" who is the personification of the German nation or the Germans as a whole.
A local representation of "Germania" who is the personification of the German nation or the Germans as a whole.
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Very close, Frenchlover, but no, it's not in Munich.
Yes, it was erected to commemorate a national achievement.
Yes, it was erected to commemorate a national achievement.
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So there is also the Niederwalddenkmal, located in the Niederwald, near Rüdesheim am Rhein in Hesse.
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Yes! The Niederwalddenkmal, built in 1883 to commemorate the Franco-Prussian War and German unification in 1870-71.
Pretty damn awesome design too. It's one of the most underrated landmarks in Europe!
And here's the accompanying soundtrack (lyrics to sing along available on the statue's base!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BhGWO01pIs
Pretty damn awesome design too. It's one of the most underrated landmarks in Europe!
And here's the accompanying soundtrack (lyrics to sing along available on the statue's base!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BhGWO01pIs
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My turn !
What is this worldwide famous shop that should be in the Guinness World Records
What is this worldwide famous shop that should be in the Guinness World Records
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@Salaction
My pleasure!
Okay, for my next monument I choose this; it is again a statue, but this one depicts an animal rather than a human.
My pleasure!
Okay, for my next monument I choose this; it is again a statue, but this one depicts an animal rather than a human.
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Not in Venice,
Doesn't come as a pair,
And yes, it's from before the 20th century.
Keep asking questions and you'll get there eventually!
Doesn't come as a pair,
And yes, it's from before the 20th century.
Keep asking questions and you'll get there eventually!
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Quote: "CassTaylor"Not in Venice,Is this lion in Europe?
Doesn't come as a pair,
And yes, it's from before the 20th century.
Keep asking questions and you'll get there eventually!
Is this lion in a city of more than 500000 people?
Is this lion connected with ye olde country?(UK)?
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Quote: "Frenchlover"Entrance of the city hall of Paris ?Paris has less then 50k people?
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Quote: "loruca"Paris has less then 50k people?Not sure that Diogenes would have found more than 50,000 men in Paris
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No, not the lions in front of the city hall of Paris. But yes, it is in France!
It is also much bigger than the one in front the city hall in Paris, too.
Fun hint, this statue was built around the same time and for the same war as my last monument was.
It is also much bigger than the one in front the city hall in Paris, too.
Fun hint, this statue was built around the same time and for the same war as my last monument was.
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Quote: "Frenchlover"The biggest is the "Lion of Belfort"C'est bien ça! (Yes)
It originally faced Germany, but they had to turn it in the other direction to avoid a diplomatic incident.
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Quote: "CassTaylor"Oh wow, never heard of this statue before, looks awesome! Now I want to see it some day!
Quote: "Frenchlover"The biggest is the "Lion of Belfort" C'est bien ça! (Yes)
It originally faced Germany, but they had to turn it in the other direction to avoid a diplomatic incident.
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Quote: "Salaction"Oh wow, never heard of this statue before, looks awesome! Now I want to see it some day!watch your step, he bites
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Quote: "Frenchlover"If you can't make it to little Belfort in Alsace, there are smaller versions in Paris (at Place Denfert-Rochereau) and somewhere in Montréal too.
Quote: "Salaction"Oh wow, never heard of this statue before, looks awesome! Now I want to see it some day!watch your step, he bites
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Just bumping this thread.
It's Frenchlover's turn now to propose a monument.
It's Frenchlover's turn now to propose a monument.
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Quote: "CassTaylor"Just bumping this thread.Bumping the bump!
It's Frenchlover's turn now to propose a monument.
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sorry I skipped a message
So ... I recently found this place on googlemap and the reverse image search will tell you that it is a lake.
Even if there are not many people living in the area, the locals say it is fishy but it's a bit far to go and check and anyway it's not what makes it famous.
So ... I recently found this place on googlemap and the reverse image search will tell you that it is a lake.
Even if there are not many people living in the area, the locals say it is fishy but it's a bit far to go and check and anyway it's not what makes it famous.
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Quote: "Frenchlover"sorry I skipped a messageWould (if there are any) the fishes not be having a most excellent time in this lake? (i.e pollution of some sort?)
So ... I recently found this place on googlemap and the reverse image search will tell you that it is a lake.
Even if there are not many people living in the area, the locals say it is fishy but it's a bit far to go and check and anyway it's not what makes it famous.
actually, I'll shoot a guess.
either lake karachay
or the famed "Atomic Lake" from project Taiga.
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