# Where Was This Picture Taken? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 8, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344 "2013-03-08T03:27:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Oedipus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/181 "2013-03-13T11:34:44Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > [Blue House](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Korea-Seoul-Blue_House_%28Cheongwadae%29_Fountain_0698-07.JPG), Seoul, Korea. Residence of the President of the Republic of Korea. > [@Gray\_Ghost](#): > > In before **notfrommensa** …is 66, [Jordan-Hare Stadium](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan%E2%80%93Hare_Stadium) at Auburn University? War Eagle! > > Is 69 the urinals at the Sky Restrooms of S. Korea’s [North Seoul Tower](http://www.gadling.com/2007/04/27/urinals-with-views/)? > > 68 looks vaguely Chinese/Oriental but I can’t pin down where the fountain is. > [@ShibbOleth](#): > > 67 is an interesting shot from beneath the St Louis Arch, methinks. I’m guessing the next two are in Asia somewhere, but don’t recognize either. Oh man! One right after the other! Now I have to start breaking out embarrassing pictures of myself. [70](http://i.imgur.com/wnI8bEY.jpg) [71](http://i.imgur.com/aaQy81p.jpg) [71](http://i.imgur.com/Fo4srNr.jpg) [72](http://i.imgur.com/6O4gpmK.jpg) And just so your vision of me isn’t tainted by these pictures, here’s [me with Jim Norton this past Saturday.](http://i.imgur.com/gAuSfXo.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/182 "2013-03-13T12:23:19Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Number 62 is in Penang, Malaysia, according to the all-seeing Google. > > Looks like the same one as [this](http://www.123rf.com/photo_3604695_hinduism-temple-in-penang.html) but I can’t pin down the exact location. That is correct, it’s a temple in the Indian section of Georgetown, Penang. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/183 "2013-03-13T12:42:16Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Try number 70: [http://i49.tinypic.com/2qvt4hs.jpg](http://i49.tinypic.com/2qvt4hs.jpg) > > Should be fairly obvious, but might not be! Too easy. Sydney Opera House. ---
**Author:** ![Oedipus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/184 "2013-03-13T12:53:20Z")
> [@Oedipus](#): > > Oh man! One right after the other! > > Now I have to start breaking out embarrassing pictures of myself. > > [70](http://i.imgur.com/wnI8bEY.jpg) > [71](http://i.imgur.com/aaQy81p.jpg) > [71](http://i.imgur.com/Fo4srNr.jpg) > [72](http://i.imgur.com/6O4gpmK.jpg) > > And just so your vision of me isn’t tainted by these pictures, here’s [me with Jim Norton this past Saturday.](http://i.imgur.com/gAuSfXo.jpg) Wow…I wasn’t thinking this morning. Those are: [71](http://i.imgur.com/wnI8bEY.jpg) [72](http://i.imgur.com/aaQy81p.jpg) [73](http://i.imgur.com/Fo4srNr.jpg) [74](http://i.imgur.com/6O4gpmK.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/185 "2013-03-13T12:54:33Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > That is correct, it’s a temple in the Indian section of Georgetown, Penang. Dammit, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen that then. I would have had no idea though. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/186 "2013-03-13T13:25:19Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Yuexiu Park, Guangzhou Yup. The indoor picture was from a little museum they have there, and the picture shows immortals riding down to earth on goats to found the city. The statue just shows the goats, of course. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/187 "2013-03-13T13:33:59Z")
> [@Oedipus](#): > > [72](http://i.imgur.com/aaQy81p.jpg) Lincoln’s tomb, Springfield, IL? ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/188 "2013-03-13T13:42:43Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Too easy. Sydney Opera House. It was that obvious, then. Maybe I should have cropped it in a bit more. I thought it was pretty neat that the roofs aren’t just plain boring white, but have different shades and textures on the tiles. **Oedipus** , 71 (the giant fries) is [here](https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=McDonald's,+West+Hanley+Road,+Mansfield,+Ohio,+United+States&hl=en&ll=40.696543,-82.512013&spn=0.00135,0.003058&sll=40.678669,-82.582393&sspn=0.043221,0.097847&oq=mcdonallexington+ohio&t=h&hq=McDonald's,&hnear=W+Hanley+Rd,+Mansfield,+Ohio,+United+States&fll=40.695941,-82.511938&fspn=0.00135,0.003058&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.696599,-82.511903&panoid=8E8X6xlvA4JVH9VT1GHhqA&cbp=12,199.09,,1,-0.44), near Mansfield, Ohio. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/189 "2013-03-13T13:56:19Z")
One more from me, with a wintry flavour: 75: [http://i45.tinypic.com/1zya0w3.jpg](http://i45.tinypic.com/1zya0w3.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/190 "2013-03-13T14:02:02Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > It was that obvious, then. Maybe I should have cropped it in a bit more. I thought it was pretty neat that the roofs aren’t just plain boring white, but have different shades and textures on the tiles. I think you and I both did what most people do when they first visit it - went right up close to the walls and looked up at the curvature. ---
**Author:** ![Oedipus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/191 "2013-03-13T14:23:45Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > It was that obvious, then. Maybe I should have cropped it in a bit more. I thought it was pretty neat that the roofs aren’t just plain boring white, but have different shades and textures on the tiles. > > **Oedipus** , 71 (the giant fries) is [here](https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=McDonald's,+West+Hanley+Road,+Mansfield,+Ohio,+United+States&hl=en&ll=40.696543,-82.512013&spn=0.00135,0.003058&sll=40.678669,-82.582393&sspn=0.043221,0.097847&oq=mcdonallexington+ohio&t=h&hq=McDonald's,&hnear=W+Hanley+Rd,+Mansfield,+Ohio,+United+States&fll=40.695941,-82.511938&fspn=0.00135,0.003058&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.696599,-82.511903&panoid=8E8X6xlvA4JVH9VT1GHhqA&cbp=12,199.09,,1,-0.44), near Mansfield, Ohio. > [@interface2x](#): > > Lincoln’s tomb, Springfield, IL? Very nice, very nice…Didn’t know how obvious Lincoln’s tomb would be. Colophon, do you live in the Ohio area or do you just remember those glorious fries? ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/192 "2013-03-13T14:31:43Z")
> [@Oedipus](#): > > Colophon, do you live in the Ohio area or do you just remember those glorious fries? Neither - I have never been to Ohio! I just Googled for McDonald’s giant fries, found another pic which said it was near Lexington, then looked on Google Maps for nearby McD’s and there it was. 🙂 Google-proofing these pics is half the battle! I’m trying to test mine against Google before I post so they’re not too easy (although the Opera House was too obvious anyway). ---
**Author:** ![Oedipus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/193 "2013-03-13T15:03:33Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Neither - I have never been to Ohio! I just Googled for McDonald’s giant fries, found another pic which said it was near Lexington, then looked on Google Maps for nearby McD’s and there it was. 🙂 > > Google-proofing these pics is half the battle! I’m trying to test mine against Google before I post so they’re not too easy (although the Opera House was too obvious anyway). Well good on you, then! Just to help a little, both of these: > [@Oedipus](#): > > [73](http://i.imgur.com/Fo4srNr.jpg) > [74](http://i.imgur.com/6O4gpmK.jpg) are American. Majorly, hugely American, if you ask me. ---
**Author:** ![Hallucinex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba9def/32.png) [@Hallucinex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hallucinex)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/194 "2013-03-13T15:10:33Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > One more from me, with a wintry flavour: > > 75: [http://i45.tinypic.com/1zya0w3.jpg](http://i45.tinypic.com/1zya0w3.jpg) Chatsworth House in Derbyshire? (i.e. Pemberley) ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/195 "2013-03-13T15:17:34Z")
> [@Oedipus](#): > > Well good on you, then! > > Just to help a little, both of these: > are American. Majorly, hugely American, if you ask me. Is 73 the Reflecting Pool in Washington, by any chance? **Hallucinex** , correct with Chatsworth. ---
**Author:** ![Oedipus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/196 "2013-03-13T15:20:38Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Is 73 the Reflecting Pool in Washington, by any chance? > > **Hallucinex** , correct with Chatsworth. VERY, INSANELY close…but no cigar. By Google’s definition, you’re not right. Go about 20 ft. east though. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/197 "2013-03-13T15:23:43Z")
As my last one was solved quickly, here’s another: 76: [http://i47.tinypic.com/4ifw1y.jpg](http://i47.tinypic.com/4ifw1y.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/198 "2013-03-13T15:29:33Z")
> [@Oedipus](#): > > VERY, INSANELY close…but no cigar. By Google’s definition, you’re not right. Go about 20 ft. east though. The Rainbow Pool? ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/199 "2013-03-13T18:12:36Z")
Steps of the Lincoln Memorial? ---
**Author:** ![Oedipus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/200 "2013-03-13T18:20:50Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > The Rainbow Pool? DING DING DING!!! Have fun with the other one. hint: same city. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344.md?page=11)