# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/161 "2013-03-12T22:30:09Z")
> [@Darryl\_Lict](#): > > Can I narrow it down to the Spanish or Italian Riviera? No, but it is in southern Europe. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/162 "2013-03-12T22:31:26Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Googlefail, in this instance! 😛 > > It’s not in France. Ahh, I found a picture with a tower that looked similar, but not a great picture… Thinking about it though, it was on a Daily Mail holidays page, so it was bound to be misleading. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/163 "2013-03-12T22:47:26Z")
Somewhere . . . Palermo? ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/164 "2013-03-12T22:50:11Z")
The boat registration letters are a clue… but as mentioned it isn’t Sète. ---
**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 12, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/165 "2013-03-12T23:08:56Z")
Is it on the ocean as opposed to inland? ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/166 "2013-03-12T23:57:20Z")
> [@Darryl\_Lict](#): > > Is it on the ocean as opposed to inland? That is the sea, yes. And that tower is a major landmark of the city, so an image search of the right city will find it in no time! ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/167 "2013-03-13T00:28:51Z")
I’m still holding out for South Carolina. 🙂 ---
**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, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/168 "2013-03-13T00:46:32Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > That is the sea, yes. And that tower is a major landmark of the city, so an image search of the right city will find it in no time! I’m giving up. My brain’s Split. ---
**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, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/169 "2013-03-13T00:54:48Z")
> [@Darryl\_Lict](#): > > I’m giving up. My brain’s Split. Thought it might drive you bananas. Yes, that’s Split in Croatia. ---
**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, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/170 "2013-03-13T01:40:36Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://imgur.com/RHaxnEz) > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://imgur.com/oMuHBY6) These two interior shots are obviously a bit too obscure. The outdoor shots from the same places should be easier, though: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/sb5VhIC.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/sb5VhIC) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/MCXswPn.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/MCXswPn) ---
**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, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/171 "2013-03-13T02:34:28Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](http://imgur.com/MCXswPn) Yuexiu Park, Guangzhou ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/172 "2013-03-13T03:26:16Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > 1. [Where in the World?](http://i.imgur.com/qHdk0m8.jpg) > 2. [Where in the World?](http://imgur.com/XSGkw9L) > 3. [Where in the World?](http://imgur.com/TfuqJgE) > 4. [Where in the World?](http://imgur.com/fT9zqnq) > 5. [Where in the World?](http://i.imgur.com/9howFyE.jpg) > > Bonus (probably impossible to get exactly right) > [Bonus](http://i.imgur.com/xnZ9NFi.jpg) > [@Colophon](#): > > Jumping in ahead of Siam Sam, 64 is one of the temples at Ayutthaya in Thailand. > [@ShibbOleth](#): > > I’m kind of glad you got in there, ahead of Sam, since that would be a slam dunk for him. Or anybody that was a big fan of the movie version of Mortal Kombat. Harumph! Spoilsports! :mad: I’m bummed I did not see Ellen Chery’s Dakota Building in time too, as I took the same photo last April. 62. Would that be the Sri Mariamman Temple in Bangkok, the South Indian temple on Silom Road? The wall doesn’t look quite right as I remember it, but that’s definitely a South Indian Temple like the one on Silom. No. 65 has sort of a Thai feel to it too. > [@Colophon](#): > > Nobody has had a crack at [number 60](http://oi47.tinypic.com/350otog.jpg) yet. > > Clue: it is the highest mountain in the country. The Matterhorn in Switzerland? ---
**Author:** ![Kiwi\_Fruit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kiwi_fruit/32/12_2.png) [@Kiwi\_Fruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiwi_Fruit)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/173 "2013-03-13T03:42:24Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Harumph! Spoilsports! :mad: I’m bummed I did not see Ellen Chery’s Dakota Building in time too, as I took the same photo last April. > 62. Would that be the Sri Mariamman Temple in Bangkok, the South Indian temple on Silom Road? The wall doesn’t look quite right as I remember it, but that’s definitely a South Indian Temple like the one on Silom. > > No. 65 has sort of a Thai feel to it too. > > > [@Colophon](#): > > > > Nobody has had a crack at [number 60](http://oi47.tinypic.com/350otog.jpg) yet. > > > > Clue: it is the highest mountain in the country. > > The Matterhorn in Switzerland? Already answered I think, but Mt Cook, as shown [here.](http://www.snow-forecast.com/system/images/2882/original/Mount-Cook.jpg?1260438403) ---
**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, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/174 "2013-03-13T03:48:10Z")
I’ll look at these tomorrow to contribute to the guessing, but I’ll see what I can do as far as more for you guys to guess. Hopefully my numbers aren’t wrong. [66](http://i.imgur.com/44bsovL.jpg) [67](http://i.imgur.com/EGtDAxN.jpg) [68](http://i.imgur.com/fPqQFiO.jpg) [69](http://i.imgur.com/VThBwSO.jpg) Should be pretty straightforward. One looks generic, but color schemes do matter in stadiums. ---
**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, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/175 "2013-03-13T04:14:47Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > 1. Would that be the Sri Mariamman Temple in Bangkok, the South Indian temple on Silom Road? The wall doesn’t look quite right as I remember it, but that’s definitely a South Indian Temple like the one on Silom. > > No. 65 has sort of a Thai feel to it too. Neither is in Thailand. ---
**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, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/176 "2013-03-13T04:17:03Z")
> [@Oedipus](#): > > [66](http://i.imgur.com/44bsovL.jpg) > [67](http://i.imgur.com/EGtDAxN.jpg) > [68](http://i.imgur.com/fPqQFiO.jpg) > [69](http://i.imgur.com/VThBwSO.jpg) 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. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/177 "2013-03-13T04:20:14Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > 1. Would that be the Sri Mariamman Temple in Bangkok, the South Indian temple on Silom Road? The wall doesn’t look quite right as I remember it, but that’s definitely a South Indian Temple like the one on Silom. > [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Neither is in Thailand. I’ve seen similar temples in Kuala Lumpur and elsewhere in Malaysia, and in Singapore. But I can’t venture an exact guess. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/178 "2013-03-13T04:53:31Z")
> [@Oedipus](#): > > I’ll look at these tomorrow to contribute to the guessing, but I’ll see what I can do as far as more for you guys to guess. Hopefully my numbers aren’t wrong. > > [66](http://i.imgur.com/44bsovL.jpg) > [67](http://i.imgur.com/EGtDAxN.jpg) > [68](http://i.imgur.com/fPqQFiO.jpg) > [69](http://i.imgur.com/VThBwSO.jpg) > > Should be pretty straightforward. One looks generic, but color schemes do matter in stadiums. 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. ---
**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, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/179 "2013-03-13T05:38:12Z")
> [@Oedipus](#): > > [68](http://i.imgur.com/fPqQFiO.jpg) [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. ---
**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, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344/180 "2013-03-13T11:08:28Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I’ve seen similar temples in Kuala Lumpur and elsewhere in Malaysia, and in Singapore. But I can’t venture an exact guess. 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. Try number 70: [http://i49.tinypic.com/2qvt4hs.jpg](http://i49.tinypic.com/2qvt4hs.jpg) Should be fairly obvious, but might not be! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344.md?page=10)