Guess the City
 

Rules (shamelessly taken from the Guess the Anime Screenshot thread):
1. Only one active picture at a time.
2. If nobody can produce an correct answer after 24 hours or after 3 guesses, a hint of some kind must be posted
3. Whoever guesses the pic gets to post the next pic, unless they pass it off.
4. If you're guessing, wait for confirmation that you're right. If you know you have the pic dead to rights, you may post your own stumper right away.
5. No name only answers, the answers should have some substance to them, tell us what makes you so sure about it, like special buildings, bridges, lakes, highways, whatever.
6. Try not to be an idiot.

First city (pretty easy):
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5845/45824125ot1.jpg
Correct answer given by Lord Styphon:

I'm completely clueless (I approve of this thread, though!). Maybe you could at least give us a continent, to narrow the field?

Hint: Western USA
(maybe it wasn't as easy as I thought :()

I like the idea for this.

It's a city with a shoreline of some sort and a river, which narrows it down a little, but there's no recognizeable structures of any sort for me. I'll go with, uh, Montreal.

EDIT - oh, Western US, nevermind. Montreal was pretty far off.

San Francisco...? =O I see a bridge in the far right, and it reminds me of San Fran when I was there in the past. But this is just a shot in the dark. The secondary body of water in the back leaves me uneasy about the answer but it's all that comes to mind.

Edit -- Wait. That's no bridge :mad: Ugh... What could this be...

After much careful thought, I have determined that this is Seattle, Washington.

Very good :) So it's your turn to post the next picture, if you want!

It looks like Seattle from a weird angle. Not a view I would recognize because the Columbia Center is far off to the right and reflecting the sun rendering it almost unrecognizable.

EDIT: Damn, too slow.

The new city for guessing is this one:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...ies/guess1.jpg
I don't expect it to last for too long.

Correct answer given by Adol:

I have no clue... Berlin?

I'm afraid you're wrong.

You're on the right continent, though.

I think I've seen a similar statue like this in Paris, France. So that river would be the Seine, and well, maybe the tower is part of "La Défense"? On the other hand, I think that I'm wrong because if it was correct, Face would probably have guessed it before :(

London?

Warsaw maybe? The skyscraper looks a bit like the Financial Center.

None of those are correct. Face's guess is the closest.

Prague?

I know this isn't my thread, but it hasn't even gotten past the first page yet and people are already ignoring the rules.

And no, it's not Prague.

Could it be Vilnius, Lithuania?

I think I recognize the Europa Tower, even from the unfamous side of it.

:eagletear: Sorry about that, I admit I didn't read the whole opening post. The stonework reminded me of a film I saw that was shot in Prague.

I don't know anything about anything, but the random statue just makes me think of Rome. So I figure I'll say Rome with every intent of getting it wrong. ;p

And you would succeed in this endeavor. As would those who proceeded you.

As a bonus for your success, I'll tell you that, while not Rome, the city in question was inside the Roman Empire.

I'm also noticing that all the cities people are guessing for this sample are capitals.

Belgrade!

(I guessed it based off of your hints, and the Danube river in the background, and the Usce Tower sealed it.)

Yes, it is Belgrade. Excellent work, Adol.

This means it's your turn if you want it.

I'm not Styphon but I can second that you're right. After some careful scrutiny of maps of Europe and Ancient Rome I searched for cities along the Danube and clicked Belgrade. Lo and behold the picture posted above is on the page for Belgrade on Wikipedia.

EDIT: damnit. I figure out the city one minute after it's posted and I post this one minute after Styphon ;_;

Okay, here we go.

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/8853/city2dh0.jpg

Internet sleuthing led me to do a Stock Lookup for Best because there's no way a google search would lead me to that logo. I'm going to hope that the building in the picture is the headquarters. Combined with the Sakura trees I'm certain this is Japan so I'm going to guess Fukuoka.

The presence of sakura blossoms as well as the presence of Asians in the picture means this is a Japanese city.

Also, I think we should try and not use Wikipedia as the image source, as it can be a bit too easy to deduct answers.

The city in question is Fukuoka.

EDIT: Dammit, late again.

Because the city was confirmed by the picture being on Wikipedia, I'm going to go ahead and post the next picture now. This one should (hopefully) be pretty easy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ar/mystery.jpg

Correct answer given by Dullenplain:

Fukuoka is correct.

As for the new picture, I'm going to guess Denver, just because of the mountains in the background.

Denver isn't that pretty. I'm going to guess Vancouver.

The only other mountains I can think of that look that tall and white and could create such a backdrop are the Sierra Nevadas. However, no large city looks like that.

The next best range is the Andes . . . and the best city to create this effect is Santiago, Chile.

Third time's a charm. Santiago is it and Dullenplain posts next.

Okay, here we go:

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/8544/citywhatrw9.jpg

I think this will be rather simple.

Shenzhen, China, right?

OMG SKYSCRAPERPAGE.COM

I would assume Shun Hing Square would be a dead giveaway, so go ahead.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j4...du/guessit.jpg

Ok!

I know it's Sweden or at least Scandinavian because of the Norden building. A google search of the photographer reveals that he is Swedish. That leaves three options: Stockholm Gothenburg and Malmo.

I'm going to guess Stockholm

EDIT: I got it. I'll abstain from revealing the city because two turns is lame and someone else should have an opportunity to go.

Close, but... those are just some pinkish-red herrings. xD

Clue: if you can't tell, it's fairly flat here.

Is it Warsaw this time? Because this building looks familiar!

http://p.vtourist.com/2056714-Stalin...ure-Warsaw.jpg

Yeah, that better looks like the same tower, although the second picture must have been taken like 20 years ago ;)

Also, Shenzhen looks pretty awesome O_O

Could it be Moscow?

EDIT: Nevermind, face is probably right.

Assuming my guess is correct, I'll put up another city for you guys to ponder.

http://f4c3.free.fr/mysterycity.jpg

As guessed by Lord Syphon:

The building way off in the distance and its features suggest to me that this city if Brasilia.

Brasilia is the correct answer!

That city is quite something. Right in the middle of nowhere, the country's capital city. Built in the 1950's if I remember correctly. It feels old-fashionedly futuristic in a way... like those 60's sci-fi movies. Definitely a sight you can't forget, even though there isn't much worthy of interest there.

There was a French movie, called "That Man From Rio" or something like it in English, that eventually ended up in Brasilia. What was fascinating about it was that, since it was a movie from the 1960s, Brasilia was still under construction. Some of the major buildings where there, like the National Congress building (which gave it away for me) and the other buildings around it in the foreground here around it, but the city itself was really just a shell, and was deserted. The residential part in the far background simply wasn't there, and neither was the greenery; it was all just red soil.

It was really cool.

Anyway, on to a new sample.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...s/oldcrane.jpg
Correct Answer as supplied by Musharraf:

Going slightly off-topic, but Google has a pic of Brasilia in 1958.

The city Lord Styphon posted is Gdansk, Poland (formerly Danzig, Deutsches Reich ;)). I know that because my grandfather was born there and I've been there a couple of times. What you can see on the picture is the "famous" medieval port crane (Krantor).

Since I am 100% sure of it, I am executing my "dead to rights" option and post a new, pretty easy picture:
http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/6883/74421648qs5.jpg

Correct answer given by ^___^:

It certainly looks like Central Europe... I'll go for Budapest.

No, it's not Budapest, you're pretty close, though ;)

I'm going to guess Prague, because it looks disturbingly similar to this:

http://www.guide-prague.cz/images/pr...gue_castle.jpg

In this case it's Prague or Bratislava, I'm not very sure.
Also, it looks like it's something that the former Czechoslovakia republic might offer in architectural department :D

Additional Spam:
Damn, I'm late

Face is correct, another city, please :)

Alright, good luck!

http://f4c3.free.fr/mysterycity2.jpg

Dunno, maybe Kaliningrad?

Not quite. Right country, though!

Russian port? Hm, I can only think of Murmansk and Vyborg

Vladivostok, perhaps? I suck at European geography.

Vladivostok is the correct answer!

That's really the only Russian port that came to mind.

Try this one on for size (sorry for the date stamp):

http://mysite.verizon.net/nathangentry/guess.jpg

Hmmm. I'm gonna guess Italy? Or something close. The architecture resembles some pictures I saw. Also the city layout is similiar. I guess Italy isn't a city though(I'm still a little drunk haha). But I think it is definitely a city in Italy

Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon, right?

Just guessing, because I saw that picture while I was looking for one to post earlier. ^_^'

It would very hard even to name a country. My guess - Portugal, Spain, Turkey or Greece. Something with a warm climate.

Adol is correct. Didn't expect that one to go so fast.

My goodness. You fellows are a great bunch of world travelers. I couldn't even identify a single picture :(

Okay, part 2 FIGHT

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/2345/city3jd3.jpg

I'm just gonna go ahead and throw out a guess of Chicago. Those buildings just seem kinda north america-ish.

New York maybe

I have a feeling it is an Australian city, perhaps Perth, based on the rather small number of tall buildings.

GIS shows that the picture is Perth

http://www.destination360.com/austra...alia/perth.php

I kept thinking the city was American because of the buildings. I couldn't find anything that looked similar though. All the bigger US cities have a much denser skyline than that ;_;

Guess I'll go ahead with the new city to guess:

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2...tywhat2tx8.jpg

I'm going to make an unfounded guess and say San Antonio? I'm just assuming that because of the huge parking lots and roads :3

More like Houston. I can tell because of the twin-topped building and having seen it too damn many times over the years.

Since I know I'm right (and oh-boy will it be bad if I'm somehow wrong), I give you this:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...ies/guess4.jpg
Correct answer given by ^___^

Based on this picture, I'm going to guess La Rochelle.

And you would be right. Excellent work.

Styphon identified the Houston Medical Center correctly . . . I would have also been tempted to use the skylines of the Galleria District or Greenspoint to see what happens, but oh well.

Here's a new one for you to ponder overnight. :) Good luck!

http://f4c3.free.fr/mysterycity3.jpg

Hmm, There are mountains in the distance. Run down buildings. A 2nd world nation probably. Buildings are of a western design. but the mountains suggest south american. Perhaps somewhere in chile. or a little north. Those look like spanish mountains anyhow, so I'm gonna guess Yalcoc Guatemala

The mountains and general condition of things make me think something in the Andes. It's a complete guess, but hey, why not. La Paz.

I'm almost certain that's La Paz. Good job, Capo~

You're all dead wrong!

You're looking on the wrong continent, if it helps any...

You raised my hopes and dashed them quite expertly, sir!

I really have no idea if it's not South America, though. Maybe northern Africa or Southern Europe? Who knows.

Something around the Himalayans then, Nepal perhaps?

It's hilarious how your guesses and the supposed logic behind them have been blatantly pulled out of your ass.

It's even more hilarious how close this one was.

Lhasa, Tibet.

I'm curious how you know that so easily. It's not like there are any giveaways in the picture, aside from mountains. There aren't any buddhist pagodas or distinguishable buildings (since there's really only one distinguishable building in Lhasa, being the palace on top of the mountain). So what was your clue?

Lhassa is correct! "Lhassa, China" would be slightly more politically accurate, though...

This picture show the place where the other one was taken from. With an obvious giveaway. :)

http://www.presscluboftibet.org/User...ala_palace.jpg

My clue was a single line from an IM, and a random guess that resulted from it. Combining the two in a search produced this lovely vista.

Speaking of lovely, here's this:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...es/guess6a.jpg

Google search on "Fairweather" turns up a Canadian location, although I admit that's a pretty stupid way to narrow it down :p

I'm just gonna blurt out a random Canadian port city. I choose Winnipeg!

Winnipeg is neither this city nor a port.

Isn't that Cape Town, South Africa?

That is Cape Town, South Africa.

Darn, in the time it took me to type that and search, someone guessed it.

Okay, guess the city:

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/8...esscityqq2.jpg

My guess - Dubai

sadly no.

Man, that building looks so distinctive it should have been a giveaway, but I am drawing blanks.

:(

It should be distinctive, that is the opera house of Valencia, Spain, built by Santiago Calatrava.

Since, I'm sure I'm correct, here is the next city:

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/6...tywhat3bz4.jpg

I'd say it is mexico DF, it certainly looks like a city in Latin America due to the layout but the smog makes me think of mexico, that angle is from a "nice part" of town I'd say.

http://www.mikepope.com/Mexico2002/i...oDF_Torre1.JPG <-- that pic explains what I mean

Well, Dull gets it - it's one of those landmarks you either know or don't know. A beautiful and very unusual looking set of buildings by Calatrava.

Okay, I guess I'll have a clue given: Juanzen is incorrect in that it isn't Mexico City, but he has the area of interest (Latin America) correct.

Going by the non-flat terrain, the buildings that look like apartment buildings, and the location being confirmed in Latin America, I think I'm going to guess this is Bogota, Colombia.

I'll hazard a guess that the city in question is Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? I will just cite the name of the file, which has "BZ" in it :tpg:

After looking at pictures of several Latin American cities on google, the closest looking one I've come across so far is Sao Paulo, so I'll throw out a guess for that.

With Dull's hint of Latin America, I'm going to guess Guatemala City.

Styphon gets it correct. An unorthodox view of Bogota, Colombia.

Actually, if someone wants to take my turn this time, they can go ahead.

Well okay, what about this one:

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/8608/96359268fo1.jpg

I'm going to guess Ljubliana, Slovenia.

No, continent is correct, though.

I was sure I'd seen the buildings before, and, after the thought occured to me, I checked and confirmed that this is Dresden, Saxony, Germany.

Lord Styphon is right again ;_;

Wow, what's your secret, Styphon? You watch National Geographic a lot? :p

My secret is just a reasonably good memory, combined with a significant time studying geography as well as history.

That said, here's a fun little sample for you to play with:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...es/guess10.jpg

I know geography well enough to find all the cities named on a map, but hell if I know what they actually look like.

This next one confuses me. I'm guessing it's European based on the style of buildings, but the area I was initially thinking of (Netherlands) doesn't have many hills.

But after looking online at some pictures, I'm willing to guess that this is Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

That wouldn't be Würzburg, would it?

It wouldn't; the guy before you got it right.

Eh, he cheated anyway. :p

Okay, here goes.

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/7831/20451773jo3.jpg

This would appear to be Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, taken from an angle that makes the Petronas Towers look almost like one building.

You are correct, Styphon. I was hoping the angle of the twin towers might make things trickier, but you saw right through that.

Given the short time elapsed, I'll pass on my next turn so someone else can put something else up if they like.

I guess I could try something.

http://koti.mbnet.fi/bodomi/itsamystery.jpg

That's Helsinki, right?

An intensive search leads me to conclude that this is Tampere, Finland.

Styphon scores again!
It is Tampere.

Since the thread has died without one, here's a new pic.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...es/guess14.jpg

Maybe this isn't the side of the game I should be refraining from.

Its Melbourne Docklands, Australia! (Probably not but oh well)

That wouldn't be Bangkok, Thailand, would it? Sort of reminds me of the river I took a brief cruise in...

Famous last words

That building on the right is the Federation Tower under construction in the future complex that will be known as Moscow International Business Center.

Thus, it's Moscow, Russia.

That it is. Which means it's your turn again.

Okay, here's the new city to guess:

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/607/citywhat3fc8.jpg

Using some skyscraper sleuthing, and the nearby geography, I'm going to guess that the tower off in the distance is the Tuntex 85 Skytower in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

That would be correct.

Thanks. 'Tweren't easy.

So here is the next one. There is a chance it'll be a dead giveaway, but I'm willing to accept that risk.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...CityGuess1.jpg

The Great Hall-Mosque in Riyadh looks alot like this building, this could be an old picture of Riyadh - KSA..

No, this is a relatively recent picture of that mosque; though the actual date I am unsure of.

Then i'd assume its somewhere in Marakesh, Moroco

Wrong side of Algeria.

Hmm, with hints from the other posts...Casablanca?

I'm going to assume it's in Libya then. Tripoli?

In case it's not in Libya, I'd say that's in Tunis, Tunisia.

Casablanca is in Morocco.

Also, TKoN is correct with the Tunisia guess. But its not Tunis.
This is the tallest, and most famous, Mosque in the country.

Now might be a good time to think about using Google.

Kairouan by searching "Tunisia Mosque" on google.

Yes.
I guess I should have figured this would be problematic, considering I can't think of a single reason why I know about the mosque in the first place.
Your turn.

This one shouldn't take too long to figure out (hopefully).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ar/mystere.jpg

I can only assume New York City.

That it is not. I don't think NYC has as many trees running along the street.

I did notice that, albeit after I had already posted. The architecture looks distinctly American, though, and the highest-density city in the country immediately came to mind. Am I allowed to guess again? Because I had a strange feeling it might have been Chicago.

I'm not sure if you're allowed to guess again but it doesn't really make a difference. It's not Chicago, and it's not in America for that matter either.

Is that Buenos Aires? Only a city as vast as that could have streets that extend into forever like in the picture.

Not quite, but right continent!

I'm going to give a random guess and say...São Paulo?

It's not Sao Paulo either. I'll post another picture which should give it away for the sake of keeping the thread alive :3.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...4ddf2ddcg6.jpg

Rio De Janeiro. That has to be it.

NEXT
http://www.althof.web.aplus.net/imag...wn.skyline.jpg

It is unfortunate that you forgot to mask the name of the picture.

San Diego, CA.

SMART Agent Website
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...n_Monster2.jpg

Additional Spam:
I am 100% sure of this, and so I post a city for you folks to guess.

http://upload.jetsam.org/pix/guessthepic.jpg

I cheated by blurring out some of the words in the pic. You'll have to make a guess based on the buildings now :D

All I can say for certain is that the city is in Asia, based on the buildings.

I'm going to say Chicago. Why? Because I can.

Dullenplain has the correct continent.

We are allowed to use search engines right? And use the words found in the picture?

Use whatever means is at your disposal!

Then my guess is Chongqing, China. Mainly from the WTCC building.

And you would be correct, sir. You may now post your picture!

Gee, maybe I should have blurred out the WTCC logo, and let you guys guess what that foreground structure is :p (I know said pic cannot be exactly found in Google since I took it myself, kekeke.)

Anyway, that building is the People's Liberation Monument commemorating WW2 - Chongqing was wartime capital for a time.

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2609/dscf2083rj1.jpg

Additional Spam:
I hope it's not too easy

It is, it's Montreal, Quebec.

Damn you, Dull. The circular building is part of McGill's campus. I actually knew this one! :mad:

This one is a tricky one:

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/1...isacityry3.jpg

It looks like a small, German (or neighboring) village in the foots of the Alps. Beyond that, though, I'm stumped.

Binn, Switzerland?

I took your "subtle" hint, btw.

I guess a clue is in order.

Uh, I assume it has to be near either the Appalachian mountains or the Rocky mountains, and definitely small town/city looking - I think I see the town/city hall.

I want to say Aspen, Colorado for some reason (obviously never been, but wild guess anyway).

I'm gonna go farther north and guess something in the foothills of the rockies. Okotoks Alberta?

Edit. Actually, I'm an idiot. I did a bit of research. And I'm gonna change my guess to Nederlands, Colorado. That is totally not the foothills of the rockies.

Interesting how quickly y'all can triangulate that the picture is in fact from Colorado.

Which part of Colorado?

Well, if it's not Aspen, I'll guess Vail, CO then.

Hmm. I'm gonna throw down a random guess of rye colorado.

Another clue:

Is it called Ignacio

Edit:: After summoning Captain Planet and gaining his counsel. I have decided to change my guess to Silverton, Colorado

Silverton it is.

I actually went through the town last year and it's image is burned into my memory.

Good old google earth. I basically just scanned all the towns around Durango until I found one in a valley with roads shaped like in the picture. Give me two seconds and I'll get another picture posted

Additional Spam:
There ya go y'all. Have at 'er.

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...8f402b141c.jpg

Saskatoon? I was there earlier this summer and I've stayed at the Delta Saskatoon before and that looks awfully familiar.

Wow, that was fast. I tried to pick an obscure picture but I guess I sucked. You re correct nabhan. Good job.

Not obscure for someone who was there two months ago =p

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...inar/what1.jpg

It took me a while to remember those buildings, but those are Purdy's Wharf in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Actually, I did a search for "list of longest suspension bridges" and found that Angus MacDonald sure matches the one in the picture.

You are correct. Your turn :3

Hmm well I guess I gonna revive this thread with this picture:

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/4266/10893340ev7.jpg

HAHAHAHAHa Winnipeg

edit: to be even more specific, that is taken from the foot bridge in The Forks.

Oh for Christs sake, now I thought I had a tough one and then it takes somebody like an hour to solve it ;__;

Well, well done. Your turn!!

It helps that I live in Winnipeg. I walk over that bridge quite often. =D I actually have my own picture taken from the same spot except in the dark, and it looks exactly the same =D

anyhow. new picture. this one is pretty obscure, it might not get guessed.

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../cityguess.jpg

Mariehamn, Åland? That big building brought back memories of my visit there.

Nope. Thats not even close. I see this is gonna be a harder one. I'll give a clue to narrow it down. Its in Canada.

There are really a strangely disproportionate amount of people from Winnipeg on these forums. It's pretty bizarre.

Alright, I guess another clue is in order. I made a toughie I guess. It's in Ontario, Canada.

Kenora. I KNOW THIS IS RIGHT. FOR SOME REASON.


DENI'S TURN

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...alis/PLACE.jpg

I have absolutely no clue. But judging by the rocks, It has to be in Canada, somewhere in the Canadian Shield? Eastern Manitoba or sometown in Ontario again.

I like how this has gone from "Guess the City" to "Guess the Small Town that No One Has Heard of Unless They Live There".

CLUE TIME:

It's in Manitoba.

Looks like Flin Flon to me. A geologist should know those places. I hope that is correct.

You're right Dullenplain. I just found this picture

http://www.cityofflinflon.com/images...26_001_001.jpg check out the url.

Okay, this one shouldn't be so hard:

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3...tywhat4ld2.jpg

Is it Orlando, Florida?

I want this thread going on again - so please ... give us aaaaaa hint .. or something like that =)

The building in the background with the the open structure thing on top says that it's San Antonio, Texas.

And we have a winner!

To celebrate, here's a new city!
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...es/guess17.jpg

Going out on a limb here and I'm going to pitch San Jose at that. Those mountains look rather familiar to someone who once been in the Bay Area.

That would be wrong.

Pretty far away from San Jose and the Bay Area, actually.

That actually looks like looks like Alameda, CA.

Appearences can be decieving.

For my next hint, this city isn't in California.

revitalizing this thread... Sorry for the bad quality, took the pic a couple years ago with a crappy camera.

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/223/toursod0.jpg

Hmm, is that Dubai, Locke? Knowing your travel plans two years ago would be a big help to me right now, but I'm pretty sure those are the Emirates Towers on the right.

Also, I'm not sure about the one you posted, Styphon, but I'll throw out a guess: Is that Albuquerque, New Mexico? If not, unless someone's still up for guessing (it doesn't seem like it), I'd like to know.

Sure is - my home for 8 years!

Oh, so you live in Dubai? I'm afraid I'm a bit confused, then, because your profile says your location is Toronto. Is that just where you lived before moving to Dubai?

Lived in dubai for awhile, then moved to toronto for school - now moving elsewhere :P Dubai used to be home... then my 'rents moved to saudi, and then thailand - so I'm kind of homeless atm, especially since toronto doesn't feel like home at all.

It sounds like you're not one for staying confined--which is certainly a good thing when playing this game. And on that note, I guess it's my turn. This one shouldn't be too bad.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y19...ity/Guess1.jpg

Answer correctly guessed by packrat

I am kind of amused about how all the guesses I got for this city were American cities when it's actually Tehran.

Kind-of modern architecture in my Middle East?
Its more likely than you think.


Also, that other picture is of Osaka, Japan. Any wap will get that in the first 2 seconds of viewing it. :3:

Additional Spam:
Annnnnd since I am so confident in myself, I'll just go ahead and post the next picture to guess:

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...cityguess2.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...fsa8e00858.jpg
This forum's lack of knowledge of Eastern European countries displeases Joseph Stalin.

Yes. Thats a hint.

Could it possibly be Tbilisi?

Yes indeed.
Well, I guess its your turn to make a post and wait for no one to guess for 10 or so days.

Sounds like fun.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/7216/1659ld6.jpg

That wouldn't be PPG Place in Pittsburgh, now, would it?

Hmm, just might be!

Your turn~

Bad timing. I just read an article about the architecture.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i15/knkwzrd/87.jpg

Kampala, Uganda.

Yep. What gave it away?

Bell Lager. I just searched google and found out it could be from Kenia. Then I searched: Bell Lager building on google image and saw the building + city name.

Here's a super easy one:

http://my.tdctrade.com/photolib/hk/0800003L.jpg

I believe that's "Big Buddha", so that would make the city something like Ngong Ping, China.

Yeah, great atmosphere, ever been there?

I've never been to the East, actually.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...ynamegame1.jpg

That tower it the Messeturm from Frankfurt, Germany. One of the best European skylines.

I'll get something up to guess soon.

Sure is. Although you already know that.

Alright, here we go:

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/985/70641065gt0.jpg

Oriental Bay, New Zealand?

The fountain looks familiar.

This particular fountain is in Geneva, Switzerland.

GIS reveals that Oriental Bay looks eerily like Geneva, too.

Shit, I got here too late. I'd have actually recognized this one, as I've been to Geneva.

A shame this picture wasn't taken from the opposite direction. It could've had a glorious view of the Matterhorn in the background. Though, I suppose that would've been a dead giveaway that it's Switzerland.

If it's any consolation, you can take my place in putting up the next city.

Will do.



There is a landmark clue in this photograph, if you look patiently.

I can't for the life of me figure this one out. I've narrowed it down to southern spainish, or francish. Or somewhere in italy. That little region. I could be close, or I could be far off. It seems spanishy italian building wise. But there was some french towns that I looked at the seemed similiar to that. I'm gonna throw down a guess of Nice, France.. I just spent an hour and a half pouring over google maps, and google images looking for shore towns. =D

No, Nice is incorrect. I've actually been to Nice, though, and it's a very beautiful city. Of all the places in France that I could revisit, Nice is foremost on the list.

Since this is taking a while for people to get, I'll confirm that this city is not set along the Mediterranean Ocean.

Havana then? If it's not Mediterranean it's got to be in South America and there seems to be a marina of some kind in the foreground and the coastline is kinda the right shape.

Also, the Mediterranean is a sea, not an ocean =P

Havana is moving in the proper direction, but the city you seek is not in Cuba.

And yeah, I know it's a sea. But it's colloquially known as "Ocean", despite the misnomer.

The picture reminds me a lot of the kind of construction on the Azores, but I don't think there is a city that big on them. =\

And you talk about Americans being oblivious to the rest of the world.

I'll guess Sao Paulo, because it seems vaguely Brazilian. This is a tough one, though.

Anybody notice the statue in the photo? Looks pretty big too. Or is that just my eyes and the jpg doin' a dance?

Random instinct tells me that the picture is of Salvador, Brazil. However, I don't think my instinct is right in this situation ;_;

The mystery city is not located anywhere in Brazil. People are homing in on the global area, though.

Is it Santiago, Chile?

Sorry, it's not Santiago. To my knowledge, Santiago isn't as tropical as the city in the picture.

The mystery city is north of Santiago. It's also a fairly popular vacation spot, if that helps.

Then I'll bite and say Lima, Peru. Perhaps the landmark in question is Machu Picchu (tucked in the haze on the horizon).

(Probably not, looking at a map of where Lima is in relation to the mountain.)

Nope, it's not Lima either.

Look further north.

Panama then? Again, the bay looks about the right shape.

No, it's not Panama, or Panama City, though you're starting to get very close.

Cartagena in Columbia? I would have said that Costa Rica would be more likely if it's a holiday destination but none of the cities there are costal are they?

You know what? It's been at least a week and nobody's guessed the city. I suspect nobody will even though it's not some obscure little hamlet in the middle of nowhere. I think there might be a few headslaps once people see where it is.

The mystery city is:




Anyone else can put up a picture if they wish. First come, first serve.

Aw, gee, thanks.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...ynamegame2.jpg

The building directly at the back looks like a lot of Paris but that'd be too obvious.

Is it Marseiile?

Not quite. The right general area, though.

could it be Italy?

Well, as Italy's not a city, that's not quite it.

But you're getting warmer.

It sort of looks like Verona to me, though it could also be pretty much any old section of Italy.

Florence then?

It's certainly northern Italy. I'd guess Milan. I'm guessing Milan because it's a big city though, for some reason I feel it's something closer to (but obviosuly not) the Cinque Terre

Actually, it reminds me of Aix-en Provence.

Certainly not.

Keep guessing.

Hint: It's also the name of an American city.

Taking that clue, the city that springs to mind for me is Montpelier.

Hint: It's in Italy.

You must be speaking of Syracuse then.

Apparently, the picture appears to be one of Archimedes Square in that city also . . . so . . . I'll look for something.

There we go. =)

Alright, here we go:

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/9109/46855209et2.jpg

Looks a bit like the golan heights

I miss this thread so I'm doing a massive bump. This one shouldn't be hard.

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/8382/mysteryha7.jpg

I think that's Rome.