The What/Where Am I game.

[chauderlos]

*sigh* I know I've been bad, but is this sufficent to downgrade me from Majesty to Royal Highness?


Anyway, here you go:

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd221/chauderlos/game-4.jpg


The mausoleum of a famous soldier, by a sculptor whose name is usually associated with sex-shops and strip joints.

 

[chauderlos]

The mausoleum was erected in a protestant church, far from the capital.

 

[LilyBart]

There is a sculptor whose name is associated with sex shops and strip clubs? Since I don't spend too much time in either of those types of places, this is not a particularly useful clue.

~LB

p.s. I meant no disrespect Your Majesty. I thought Highness and Majesty were equal. Mea culpa. I won't do that again...

 

[chauderlos]

There is a sculptor whose name is associated with sex shops and strip clubs? Since I don't spend too much time in either of those types of places, this is not a particularly useful clue.

~LB

p.s. I meant no disrespect Your Majesty. I thought Highness and Majesty were equal. Mea culpa. I won't do that again...

His name was given to a street in Paris, and as it happens, strip clubs and sex joints are located in this area. You know, all this gay Paree mythology ...

Nevertheless, his quite a famous artist. Some of his works are on display at the Louvre...

The church where the mausoleum was erected is known as "the protestant cathedral".

PS: No ruffled feathers here, Your Majesty. The only signs of royalty you could find around me are when mentioned "By appointment to (place name of any significant royal here)" printed on the label of a bottle of single malt...

 

[LilyBart]

I got it! I think...

Its the tomb of Maurice de Saxe. The sculptor was Jean-Baptiste Pigalle and the church is St Thomas Lutheran Church in (surprise!) Strasbourg.

I did not know Pigalle was a street name. I thought it was a neighborhood. And I had never heard of the sculptor so I learned a few new things today.

 

[chauderlos]

You got it.

There is (are) a street, a square, and a subway station named after J.-B. Pigalle in Paris.

And yes, it's the tomb of Maurice de Saxe, in St Thomas church. In Strasbourg, how come it wasn't a surprise?
This church being also famous because of its Silberman organ, on which Mozart is supposed to have played.

Your turn....

 

[LilyBart]

Here we go:

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii156/lotus3273/2311_269278.jpg

A view into my boudoir.

Well, not really.

Located in the American midwest.
A fine example of late 18th century decor.
The designer had a son she named Niblack. Really.

 

[missy_me]

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[LilyBart]

One of the Thorne miniature rooms located in the Art Institute of Chicago.
French Bathroom and Boudoir of the Revolutionary Period, to be exact.

Congratulations missy_me! You are quite correct.

 

[missy_me]

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[LilyBart]

missy_me, this is a very clever riddle with very obscure clues...


~LB

 

[missy_me]

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[LilyBart]

My new (self-sanity) rule is to not try a guess if I have an outstanding riddle elsewhere.


I really want to say "I know! I know!

But I won't.

 

[missy_me]

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[chauderlos]

*Bumptity bumpity bump*

 

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[LilyBart]

I forgot that you answered my riddle, sort of obligating myself...

The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga in Madagascar. I'm pretty sure, anyway. I couldn't find your picture to confirm, but Count Matus Benovsky (I know there should be some accents in his last name) was named King of Kings by the island's tribal kings. And he was friends with Ben Franklin and met with George Washington.

~LB

 

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[LilyBart]

You're quite right, Ms. LilyBart.
And the spelling of the name, as well as the nationality, of the said Count can lead to a huge dispute. Looks like the Hungarians and Slovaks love to fight over this guy. I don't care about the spelling or anything, but I accidentally ran into people more obsessive than I am. It was scary.

It seems he encouraged various spellings of his name in order to ensure that it was always pronounced as close to the original Slovak pronunciation. He, himself modified the spelling based on which country he was living in, so I'm not sure that anyone should get too obsessive about the spelling. I did have to debate which version to use though...

 

[LilyBart]

This place is also a World Heritage site.
Located in the western part of North America
At least two songs have been recorded using the name of this place as the title

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii156/lotus3273/what3_8.jpg

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii156/lotus3273/what3_8b.jpg

 

[LilyBart]

The name of the place has indigenous roots

Dave Barry, the humorist, wrote about how calling the visitor center at this site made his day


~LB

 

[LilyBart]

I am trying to think of new clues that aren't so obvious. But I am coming up dry.

The place has an amazing name. Based on its history.

You are a highly intelligent bunch here. Why is no one getting this?

~LB