European Crossword Puzzle #8
 

This is the eighth thread of the European Crossword Travel/Geography/Culture game. It is a continuation of this thread:
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34518909

Here are the rules of the game (for new comers):
1) Whoever guesses the word correctly gets to build on THAT word to make the new word. In cases of multiple correct answers, whoever posts first is the winner and gets to choose the next word.

2) Make sure all the words are travel related somehow. Your word could be a person, a place, an event, an object.

3) State what letter you're building on from the previous word.

4) State the position of that letter in your new word.

5) State how many letters in the new word.

6) Give us a good clue!

7) Again, all words should be travel-related.

New clue to follow.

An easy one (to search):

This bridge, not open to traffic yet, is the tallest bridge in Europe & the world. It crosses this river.

Bridge: 6 ("i" is 2nd)
River: 4
Also name the designer of the bridge:
6,6

"i" from Pride & Prejudice

No one bothered to search?! People are lazy....

River Tarn
Millau Bridge
Norman Foster

Hope this one doesn't shake like the Millennium Bridge did though. :-)

That's it!

I've got to get going, or I'll miss my flight to SF this weekend.

Have a good weekend everybody!

Have lots of fun!

I'll put up a clue later. Should at least work some.

I'll just give an easy one. I'm too tired and I want to leave. I'll try to check out during the weekend, but if you've the answer, just continue with the game, or maybe DT can come back and give us another clue.

Clue: This treaty (10 letters, 2nd = e) ended a war and was signed at the palace that gave the treaty its name.

Have a nice weekend people.

Versailles? That seems too easy...

Well, easy is good, no? :-)

So you or DT can give us a clue now.

Ok! here goes....

A person associated with an ancient type of combat (9 letters, 5th letter is "i" from Versailles) that has impacted Hollywood film culture over the years.

This once, very important town (4 words, 5 letters/5 letters/5 letters/6 letters) most closely linked to this combat, has a monument (12 letters, 8th letter is "e" from Versailles) that is even older than its counterpart in Rome; and was where this famous personage (9 letters, 4th letter is "r" from Versailles) was at.

I'm sure of two of these -- gladiator and Spartacus.

The town must be Capua. It seems to be called Santa Maria di Capua Vetere (see http://www.fact-index.com/c/ca/capua.html).

The monument is an amphitheater?

111op: You got them all!

Gladiator
Santa Maria Capua (di) Vetere
Amphitheater
Spartacus

I think the ancient "combat" part gave it away as 'gladiator' is pretty easy. The "anfiteatro" as they call it, is actually a colisseum like in Rome, but slightly smaller and over 100 years older - its underground labyrinth of chambers and hallways are remarkably preserved. Very cool town to stop by and visit if you are in the Naples area (it is approx 45 mins NE of Naples, by Caserta).

I guess. I had to think about it. But the Capua bit really gave me trouble.

Clue: This architect (8 letters, 2nd = "a") has a number of buildings in and around Venice. One of his last works is (two words: 6, 8) located in this town (7 letters).

(Andrea) Palladio
Teatro Olimpico
Vicenza

Yes!

A native of Genoa, this person (2 words, 8 letters (5th letter is "a"), 6 letters) was a resident of this city (6 letters, 4th letter is "i") and became more commonly known by his Anglicized name of (5 letters). This person is credited with a breakthrough discovery in the year (14--).

I've never heard of him, but here goes:

Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot)
lived in Venice

http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/cabot.html

If you're reading this, DT, you can still give us a clue.

I won't be checking in until tomorrow.

You got it! Very interesting person, I was reading up on him when researching Marco Polo and there is very little info on him passed on in history. He is credited for discovering mainland North America in 1497 and landed on the Labrador Coast in Canada.

Clue: This establishment seems more prosperous than its neighbor, and, for some reason, we seem to hear more about it than its neighbor these days. The establishment also sponsors a literary prize that bears its name. One winner of this literary prize is this author.

Name of establishment/prize: 5 letters, 3rd = "o"
Controversial author (last name): 11 letters, 2nd = "o"

Café/Prix de Flore
Michel Houllebecq

Excellent!

Now someone new can give us a clue. :-)

Isn't it just strange that Flore seems so much more popular than Deux Magots?

Oops -- I think that it's Houellebecq. You left out one "e."

But you can give us the clue anyway.

ttt for shellio for next clue?

A famous American was given part of this building in gratitude for services he had performed for this country, among others. Some years later he used it as one of his retreats from what may have been the world's most demanding job.

What's the building? 7 letters, with the missing 'e' from Houellebecq in 5th place.

What's the country? 8 letters, with the 'l' from Houellebecq in 5th place.

Who's the American? 10 letters, with the 'e' in 1st, 4th and 9th places.

Culzean Castle
Scotland
Eisenhower
(one might argue that Scotland isn't a country on its own, and rather, part of the United Kingdom :) )

Yup.

One might argue that, but not to a Scot.

This American woman, daughter of a millionaire, married a Brit and moved to India. She has a food dish named after her (her married name).

Woman: 3 words - 4,8,6 ("r" 3rd letter of 1st name; 6th letter of middle name)
Food dish: 3 words - 4,6,4 ("r" 3rd letter of 2nd word)

"r" taken from Eisenhower

Mary Victoria Leiter
Lady Curzon soup

Did you get this from a Delta magazine article or something? I did a couple of searches, but I guess one inspired search revealed a link to a Delta article.

That's right.
Yes, I was reading about it on the Delta Sky magazine this past weekend on my way to SF.

Clue: This very important person supposedly nearly had an important musical work dedicated to him.

Person: 8 letters (4th = "o")

Heck, the musical work was a big deal as well, written by a super-famous composer.

Napoleon?
Beethoven's #3 Eroica?

Of course. The story was that Beethoven tore up the dedication when Napoleon crowned himself emperor.

So you're up!

This composer wrote a series of symphonic poem, one of which was named after a river in the composer's home country.

Composer: 7,7
River (has 2 different names depending on the language) Name both: 6 & 6
"L" is 2nd letter of one name; and 3rd letter of the other name.

I'm guessing Smetana and the Moldau.

Will do the search later.

BTW, it may be hours before I have time to check back on the answer. So if you think you got the right answer, just go ahead with the next clue without my confirmation.

Obviously the symphonic poem I've in mind is "Ma Vlast."

wow, you're quick. Got most of it right already.

I'll do the Google later and do the next clue.

Well, I'm supposed to know my music, you know. :-)

So I had to Google the rest.

The first name is Bedrich.
The alternate name is Vltava.

I'll give a clue later. If DT reads this, he can give us one as well.