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Cricket May 12th, 2005 11:57 AM

Does anyone here know what this is?
 
What is this building in the picture?

http://home.comcast.net/~vanessa_d/1165_11412.jpg

I'm trying to figure out what it is. Maybe some monument design that was scrapped? Any help appreciated.

AAFrequentFlyer May 12th, 2005 12:06 PM

For a second I thought it was the old terminal building (now a Marriott hotel) at the Liverpool airport, but it's not.

Sorry, can't help you.

Good luck!

Cassandra May 12th, 2005 12:07 PM

Think you're right, it was a proposed monument designed that wasn't used. In some ways, it looks a lot like Soldiers Field in Chicago (take away the obelisk), but it's also possible it was one of the designs for the Washington Monument. Where did you dig this up?

Cricket May 12th, 2005 12:12 PM

A friend's friend is testing her w/ this. There's a little prize involved if she figures it out. Guess they play this little game often.
It's driving me crazy!

ncgrrl May 12th, 2005 12:12 PM

I think it says "Stadium for royal park commission" at the bottom. I could imagine seeing this on The Amazing Race.

Ryan May 12th, 2005 12:39 PM

Hard to tell from the size of the photo, but the bottom part looks very similar to the Vittorio Emmanuel monument in Rome with the Washington Monument stuck on top.

Could this be some doctored photo/political statement trying to link Washington and Rome?

Gardyloo May 12th, 2005 12:57 PM

Answered on the Europe forum - view of Washington Monument seen past new Veterans' Memorial on the Mall.

Cricket May 12th, 2005 01:00 PM

Figured it out! It IS Soldier Field. It was an original design for the field. Thanks for the help!

OO May 12th, 2005 01:00 PM

tThe caption below is pretty fuzzy, but I enlarged it in a photo editing program and I <i>think</i> it says Stadium for the Soyth Park Commission. Google Soyth Park and that spelling brings up &quot;south park&quot; listings??? Buh?

Gardyloo May 12th, 2005 01:04 PM

Don't I feel stoopid for passing on bad info.

Cassandra May 12th, 2005 02:20 PM

:-D First small victory in 2 days of a lot of hassle! Happy to have helped!!! :-)


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