Contest #327

Is this last one this year too difficult? At the beginning of the new year (GMT) a hint will be published.

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Contest #325 answer: Mvezo, South Africa

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Nelso Mandela was born in Mvezo, a small village at the Mbashe river

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He was raised in Qunu, some 20 kilometers to the north, the place where he is buried.

Those who paid tribute

  • Walter_V_R
  • Phil Ower
  • Lighthouse
  • rob de wolff
  • steve willis
  • Eloy Cano
  • hhgygy
  • krenek
  • Chris Nason
  • Garfield
  • Skip

– Hint –

  • mehmet durmus
  • Cloudspotter
  • Eiram
  • Mik
  • mccrumplair
  • Fred A
  • Paul Franson
  • Paul Voestermans

Contest #324 answer: Corviale, Rome, Italy

Built between 1972 and 1985, the Corviale ‘ground scraper’ building was designed by architect Mario Fiorentino as a ‘relieve project’ for the overcrowded inner city of Rome.

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With a length of 1 kilometer, it is one of the largest buildings in Europe.
The project received an International Urban Design Award in 2012.

Those who measured the length correctly

  • Lighthouse
  • hhgygy
  • Garfield
  • mccrumplair
  • Phil Ower
  • steve willis
  • Cloudspotter

– Hint –

  • LawnBoy
  • Eloy Cano
  • krenek
  • Walter_V_R
  • Mik
  • DannyS
  • ACG
  • rob de wolff
  • Skip
  • steven simmons
  • Bill Close
  • Paul Franson
  • mehmet durmus
  • Sarah G.
  • Ashwini Agrawal
  • Fred A
  • Charley Seavey