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Contest #915

We’re still in our 900’s+ series — this location was suggested by one of our players or current or past admins. Scoring is the same (2 points before the hint, 1 after), plus an extra point if you can guess who submitted it. We’ll keep going as long as we have suggestions (one per player, but already something like 20 contests!), and it’s not too late to sumbit on the Upcoming contest #900 – an update post.

”915”

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Contest #914: the INSEE tower that is no more, Malakoff, France

This week’s submission was from LRey.

The INSEE tower was located in the town of Malakoff, just across the boulevard périphérique (ring road) from Paris. Built in 1974, the building housed the headquarters of the French national statistics institute (INSEE) between 1975 and 2018.

The tower was a thirteen-storey, forty-eight-metre high, with a tripod-shaped structure covering an area of 32,000 m2. A few years ago, the French government decided to demolish the tower… to build in its place a brand new building of almost the same height and surface area! A project already well advanced (the tower has now been completely razed to the ground) and described by many opponents as an “ecological and financial aberration”.

Found before the hint:

  • Martin de Bock
  • Paul Voestermans
  • krenek
  • hhgygy
  • Graham Hedley
  • Garfield
  • Eloy Cano
  • Bernd
  • Philip Ower
  • Felix+Bossert
  • Bas van Limpt
  • Lighthouse
  • Angie CF

Figured out the correct submitter:

  • Eloy Cano
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Contest #914

We’re still in our 900’s+ series — this location was suggested by one of our players or current or past admins. Scoring is the same (2 points before the hint, 1 after), plus an extra point if you can guess who submitted it. We’ll keep going as long as we have suggestions (one per player, but already something like 20 contests!), and it’s not too late to sumbit on the Upcoming contest #900 – an update post.


”913”

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Contest #913: Historiche Wurstkuchl, Regensburg, Germany

This week’s location was submitted by Lighthouse.

The Historic Sausage Kitchen of Regensburg is a restaurant in Regensburg, Germany. This is notable as perhaps the oldest continuously open public restaurant in the world.

In 1135 AD a building was erected as the construction office for the Regensburg stone bridge. When the bridge was finished in 1146 AD, the building became a restaurant named “Garkueche auf dem Kranchen” (‘cookshop near the crane’) as it was situated near the then river port. Dockers, sailors and the staff of the nearby St. Peter cathedral workshop were the regulars for the centuries to come. The present building at this location dates from the 17th century, but archaeological evidence has confirmed the existence of a previous building from the 12th century with about the same dimensions.

Until around AD 1800, the specialty was ‘gesottenes Fleisch’ (boiled meat), but when the family who currently own the restaurant took over in 1806, charcoal grilled sausages were introduced as the main dish offered.

The kitchen still operates today (daily 8AM–7PM, except holidays) and serves 6,000 sausages to guests daily. Sausages are the main dish[2] on the menu and come in portions of six, eight or ten, along with sauerkraut and mustard. Renowned Bavarian dishes such as Franconian “Saure Zipfel”, “Krautwickerl” and “Sauerbraten”, as well as a variety of salads etc., are available.

During the summer tourism season, most of the guests are served outside on wooden benches/tables, as the tiny building barely seats 35 inside.

Found before the hint:

  • Garfield
  • Lighthouse
  • hhgygy
  • Eloy Cano
  • Martin de Bock
  • Paul Voestermans
  • krenek
  • Graham Hedley
  • Philip Ower
  • Angie CF

Found after the hint :

  • Bernd

Correct submitter :

  • Garfield
  • Lighthouse
  • Eloy Cano
  • Martin de Bock
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Philip Ower
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Contest #913

We’re still in our 900’s+ series — this location was suggested by one of our players or current or past admins. Scoring is the same (2 points before the hint, 1 after), plus an extra point if you can guess who submitted it. We’ll keep going as long as we have suggestions (one per player, but already something like 20 contests!), and it’s not too late to sumbit on the Upcoming contest #900 – an update post.

”913”

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Contest #912: the Marienfeld Abbey near Harsewinkel, Germany

This week’s contest submission was from Bernd and was the Marienfeld Abbey. A former Cistercian abbey in the Marienfeld district of Harsewinkel, in the district of Gütersloh, Germany. It was founded in 1185 by monks from Hardehausen Abbey and dissolved in 1803 after German Mediatisation, becoming state property and then in 1804 a parish church. The monastic buildings were demolished, but since Pentecost 2004 two Benedictine monks have lived at the church, restoring its monastic status.

This location is used by German football teams and has a FIFA-approved football pitch next door!

Before the hint:

  • krenek
  • hhgygy
  • Martin de Bock
  • Bernd
  • Eloy Cano
  • Lighthouse
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Philip Ower
  • Garfield

After the hint:

  • Graham Hedley

Correct submitter:

  • hhgygy
  • Bernd
  • Martin de Bock
  • Lighthouse
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Graham Hedley
  • Philip Ower