This week, we have an image provided by Paul. We got last issue’s submissions pretty much correct: Elias was “pretty much” on the roof of the Place Seffarine, Fez, Morocco.
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First Thoughts: Well, it’s definitely a tower, and it looks all festive and fun. I can’t tell if it’s smoggy or just rainy, but there are definitely enough high-rises behind to make this doable.
Okay, it looks a bit like the Eiffel Tower, so I’m wondering if this is some sort of copycat. I feel like Vegas might be a good bet here, so let’s hop onto Google Earth and check out the Sinful City. This is looking promising: I can see the little observation deck in the Vegas tower, so now it’s just a matter of figuring out if the background buildings line up. This also looks like it was taken from somewhere above ground level, so let’s see if we can really nail the location here. Hmm, interesting. There’s no big ferris wheel in the background like I’d expect in Vegas, and I can’t even tell which direction we’re looking because it’s night time. I can’t see any of the major buildings behind the Vegas tower, like Caesar’s Palace, so this might be the wrong place.
According to Architectural Digest, there are 16 Eiffel Towers outside of Paris. Time to go through every single one. After scrolling through the other entries, it looks like only one has the same narrow spire as Paul’s: Tokyo. So it must be there. The question is where, exactly? The Tokyo skyline seems suspiciously missing from this submission, and Paul conveniently left out the bottom of the tower, where all the helpful details would’ve been. Thanks, Paul.
I can tell from other photos that the Tokyo skyline buildings do have those red dots in the original, so we’re definitely in the right place. After another half hour, I’ve realised that this was way trickier than expected, thanks to Paul’s wonderfully unoriented photo. That being said, based on the patterns of colour, I can say for sure that the tower is displaying the Infinity Diamond Veil lights, so apparently this was taken on either a Monday or a special occasion. For what it’s worth.
Final Answer: Tokyo Tower as seen from Prince Shiba Park, on either a Monday or a special occasion. Not too sure about the orientation on this one, but I think I’ve got it. There’s a chance it was also taken from one of the upper floors on the high rise to the left here, the Prince Park Tower Tokyo. Took me about half an hour, but only five minutes to get the city. Might have got me with this one, Paul.