Another Friday Afternoon Challenge to pique your interest! Today: “Subway Series!”

[CTyankee]

Now that the World Series is over, I bring forth to you my own edition of a “Subway Series.” Here you guess where on earth each subway image is! Some may even contain “hints!”*

...cheating, as always, is deeply frowned upon and disturbing to our gentle DU folk...so do NOT do it!

*And if you’ve “been there” please share your experience with all of us!

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I have absolutely NO IDEA about any of these, but they are gorgeous!

I am happy to K&R

[CTyankee]

2. Thank you Peggy!

I know you travel. Do you take subways in cities where you go?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. We did, in Paris and London...

They were great!

[CTyankee]

5. Me, too...altho I liked the big red buses in London the BEST!

I just loved riding those buses, seeing all the people and the city, so alive and jumping!

[marmar]

4. The second one I'm going to guess is Moscow.....

Is the last one Brussels?

[CTyankee]

6. No, not Moscow.

The last one is not Brussels...

[marmar]

7. 0-2

[CTyankee]

8. there are hints...

[jessie04]

9. Toughy....# 5 Dubai ?

#6 Seoul ??

[CTyankee]

13. they have fabulous subways but no, neither one is here...

[NuclearDem]

10. 5 looks like Paris, going by the French written in the background

And the architectural style.

[jberryhill]

11. I'm betting Paris Metro stop

Some of their metro entrances are a little overdone, but at least they had fun with them.

[CTyankee]

12. Le Palais Royale station in Paris...

I never saw this stop when I was in Paris taking the Metro, but I wish I had!

Funny, I thought the architectural style of this station was VERY different from the famed Metro style of art nouveau...

[jessie04]

14. My last shot...

#2 St Petersburg
#3 new york

[CTyankee]

15. Oh, no, not your last shot!

but, sadly...they aren't...

please don't go...yer kinda on one right track...

[pinboy3niner]

16. #2 - Zoloti Vorota Station – Kiev, Ukraine

One of Kiev’s most well-known subway stops, this station was named after the Golden Gates historical structure.

Designed by a series of architects, Boris and his son Vadim Zhezherin, as well as the artistic architects S.Adamenko and M.Ralko, are responsible for the station’s actual construction.This opulent station has granite floors, large chandeliers with candles-shape light bulbs, columns made of white marble, as well as mosaic art by artists G. Koren and V. Fedko, rounding out the top 5 most beautiful subway stops list.

http://www.bangstyle.com/2012/05/most-beautiful-subway-stations/

[CTyankee]

17. Hi, Pinboy! How did you know this one...

my guess is the style (with the chandeliers) led you to Russia, then you saw it really wasn't Moscow and looked around the other Russian states and found Kiev...but that's just a guess...am I right?

Oops, I see you found another website...interesting one, too! I hadn't seen that. I was just wandering around and found the Kiev station by chance...kinda fun looking tho, wasn't it?

[pinboy3niner]

18. That Moscow station fooled me at first

I was tempted to search on subway chandeliers, but I continued with more general searches until I found it.

[CTyankee]

19. I guess it's that Russian "thing."

[petronius]

20. #6 is Athens (Syntagma) according to my Google-fu... (nt)

[CTyankee]

21. what is your Google-fu?

[petronius]

24. It's the ability to use search engines with ninja-like skill

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=google-fu

(In this case, something like "archaeology" + "exhibit" + "subway"...)

[CTyankee]

29. A great job at searching, petronius!

I thought the objects and the tile on the floor would be dead giveaways...

[pinboy3niner]

22. #1 - Monte St Angelo Subway Station, Naples

20 November 2009

Construction has begun on a subway station in Naples, Italy, designed by London studio Amanda Levete Architects and artist Anish Kapoor.

http://www.dezeen.com/2009/11/20/monte-st-angelo-subway-station-by-amanda-levete-architects-and-anish-kapoor/

[CTyankee]

31. what led you so directly to this station? I had looked at so many subway sites and saw other ones

for this subway system, but not this station until I found one (not one you linked to). So I am wondering how you got to this particular station...

[pinboy3niner]

32. You don't even wanna KNOW what I added to my search terms to find it

[pinboy3niner]

46. Okay, just this once I'll reveal my search secret for this one

The search term that popped the answer right up was "vagina subway station." I'm not kidding.

[petronius]

54. Dammit! I tried something very similar to that - can't believe

I didn't include that one.

Well done!

[longship]

23. Wild guess. #3 San Francisco?

Just looks like something from the sixties.

[CTyankee]

30. Alas, no San Francisco here...

[pinboy3niner]

25. #6 - Athens Metro displays of artifacts unearthed during subway construction

During the large-scale excavations carried out with state-of- the-art instruments for the long awaited Athens Metro, more incredibly interesting ancient monuments and artifacts have surfaced.

The Metro, although only partly finished, has greatly improved the life of Athenian commuters. But besides providing stress-free transportation, it has also created several underground museums at most of the new stations. At Syntagma, for example, one can admire the stunning cross-section of the ground, illustrating the various eras that once flourished in Athens. There are also cases of ancient objects found during the work on the station.

Many people also are drawn particularly to the turn-of-the-century photographs of Syntagma square, which speak louder than words about the changes the capital of Greece has undergone in its most recent past. At the newer Acropolis station, visitors can admire a different permanent exhibit: copies of the Parthenon's eastern frieze, wonderfully depicting goddess Athena's creation, together with many other of the most important Parthenon sculptures that enrich the British Museum of London.

The station pays homage to the late Melina Mercouri, the well-known actress who - as Minister of Culture - had made it her life s goal to get these so-called Elgin Marbles back to Athens. Melina is shown sitting in front of the Parthenon in a large photograph, while another most impressive picture on display at the station shows hundreds of ancient vases being unearthed as the huge crane moved the earth while digging for the station.

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http://www.tourtripgreece.gr/athens_guide/sightseeings/09.php

[CTyankee]

27. It's wonderful. The tips on this were pretty obvious, yes?

[pinboy3niner]

35. I found mention of it on a site about the London Tube, of all things

Once I had the city identified, it was easy to search elsewhere for more info and pin down the station.

[pinboy3niner]

26. #3 - Tile mosaic in Oriente Station, Lisbon Metro

Oriente station is part of the Gare Intermodal do Oriente (Intermodal Orient Station) which at the of its opening served the World Exhibition of Lisbon – Expo '98. The universality of the theme chosen for this exhibition, "The Oceans", determined its choice for the artistic treatment of the underground railway station. Internationally renowned artists representing the five continents were invited – five Europeans, three Asians, one African, one American and one Australian. From Portugal, Joaquim Rodrigo with a ceramic tile panel named "Praia do Vau"; from Austria, Hundertwasser with a ceramic tile panel named " Submersão Atlântida"; Yayoi Kusama from Japan, also with a ceramic tile panel covering the North wall of the station; from India, Raza with a panel named "Les Océans"; from Iceland, Errö with a ceramic tile panel mixing real and imaginary episodes from History and maritime Mythology; from Argentine, António Ségui in a panel covering the South wall of the station gives us a detailed description of elements related with the sea; Zao Wou Ki from China, conveys through his ceramic tile panel the serenity of the imensity of the oceans; Abdoulaye Konaté from Mali, gives us his understanding of the sea based on his stylistic traditional roots; Sean Scully from Ireland, presents a work with abstract components; from Australia, Arthur Boyd with a ceramic tile panel representing a maritime view in soft tones and subtle strokes; and from Poland, Magdalena Abakanowicz with a large sculpture in brass named "Fish".

lisbon metro Oriente Station Oct. 12 2006

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sftrajan/700673657/

[CTyankee]

28. what gave this away to you? I'm all ears...

[pinboy3niner]

36. For this I simply searched on subway murals

It didn't turn up in searches until I used that term.

[CTyankee]

37. hmm, I tried and didn't see it there...

[pinboy3niner]

45. I might have modified a search term I was already using

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I know I'd used "art and subway stations" so I may have modified it to "art and subway murals" or something like that.

My search history shows "lisbon metro," so apparently the search result only gave me the city and I had to do another search to get more details.

I'm constantly tweaking search terms, and after looking at hundreds of images turned up by umpty-ump search tweaks I'm a little spacey about how I got to where I ended up.

The frazzled Columbo detective image I sometimes post is a pretty apt depiction of me after you've put me through the wringer of one of your tough Challenges.

Edited to add: I was right the first time--my search WAS simply on "subway murals." Which gave me this in the results:

Fulbright in Portugal - Muito obrigado
http://stevedoig.com/archives/227

That only gave the city, so I searched on "lisbon metro" for more.

[LiberalElite]

38. #2 is Moscow? and #5 is Paris? - #6 is Athens? -

in other words, I don't think I have any idea...

[CTyankee]

39. they have been guessed. You are right on Paris and Athens.

#2 is Kiev.

What is 4?

[LiberalElite]

40. Somewhere in Spain?

[CTyankee]

43. not in Spain...

[LiberalElite]

55. ok - at least it's obvious that

I'm not cheating. LOL

[NYC_SKP]

41. #4 is not representative of the design of other stations in this city...

... and the iconography and stylistic motifs may seem misleading to many.

[pinboy3niner]

42. If you know the answer, SKP, go ahead and solve it

More power to you if you do.

[NYC_SKP]

48. Surprisingly...

Louise Station, Brussels!

[pinboy3niner]

50. Thankyou

I've gotten pretty good at doing the Challenges, but that one stumped me.

[CTyankee]

44. This did look unusual. But very interesting, don't you think?

BTW, do you know "this city" (been there to visit, lived there)?

[NYC_SKP]

47. I have not been to Brussels in decades.

And the design threw me, though in retrospect I am not surprised that it's there because there's an eclectic aesthetic to their public art that from photos I've seen has been expanding and expanding to include any possibility.

I'd have placed the iconography more at Eastern Europe.

Good one this week, I love these when I catch them!

[CTyankee]

52. Thanks for your kind words!

I was in Brussels a year ago and took extensive day trips by train to see great art: Bruges for the Bruges Madonna by Michelangelo, Ghent for the Altarpiece by the Van Eycks, Antwerp for Rubens (!!). And of course Brussels itself for the Musee des Beaux Arts and the Magritte Museum. Wonderful trip.

[dembotoz]

49. commoners use mass transit-don't spend money there

[pinboy3niner]

51. ANSWERS RECAP:

#1 - Monte St Angelo Subway Station, Naples

#2 - Zoloti Vorota Station, Kiev, Ukraine

#3 - Oriente Station, Lisbon

#4 - Louise Station, Brussels!

#5 - Le Palais Royale station, Paris

#6 - Syntagma subway station, Athens

[CTyankee]

53. Thanks for the recap, Pinboy! I was off tutoring ESL this morning...

Now off to the Yale Bowl to watch Yale beat Columbia...ah, Ivy League football and the tailgate ambience...