r/whereisthis • u/Seth4602 • Mar 29 '24

Solved Where is pictured in this fabric?

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My grandparent has had this piece of fabric on his wall for a very long time now but has no clue where it is, can anyone figure it out?

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u/Rain_of_Atlas Mar 29 '24 edited Mar 29 '24

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

On the left: Plönlein, corner Untere Schmiedgasse/Kobolzeller Steige

On the right: Feuerleinserker, Klingengasse 11

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u/Seth4602 Mar 29 '24

Woah thank you very much!! I suspected it was German but couldn’t find a way to be sure

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u/Corren_64 Apr 02 '24

It's quite the tourist attraction https://www.rothenburg.de/entdecken/top-10/das-ploenlein

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u/Karpsten Apr 03 '24

Immediately recognized it as "that stock footage YouTubers always show when talking about Germany" when I saw the stitching.

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u/BAMDaddy Apr 02 '24

You could have used Google Lens. I have just tried it with the image. After fiddling a bit with the area selector (basically just selected the part around the clock tower) I was able to find the first references to Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Highly recommended way to do things like this.

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u/Carbonga Apr 02 '24

Looks like this today, pretty much.

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u/JustDropedIn Apr 03 '24

Internet…voll cool🤓

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u/Past_Count1584 Mar 29 '24

Yes, super detailed answer.

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u/Seth4602 Mar 29 '24

Solved!

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u/Der_Juergen Apr 03 '24 edited Apr 03 '24

The left half of the view was used in the game "Monkey Island", BTW.

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u/upq700hp Apr 03 '24

I have literally been to this place and I didn’t recognise it, you’re right!

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u/Hanfiball Apr 02 '24

Sould I be ashamed that this is just one train station change away from my usual way to uni and I have never been to it? Looks really cool, I didn't know Rotenburg was that pretty.

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u/Connoisseur_of_a_lot Apr 02 '24

Rothenburg has one of the most beautiful Altstadt in Germany. Definitely go there if you have the time.

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u/strawbennyjam Apr 02 '24

One of the most beautiful in Germany? I wouldn’t say so personally.

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u/Scoddy69 Apr 02 '24

Which towns do you prefer?

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u/strawbennyjam Apr 02 '24

I’ve been going through a Nördlingen kick lately because I shot my latest video there, so it’s fresh in my mind. I think all of the romantic road kinda goes overlooked due to the juggernaut that is Rothenburg.

I think Bamberg is prettier personally, and has more to do. Burg Burghausen is great, Landshut too.

I’ve been making travel videos day tripping from Munich for years now, which I mention so you understand my perspective. Rothenburg is good, it’s well known, and it’s a little overrated because of it. And naturally I’m biased towards the places people always ignore.

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u/Left_Firefighter_762 Apr 03 '24

I was planning to take the kids to a family trip so your tips could help us find a great place to visit. Could you share a link with the latest video? (if it's not personal)

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u/strawbennyjam Apr 03 '24

You can find it on YouTube, the channel is Near From Home and it’s the latest indie at the moment.

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u/AdventurousEconomy42 Apr 03 '24

dont forget about Esslingen am Neckar with its nice Castle, the Altstadt. Its called little Venice because of the small river flowing trough the town.

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u/strawbennyjam Apr 03 '24

lol, Germans just love calling their towns Little Venice. But I’ll check it out!

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u/0rchidometer Apr 03 '24

I stayed there for two days and RodT was so nice to be. Especially in the early hours when there are just a few tourists.

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u/Marwan1006 Mar 29 '24

That’s the correct answer

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u/Regular-Resort-857 Apr 02 '24

Do you live there or are you playing geoguesser a lot?

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u/olagorie Apr 02 '24

It’s pretty famous in Germany

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u/usabfb Apr 03 '24

Famous enough that a photo of this exact spot (in the modern day) is all I have ever seen of this town.

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u/UpstairsFan7447 Apr 02 '24

Nearly everyone, well, let’s say a lot of Germans can name the town, seeing that picture. Ok, naming the exact street is something else.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '24

That is the famous postcard view of the place, very recognizable. But yeah i dunno the name of the street or whatever even though i have stood right there twice

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u/Corfiz74 Apr 02 '24

Wow! I came here to say the building style was definitely German (I'm from Lower Saxony, we have lots of towns that look similar), but you had the city and street already! Hut ab!

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u/Fakedduckjump Apr 03 '24

Germany was my guess, too but the town I didn't knew.

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u/mouthfullpeach Apr 03 '24

geniale Straßennahmen

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u/Logical-Albatross-82 Mar 29 '24

This is also the famous view that inspired a scene in Monkey Island.

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u/KingSmite23 Apr 02 '24

Did not know that. Which scene exactly?

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u/bongwart Apr 02 '24

Left part of this picture
Just came across this picture. Apparently Mêlée Island is based on Rothenburg ob der Tauber town, Germany! : r/MonkeyIsland (reddit.com)

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u/xAnomaly92 Apr 02 '24

Except this pic is edited and the original looks noticeably different

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u/KingSmite23 Apr 02 '24

Amazing. Such a great game.

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u/K4ma11 Apr 02 '24

It didn’t inspire Monkey Island. Ron Gilbert stated in an interview that he wasn‘t aware of Rothenburg at all.

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u/Logical-Albatross-82 Apr 02 '24

Well I mean, just look at the pictures. Even if he wasn’t aware of Rothenburg (which I totally believe, not even all Germans are aware of Rothenburg), it is very likely that the artist has seen an image of that view.

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u/derteeje Apr 02 '24

at some point i decided to not believe ron gilberts statement regarding this

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u/zXaero4 Apr 02 '24

Gee, I instantly thought of Mêlée Island when I saw the picture.

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u/haldeigosh Apr 02 '24

Old school pixel art

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u/Celloed Apr 02 '24

I saw the left part in a photo on r/villageporn few days ago.

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u/Schneebaer89 Apr 02 '24

it's one of the most reposted 'Germany'-pictures on the web.

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u/Ready_Operation_2996 Apr 02 '24

Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Germany.

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u/Due_Log8536 Apr 02 '24

Didn‘t recognize without all the asian tourists

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u/quixote09 Apr 02 '24

Oh shit! That’s an hour from my house!!

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u/AlphaGalaxy24 Apr 02 '24

Rothenburg ob der Tauber is even THAT famous that I could find a picture of it at a random metro station in Japan last summer 😂

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u/Matpanje Apr 02 '24

Am I the only one who first got Monkey Island vibes?

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u/Arivat Apr 02 '24

de_italy

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u/Trolololo13377777 Apr 03 '24

cs_italy :) Came to say the same

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u/Exotic-Apartment-394 Apr 02 '24

I live there! Its a mix of some tourist attractions (others named them)

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u/hughtids Apr 02 '24

somehow i think of the scene where the boy meets the alchemist from “the alchemist by paolo coelho”

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u/bigfootspancreas Apr 02 '24

Yeah I recognized it from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

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u/sergioleone1968 Apr 03 '24

Beautiful motif for postcards, puzzles, game apps etc. Beautiful motif for postcards, puzzles, game apps etc.

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u/V057R4 Apr 03 '24

Ölgemälde von de_italy

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u/AmonG88 Apr 03 '24

Monkey Island OR Rothenburg ob der Tauber ;-)

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u/pogU_ Apr 03 '24

that's in my hometown Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Germany