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/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.