Clue 4. Karl Marx is buried in one of our famous cemeteries.
>>London
Death and Legacy Following the death of his wife Jenny in 1881, Marx developed a catarrh that kept him in ill health for the last two years of his life and eventually brought on the bronchitis and pleurisy that killed him. He died on March 14, 1883, as a stateless person.[10] He was buried in Highgate Cemetery, London, on 17 March 1883.
The Great Fire of London began on the night of September 2, 1666, as a small fire on Pudding Lane, in the bakeshop of Thomas Farynor, baker to King Charles II.
"Marx died March 14, 1883 and was buried at Highgate Cemetery in North London." This is evidence that the city is London. This information was found at http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/marx.html . This is direct result of my research on the internet.
The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of London, UK, from Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666.[1] The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman City Wall. It threatened, but did not reach, the aristocratic district of Westminster (the modern West End), Charles II's Palace of Whitehall, and most of the suburban slums.[2] It consumed 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, St. Paul's Cathedral, and most of the buildings of the City authorities. It is estimated that it destroyed the homes of 70,000 of the City's 80,000 inhabitants.[3] The death toll from the fire is unknown and is traditionally thought to have been small, as only a few verified deaths were recorded. This reasoning has recently been challenged on the grounds that the deaths of poor and middle-class people were not recorded anywhere, and that the heat of the fire may have cremated many victims, leaving no recognisable remains.
The clue that gave away to me is the largest ferris wheel. It opened in 2000 to honour the millennium, the London Eye is the world's biggest observation wheel. In 2009 Dubai will have the tallest ferris wheel in its theme park called Dubailand. ( the middleasts answer to Disneyland)
Curious - I thought I posted a comment but I'm not sure where. I'm not able to post comments on your blog, Ruth. I'm not on your team :(
At any rate, I was saying I've never been to London, but I've lived in Baltimore, New York and visited many others here in America. It seems that there is an archetectural mix in all, esp. if they are rather old. I too enjoy the cities on my on terms; I live 45 minutes by train from Penn Station in the center of New York City. My apartment is in a small town by the shore. Living here is having the best of both worlds.
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Clue 4. Karl Marx is buried in one of our famous cemeteries.
>>London
Death and Legacy
Following the death of his wife Jenny in 1881, Marx developed a catarrh that kept him in ill health for the last two years of his life and eventually brought on the bronchitis and pleurisy that killed him. He died on March 14, 1883, as a stateless person.[10] He was buried in Highgate Cemetery, London, on 17 March 1883.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx
Clue 1. In 1666 a fire broke out in this city.
The Great Fire of London began on the night of September 2, 1666, as a small fire on Pudding Lane, in the bakeshop of Thomas Farynor, baker to King Charles II.
http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/greatfire.htm
London. The fire and Karl Marx were the key clues.
My guess is London, England. The reason is based upon the "Tyburn Tree" which served as permanent gallows in Olde England
The city is London.
One thing is the great fire of 1666 and the other thing is the London eye observation wheel that is the tallest one in the world.
LONDON ENGLAND
London, home to royalty, is the resting place of Karl Marx, the father of communism.
http://users.cihost.com/ata/karlmarx.html
"Marx died March 14, 1883 and was buried at Highgate Cemetery in North London." This is evidence that the city is London. This information was found at http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/marx.html . This is direct result of my research on the internet.
London
London!
Karl Marx was buried in London
LONDON!!
Clue 4. Karl Marx is buried in one of our famous cemeteries
http://users.cihost.com/ata/karlmarx.html
(this one was a biography)
Clue 6.This famous monument stands at the site of the gruesome Tyburn Tree - this city's first permanent gallows!
http://www.talkingcities.co.uk/london_pages/sights_alpha10.htm
(this page was for tourists)
I would have to say london england because of where karl marx is buried.
London...Great Fire of 1666
It must be London.
The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of London, UK, from Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666.[1] The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman City Wall. It threatened, but did not reach, the aristocratic district of Westminster (the modern West End), Charles II's Palace of Whitehall, and most of the suburban slums.[2] It consumed 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, St. Paul's Cathedral, and most of the buildings of the City authorities. It is estimated that it destroyed the homes of 70,000 of the City's 80,000 inhabitants.[3] The death toll from the fire is unknown and is traditionally thought to have been small, as only a few verified deaths were recorded. This reasoning has recently been challenged on the grounds that the deaths of poor and middle-class people were not recorded anywhere, and that the heat of the fire may have cremated many victims, leaving no recognisable remains.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_London
The clue that gave away to me is the largest ferris wheel. It opened in 2000 to honour the millennium, the London Eye is the world's biggest observation wheel. In 2009 Dubai will have the tallest ferris wheel in its theme park called Dubailand. ( the middleasts answer to Disneyland)
The world's largest ferris wheel is in London, as Bruce noted.
The clue that Karl Marx was buried there gave it away for me. I visited his grave when I lived in London.
Yes!
Seems that Karl Marx and the Great Fire were the most influential clues in identitifying this city.
It is indeed London
Ruth
Curious - I thought I posted a comment but I'm not sure where. I'm not able to post comments on your blog, Ruth. I'm not on your team :(
At any rate, I was saying I've never been to London, but I've lived in Baltimore, New York and visited many others here in America. It seems that there is an archetectural mix in all, esp. if they are rather old. I too enjoy the cities on my on terms; I live 45 minutes by train from Penn Station in the center of New York City. My apartment is in a small town by the shore. Living here is having the best of both worlds.
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