Guess the Skyline!

[jrgen3]

Newcastle upon Tyne?

 

[ML8991]

No, you fell for my trap >.
The north was a pun, notice i gave north a capital... happy guessing still guys

 

[jrgen3]

Northampton then?

 

[ShilkaLive]

Looks like you're right jrgen3, finally found that weird shaped church, but you posted before me. Oh well, at least glad that my gut feeling didn't betray me when I felt like it was a UK city...

 

[ML8991]

Well done jrgen3, you've won it .
Clue run down
Right hemisphere- north hemisphere (cant get away with eastern as it is just a bit west of london)
Burnt down- great fire of northampton
Attacked- castle was partially demolished when monarchy was restored in UK
"royally renouced of a high form of education"-quite literal and cryptic also, Henry III, due to northampton supporting thr Oxford and Cambridge university uprisings, banned northampton from ever having a university, qhuch has been since lifted (university= higher education you see )
Major clothing manufacture centre- northampton was a thriving centre of the british shoe trade, and still has low level peoduction on a high level of shoe manufacture (my grandfather has oft claimed to me to be the last last (shoe molds) manufacture in the UK)
North..., a tongue in cheek reference to the name

Bad luck @ShilkaLive. But anyhow over to you @jrgen3
( the feature i felt may have given a clue was the just visible market square, which is where you can see the clock tower build/ church. Picture is taken from grovenors centre car park, excuse my poor spelling .)

 

[Emre Yigit]

(@ShilkaLive

Here's another 'nice' town (i thought had to be purely cities, but guess i was mistaken)

Oh no, not at all. We've gone down to villages with 1,000 people.

"royally renouced of a high form of education"-quite literal and cryptic also, Henry III, due to northampton supporting thr Oxford and Cambridge university uprisings, banned northampton from ever having a university, qhuch has been since lifted (university= higher education you see )

How cryptic can one get? I take the gage you cast down, sir. But first I need to guess a skyline correctly.

Northampton is, of course, where some of the best shoes in the world are made.

 

[jrgen3]

 

[ML8991]

Salzburg?
(@Emre Yigit i try my very best, and i did reference the shoes, even giving some family background, as very proud of grand dad or his shoe last history)

 

[ML8991]

Vienna?
( i realise seems spammy, but otherwise get heckled for multiple answers per box, and thats cheaty)

 

[jrgen3]

Nope to Vienna and Salzburg.

 

[ML8991]

Damn, random stab in the dark failed.

 

[szopaw]

Don't recognize the city, but I have to honestly say, it looks like a collage of iconic buildings cleverly layered together. With the "walkie talkie" like building in the background just to mess with you.

Seriously, it looks like it should be a shoop. It's just slightly unreal with all those classy but contrasting style buildings just being there together.

 

[delpiero1234]

Such a tiny image, Jorgen! Is that your attempt to make the challenge harder It is Lille in France.

 

[delpiero1234]

Oh no, not at all. We've gone down to villages with 1,000 people.

Bourtange has less than 500.

 

[ML8991]

Well done del, seems you're right when i looked up Lille.

 

[delpiero1234]

Well done del, seems you're right when i looked up Lille.

Just need to wait for confirmation from @jrgen3

 

[jrgen3]

Yes, it's Lille.

 

[delpiero1234]

 

[ML8991]

Rome, Italy?

 

[delpiero1234]

Rome, Italy?

Yes! Those buildings are quite distinctive and recognizible

Your turn.