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“El Beso” (“The Kiss”), Lima, Peru

December 1969 Issue

“El Beso” (“The Kiss”), Lima, Peru



“El Beso” ("The Kiss") is the name of the bigger-than-life sculpture shown in the May 2015 mystery photo.

Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, it is located in the Parque del Amor in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru. The figures in the statue are said to be of the artist, native Peruvian Victor Delfín, and his wife.

“El Beso” was unveiled on Valentine’s Day in 1993 during the park’s inauguration. Now it is the site of an annual kissing contest. Delfín’s artwork includes metal sculptures, paintings and tapestries. Fifty years after establishing his studio in the seaside district of Barranco, Peru, the 87-year-old artist is still producing art.

ITN received a whopping 142 correct answers, and ROBERT FILMAN of Menlo Park, California, won the drawing. We thank Gunter and Ginny Arndt of Solomons, Maryland, for submitting the photo.

Correct answers were submitted by:

Carol Alabaster, Phoenix, AZ; Richard Alvernaz, Lakeside, CA; Stuart Anderson, Montville, NJ; Lisa Anway, Pebble Beach, CA; Nanci Alexander, Lexington, KY; Deepak Awasthi, Destrehan, LA; Victor Becker, Skokie, IL; Dawn Belcourt, Lakeland, FL; Bobbi Benson, Burlingame, CA; Russell E. Benton, Due West, SC; Charles J. & Yvonne Bishop, Poulsbo, WA; Dorothy Bohan, Webster City, IA; Bob Bowes, Cleveland Heights, OH; Lucyna Boyle, Mesa, AZ; Flora Breidenbach, Elmwood Park, IL; Bonnie Brenner, West Bloomfield, MI; Nelson Burack, Melville, NY; Edward Burns, Cincinnati, OH; Janice Buxton, Huntington Beach, CA; Richard Caetano, San Diego, CA; Trisha Calderon, Staten Island, NY; Linda J. Crist, Reeds Spring, MO; Bruce N. Croft, Henderson, NV; Pat Dalum, Marshfield, WI; Dave & Dita Davis, San Francisco, CA; Edmund Deaton, San Diego, CA; Thomas DeClaire, Webster, NY; Marlene F. Demery, Santa Rosa, CA; Charlene Doll, Anna Maria, FL; Catherine Donahue, Anchorage, AK; Karen Doolittle, Endicott, NY; Charles Driskell, Los Angeles, CA; Ellen Dublo, Strongsville, OH; Cathy Dunlap, Salina, KS; Carole Duree-Jones, Salem, OR; Edwin Tobias Earl, Laguna Beach, CA; Carole Eastus, San Diego, CA; Richard Felak, Niskayuna, NY; Marvin Feldman, Jacksonville, FL; Pat Fickess, Fresno, CA; WINNER: Robert Filman, Menlo Park, CA; Lucille Fjoslien, San Francisco, CA; Richard Foltz, Emmaus, PA; Mary Lu Foreman, Shawnee, KS; Robert & DeLores Frederick, Salinas, CA; Robert Gay, Vero Beach, FL; Carrie Gillespie, Houston, TX; Stanley Gorcik, Buffalo Grove, IL; Elizabeth Halbreich, Lake Worth, FL; Susan Hamilton, Boulder, CO; Kathy Hatfield, Montvale, NJ; Signe Haugen, San Carlos, CA; Maxine Hesse, Encinitas, CA; Samuel Leon Hochman, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Frank Hockett, St. Charles, MO; Dianne M. Hoff, Federal Way, WA; Chris Hoffman, Charleston, SC; Jane & Clyde Holt, Hinesburg, VT; Conrad L. Houge, South Colby, WA; Burl Hull, Greensboro, NC; Mikel Hutchinson, Pacifica, CA; Kembell Huyke, Flushing, NY; Jacqueline Janesky, Tucson, AZ; Norma Jenkins, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Jerald Jensen, Santa Clara, UT; Bill Johannes, Columbus, OH; Jim Johnson, Paradise, CA; Robert Johnson, Norristown, PA; Stan C. Kimer, Raleigh, NC; George C. Kingston, East Longmeadow, MA; Beth Klob, La Junta, CO; Janice Kolbaska, Mt. Prospect, IL; George Lauscher, Pocono Summit, PA; Gale Lee, Harrisburg, NC; Claire Leifer, Dix Hills, NY; Theodore Liebersfeld, Boynton Beach, FL; Phil Lutzi, St. Pete Beach, FL; Virginia Lyttle, Morris Plains, NJ; Tom Malmoe, Renton, WA; Sondra Markman, Edison, NJ; Margo Mata, Carlsbad, CA; Mary Jane Matheny, Zolfo Springs, FL; William Matson, Apopka, FL; David Mayer, Glen Mills, PA; Robert McCarron, Cuyahoga Falls, OH; R.A. McQueen, Florence, SC; Edith Moates, Norman, OK; Milana Naddeo, Chesterbrook, PA; Mary Napier, New York, NY; Esther Niemi, Emeryville, CA; Margaret Norman, Gurnee, IL; Eric Nussbaum, Freeland, WA; James Oliver, Memphis, TN; Gary C. Olson, Herndon, VA; Sandra Osaki, Honolulu, HI; Anthony Osretkar, Frederick, MD; Patricia Ove, Aurora, CO; Daissy Owen, Iowa City, IA; Ann Panhorst, Stuart, FL; Mukesh Patel, Duluth, GA; Arne Pedersen, Little Silver, NJ; Carol Peim, Hendersonville, NC; Donna Peterson, Patch Grove, WI; Ethel Peterson, Bloomington, MN; Edward Pinsky, Montrose, NY; Raymond Prince, Maple Valley, WA; James C. Puchner, Franklin Park, IL; Charles Radanovics, Loudon, TN; Marlene Rain, Venice, FL; Cleo Reilly, Portland, OR; Diane Robbins, Penfield, NY; Cidne Rossi, Laguna Woods, CA; Alan Rubendall, Big Bear Lake, CA; Lorenz Rychner, Denver, CO; Barry & Thelma Sampson, Dryden, Ontario, Canada; Marilyn Santiago, Port Angeles, WA; Richard J. Schally, Walnut Creek, CA; Ed Schlenk, Marshalltown, IA; Andrzej Serkuczewski, Santa Clarita, CA; Bernard Sonnek, Easton, MN; Jerry Stamper, Cathedral City, CA; Carol Stremble, Larkspur, CO; Subhadra Suresh, Wyoming, OH; Edward Sylvester, Nevada City, CA; Frances Symons, San Diego, CA; Charlotte Temple, Framingham, MA; Marie-Paule Terrier, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Nancy Theis, Little Rock, AR; Dorothy Thompson, Richland Center, WI; Rolly Thompson, Eugene, OR; Donald R. Tremblay, Santa Monica, CA; Charles Trenkle, Rancho Mirage, CA; Marlene Tuthill, Tillamook, OR; Richard C. Walker, La Jolla, CA; Gail Wang, Troy, MI; Jim Weede, Quincy, IL; Dan Walker, Philadelphia, PA; Nancy Westerholm, Palm Desert, CA; Scott White, Durango, CO; Nancy Whitfield, Oneida, WI; Janet Wright, Kalamazoo, MI; John Zepecki, Morgan Hill, CA. Richard C. Walker, La Jolla, CA; Gail Wang, Troy, MI; Jim Weede, Quincy, IL; Dan Walker, Philadelphia, PA; Nancy Westerholm, Palm Desert, CA; Scott White, Durango, CO; Nancy Whitfield, Oneida, WI; Janet Wright, Kalamazoo, MI; John Zepecki, Morgan Hill, CA.
‘Fobos’ wind sculpture, Lanzarote, Canary Islands

December 1969 Issue

‘Fobos’ wind sculpture, Lanzarote, Canary Islands


Erected in 1994 in the village of Tahiche on Lanzarote (one of Spain's Canary Islands, off the northwest coast of Africa), the cast-iron wind sculpture pictured in the April issue's mystery photo is one of several created by native-born artist and architect César Manrique. All of the sculptures are located on roundabouts; this particular one is called "Fobos."

Manrique started sketching these unusual "wind toys" in the '70s, trying to create something to replace the island's disappearing windmills. Following his death in 1992, a foundation was created that continues to foster Manrique's passion for art and also for preserving the natural environment.

Four correct answers were submitted, and RAYMOND PRINCE of Maple Valley, Washington, won the drawing. We thank Gail Riba of Wimauma, Florida, for submitting the photo.

Correct answers were submitted by: Sylvia Levi, Studio City, CA; WINNER: Raymond Prince, Maple Valley, WA; Ed Schlenk, Marshalltown, IA; Jill Sullivan, Waynesboro, VA.
The Nut, Stanley, Tasmania

December 1969 Issue

The Nut, Stanley, Tasmania


The “Edge of the World” — Tasmania’s northwest coast — is home to The Nut, the site that was pictured in the March 2015 issue.

Spectacular views can be seen from several vista points atop this ancient volcanic plug, which stands 470 feet tall and overlooks the town of Stanley. Visitors can reach the top by either hiking a steep trail (Nut Summit Loop) for an hour or taking a chair lift.

When they came across it in 1798, British explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders named the plug “Circular Head.” (Bass is said to have described The Nut as being “as round as a Christmas cake.”)

Eight correct answers were submitted, and JOSEPH B. LAMBERT of San Antonio, Texas, won the drawing. We thank Phyllis Mueller of San Jose, California, for submitting the photo.

Correct answers were submitted by:

Lori Birr, Algoma, WI; Gregory Hendrickson, Tampa, FL; WINNER: Joseph B. Lambert, San Antonio, TX; Rosemary McDaniel, Trenton, FL; David A. Riegert, Reno, NV; Jim Royle, San Diego, CA; Neal Steinbrenner, Laguna Woods, CA; Richard C. Walker, La Jolla, CA.
 

 
Dhamek Stupa, Sarnath, India

December 1969 Issue

Dhamek Stupa, Sarnath, India


After attaining enlightenment, the Buddha is said to have preached his first sermon in a deer park that existed in the same area where the structure shown in our February 2015 photo is now located. The 143-foot-tall Dhamek Stupa (sometimes spelled “Dhamekh” or “Dhamekha”) is located in the small village of Sarnath, 8 miles from Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, India.

The brick stupa was built in AD 500, replacing another structure that had been commissioned by Mauryan King Ashoka 750 years earlier in 249 BC. According to at least one historical account recorded in AD 640, the Dhamek Stupa stood almost 300 feet tall at that time.

When Wanda Bahde of Summerfield, Florida, submitted the photo, she noted that she had “watched pilgrims circumambulate the stupa while a monk chanted and concluded with prayers.”

Thirty correct answers were submitted, and GEORGE GIANOPULOS of Fresno, California, won the drawing.

Correct answers were submitted by:

James Adams, Los Osos, CA; Herbert E. Allen, Newark, DE; Jill Athey, St. Petersburg, FL; Anne E. (Betty) Atwater, Tucson, AZ; Shirley Becker, Skokie, IL; James Bradshaw, Aiken, SC; Cathy Briner, Eugene, OR; Günther Eichhorn, New York, NY; Larry & Judy Emmons, Grass Valley, CA; Femi Faminu, Los Angeles, CA; WINNER: George Gianopulos, Fresno, CA; Ben Glick, Williamstown, MA; Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Gould, Cumming, GA; Robert Hammersmith, Bethlehem, PA; Signe Haugen, San Carlos, CA; Jane & Clyde Holt, Hinesburg, VT; Judie Johnson, Grand Marais, MN; Mary Kelly, Baton Rouge, LA; George C. Kingston, East Longmeadow, MA; Sarah Kirtland, New York, NY; Robert Kowalczyk, North Dartmouth, MA; Theodore Liebersfeld, Boynton Beach, FL; R.A. McQueen, Florence, SC; Margaret Norman, Gurnee, IL; Raymond Prince, Maple Valley, WA; Fran Rota, Brookline, MA; Werner Schuele, Sarasota, FL; Regine Schumacher, Seal Beach, CA ; Jill Sullivan, Waynesboro, VA; Eleonore Van den Berghe, Phoenix, AZ.
 

 
Ksar in Medenine, Tunisia

December 1969 Issue

Ksar in Medenine, Tunisia


In May 1999, the structure pictured in the January 2015 issue suddenly became famous when that year's "Star Wars" movie hit the theaters, as several scenes had been filmed there. The mud-and-stone structure is a ksar, and it's located in Medenine in southeastern Tunisia.

The doorways of the ksar open into vaulted rooms known as ghorfas, once used by Berbers to store large amounts of grain. The multistory ksar also served as a fortification against attacks.

With slight variations in appearance, there are ksars in several locations in southern Tunisia, including Ksar Hadada and Ksar Ouled Soltane near Tataouine, making it a little tricky to guess which one was pictured here. Four correct answers were submitted, and ALBERT SIMONSON, of Santa Ysabel, California, won the drawing.

We thank Robin Ilardi of Morgantown, West Virginia, for submitting the photo.

Correct answers were submitted by:

Signe Haugen, San Carlos, CA; Bob Loveland, Gainesville, GA; Raymond Prince, Maple Valley, WA; WINNER:  Albert Simonson, Santa Ysabel, CA.
French Park monument in Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama

December 1969 Issue

French Park monument in Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama


The monument shown in the photo in the December 2014 issue is located in Panama City's Plaza de Francia (French Park), at the tip of Casco Viejo, the city's colonial neighborhood. At the top of the obelisk, built in commemoration of those who died during construction of the Panama Canal, is a rooster, France's national symbol. Smaller monuments, each topped by a bust of a prominent French explorer, surround the obelisk.

The digging of the canal began in 1881 by a French company headed by Ferdinand de Lesseps, a former diplomat who developed Egypt's Suez Canal. In Panama, however, diseases like malaria and yellow fever along with extreme temperatures led to the deaths of more than 20,000 workers. France ceased working on the canal in 1889. It was completed by the United States in 1914.

Sixteen correct answers were submitted, and CANDACE and JERRY BRINEY of Peoria, Arizona, won the drawing. We thank Nili Olay of New York, New York, for submitting the photo.

Correct answers were submitted by:

Nanci & Keith Alexander, Lexington, KY; Lanie Anderson, Bloomfield Hills, MI; WINNER(s): Candace & Jerry Briney, Peoria, AZ; Doug Clark, San Diego, CA; Erik Davenport, Placerville, CA; Signe Haugen, San Carlos, CA; Sally Ingmanson, Escondido, CA; Greg Kelley, Hanford, CA; George C. Kingston, East Longmeadow, MA; Phil Lutzi, St. Pete Beach, FL; Linda McKeel, Dayton, OR; Raymond Prince, Maple Valley, WA; Sandra Robson, Brunswick, OH; Marlene Roeseler, Sheboygan, WI; Kathy Whitmer, Bellingham, WA; Becky Wusz, Fairview, OR.
Belogradchik Fortress, Bulgaria

December 1969 Issue

Belogradchik Fortress, Bulgaria


Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Romans built a fortress to help protect a road they'd built in one of their new provinces on what is now called the Balkan Peninsula. That fortress, now known as Belogradchik Fortress (sometimes called Kaleto, Turkish for "The Fortress," is the site shown in the photo in the November 2014 issue.

Located in an 18-by-2-mile area near the town of Belogradchik in Bulgaria, the stronghold is surrounded by huge rock formations that almost camouflage it. For 300 years, the Belogradchik Fortress belonged to the Byzantine Empire. It was then absorbed into the state of Bulgaria. A thousand years later the Ottomans conquered it, fortifying its walls for protection against revolts by “the locals.”

Today, visitors to the fortress can see various accretions built over a span of 18 centuries.

Eighteen people correctly identified the subject or location of the photo, and DOUG CLARK of San Diego, California, won the drawing. We thank Tressie and Dick Alvernaz of Lakeside, California, for submitting the picture.

Correct answers were submitted by:

Lisa Anway, Pebble Beach, CA; Randy Busch, Kodiak, AK; Michael Christopher, Vancouver, WA; WINNER: Doug Clark, San Diego, CA; Carrie Gillespie, Houston, TX; Signe Haugen, San Carlos, CA; George Hayashi, Mililani, HI; Jo Ann Holland, The Villages, FL; Leslie Jamison, Wilmington, DE; Charles E. Koeble, Elm Grove, WI; Bernhard Muller, Milan, MI; Raymond Prince, Maple Valley, WA; William Raffel, Savannah, GA; Douglas Rittenhouse, Port Angeles, WA; Roy Robinson, Columbia, MO; Miyako Storch, Santa Barbara, CA; Elaine Townley, Windsor Mill, MD; Jill Sullivan, Waynesboro, VA.
Tinguely Fountain, Basel, Switzerland

December 1969 Issue

Tinguely Fountain, Basel, Switzerland



The iron sculpture shown in the photo in the October 2014 issue is one of nine power-operated, water-spouting pieces of art installed in the Tinguely Fountain in Basel, Switzerland.

The fountain sits on the site of the stage of the former old city theater. The creator of the whimsical sculptures, Swiss artist Jean Tinguely (1925-1991), had black asphalt poured into a shallow basin in 1977 before placing the structures.

Tinguely was considered a “maverick postmodernist,” using scrap metal and bits of common “junk” in his kinetic sculptures. (More of his unusual metal sculptures can be seen in the Stravinsky Fountain in Paris.)

Nineteen people correctly identified the location of the photo, and E.F. SCHLENK of Marshalltown, Iowa, won the drawing. We thank Nancy DiPietra of Costa Mesa, California, for submitting the picture.

Correct answers were submitted by:

Ann Burk, Mechanicsburg, PA; Adam Cash, Berkeley, CA; Nylah Chilton, McMinnville, OR; Gary Dempsey, Camarillo, CA; Nancy Ganahl, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA; Dorothy Hutchinson, Frederick, MD; Stephen Jeffries, Centennial, CO; Jeanne Kiley, Indianapolis, IN; George C. Kingston, East Longmeadow, MA; Jim & Lindy McLellan, The Woodlands, TX; Martha Jo Morehouse, Glendale, CA; Kathleen Napier, Fort Madison, IA; Jean Paschke, Melrose, MN; Arne Pedersen, Little Silver, NJ; Raymond Prince, Maple Valley, WA; Brian Rogers, Mystic, CT; Barbara Schaefer, Elm Grove, WI; WINNER: E.F. Schlenk, Marshalltown, IA; Diane Wright, Richmond, VA.
Hall of Liberation, Kelheim, Germany

December 1969 Issue

Hall of Liberation, Kelheim, Germany



The Befreiungshalle (Hall of Liberation), which stands on Mount Michelsberg above the city of Kelheim, Germany, was shown in the photo in the September issue. Overlooking the Danube a few miles upstream from Regensburg, the hall commemorates the country’s victories over Napoleon during the Wars of Liberation, which lasted from 1813 to 1815.

Construction of the 18-sided, 150-foot-tall rotunda began in 1842 upon orders from King Ludwig I of Bavaria, and it was completed in 1863. Standing inside the neoclassical rotunda and paying tribute to the combined efforts of the Germans are 34 winged goddesses of victory. Positioned between them are shields, each noting one of the 17 battles that were fought. The hall opened on Oct. 18, 1863, the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Nations (also known as the Battle of Leipzig).

Twenty people correctly identified the subject and location of the photo, and BETSY MAHONEY of Spearfish, South Dakota, won the drawing. We thank Donna Pyle of Boulder, Colorado, for submitting the picture.

Correct answers were submitted by:

Nanci Alexander, Lexington, KY; Dick Alvernaz, Lakeside, CA; Gary & Lajetta Atwood, Burien, WA; Paul H. Bass, Charlotte, NC; Lowell Bowie, Cincinnati, OH; Janet Brenneman, Grand Junction, CO; Ann Burk, Mechanicsburg, PA; David Davis, Phoenix, AZ; Richard Fox, Ventura, CA; Douglas Francefort, Cos Cob, CT; Marilyn Goeldner, Boone, IA; Gerald Gould, Cumming, GA; Irma Gurman, Smithtown, NY; Jane & Clyde Holt, Hinesburg, VT; Vikki Johnson, Elbert, CO; Susan Kipp, Oyster Bay, NY; WINNER:  Betsy Mahoney, Spearfish, SD; Donald H. Osborne, Pittsfield, MA; Raymond Prince, Maple Valley, WA; Robert A. Siebert, Jamaica, NY; Joanne Stone, Tucson, AZ.
Gregory of Nin (Grgur Ninski) in Split, Croatia

December 1969 Issue

Gregory of Nin (Grgur Ninski) in Split, Croatia



This statue of Gregory of Nin (Grgur Ninski in Croatian), a medieval bishop from Croatia who strongly opposed the Pope, stands just outside the Golden Gate of Diocletian’s Palace in Split, Croatia. (The palace was built by a Roman emperor in the fourth century.)

Bishop Gregory introduced the national Croatian language into Catholic services in Croatia after the Great Assembly in AD 926, finally making it possible for everyone to know what was being said. Prior to that, services had been held only in Latin, which few people understood. As a result, Christianity grew stronger within the Croatian kingdom.

Sculptor Ivan Meštrović  created the 20-foot-tall statue in 1929 in commemoration of 1,000 years having passed since Croatian was first spoken in religious services. Because of the popular belief that rubbing the bishop’s toe brings good luck, the toe is now smooth and shiny. (Two smaller statues of the same bishop, with slightly different poses, also exist, one in Varaždin, the other in Nin.)

Sixty-four people correctly identified the location of the photo, and ROBIN ILARDI of Morgantown, West Virginia, won the drawing. We thank Wanda Bahde of Summerfield, Florida, for submitting the photo.

Correct answers were submitted by:

Herbert E. Allen, Bala Cynwyd, PA; Diane Baker, Corona del Mar, CA; Gerald M. Bishop, Merrillville, IN; Dorothy Bohan, Webster City, IA; James Brenneman, Grand Junction, CO; Patricia Bunyard, Cambria, CA; Diana Butler, El Sobrante, CA; Ida M. Cartwright, Grass Valley, CA; Julie Cassen, Charlotte, NC; Tamara Compton, Bellingham, WA; Eric J. Dalton, New Hudson, MI; Tuvshin Dashtseren, South Miami, FL; Marilou Dillehay, Stonewall, LA; Carol Eggers, Lake Forest, CA; David Fetyko, Stow, OH; Lucille Fjoslien, San Francisco, CA; Bill Flounders, Santa Fe, NM; Janice Gay, Vero Beach, FL; Margie Gerhardt, Lancaster, PA; Gerald & Sylvie Gould, Cumming, GA; Ada Green, New York, NY; Thomas Griffith, Vancouver, WA; George Guma, Vienna, VA; Ed Hall, Calera, AL; Kathleen Harrington, Stanwood, IA; Signe Haugen, San Carlos, CA; Allan S. Hodgson, Lakeway, TX; Libby Hollombe, Sherman Oaks, CA; Jane & Clyde Holt, Hinesburg, VT; WINNER: Robin Ilardi, Morgantown, WV; Leslie Jamison, Wilmington, DE; Chris Johnson, San Ramon, CA; Karyn Kandell, Kyoto, Japan; Len Kaufman, Merrick, NY; Kathy Kostrub, Landisville, PA; Sylvia Levi, Studio City, CA; Alan Levitan, Morristown, NJ; Jeremy Loeckler, Boston, MA; Loree Marcantonio, Vancouver, B.C., Canada; Bob McCarron, Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Sandra Spitzer McKelvey, Abington, PA; Eve Melton, Palo Alto, CA; Sherri Morgan, Denver, CO; Ira Nathan, Shreveport, LA; Ron Oakham, Tucson, AZ; David J. Patten, St. Petersburg, FL; Arne Pedersen, Little Silver, NJ; Donna Peterson, Patch Grove, WI; Beth Powell, Eureka, CA; Raymond Prince, Maple Valley, CA; Meda Rebecca, Sacramento, CA; Jennifer Rowe, Aurora, CO; Mona Sage, Ponca City, OK; Jean Savage, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Kay Stevens, Santa Barbara, CA; Claire Troop, Wernersville, PA; Kathleen Vieth, Thousand Oaks, CA; Laurel Webb, Chandler, AZ; Jan Wigen, Spokane, WA; Kathy Wilhelm, Cary, NC; Linda Williams, Boise, ID; Margo Wilson, Scottsdale, AZ; Robert C. Wilson, Indian Head, MD; Roberta Wilson, Concord, CA.