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Hi All!

As the guy who found the link and stayed up 'til 5AM trying to find the exact bl**dy picture can I propose this -

http://dev.an00.net/ngs/page.php?n=40&i ... gelist=All

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It is Angkor Wat in cambodia, it looks a lot more similar what with all the vegetation and was featured in Tomb Raider.

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The carved faces look very similar to the face near the top on the EP cover - maybe there was a free poster with the magazine?

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Maybe AE was inspired by the photos and made his own painting?
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and to quote 1959 and all that:
Eye of Horus
The main image on the sleeve of Vision Thing is the familiar Egyptian symbol, the `Eye of Horus'. Whilst numerous occult symbolisms might be associated with it, the primary meaning is probably just a visual pun on the concept(s) of `vision'. It might also be noted that the image is manipulated to look as though it is filtered via TV scan lines. Interestingly enough it is also topologically rather reminiscent of a handgun.

Background image
A picture of a city is faintly visible on the sleeve; this is seen to best effect on the vinyl version of the album. Various cities have thus far been `definitively' cited as the one depicted.
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I think Big Si is onto something there.
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now that looks more like the faces in my poster

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you sad obsessive person you :wink:


still, that other picture looks damn fine IMHO - and is now my wallpaper ;D
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Yeh, that looks like it. The link I followed before must've been wrong cos I'd been looking at a red tower.
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you sad obsessive person you :wink:
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Just found these - http://www.obershawonline.com/galleries/angkor/320.html
http://www.obershawonline.com/galleries/angkor/319.html

More upto date piccies, looks even more like the EP cover.
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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngexp ... p_846.html

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Thats the camera angle :D That's the Building :D Wrong Photo :evil:

Definitely Angkor Wat!

(I've taken this too far! :roll: )
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yes Definitely Angkor Wat! we need the right photo on those
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get a grip people! :D :D :D
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WHOA - that's totally badass!!! And I thought I was the only person with OCD around here... You guys *rock*. :D
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SINsister wrote:WHOA - that's totally badass!!! And I thought I was the only person with OCD around here... You guys *rock*. :D
You ain't seen nuthin' yet baby!

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I think I found the correct image, but it's tiny!!

I can't seem to send the the link of the image... so here's how I found it:

http://ww.google.com
Click on 'Image', then search for 'angkormonks'.

The site who had the image seem to have deleted the image, so we can't see the bigger version.
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Y wrote:I think I found the correct image, but it's tiny!!

I can't seem to send the the link of the image... so here's how I found it:

http://ww.google.com
Click on 'Image', then search for 'angkormonks'.

The site who had the image seem to have deleted the image, so we can't see the bigger version.
do you mean this one:
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:6 ... rMonks.jpg ?
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Yes, that's the image!!
anyone found a bigger one?
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Well done that (wo :?: )man !!!

And thanks to the people of warm blankets orphan care international - http://www.warmblankets.org/julyteam/ca ... ex0018.htm
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Listen, I hate to be a git, but I still don't think that's actually it...
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MrChris wrote:Listen, I hate to be a git, but I still don't think that's actually it...
that thought had occured to me too... :urff:
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Quiff Boy wrote:
MrChris wrote:Listen, I hate to be a git, but I still don't think that's actually it...
that thought had occured to me too... :urff:
not "the git" bit, the "wrong picture" bit! :D :D
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Haha, thank you.
By the way, we were bidding against each other on Ebay yesterday - *unmasks himself* - 'yes, I am the dreaded Veldtjynx!'

For the scrapbook. I got it in the end, after being pushed up very close to my limit by some young whippersnappers! But as I said, all's fair on Ebay, I guess!
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MrChris wrote:Haha, thank you.
By the way, we were bidding against each other on Ebay yesterday - *unmasks himself* - 'yes, I am the dreaded Veldtjynx!'

For the scrapbook. I got it in the end, after being pushed up very close to my limit by some young whippersnappers! But as I said, all's fair on Ebay, I guess!
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doh! :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Quiff Boy wrote:
MrChris wrote:Listen, I hate to be a git, but I still don't think that's actually it...
that thought had occured to me too... :urff:
I was just thanking him/her for the link to more pics :? and congrats on winning the scrapbook, it looks very nice!
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I think it's definitely it!

Check out the layout of the steps leading up about two thirds of the way scross the bottom edge, there's even the same little group of people at the top of them. The roof-type-thing on the arch above them is identical too. At the left edge, the columns are the same. The only real difference is that there seems to be a piece of statuary or something in the foreground on the right-hand side of the RH photo (in front of the saffron robed monks), but this can be explained by differences in perspective and range.

Anyway, for the sake of comparison, I've made the following available: http://www.esatclear.ie/~mhiney
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mh wrote:I think it's definitely it!

Check out the layout of the steps leading up about two thirds of the way scross the bottom edge, there's even the same little group of people at the top of them. The roof-type-thing on the arch above them is identical too. At the left edge, the columns are the same. The only real difference is that there seems to be a piece of statuary or something in the foreground on the right-hand side of the RH photo (in front of the saffron robed monks), but this can be explained by differences in perspective and range.

Anyway, for the sake of comparison, I've made the following available: http://www.esatclear.ie/~mhiney
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Well, I did find some detailed maps for you while I was rooting around looking for an enlarged one meself!
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