History Challenge & Journal

[Siani]

Were they designed by the British? British architect?

[Frank Hovis]

Not an architect, more of a reformer.

[Siani]

Is it John Howard?

[Frank Hovis]

No, less humanitarian more utilitarian
An early conspiracy theorist of sorts - sinister interest.

[redzonerocker]

3= Palacio de Lecumberri, formerly a prison in Mexico City, but now a museum of sorts.

The reformer in question is Jeremy Bentham

[Frank Hovis]

RedZoneRocker completes the trio and finds the link.

Bentham proposed a style of prison called a Panopticon which was designed to allow very few staff watch over a lot of prisoners. It was never taken up in the UK but a number of other prisons where build around his design.

1 - Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin was famous for holding Irish Rebeliion prisoners and being the scene for a number of movies.
2 - Insein Prison in Rangoon (Yangon) was famous for holding Aung San Suu Kyi and other anti-government prisoners.
3 - Palacio de Lucumberri in Mexico City was famous for holding Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, but not for long as he was one of only two people to escape from the prison.

Well done to all.

[STEVE G]

Yes, well done RZR; that Mexican one had me stumped a bit.

[Siani]

What is this all about?

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[lindosfan1]

Queen Victoria's golden jubilee

[Siani]

You are just too good
Maybe it was too easy
Anyway well done

[Jimbob]

and now for something different and peaceful
where are these sacred objects?

[dtaai-maai]

1. Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan Province, China

2. Sleeping Buddha, Pollonaruwa, Sri Lanka (one of the most beautiful countries I have visited)

No idea about 3...

[dtaai-maai]

3. is on Hyderabad Lake, India

[dtaai-maai]

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Famous gardens - this will be a piece of cake with Google, so try it without first please.

[Jimbob]

Nice Buddha answers D-M
tragically the Hyderabad Lake Buddha, during the statue’s installation in 1992, the figure tipped over and fell into the lake, causing the death of 8 workers.

Gardens?
without googgoogling,
I would say that Jardin 1 is Versailles
garden 2 is Great Windsor Park
garden 2 0r 4 4 is Kew Gardens?

but then I am not a gardener, I prefer nature to have the upper hand in the garden