update on photo contest

on this monday evening, the blogmistress reports that none of the many answers that have been submitted in the contest are entirely correct. this is much to her surprise.

in response to several requests for further information, she can assure competitants that both photos were taken by her personally and in the past two years. both sites are closely associated with the lives of major figures in history and neither of them is in europe. one was designed by an architect whose name will surely be familiar to some readers (especially M in a large northern city).

in appreciation for the lively interest in this contest, a new category of competition is here introduced:

***an award for the most imaginative answer describing the significance of both buildings. award to be determined by mutual agreement. however, no cash prizes will be offered for either the most imaginative answer or the correct answer.

an extension on the deadline is now granted, in part due to the fact that the blogmistress will be in california and unable to give her full attention to the difficult decision process to determine the winner(s?). new deadline: tuesday, april 1, by midnight est.

don't forget to email your answer; do not include it in a comment on the blog.

thank you for your participation and good luck!