It’s not on the same grounds. In the same area of Sintra, Portugal but separate locations. The duck house is from the National palace and the well is from the Quinta de Regaleira.
Came to the comments to see if anyone else had the same thought… and then to spin it off into a discussion about Annihilation. One of the few instances where I love the movie and the book almost equally, and in big part because of their differences while still having the same foundation. Also have to mention that the story almost feels like a sequel/logical trajectory to my favorite Lovecraft story, The Colour Out of Space
You know how for a lot of big cities in Europe there's one or two places outside the city but closeby that are well worth visiting (for example, Potsdam near Berlin)?
If you visit Lisbon it's well worth it to visit Sintra (were this is) and Cascais (which is on the way and easier to access since there's a commuter train that goes directly there from Cais Do Sodré in Lisbon).
These are not the same place. The inside picture is a hole in the ground, no water around (was there a couple of months ago)
The outside, middle of the lake tower, I haven’t seen there…
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Qkall@lemmy.ml · 28 pts · 92d
Lydia: “Oh a cave, wonder what’s inside!”
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 91d
I’ve got a bad feeling about this.
noseatbelt@piefed.ca · 5 pts · 91d
I am sworn to carry your burdens...
brsrklf@jlai.lu · 23 pts · 91d
OP, any explanation for that duck house you wanted us to believe was part of a templar ritual place?
https://lemmy.world/comment/24369003
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 91d
it was the ritual of the noisy waterfowl
very_well_lost@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 91d
How the heck do they keep it from flooding?
timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works · 32 pts · 91d
They don't. That's not what it's like. It's just a big well in the ground.
Second pic is the accurate one. You go up the hill, walk in, then all the way down. Exit from there. It's not surrounded by water.
egrets@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 91d
Just to add to this - the first picture is an unnamed novelty duck house near the ground of Pena palace. It's only a few feet high.
The second is the Torre da Regaleira.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 91d
duck house like chicken coop? i am having some moderate confusion i think
egrets@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 91d
If a chicken coop didn't have a lockable door, was on an island or raft in a body of water, and housed ducks instead of chickens, yeah.
Iusedtobeanalien@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 91d
Swims over
Looks down
"Well..."
brsrklf@jlai.lu · 16 pts · 91d
Weird. Doesn't look like the same place at all.
I've looked up pictures of the palace and the initiation well, but that tower is never in the well pictures.
This map shows what the top of the well looks like.
Philote@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 91d
It’s not on the same grounds. In the same area of Sintra, Portugal but separate locations. The duck house is from the National palace and the well is from the Quinta de Regaleira.
I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 91d
Big sponge
victorz@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 92d
Zelda music starts playing in my head
P1k1e@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 91d
I think I killed a Colossus down there once
DaddleDew@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 91d
All I see is the tower making a surprised face.
massive_bereavement@fedia.io · 5 pts · 92d
Sintra is one of the best places I've visit in Europe. This, and the Palacio Nacional da Pena, were fantastic.
scytale@piefed.zip · 5 pts · 91d
How I imagined the tower looks like in Annihilation (novel).
dantheclamman@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 91d
Yes, Jeff Vandermeer directly cites it as an inspiration! https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/jeffvandermeer
QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 91d
Came to the comments to see if anyone else had the same thought… and then to spin it off into a discussion about Annihilation. One of the few instances where I love the movie and the book almost equally, and in big part because of their differences while still having the same foundation. Also have to mention that the story almost feels like a sequel/logical trajectory to my favorite Lovecraft story, The Colour Out of Space
yermaw@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 91d
I just know this is the 5th dungeon, and the 4th dungeon will reward me with something that will make me swim.
sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 91d
Tower looks like it can't think of anything to say.
LadyButterfly@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 91d
That's like an enchanted forest!
Skylordd78@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 91d
Oh my god this place looks so beautiful
Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 91d
You know how for a lot of big cities in Europe there's one or two places outside the city but closeby that are well worth visiting (for example, Potsdam near Berlin)?
If you visit Lisbon it's well worth it to visit Sintra (were this is) and Cascais (which is on the way and easier to access since there's a commuter train that goes directly there from Cais Do Sodré in Lisbon).
wabafee@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 91d
Tower looks like :o
nlgranger@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 90d
c64z86@piefed.social · 1 pts · 88d
It's beautiful! reminds me so much of Illiantia's Deep from Skyrim lmfao https://static0.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/skyrim-ilinatas-deep.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=825&dpr=1.5
tracker@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 90d
These are not the same place. The inside picture is a hole in the ground, no water around (was there a couple of months ago) The outside, middle of the lake tower, I haven’t seen there…
Impractical_Island@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 91d
I can eat that anyway. Peephole it too.
Impractical_Island@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 91d
I meant deep throat
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 91d
It sank into the swamp?
Mesophar@pawb.social · 3 pts · 91d
Looks like it fell over, burnt down, then sank into the swamp
Tja@programming.dev · 1 pts · 91d
What about the 4th one?