gaming Is that the Water Temple? Real places that look like video game environments

[Princess Lona 382]

So I was looking at a list of the best photography of 2013 and I found this picture:

It's a room in a place called Hearst Castle.

 

The first thing I thought when I saw the photograph was "OMG THAT LOOKS JUST LIKE THE BOSS ROOM FROM THE WATER TEMPLE IN OCARINA OF TIME! Squeeeeee!"

 

I realized on closer inspection that the rooms do not look exactly alike, but are similar enough to make the comparison. It prompted me to wonder what other places from Zelda have doppelgängers in the real world. I love the environments in the Zelda universe and when I was younger I used to fancy that one day I would build replicas of my favourite temples or design my own. (Maybe I still want to do that a bit)

 

So what real places have you seen that look like environments from Zelda or other video games? Post pics!!!

[Scratched Disk 48]

Well when I look at that photo, I think, "right temple, wrong game." I can see how very similar the temple looks, however for concept I'd have to go with the "Wind Waker: Temple of the Gods Entrance Floor" http://youtu.be/TmPuAg0_L7k?t=30s

[Princess Lona 382]

Yes, the room in the photo is called the Roman Pool and the Wind Waker temple certainly does look more Roman. I think it was the support beams in the walls of the OOT room and the floor that's almost level with the water that made me think of it first.