I simply connected the dots using wikipedia, that pointed me to Place de la Revolution, as the most famous place where people gathered for executions in Paris (and where Sun King’s descendant, Louis XVI was executed). The only possible explanation would be public executions. Connecting a public place with a variety of people, cheering at something bad happening during the French revolution wasn’t too difficult. These people cheer as the window’s close, blotting out the sun, meaning they’re cheering at an event that is destroying (blotting out) something. Cobblers, soldiers, statesmen and whoresons represent a variety of people, which means it’s a location that’s publicly accessible. After the second verse: “He lost a son and parted from another.”, I could safely assume that the riddle is about a person, which in some way is connected with the sun, so it could be Louis XIV or one of his descendants. This riddle was a bit tricky to solve at first. 2nd Riddle SolutionĬobblers, soldiers, statesmen and whoresons,Ĭheer the window’s close, blotting out the sun. The first riddle solution and the location of Palais des Tuileries.
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