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I think Miami's skyline is very recognizable because it's typically taken with water and/or boats and/or palm trees in the foreground. and, from the point of view of a tourist, that's how it's seen. That said, the "skyline" that is most recognizable in Miami is probably Ocean Drive on the beach with its ArtDeco hotels, neon and Palm Trees.
Because of tourism, people from around the world can recognize Miami by a photo.
San Francisco - Golden Gate Bridge
St. Louis - Arch
NYC - Statue of Liberty, etc, etc, etc
Seattle - Space Needle
Las Vegas - The Strip
Chicago - Sears tower, etc, etc
Honolulu - Waikiki/Diamond Head
Washington DC - Washington Monument, other historical buildings, etc
there's NYC.... then there is Chicago, which 8 out of 10 foreigners will think is NYC.
They might recognize the Arch in STL... but they most likely won't know it's STL... and LA has nothing that sticks out about its skyline at all to foreigners.
Vegas actually may stick out... if you consider the strip the skyline.
The Bank of America Center makes Houston difficult to confuse with any other skyline.
And in this shot you can't even see the Gulf or Esperson buildings (neither of which would look out of place in Chicago) which can be seen from the east/southeast. This is looking from the north.
The Bank of America Center makes Houston difficult to confuse with any other skyline.
And in this shot you can't even see the Gulf or Esperson buildings (neither of which would look out of place in Chicago) which can be seen from the east/southeast. This is looking from the north.
No foreigners will look at that and think ohhh Houston....
^^Boston, Miami, Philadelphia would be totally unrecognizable to the average international tourist, nothing stands out, probably an average US tourist too.
Leaving SF off is criminal, especially when it has the Golden Gate Bridge (almost the very definition of a global icon) and the Transamerica Pyramid (giant pointy thing).
Might as well say NYC wouldn't be recognized as well.
^^Boston, Miami, Philadelphia would be totally unrecognizable to the average international tourist, nothing stands out, probably an average US tourist too.
Leaving SF off is criminal, especially when it has the Golden Gate Bridge (almost the very definition of a global icon) and the Transamerica Pyramid (giant pointy thing).
Might as well say NYC wouldn't be recognized as well.
Heres a new list with thought
New York
San Francisco
Seattle
LA
Chicago
Miami
Las Vegas
Washington D.C.
Philadelphia
Boston
A skyline is recognizable when a substantial amount of its tourism is people coming from the U.S. and around the globe to see a particular building or structure in its skyline:
New York (Empire State, Chrysler)
Chicago (Sears...excuse me, Willis )
Seattle (Space needle)
St. Louis (Arch)
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