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It no doubt is more recognizable than Seattle but only becaue its the biggest city in Canada with a huge international draw.
Yeah but London does have buildngs like that "Egg shaped" buidling.
Big Ben for what its worth can be seen quite easily as it is not a high rise in the traditional sense
Philly has Legislative and Independence Halls and One and Two Penn Center.
Dallas has Fountain Place and Reunion Tower.
Denver has Wells Fargo Center
Atlanta has the Westin Peachtree and 191 Peachtree
San Francisco has the Trans America Building
Chicago has Willis Tower ,John Hancock,Smurfit-Stone Building
Most European cities dont have skylines like those in the U.S.and Canada.
So in terms of Toronto's buildings,there is not much to identify it other than CN Tower
I think you are nuts if you think that Dallas, Denver, Atlanta and most buildings in Chicago or S.F have more reconizable buildings globally than Toronto... So S.F has Trans and Chicago has Willis big woop truth is if those are gone most people would have a hard time recognizing them without one or two key landmarks... S.F with GGB and trans in pics would be more recognizable to more people than T.O that id buy.
I think this is just your way of finding one thing, anything to take a hit on Toronto. I mean Denver Wells Fargo, Dallas Fountain Place and Atlanta Westin Peachtree haha maybe they are famous to Americans but globally well known and recognizable in a way that connects them to a place, that is delusional. Now if you said if people looked at general pics of NYC, Las Vegas, S.F, L.A, Chicago and Miami now you would definately be talking but generic individual buildings and esp Denver, Atlanta Dallas and Philly - what is next Tulsa, Omaha and Des Moines have more reconizable buildings than Toronto....? Yup, im sure Joe blow in HK or Barcelona would be able to look at generic buildings in Little Rock and instantly connect them to Little Rock....I don't even know why you brought this up - what is next Atlanta has more recognizable Hot Dogs than Toronto to residents of Dhaka....
Going back to Seattle vs Toronto - 1.5 million people visit the CN Tower per year vs 1 million for the Space Needle so id say in this vs the CN Tower coupled with Rogers Centre and the larger number of Int visitors to T.O would make Toronto more recognizable to more people than Seattle.
The Royal York Hotel is also an iconic, signature Toronto building. It is far more recognizable and well-known than any building in Denver or Dallas. That's for sure. In fact, worldwide most people have probably never even heard of Denver. And if they've heard of Dallas, it's only because of the t.v. show. Toronto is an Alpha World City. Those places are not.
The Royal York Hotel is also an iconic, signature Toronto building. It is far more recognizable and well-known than any building in Denver or Dallas. That's for sure. In fact, worldwide most people have probably never even heard of Denver. And if they've heard of Dallas, it's only because of the t.v. show. Toronto is an Alpha World City. Those places are not.
^This fact that the Denver, Atlanta & Dallas buildings are being mentioned is comical. Barely anyone outside those cities notice or could point those buildings out if they were showed a picture.
Going back to Seattle vs Toronto - 1.5 million people visit the CN Tower per year vs 1 million for the Space Needle so id say in this vs the CN Tower coupled with Rogers Centre and the larger number of Int visitors to T.O would make Toronto more recognizable to more people than Seattle.
Toronto is located within a two hour plane flight from 150 million people. That isn't really a fair comparison. And no, no one thinks of the Roger Center in Toronto. Many cities have similar looking, and far more famous stadiums.
^This fact that the Denver, Atlanta & Dallas buildings are being mentioned is comical. Barely anyone outside those cities notice or could point those buildings out if they were showed a picture.
I'm sure many people could. Plus, the only recognizable thing about Toronto is the CN tower, so TO doesn't fair much better imo.
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The Royal York Hotel is also an iconic, signature Toronto building. It is far more recognizable and well-known than any building in Denver or Dallas. That's for sure. In fact, worldwide most people have probably never even heard of Denver. And if they've heard of Dallas, it's only because of the t.v. show. Toronto is an Alpha World City. Those places are not.
A lot of people have heard about Denver. Everytime I've traveled out the country and told people where I'm from, they know exactly where I'm talking about. The only thing they seem to know about are the Broncos and mountains, but there's no doubt that many have heard of Denver. Same with Dallas. Who cares if people know it from tv? People still know the city and it's one of the top cities in North America, whether you admit it or not.
I really think people overrate Toronto's influence though. By no means is it a top city in the World. Not this day and age, anyway. Possibly in the future.
Honestly, what are you guys considering "recognizable?" You mean to Americans, who have a good idea of what other American and Canadian skylines look like? I assure you that if you went to Europe, Asia, South America or the Middle East, very few people would recognize the skylines of Seattle, Toronto, Chicago, Dallas(I'm sorry but that's laughable), Philadelphia or many of the other cities mentioned. Heck, I think if you showed the Dallas or Philadelphia skylines to Americans, half wouldn't be able to tell which city they were looking at. Half would probably give responses like "Houston" or "Atlanta."
In North America, there are only two landmarks that are widely recognized world wide- the Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge. The Space Needle isn't, the CN Tower isn't, the Roger Center isn't.
Honestly, what are you guys considering "recognizable?" You mean to Americans, who have a good idea of what other American and Canadian skylines look like? I assure you that if you went to Europe, Asia, South America or the Middle East, very few people would recognize the skylines of Seattle, Toronto, Chicago, Dallas(I'm sorry but that's laughable), Philadelphia or many of the other cities mentioned. Heck, I think if you showed the Dallas or Philadelphia skylines to Americans, half wouldn't be able to tell which city they were looking at. Half would probably give responses like "Houston" or "Atlanta."
In North America, there are only two landmarks that are widely recognized world wide- the Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge. The Space Needle isn't, the CN Tower isn't, the Roger Center isn't.
And no, no one thinks of the Roger Center in Toronto.
Wrong. The Rogers Centre was the first of it's kind in the world. It's famous and iconic, contrary to what you say.
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