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Assuming you mean manmade landmarks? It's kind of a toss up between three for Vancouver. I'm sure there are others that will disagree.
I was going to choose the Lions Gate Bridge, but it's similar to other bridges in the world so it's doesn't scream Vancouver on it's own.
Science World and Canada Place are the next two and I choose Canada Place as the most famous of the two.
Eh i think that's fast changing though. I get the impression "the Bean" will become the most prominent landmark in Chicago in 5-10 years over the Sears/Willis Tower (unless we get something much bigger). I think most people outside of the U.S. born post 2000- won't really know about the Sears/ Willis Tower. I have found the Bean is definitely a lot more popular with tourists nowadays.
Maastricht is probably most famous for the Vrijthof square. It has a lot of monumental buildings, some of them dating back to the 10th century. Examples are the Basilica of Saint Servatius (well-known place of pilgrimage, visited by Pope John Paul II), the gothic red Saint John's church, the Spanish Gouvernement, the Theater at the Vrijthof and the Military Guardhouse.
This branch of Chicken Cottage, located in my home town, has received a lot of international acclaim for the way the futuristic and aspirational aesthetic of the Chicken Cottage brand has been combined with the area's graceful Edwardian architecture. http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6131/5...c7fc15ae_z.jpg
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^^ I guess I was just thinking structures, but here in Windsor, and to many in SW Michigan and Southwestern Ontario would consider Windsor's Tunnel BBQ to be a landmark.
Eh i think that's fast changing though. I get the impression "the Bean" will become the most prominent landmark in Chicago in 5-10 years over the Sears/Willis Tower (unless we get something much bigger). I think most people outside of the U.S. born post 2000- won't really know about the Sears/ Willis Tower. I have found the Bean is definitely a lot more popular with tourists nowadays.
Never heard of the Bean. I think the Willis/Sears is far more famous worldwide, largely because it was the tallest building for so long. Kind of like how the Empire State Building was more famous than the WTC and will be more famous than the Freedom Tower, or Big Ben or St Paul's is more famous than the Gherkin or the Shard, history adds more weight to how famous a landmark is.
But it's really hard to tell which one of the many buildings is the most famous one.. The Hofburg, Schloss Belvedere, the Ferris wheel (the third man), Museumsquartier and the city hall are also well know.
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