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Interesting link but I don't see how it makes Rogers Centre more iconic than Fenway. More people check into Facebook from Rogers because it is a major multi-functional facility: baseball, football, concerts, wrestling, monster trucks, etc. Most of its patrons are from the GTA or southern Ontario. Fenway is only used for baseball.
Has nothing to do with the iconic nature or global renown of either place.
In terms of being more globally recognized (forget baseball) my money is still on Rogers... Let me flip this- What would make you choose Fenway other than it being more recognized/iconic in the United States? Take into account Toronto has more International tourists than Boston... think carefully about it - we are not talking about the U.S we are talking about the world.. There's also an engineering aspect to Rogers that may speak a bit to this in addition to a prominent location at the base of another iconic structure that is in one of the most recognized skylines in the world..
In terms of being more globally recognized (forget baseball) my money is still on Rogers... Let me flip this- What would make you choose Fenway other than it being more recognized/iconic in the United States? Take into account Toronto has more International tourists than Boston... think carefully about it - we are not talking about the U.S we are talking about the world.. There's also an engineering aspect to Rogers that may speak a bit to this in addition to a prominent location at the base of another iconic structure that is in one of the most recognized skylines in the world..
I think that, baseball fans or not, attending a baseball game at a historic ballpark like Fenway (or Wrigley or Yankee Stadium) is something ''typical'' that a lot of visitors to the United States would be interested in doing. Like going to a bullfight in Spain, for example. Justin Bieber or Wrestlemania at Rogers Centre... not so much.
If I am a foreigner and going to attend something ''sporty'' in Toronto, the first thing I will probably think of is a Leafs game at the ACC. Not so much a Jays game at Rogers Centre - although it may be something people who are visiting will do. But it's not a Toronto highlight or even a semi-must.
Rogers Centre is a good facility but it's basically one of many many such stadiums in the world and doesn't really stand out that much for its architecture (in spite of its exploit of having the first functional retractable roof I think).
Hey... it's probably not even the most iconic stadium IN CANADA.
I think that, baseball fans or not, attending a baseball game at a historic ballpark like Fenway (or Wrigley or Yankee Stadium) is something ''typical'' that a lot of visitors to the United States would be interested in doing. Like going to a bullfight in Spain, for example. Justin Bieber or Wrestlemania at Rogers Centre... not so much.
If I am a foreigner and going to attend something ''sporty'' in Toronto, the first thing I will probably think of is a Leafs game at the ACC. Not so much a Jays game at Rogers Centre - although it may be something people who are visiting will do. But it's not a Toronto highlight or even a semi-must.
Rogers Centre is a good facility but it's basically one of many many such stadiums in the world and doesn't really stand out that much for its architecture (in spite of its exploit of having the first functional retractable roof I think).
Hey... it's probably not even the most iconic stadium IN CANADA.
You really think a lot of International visitors to Boston would take in a Baseball game at Fenway over checking out one of the many entertainment options at Rogers - hey if you feel that way than we are both speculating here but - heck sensation white has probably done more for Rogers on a global scale than a Boston Red Sox game has done for Fenway lol...
I would agree that Roger's may take a backseat to Olympic Stadium in the here and now - I think 2015 will change that due to the recent memory of the event.
I also think people will be a bit curious about that big white blob at the base of the CN Tower when checking out the skyline and more so to anything resembling something iconic in the Boston skyline
You really think a lot of International visitors to Boston would take in a Baseball game at Fenway over checking out one of the many entertainment options at Rogers - hey if you feel that way than we are both speculating here but - heck sensation white has probably done more for Rogers on a global scale than a Boston Red Sox game has done for Fenway lol...
I would agree that Roger's may take a backseat to Olympic Stadium in the here and now - I think 2015 will change that due to the recent memory of the event.
I also think people will be a bit curious about that big white blob at the base of the CN Tower when checking out the skyline and more so to anything resembling something iconic in the Boston skyline
I think you don't really have a strong grasp on how popular baseball is around the world. Baseball is the 3rd most grossing sport revenue wise after Soccer and American Football. 16 countries were represented in the World Baseball Classic the most recent tournament, so it is an International game, not just an American sport. Fenway Park, Yankee Stadium and Wrigley Field are the most iconic stadiums in the MLB and the Red Sox are one of the most followed and revered teams around the world.
Also keep in mind how big the Sox are in Asia with their scouting connections to Japan. Since the Dice-K signing the Red Sox have the most lucrative TV deal of any MLB team in the Asian market. You don't think that means anything?
"A panel of Time Out experts selected 75 cities to celebrate in the book 'The World's Greatest Cities' according to six criteria: Architecture, Arts & Culture, Buzz, Food & Drink, Quality of Life and World Status. In conjunction with our local correspondents, the panel then awarded the cities scores in each category and totalled them up for an overall ranking. The results are both fascinating and often surprising.
But now we want to know, which city, or cities, do you consider to be the greatest in the world and why?
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The results
Here are the top ten world cities as voted for by the Time Out panel:
1. New York, USA
Architecture: 9
Arts & culture: 10
Buzz: 10
Food & drink: 9
Quality of life: 6
World status: 9
Total/60: 53
2. London, UK
Architecture: 7
Arts & culture: 10
Buzz: 9
Food & drink: 9
Quality of life: 6
World status: 9
Total/60: 50
3. Paris, France
Architecture: 9
Arts & culture: 9
Buzz: 6
Food & drink: 9
Quality of life: 7
World status: 8
Total/60: 48
4. Berlin, Germany
Architecture: 7
Arts & culture: 9
Buzz: 9
Food & drink: 6
Quality of life: 7
World status: 8
Total/60: 46
Equal 5th. Barcelona, Spain
Architecture: 9
Arts & culture: 7
Buzz: 8
Food & drink: 8
Quality of life: 8
World status: 4
Total/60: 44
Equal 5th. Chicago, USA
Architecture: 9
Arts & culture: 8
Buzz: 7
Food & drink: 7
Quality of life: 7
World status: 6
Total/60: 44
Equal 5th. Tokyo, Japan
Architecture: 7
Arts & culture: 6
Buzz: 9
Food & drink: 10
Quality of life: 4
World status: 8
Total/60: 44
8. Istanbul, Turkey
Architecture: 7
Arts & culture: 7
Buzz: 9
Food & drink: 7
Quality of life: 6
World status: 7
Total/60: 43
Equal 9th. Rome, Italy
Architecture: 9
Arts & culture: 7
Buzz: 7
Food & drink: 6
Quality of life: 6
World status: 7
Total/60: 42
Equal 9th. Sydney, Australia
Architecture: 7
Arts & culture: 6
Buzz: 7
Food & drink: 7
Quality of life: 10
World status: 5
Total/60: 42
As a Philadelphian, I wish Philly was on the list.
The City Of Brotherly Love is historic, has some great architecture, world class museums, interesting and diverse neighborhoods, one of the very best restaurant cities in North America, lots of charm and attitude!
It's a city of "firsts." First municipal water works. Oldest continuously inhabited residential street in the US (Elfreth's Alley.) Oldest zoo in America. First art academy in the US. Oldest bridge in continuous use in the US (Pennypack Bridge). First public school in America. First public high school in the US. First photograph ever taken in North America. First hospital in the US - it's still there. First Botanic Garden in America - it's still there.
Our Chinatown is the third oldest and largest in the US.
In another thread I listed no fewer than 85 movies either about Philly or filmed here, and over 30 songs about this city.
to people who think people see Toronto as a big tourist attraction, lol. Nothing about Toronto is unique, nothing...(only in that lame 'but every city is unique way'). Boston is chock full of fascinating attractions. Toronto is just another city. I've been to China, why would I be so interested in a Chinatown?
All I can say is that Houston is should be in the top 15 seeing that it is the most diversed city in the country and not to menton most of the people that are there should have alot of family traveling to visit them.........I think they need to check that list again are do more research because Houston has most nationalities there.Houston is not a rusty sunbelt city like people always make southern cities sound like what about the rusty north belt cities like Philly,Boston etc.....
Rusty means something old and basically those cities are older then cities like Houston,Dallas and Miami!
Anthony Bourdain's No Reservation and The Layover provides an interesting peak into cities that I haven't visited.
Definitely! I love watching his shows
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