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What cities can you think of that are strongly represented by a monument or building of some sort??? Here are a few I could think of:
NY - Statue of Liberty; Empire State Building
Philly - Liberty Bell; Independence Hall
St. Louis - Arch
San Francisco - Transamerica building; Coit tower
Chicago - Buckingham Fountain
Washington, DC - Wash. Monument, Capitol, White House
Seattle - Space Needle
Los Angeles - Hollywood sign
Toronto - CN Tower
What cities can you think of that are strongly represented by a monument or building of some sort??? Here are a few I could think of:
NY - Statue of Liberty; Empire State Building
Philly - Liberty Bell; Independence Hall
St. Louis - Arch
San Francisco - Transamerica building; Coit tower
Chicago - Buckingham Fountain
Washington, DC - Wash. Monument, Capitol, White House
Seattle - Space Needle
Los Angeles - Hollywood sign
Toronto - CN Tower
It's not a city, but South Dakota and Mount Rushmore. And I would think The Golden Gate Bridge would be more iconic for SF then Transamerica or Coit Tower.
How could you omit the Sears (Willis) Tower? Blasphemy!
I'll also say the Chrysler Building and Brooklyn Bridge for NYC.
Internationally, there's the statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio de Janeiro, the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Big Ben in London, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and Burj Khalifa (formerly Burj Dubai) in Dubai, among many others.
I wouldn't say the general public "strongly" associates these buildings with these cities, but as an urban geek, these come to mind:
RenCen-Detroit
"Batman" (AT&T) Tower-Nashville
State Capitol-Baton Rogue
St. Louis Cathedral-New Orleans
It's not a city, but South Dakota and Mount Rushmore. And I would think The Golden Gate Bridge would be more iconic for SF then Transamerica or Coit Tower.
Agreed. The Golden Gate Bridge is by far San Francisco's most iconic structure.
How could you omit the Sears (Willis) Tower? Blasphemy!
I'll also say the Chrysler Building and Brooklyn Bridge for NYC.
Internationally, there's the statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio de Janeiro, the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Big Ben in London, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and Burj Khalifa (formerly Burj Dubai) in Dubai, among many others.
I wouldn't say the general public "strongly" associates these buildings with these cities, but as an urban geek, these come to mind:
RenCen-Detroit
"Batman" (AT&T) Tower-Nashville
State Capitol-Baton Rogue
St. Louis Cathedral-New Orleans
Since you mentioned the RenCen for Detroit, I'll have to say the Westin Peachtree for Atlanta. There's also the Tokyo Tower for Tokyo. For Los Angeles, I would say the Hollywood sign is the big symbol, and the U.S. Bank Tower, Capital Records Bldg., and the Chinese Theater.
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