Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > World Forums > World
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 05-13-2018, 03:18 AM
 
Location: Sydney, Australia
11,645 posts, read 12,846,050 times
Reputation: 6369

Advertisements

Sydney Opera House.

Burj Khalifa is still too recent to be ingrained in our memories.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 05-13-2018, 04:05 AM
 
Location: Cebu, Philippines
5,869 posts, read 4,168,678 times
Reputation: 10940
Quote:
Originally Posted by B87 View Post
Nobody outside the US will know where that is.
I doubt if one American in 20 would recognize Sydney Opera House, maybe not even one in a hundred. Most Americans , if shown a picture, would probably guess that it was the MIlwaukee Art Museum.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-13-2018, 11:32 AM
 
3,335 posts, read 2,903,272 times
Reputation: 1305
How about the dome at San Jose city hall? It's very recognizable.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-13-2018, 12:06 PM
 
1,267 posts, read 1,239,830 times
Reputation: 1423
Quote:
Originally Posted by the topper View Post
How about the dome at San Jose city hall? It's very recognizable.
No it isn't. Just stop it.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-13-2018, 12:08 PM
 
Location: Canada
7,363 posts, read 8,315,501 times
Reputation: 5259
Quote:
Originally Posted by the topper View Post
How about the dome at San Jose city hall? It's very recognizable.
I was just about to say that. It is most definitely the most important structure of the modern era.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-13-2018, 12:19 PM
 
Location: Vancouver
18,494 posts, read 15,373,990 times
Reputation: 11930
Quote:
Originally Posted by cebuan View Post
But is Sydney the only city with a defined skyline? What about this one?

https://www.google.com/search?newwin....0.GGOuM5H_DaM
It does not belong in a conversation about the most recognizable structure in modern times. You can discuss the merits of whether or not the Sydney Opera house is, but the opera house DOES belong in the conversation.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-13-2018, 06:32 PM
 
1,267 posts, read 1,239,830 times
Reputation: 1423
Quote:
Originally Posted by Natnasci View Post
It does not belong in a conversation about the most recognizable structure in modern times. You can discuss the merits of whether or not the Sydney Opera house is, but the opera house DOES belong in the conversation.
Agree, I only know the St. Louis Arch from some random thing I watched on Netflix recently (and I'm not sure what it was). It is is no way close to being the most recognisable structure built in living memory!

I think Sydney Opera House has pretty much taken this one. Oh, apart from the San Jose Town Hall dome, right The Topper?! (J/K obv.)
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-15-2018, 07:13 AM
 
Location: Norteh Bajo Americano
1,631 posts, read 2,367,708 times
Reputation: 2101
I think that hotel in Singapore with the rooftop pool.
The twin Petronus Towers in Kuala Lumpur
Burj al Khalid in Dubai


for smaller structures/non towers - might not be as most recognizable but I can think of these.
Los Angeles Walt Disney Concert Hall
Bilbao musuem by same archtiect
Lourve glass pyramid
Beijing Birds nest stadium
Sydney opera house
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-15-2018, 05:31 PM
 
5,052 posts, read 13,872,245 times
Reputation: 4047
Never sacrificing on functionality when these critical essential landmarks are made. Allocate surrounding money into the right urban planning projects. Filter through what is necessary or frivolous nonsense in delivery. Efficiently prioritize from earliest to final results from a paid worker perspective to successfully allow that to happen. Lots of combining forces together with enacting such forms of reality. Not just exclusive economic matters that is in picture. Other factors surrounding these serious main events to encourage these rational imperative touristic icons.

Tokyo Tower:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.6587...o!7i1080!8i701

Empire State Building Night Reflection With Blue Aura:
http://english.eurobuildcee.com/uplo...e_building.jpg

National Architects Union Headquarters Bucharest Romania After One Of The Most Dramatic Makeovers You Have Ever Seen:
https://i.imgur.com/vLrSk0E.jpg

Eiffel Tower Paris Ile-De-France:
https://3h854h1ibj2x19g1cg3nclgc-wpe...ffel-Tower.jpg

TransAmerica Pyramid San Francisco:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transa...ca_full_CA.jpg

http://www.travel-destination-pictur...yline_1463.jpg

Oriental Pearl Tower:
https://www.topchinatravel.com/pic/c...TV-Tower-3.jpg

Taipei 101:
https://livingnomads.com/wp-content/...Taipei-101.jpg

Intempo Benidorm Alicante Spain:
https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/3985...ange-citys.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:I...enero_2015.jpg

https://assets.atlasobscura.com/medi.../Intempo_5.jpg

The Arch Hong Kong:
https://www.emporis.com/images/show/...pping-mall.jpg

Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung Taiwan:
https://thumbnails.trvl-media.com/Yx...ower-93211.jpg

Last edited by *******; 05-15-2018 at 05:46 PM..
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-15-2018, 05:59 PM
 
1,267 posts, read 1,239,830 times
Reputation: 1423
*******

stupid name aside, most of those links you've posted either pre-date the criterion in the OP or need to be googled to see what they look like - the latter of which surely negates them from consideration! Right?

The eiffel tower is way past the cut-off point - if it isn't then the friggin' pyramids might have a say maybe?

Oriental Pearl Tower - have no f'ing clue

****ex Sky Tower? - Really? Most recognisable structure in modern times?! You having a laugh mate?!

The Arch Hong Hong - First time I saw it (and I've travelled well son) by clicking on your link.

That monstrosity in Benidorm? Benidorm? Of all places?! Not even gonna bother.

I've been up Tokyo Tower - it's cool as a poor man's Eiffel - but I had no clue it existed before I saw it. So, no!

Sydney Opera House wins this by a massive margin.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > World Forums > World

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top