Your Nation's Iconic Building or Structure.

[IconRPCV]

I was thinking about the iconic buildings and structures of the world, Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, Great Wall of China, which got me to thinking about the most iconic structures in the entire world.

So lets share our thoughts on what we think are our respective nation's, region's, state's, city's most iconic structure are.

I think for the nation state of California, it is a toss up between the Golden Gate Bridge for the north,


and the Hollywood Sign for the south.


What are your thoughts and ideas?

Photos from Flikr.

[Duffstuff129]

The symbol of America is inarguably the Empire State Building.

When you think of American city, you thing ESB.



Also, the Brooklyn Bridge and the WTC towers are well known symbols too.(Before 2001 for one reason and after 2001 for another)









Also, regarding credit to the photographers, just google "empire state building", "brooklyn bridge", "wtc towers" and you'll find out all of the sources on the first page.

[DowntownCharlieBrown]

^You must be from New York.

How about:


classbrain.com


zabout.com

[manyin]

As a non American I can say the most recognised structures of the USA are the Statue of Liberty and the sign of Hollywood
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I supose the one of Argentina is the Obelisk of Buenos Aires

[Bedhead]

From my neck of the woods, it would have to be:


(Michael Balter's Blog at http://michael-balter.blogspot.com/2...came-from.html)


Driving here from the east, you go on a very boring main road, until you cross the brow of the hill, and suddenly Stonehenge is right in front of you, by the side of the road. It's a very strange experience, like turning a corner and bumping into a celebrity. Only a very old and handsome celebrity.




I've been thinking about what an iconic building for the whole of Europe (or at least the European Union) might be. Europe has a lot of iconic buildings, but most are too bound up in national identity to stand for the whole continent. The signature buildings of the European Union like the Berlaymont and the Strasbourg Parliament are decent enough, but civic buildings these days have to double up as office blocks, so they struggle to carry off iconic status.



Centre for European Studieshttp://www.arena.uio.no/pictures/Berlaymont.jpg


Vincent Lebrou; eurodebate2009 http://www.eudebate2009.eu/inc/artic...os-travel.html


I guess, in the end, you have to go back to the oldest building, and the best.


Wikipedia http://www.etriptips.com/wiki/Athens

A building copied all over Europe - most recently in this museum of literature in Marbach, Germany



Jorg von Bruchausen

http://www.ajspecification.com/Gener...=537&popup=yes

[lawsond]

for canada, either this...



http://torontoist.com/attachments/to...04CNTower4.jpg

or this...



http://www.ahmuseum.org/AboutTheMuse...n/LogCabin.jpg

[TANGELD_SLC]

HUH?

[Paris-New York City]

Here is my contribution: my top5 of Iconic Buildings/Structures in Paris
1 Eiffel Tower, Paris & France most iconic structure.

2 Place Dauphine, Paris oldest place.

3 Louvre Museum, France most famous museum.



4 French National Assembly.

5 Alexandre III Bridge, Paris most beautiful bridge.

[DBR96A]

Screw the Empire State Building! Now this is an icon!

[Mick28]

[hammersklavier]

Um, guys, I think you're forgetting one:

Independence Hall, the place the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed in.
Photo courtesy of the National Park Service

[Cirrus]

Just from a Washington, DC perspective, I suppose either the Capitol or the White House... but the Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln monuments are very iconic too, as is the Pentagon.













The Lincoln, Capitol and White House are so iconic we've put them on our money:










... Although other buildings on money include (only going by permanent designs, not the year-to-year gimmicks)

Independence Hall (Philadelphia)


Treasury Buidling (Washington, DC - but less well known)


Statue of Liberty


Monticello (Jefferson's home)


all photos from the wikipedia page for that item

[Swinefeld]

Philadelphia City Hall
Built: 1870-1901 Location: Broad and Market Streets (Penn Square)
Architect: John McArthur Jr. (lead) Sculptures: Alexander Milne Calder


Photo credit: Princeton University

[Cirrus]

^
Definitely iconic at the scale of the city, but nationally? I'm not so sure.

[Buckeye Native 001]

Originally Posted by Paris-New York City

Here is my contribution: my top5 of Iconic Buildings/Structures in Paris
1 Eiffel Tower, Paris & France most iconic structure.

2 Place Dauphine, Paris oldest place.

3 Louvre Museum, France most famous museum.



4 French National Assembly.

5 Alexandre III Bridge, Paris most beautiful bridge.

No love for the Arc de Triumph (sp?)?

[Evergrey]

[Cirrus]

If we're going to go the consumer culture route (not a bad idea frankly) I'd think this would be the more internationally recognized option:





images from wikipedia

[Paris-New York City]

Originally Posted by Buckeye Native 001

No love for the Arc de Triumph (sp?)?

You are absolutely right, I forgot it! With the Champs Elysées, the Arc de Triomphe may be in 2nd position just after the Eiffel Tower.

[Masudkarim]

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