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Landmark
Originally, a '''landmark''' literally meant a geographic feature used by exploration|explorers and others to find their way back or through an area.
In modern usage, a landmark includes anything that is easily recognizable, such as a monument, building, or other structure. In American English it is the main term used to designate places that might be of interest to tourists due to notable physical features or historical significance. Landmarks in the British English sense are often used for casual navigation, such as giving directions. This is done in American English as well.
A variant is a ''seamark'' or ''daymark'', a structure usually built intentionally to aid sailors navigating featureless coasts. An example is the tower at Walton-on-the-Naze in England.
Links to landmarks around the world
Landmarks may be split into two categories: natural phenomena (physical features such as waterfalls and mountains) and man-made features, like buildings, bridges, statues, public squares, and so forth.
Natural phenomena
- Niagara Falls, Ontario/New York, Canada/United States|USA /
- Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States|USA
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States|USA
- Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee/North Carolina, United States|USA
- Stone Mountain, Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia, United States of America|USA
- The Great Blue Hole, Belize
- Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Gran Sabana, Bolivar State, Venezuela
- Galápagos Islands, Galápagos Province, Ecuador
- Iguazu Falls, Paraná (state)|Paraná/Misiones Province|Misiones, Brazil/Argentina
- Cordillera del Paine|Torres del Paine, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region|Magallanes, Chile
- Southern Patagonian Ice Field, Patagonia|Southern Patagonic Andes, Argentina/Chile,
- Mont Saint Michel,France
- Matterhorn, Alps, Switzerland/Italy /
- Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- The Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare, Ireland
- Cotton Tree, Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro Region|Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
- Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe /
- Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
- Mount Everest, Himalayas, Nepal/China /
- Mount Fuji, Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan
- Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia
- Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia
- The Twelve Apostles (Victoria), Victoria (Australia)|Victoria, Australia
- Aoraki/Mount Cook|Mount Cook, South Island, New Zealand
- Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand
Man-made features
Africa
- Great Pyramids, Cairo, Egypt
- Abu Simbel, Aswan Governorate|Aswan, Egypt
- Philae|Nubian Monuments Philae, Aswan Governorate|Aswan, Egypt
- Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco
- Great Mosque of Djenné, Djenné, Mali
- Tomb of Askia, Gao, Mali
Asia
- Baalbek, Baalbeck, Lebanon
- Persepolis, Fars, Iran
- Azadi Tower, Tehran, Iran
- Taj Mahal, Agra, India
- Gateway of India, Mumbai, India
- Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar, India
- Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- The Great Wall of China, Beijing, China
- Tiananmen Square/Forbidden City, Beijing, China
- Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China
- Beijing National Stadium, Beijing, China
- Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
- The Terracotta Army, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China
- Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai, China
- Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan, China
- Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
- Tian Tan Buddha, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
- 63 Building/N Seoul Tower, Seoul, South Korea
- Gyeongbokgung|Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea
- Kinkaku-ji|Golden Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan
- Tokyo Tower, Tokyo, Japan
- Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand
- Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan
- Sigiriya|Sigiriya Fortress, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
- Borobudur, Central Java, Indonesia
- Burj Al Arab, Dubai, United Arab Emirates|UAE
- Burj Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates|UAE
- Petra, Arabah, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan
- Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel
- Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel
- Azrieli Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
- Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Europe
- Irish Government Buildings, Dublin, Ireland
- Newgrange, Co. Meath, Ireland
- The Customs House, Dublin, Ireland
- The Spire of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
- The Parthenon, Athens, Greece
- White Tower of Thessaloniki|The White Tower of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
- Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France
- Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France
- Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, Paris|Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Paris, France
- The Colosseum, Rome, Italy
- Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Piazza San Marco|St Mark's Square, Venice, Italy
- Pompeii, Campania, Italy
- Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster|Big Ben, London, United Kingdom
- Stonehenge, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
- Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, United Kingdom
- Roman Baths (Bath)|Roman Baths, Bath, Somerset|Bath, United Kingdom
- London Eye, London, United Kingdom
- Tower Bridge, London, United Kingdom
- St Paul's Cathedral, London, United Kingdom
- Trafalgar Square, London, England, United Kingdom
- Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest, Romania
- Red Square/Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia
- Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd, Russia
- Saint Isaac's Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Peter and Paul Fortress, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium
- Cologne Cathedral|Kölner Dom, Cologne, Germany
- Munich Frauenkirche|Frauenkirche, Munich, Germany
- Schloss Neuschwanstein|Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
- Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany
- Reichstag Building, Berlin, Germany
- Fernsehturm, Berlin, Germany
- Torre de Belém, Lisboa, Portugal
- Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Mezquita de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
- Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
- City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain
- St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
- Pobednik, Belgrade, Serbia
North America
- CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California|San Francisco, California, United States|USA
- Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York City, New York, United States|USA
- Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, United States|USA
- Hollywood Sign, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States|USA
- Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri, United States|USA
- Hoover Dam, Colorado River, Arizona\Nevada, United States|USA
- Empire State Building, New York City, New York, United States|USA
- Sears Tower, Chicago, Illinois, United States|USA
- Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, United States|USA
- White House, Washington, D.C., United States|USA
- United States Capitol|Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States|USA
- Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan, United States|USA
- Independence Hall (United States)|Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States|USA
- Golden Gate Bridge, California, United States|USA
- Chichen Itza, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Central and South America
- Panama Canal, Panama
- Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Macchu Picchu, Urubamba Valley, Peru
- Moais, Rapa Nui|Eastern Island, Chile
Australia
- Sydney Opera House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Tower, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Eureka Tower, Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)|Victoria, Australia
- Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)|Victoria, Australia
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)|Victoria, Australia
- Federation Square, Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)|Victoria, Australia
- Q1, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Bell Tower, Perth, Western Australia|Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Photographs
Image:31-January-2004-Taipei101-Complete.jpg|Taipei 101, the world's tallest building|world's tallest office building (509 m) since its completion in 2004, is located in Taipei, Taiwan
Image:Cntower2.jpg|The CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada had been the Tallest Building and Freestanding Structure (553.3 m) for over 30 years, and has the highest observation deck.
Image:Q1 Gold Coast.JPG|The Q1 Tower in Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Is the second tallest residential tower in the world (323 m)
Image:Colosseum-2003-07-09.jpg|The Colosseum in Rome, Italy
Image:persepolis_recreated.jpg|The Persepolis in Fars, Iran
Image:NewParliamentHouseInCanberra.jpg| Parliament House, Canberra|Parliament House in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Image:Egypt.Giza.Sphinx.02.jpg|The Sphinx and Great Pyramids in Giza, Egypt
Image:Freiheitsstatue_NYC_full.jpg|The Statue of Liberty in New York City, New York, United States|USA
Image:Tour eiffel at sunrise from the trocadero.jpg|The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
Image:Berlin reichstag CP.jpg|The Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany
Image:Leaning Tower of Pisa.jpg|The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Pisa, Italy
Image:SydneyHarbourBridge1 gobeirne.jpg|The Sydney Harbour Bridge|Harbour Bridge in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia is the widest long-span bridge in the world
Image:Auckland tower.jpg|The Sky Tower in Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand
Image:DubAymx.JPG|Burj al-Arab Hotel in Dubai, UAE
Image:Sydney Opera House Sails.jpg|Sydney Opera House in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Image:KLCC PetronasTowers.JPG|Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Image:Palace of Parliament.jpg|The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania is the largest building in Europe
Image:Melbourne Sheraton Hotel at South Bank of the Yarra River.jpg|Eureka Tower in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)|Victoria, Australia is the tallest residential tower in the world
Image:Le Stade Olympique 3.jpg|Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Image:Shanghai_oriental_pearl_tower.JPG|Oriental Pearl Tower, Located in the Bund in Shanghai, China,
Image:Gateway Arch edit1.jpg|Jefferson National Expansion Memorial|Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis, Missouri, United States|USA
Image:Uluru Australia(1).jpg|Uluru in Northern Territory, Australia is the largest rock in the world
Image:Grand_Palace_in_Bangkok_-_Chakri_Mahaprasad_Hall.jpg|Grand Palace, the official residence of the king of Thailand from the 18th century to the mid-20th century and the home of the Emerald Buddha, Bangkok, Thailand,
Image:Cotton Tree (Sierra Leone).jpg|Street-level view of the Cotton Tree in Freetown, Sierra Leone
Image:Stonehenge back wide.jpg|Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, South West England, United Kingdom
Image:Sigiriya Rock.jpg|Sigiriya, an ancient rock fortress and ruined palace towering over the jungles of Central Sri Lanka,
Image:Upsala Glacier 1.jpg|Southern Patagonian Ice Field, the third biggest extension of continental ice, located in Patagonia|Southern Patagonic Andes, Argentina/Chile,
Image:Petra Monastary.jpg|The Monastery (Ed Deir) of Petra in Arabah, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan
See also
- Waypoint
- National Historic Landmark
- Tourism
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