Landmark
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Originally, a landmark literally meant a geographic feature used by explorers and others to find their way back or through an area.
In modern usage, it 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, even if only well-known locally, whereas in British English it tends to be reserved for identifying structures visible or significant due to size or history, without as much emphasis being put on it as a visitor attraction.
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.
[edit] List of world wide landmarks
Landmarks also may be split into two distinct categories: naturally occurring (e.g., physical features such as waterfalls and mountains), and structures constructed by humans.
A list of the several easily recognizable landmark buildings across the world today is as follows:
- Great Pyramids, Cairo, Egypt
- Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
- Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
- Taj Mahal, Agra, India
- Red Square/Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia
- The Colosseum, Rome, Italy
- Big Ben, London, England
- Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USA
- The Great Wall of China, Beijing, China
- Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
- Tokyo Tower, Tokyo, Japan
- Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok, Thailand
 Taipei 101, the world's tallest office building (509 m) since its completion in 2004, is located in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan) |
 The Sphinx and Great Pyramids in Giza, Egypt |
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 The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France |
 The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Pisa, Italy |
 The Space Needle in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. |
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 Burj al-Arab Hotel in Dubai, U.A.E. |
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 Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
