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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
Indeed, but there are other Canadian skylines that are instantly recognizable too (Vancouver, Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Halifax). The poll would have been more of a horse race.
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Then again, if you took average Joe Canuck/Jacques Canadien and showed them pictures of various Canadian cities, I'd expect that the only city to be close to universally recognized would be Toronto or maybe Quebec City or Ottawa (if Parliament Hill was shown). The rest all fall into 'generic North American city'.
This isn't a unique thing to Canada, BTW. Outside of Paris, who could really identify the smaller provincial cities of France by skyline? Or smaller cities of Japan?
The primate city of each country typically stands above its secondary brethren with respect to skylines - New York, London, Paris, Shanghai.
It makes sense though - the primate city is most inclined to produce monuments appropriate to its status. Secondary cities don't have the financial capital or drive to go on such an endeavour.