top structures that are symbolic of your country

[Tom Servo]

Originally Posted by Nowhereman1280

Because Canadians are not scary or threatening in any way...

omg... that couldn't be any more funny...


god i love being american!

[raggedy13]

Originally Posted by Canadian Mind

Damn, our shit looks scary and draconian. Why can't we be the bad guys in hollywood? We certainly have the buildings for it.

What about in Canadian Bacon?

[Tex17]

also the Pentagon.

[Canadian Mind]

Originally Posted by raggedy13

What about in Canadian Bacon?

never watched the movie actually, been meaning to for awhile though. Thing is a real bitch to find in movie stores.

[DowntownCharlieBrown]

Originally Posted by AdrianXSands

this thread is

also, why do americas (mostly east coasters) always leave chicago out of the mix? i asked my friend in berlin, what do you think of when you think of america, and she said: new york, chicago, vegas, florida, california, and dallas. so i don't get why all the other american lists leave sears and hancock out... after all, sears is our tallest building...

No doubt Chicago is famous the world over. It has one of greatest and most recognizable skylines in the world. And I’m sure that many would recognize the Sears tower in a picture since it was the tallest for so long. But I think Chicagoans give too much importance to the Hancock Tower. I don’t think 70% of average America outside of Chicago could name it (and I think my estimates low) and it is almost unrecognizable in the rest of the world outside of the “architectural set”. When it does show up on a list that I think is questionable, inevitable it was posted by a Chicagoan. (which I don’t blame anybody, everyone from every city does it)

You asked and I’m just sharing my opinion.

But I would put Sear’s Tower on my list.

[LivingIn622]

Here is the true list. For the USA.
1 ESB
2 Sears Tower
3 Statue of Liberty
4 Fort Agustine
5 Hancock center
6 GM Renassiance Center(It is a car company, which defined america)
7 The Forts in San juan
8 Space needle
9 Chrysler building
10 Mt. Rushmore

[Capsule F]

LivingIn622 I dont care if I offend you, that list is wack as shit.

no particular order:
statue of liberty
liberty bell(structure?), if not independence hall area etc
esb
chrysler
capitol building
whitehouse
arch(maybe)
Sears tower
WTC

Edit: re-read the title, top symbolic structures.

Ok

Statue of liberty
wtc
liberty bell,independence hall
capitol building

[Calgarian]

For western Canada, I would say the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau lake Louise, and Canada Place in Vancouver are pretty well recognized structures.

[Dac150]

The true list for the United States:

1. The White House/ Statue of Liberty
2. The Capitol Building/ World Trade Center
4. The Washington Monument
5. The Lincoln Memorial
6. The Empire State Building
7. The Golden Gate Bridge
8. The Hoover Damn
9. The Brooklyn Bridge
10. The Seattle Space Needle
11. The Chrysler Building
12. The St. Louis Arch
13. The Sears Tower
14. The Jefferson Memorial
15. The Alamo
16. Las Vegas Strip (everything on it)
17. Independence Hall
18. The Pentagon
19. Yankee Stadium
20. The Hollywood Sign
21. The U.S. Bank Building (L.A.)
22. The TransAmerica Pyramid
23. The JH Center
24. Times Square (As a whole)
25. The Superdome

I think that's a mighty fine list.

[DowntownCharlieBrown]

Originally Posted by Dac150

The true list for the United States:

1. The White House/ Statue of Liberty
2. The Capitol Building/ World Trade Center
4. The Washington Monument
5. The Lincoln Memorial
6. The Empire State Building
7. The Golden Gate Bridge
8. The Hoover Damn
9. The Brooklyn Bridge
10. The Seattle Space Needle
11. The Chrysler Building
12. The St. Louis Arch
13. The Sears Tower
14. The Jefferson Memorial
15. The Alamo
16. Las Vegas Strip (everything on it)
17. Independence Hall
18. The Pentagon
19. Yankee Stadium
20. The Hollywood Sign
21. The U.S. Bank Building (L.A.)
22. The TransAmerica Pyramid
23. The JH Center
24. Times Square (As a whole)
25. The Superdome

I think that's a mighty fine list.

Dac – I think you did a really great job putting a list together of 25. I’m from the L.A. area, and while I would keep the Hollywood Sign on the list, I don’t think the US Bank Tower qualifies as a symbol of America. I think we need to replace that one. I would add the Chinese Theater before I would add the US Bank Tower, but I’m not sure even that would make the list. Maybe the US Supreme Court House?

[LivingIn622]

Originally Posted by Capsule F

LivingIn622 I dont care if I offend you, that list is wack as shit.

no particular order:
statue of liberty
liberty bell(structure?), if not independence hall area etc
esb
chrysler
capitol building
whitehouse
arch(maybe)
Sears tower
WTC

Edit: re-read the title, top symbolic structures.

Ok

Statue of liberty
wtc
liberty bell,independence hall
capitol building

The capitol and white house are obvious, so there is no point putting them on. And the trade centers are destroyed, why are they on there??

[pico44]

Originally Posted by AdrianXSands

this thread is funny...
nyse? when i asked my friend in berlin what the nyse looked like, she had no idea....

If your friend doesn't recognize this; then she is either a child, or an idiot:

also, why do americas (mostly east coasters) always leave chicago out of the mix? i asked my friend in berlin, what do you think of when you think of america, and she said: new york, chicago, vegas, florida, california, and dallas. so i don't get why all the other american lists leave sears and hancock out... after all, sears is our tallest building

In reference to another poster who stated he'd be surprised if 70% of Americans could name the Hancock Tower, he was absolutely wrong. I would be shocked--SHOCKED--if 10% of Americans could name Hancock. Probably much closer to 5%. Maybe 15% would recognize it as part of the Chicago skyline. Extrapolateng these numbers to the rest of the world leave Hancock off the top 50 list, let alone the top 10. Sears is more famous for having been the tallest so long, but still nowhere remotely close to Lady Liberty or the White House. Probably top 20.

[DowntownCharlieBrown]

Originally Posted by LivingIn622

The capitol and white house are obvious, so there is no point putting them on.

Originally from pico44
In reference to another poster who stated he'd be surprised if 70% of Americans could name the Hancock Tower, he was absolutely wrong. I would be shocked--SHOCKED--if 10% of Americans could name Hancock. Probably much closer to 5%. Maybe 15% would recognize it as part of the Chicago skyline. Extrapolateng these numbers to the rest of the world leave Hancock off the top 50 list, let alone the top 10. Sears is more famous for having been the tallest so long, but still nowhere remotely close to Lady Liberty or the White House. Probably top 20.

I said that. For clarification, I said 70% could NOT name it (so 30% could) and I was being generous. I would not dispute your estimates, as they are most likely more accurate.

[GregBear24]

Capitol Building
Lincoln Memorial
ESB
Statue Liberty
Golden Gate Bridge
Sears Tower
Chrysler Building
White House
Mt Rushmore
United Nations Bldg

Honorable Mention:
Hollywood Sign
Transamerica Pyramid
JHC
Jefferson Monument
Washington Monument
Gateway Arch
Anything Vegas

[SkyscraperJunky]

Eventhough I was 2 when I moved to the US, these are the Top Structures of Colombia, the country where I was born...

Fortaleza of San Felipe (UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE)





Tower of Cali


Primary Cathedral of Bogota




Cristo Rey


Ermita




Cathedral of Salt










Torre ColPatria (tallest in Colombia)


Lost City





Las Lajas Cathedral

[Ch.G, Ch.G]

Originally Posted by AdrianXSands

also, why do americas (mostly east coasters) always leave chicago out of the mix? i asked my friend in berlin, what do you think of when you think of america, and she said: new york, chicago, vegas, florida, california, and dallas. so i don't get why all the other american lists leave sears and hancock out... after all, sears is our tallest building...

hahaha Are you kidding?? For all their pretensions to worldliness, east coasters -- God love them -- are some of the most parochial people in the country, but more from arrogance and self-importance than actual stupidity. My own German friends (I guess everyone needs a few??) and European professors are also much more familiar with Chicago architecture than the average American, certainly the average east coaster. I guess it shouldn't be too surprising about Germans, though. Especially when it comes to architecture they seem to be a pretty savvy bunch.

[lawsond]

Because Canadians are not scary or threatening in any way...

yeah but just try and invade us.
heh heh.
we bad.
we sneaky.
we getcha.

oh i forgot about the giant egg on the prairies.
i think that may be the name of a tv series.

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by pico44

If your friend doesn't recognize this; then she is either a child, or an idiot:








In reference to another poster who stated he'd be surprised if 70% of Americans could name the Hancock Tower, he was absolutely wrong. I would be shocked--SHOCKED--if 10% of Americans could name Hancock. Probably much closer to 5%. Maybe 15% would recognize it as part of the Chicago skyline. Extrapolateng these numbers to the rest of the world leave Hancock off the top 50 list, let alone the top 10. Sears is more famous for having been the tallest so long, but still nowhere remotely close to Lady Liberty or the White House. Probably top 20.

i woulda never know that was the nyse... people may know the exchange its self but not what the building looks like...........

[1ajs]

the inuckshuk

source:http://www.waynelang.com/Inukshuk.htm

parlimat hill

source:http://www.ohenrymace.com/photos.html

cn tower

http://torontoist.com/2007/09/the_cn_tower_is.php

Vancouver

source:http://www.danharperphotography.com/...hdr1/index.htm

esplinade riel bridge...

source:http://www.danharperphotography.com/...am06/index.htm

calgary tower

source:Ummagumma66 http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=9302 calgary construction thread

grain elevators of the Prairie

source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/12343930@N00/303033170/

the igloo

source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13818761@N07/2126603032/

[Tom Servo]

Originally Posted by pico44

If your friend doesn't recognize this; then she is either a child, or an idiot:

what the fuck? the nyse is extremely non-recognizable. it blends in with every other neo-classical p.o.s ever built. just because it's the stock exchange, doesn't mean people know what it looks like...

without looking up a picture of it, do you know what the tokyo stock exchange looks like?
come on dude...