Nominate what you think are the 3 most famous landmarks in the world. These don't have to be buildings - they can be monuments, statues or basically any man-made structure.

Please use this thread for nominating only. You may post 1 picture for each of your nominations. If you wish to discuss the topic in detail, or post larger numbers of pictures, then please use the "DISCUSS:" thread.


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General rules:
The Hall of Fame forum is where we decide about our all-time favourites from the world of skyscrapers, skylines, buildings and cities. Every week users can nominate and vote in a specific category.

The five nominations that get the most mentions will be up for the final vote the week after. The one receiving the most votes will go into the Hall of Fame.

Nominating
If you name more then three, only the first three will count. If you name the same structure or city three times, that will be counted as one. Do not use this thread for discussions.

Promoting your favorite
Discuss this week's topic in the 'DISCUSS:' thread.

Eiffel Tower (Paris, France)
Statue of Liberty (New York City, USA)
Pyramids of Gizeh (Egypt)

Great Wall of China
Taj Mahal
Great Pyramids of Giza

Taj Mahal
Pyramids
Great Wall

Empire State Building, New York City
Great Wall, China
Ankhor Wat, Cambodia

1. Eiffel Tower, Paris

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Tour_eiffel_at_sunrise_from_the_trocadero.jpg/400px-Tour_eiffel_at_sunrise_from_the_trocadero.jpg





2. Statue of Liberty, New York

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Liberty_1_by_bencwright.jpg/800px-Liberty_1_by_bencwright.jpg





3. Big Ben, London

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Houses.of.parliament.overall.arp.jpg/800px-Houses.of.parliament.overall.arp.jpg

Eiffel Tower
Statue of Liberty
Pyramids

Eiffel Tower
Pyramids of Egypt/Sphynx
World Trade Centre (for the past few years at least)

Sorry - the World Trade Center doesn't count...

1) the empire state building

2) la tour eiffel =)

3) the colloseum

1] Eiffel tower

2] Empire State

3] Taj Mahal

1.Big Ben, London
2.Eiffel Tower,Paris
3.Pyramids

Eiffel Tower
Statue of Liberty
Pyramids

1. Opera House, Sydney
2. Statue of Liberty of New York
3. Tour Eiffel de Paris

1 Eiffel Tower

2 Statue of Liberty

3 Colosseum

http://static.flickr.com/18/24169951_e46d227fdb_b.jpg

Eiffel Tower
Pyramids
Statue of Liberty

1. The Eiffel Tower
2. The Kaaba in Makkah
3. Big Ben

1. Eiffel Tower
2. Statue of Liberty

then i think it gets more difficult...i would like to think Big Ben...

is the statue of liberty french engineered?

1. Pyramids of Gizeh
2. Eiffel Tower, Paris
3. Roman Colliseum

The architect of the statue of liberty is Eiffel, the same architect of the Eifel tower (duh... :) )

1 great wall of china
2 Colloseum
3 Eiffel tower

1 La Tour Eiffel

2 Colosseum

3 Piramids of Giza

Look at this list from an excellent website by the renowned travel writer Howard Hillman.
It has listed all the most spectacular man made and natural wonders of the world!

http://www.hillmanwonders.com/top10/man_made.htm#_vtop

Top Ten man-made wonders of the world:

1. Pyramids of Egypt
2. Great Wall of China
3. Taj Mahal
4. Machu Picchu
5. Bali
6. Angkor Wat
7. Forbidden City
8. Bagan Temples & Pagodas
9. Karnak Temple
10. Teotihuacan

Some sites are natural or mixed

Top ten natural wonders of the world:

1. Serengeti Migration
2. Galapagos Islands
3. Grand Canyon
4. Iguazu Falls
5. Amazon Rain Forest
6. Ngorongoro Crater
7. Great Barrier Reef
8. Victoria Falls
9. Bora Bora
10. Cappadocia.

Top ten wonders of Europe:

1. Acropolis / Parthenon
2. Colosseum of Rome
3. Fjords of Norway
4. St. Peter's Basilica
5. Sistine Chapel
6. Alhambra
7. Louvre Museum
8. Canals of Venice
9. Versailles
10. Pompeii

Top ten wonders of North America:

1. Grand Canyon
2. Teotihuacan
3. Carlsbad Caverns
4. Metropolitan Museum
5. Yellowstone
6. New York Skyline
7. Niagara Falls
8. Yosemeti
9. San Francisco Bay/Cityscape
10. Panama Canal

Top ten wonders of South America:

1. Galapagos Islands
2. Machu Picchu
3. Iguazu Falls
4. Amazon Rain Forest
5. Easter Island
6. Rio Panoramic Views
7. Carnival in Rio
8. Angel Falls
9. Nazca Animal Figures
10. Torres del Paine

Top ten wonders of Africa:

1. Pyramids of Egypt
2. Serengeti Migration
3. Ngorongoro Crater
4. Victoria Falls
5. Karnak Temple
6. Nile River Cruise
7. Egyptian Museum
8. Valley of the Kings
9. Sahara Desert
10. Marrakesh

Top ten wonders of Asia:

1. Great Wall of China
2. Taj Mahal
3. Bali
4. Angkor Wat
5. Forbidden City
6. Bagan Temples/Pagodas
7. Potala Palace
8. Qin Terra Cotta Warriors
9. Borobudur
10. Hong Kong Harbor/Cityscape

Hope that website can gave you guys more insights into all the different wonders of the world we live in.

Sorry but this thread is for nominations only, not lists or discussion.

1-Eiffel Tower,Paris
2-Giza Pyramids,Cairo
3-Saint Stephen's Tower,London

1-eiffel Tower
2-Statue of Liberty
3-Big Ben

1) Pyramids of Egypt
2) Great Wall of China
3) Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower
The Pyramids of Gizeh
Big Ben

Taj Mahal
Pyramids of Giza
Great Wall of China

1- Eiffel Tower
2- Pyramids
3- Taj Mahal

Effiel Tower
Big Ben
Statue of Liberty

1) Big Ben
2) Statue of Liberty
3) Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower, Paris
Pyramids of Gizeh
great wall of China

1. Eiffel Tower
2. Statue of Liberty
3. Sydney Opera House
4. London Houses of Parliament (Big Ben)
5. "Hollywood" Sign

1. Pyramids of Giza
2. Eiffel Tower
3. Statue of Liberty
4. Statue of Christ - Rio de Janeiro

1. The Chinese Wall
2. Burj Dubai (as soon as completed)
3. Akashi Kaikyo Ohashi (the suspension bridge near Kobe that survived the earthquake!)

1. The Chinese Wall
2. Burj Dubai (as soon as completed)
3. Akashi Kaikyo Ohashi (the suspension bridge near Kobe that survived the earthquake!)

You mean The Great Wall of China :)

Colosseum
Eiffel Tower
Statue of Liberty

Eiffle Tower.

Its the most visited Landmark, in the most visited city, in the most visited country in the world.

^ London actually surpassed Paris in visitor numbers in the last year. :)

Eiffel
Pyramids at Giza
Great Wall of China

^ London actually surpassed Paris in visitor numbers in the last year. :)
So, you still don't have the Eiffle Tower ;)

1. Eiffel Tower
2.Collesuem (however you spell)
3. Statue of Liberty.

CN Tower
Eiffel Tower
Great Wall of China

Statue of Liberty
Eiffel Tower
Pyramids of Giza

http://www.greeklandscapes.com/images/destinations/acropolis/other_photos/lma002030102_acropolis_aerial.jpg

Piramids at Giza, or the Eifle tower, they would be very wide known structures.

Pyramids
Statue of Liberty
Eiffel Tower

1) Eiffel Tower
2) Colosseum
3) Hagia Sophia

eiffel tower
pyramids of egypt
statue of liberty
:)

eiffel tower
colesseum
pyramids in egypt (great sphinx)

1. Pyramids of Gizeh
2. Great Wall of China
3. Atomium, Brussels

1. parthenon in athens
2. colosseum in rome
3. agia sofia in istanbul

1. Eiffel Tower, Paris

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Tour_eiffel_at_sunrise_from_the_trocadero.jpg/400px-Tour_eiffel_at_sunrise_from_the_trocadero.jpg





2. Statue of Liberty, New York

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Liberty_1_by_bencwright.jpg/800px-Liberty_1_by_bencwright.jpg





3. Big Ben, London

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Houses.of.parliament.overall.arp.jpg/800px-Houses.of.parliament.overall.arp.jpg

i second these nominations.

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Big Ben, London


Eiffel Tower, Paris


Statue of Liberty, New York


Great wall of China

Pyramid of Giza, Egypt

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