Ok, the idea is to list all major EE capital cities, and identify what building/structure/landmark you associate them with.

.....And this is my list

Athens: Parthenon
Belgrade: Genex Tower
Bratislava: Umm...That big chimney
Bucharest: Palace of the Parliament
Budapest: Parliament Building
Chisinau: Too many tall skyscrapers to decide
Kyiv: Area around Independence Square
Ljubljana: Um...(Cant think of a particular structure) so I guess its the motorways
Minsk: Umm...the national library I guess.
Moscow: St Basil's Cathedral
Podgorica: Umm...that wierd looking mansion that KM took a picture of.
Prague: St Vitus Cathedral
Riga: St. Peter's Church or the one with the rooster on top of the spire)
Sarajevo: Unitic Towers (I just think they stand out)
Skopje: That big metal cross on a hill
Sofia: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Tallinn: ^^ Same as above
Tirana: One of the many overpainted commieblocks
Tiraspol: FC Sheriff Sports Complex
Vilnius: Bell Tower in Gediminas Square
Warsaw: PKiN
Zagreb: Zagreb Cathedral

Athens: Acropolis
Bratislava: That UFO-like bridge(I think It's Apollo)
Bucharest: That big-ass governmental building

Athens: Parthenon
Belgrade: St. Sava Orthodox Church
Bratislava: Apollo Bridge
Bucharest: Palace of the Parliament
Budapest: Chain Bridge, right next to Belgrade Enbakment.
Chisinau: Too many tall skyscrapers to decide
Kiev: Mother Motherland statue by Serbian sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich.
Ljubljana: the Triple Bridge
Minsk: Umm...the national library I guess.
Moscow: St Basil's Cathedral
Podgorica: Millenium Bridge & new Orthodox Church.
Prague: Charles Bridge
Riga: Saules Akmens building
Sarajevo: The buildings along Miljacka river.
Skopje: The building on the central square with the huge ad for "Skopsko" beer!
Sofia: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Tallinn: Same as above
Tirana: The Pyramid.
Tiraspol: FC Sheriff Sports Complex
Vilnius: Europa Tower
Warsaw: PKiN
Zagreb: Cibona tower

Athens: Acropolis
Bratislava: That UFO-like bridge(I think It's Apollo)
Bucharest: That big-ass governmental building

No, Apollo is the new bridge built just over a year or two ago, while the one with UFO on top is simply called Novy Most (New Bridge)

No, Apollo is the new bridge, the one with UFO on top is simply called Novy Most (New Bridge)

Hereby I apologise for my mistake. I'm not familiar with the names of the bridges in Bratislava(although I dont know any from Vienna,so this is more like an interest in them rather than ignorance)

Lol, I just realized how clumsily I worded that....New Bridge =/= Novy Most?:lol:

This is the Apollo Bridge ...
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/35/104250651_c60ea7915a.jpg

Athens: Parthenon, because its one of the rare fine pieces of architecture in the city:P
Belgrade: Genex tower, "grey" architecture
Bucharest: Parliament palace, white buildings
Budapest: Parliament Building, splendid architecture
Ljubljana: That pink building on the riverfront
Sarajevo: The hideous Holiday Inn:)
Skopje: Skopsko beer building, cross on hill
Sofia: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Tirana: Taiwan centre, colorful structures
Zagreb: Yellow National Theatre, everything on trg bana Jelacica

Athens: Parthenon
Belgrade: Genex Tower
Bratislava: Nový most
Bucharest: Palace of the Parliament & Triumphal Arch
Budapest: Parliament Building & Széchenyi Chain Bridge
Chisinau: The presidential palace
Kyiv: Independence Square
Ljubljana: Ljubljana Castle
Minsk: Minsk-1 & Minsk-2 airports. I don't know this city that much.:ohno:
Moscow: St Basil's Cathedral & Kremlin
Podgorica: No fucking idea.
Prague: Prague Castle
Riga: TV tower
Sarajevo: Government tower
Skopje: Macedonia Sq.
Sofia: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral & the National Palace of Culture
Tallinn: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Tirana: Skanderbeg Sq.
Tiraspol: Uh... no idea.
Vilnius: Europa Tower
Warsaw: PKiN:banana:
Zagreb: Zagreb Cathedral, HNB building & some large mainly pedestrian square with a statue in the middle, but I forgot it's name:( Not King Tomislav.

Ban Jelacic Square, Ban Jelacic statue;)

Yeah, that's the one!:D Thanks.

nice idea Krasnaya

Athens: Parthenon
Belgrade: The monument at the confluence of Sava and Danube
Bratislava: UFO Bridge
Bucharest: Palace of the Parliament
Budapest: Chain bridge
Chisinau: /
Kyiv: Independance square
Ljubljana: Tromostovje or whatever the name is of those 3 bridges in the center
Minsk: /
Moscow: St Basil's Cathedral
Podgorica: that new bridge they got... (milenium bridge was it?)
Prague: St Vitus Cathedral
Riga: /
Sarajevo: Unitic Towers
Skopje: The post office complex
Sofia: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Tallinn: /
Tirana: the skenderbeg statue
Tiraspol: FC Sheriff Sports Complex (:lol:)
Vilnius: /
Warsaw: PKiN
Zagreb: Zagreb Cathedral

Athens: Parthenon
Belgrade: Genex Tower
Bratislava: Novy Most Bridge
Bucharest: Palace of the Parliament
Budapest: Parliament Building
Chisinau: --
Kyiv: Independence Square
Ljubljana: Triple Bridge
Minsk: --
Moscow: Red Square
Podgorica: Millenium Bridge
Prague: Old Town
Riga: --
Sarajevo: Unitic Towers
Skopje: Vardar River and the bridges
Sofia: Palace of Culture & the fountain in front of it
Tallinn: City Center
Tirana: Ministries Complex
Tiraspol: --
Vilnius: Europa Tower
Warsaw: Palace of Culture & Science
Zagreb: King Tomislav Square

I see Independence Square is quite popular here :)
http://www.interesniy.kiev.ua/imglib/_newimage/new/18/2/2/DSC_1225_1024X768.JPG

Athens: Parthenon
Belgrade: Genex Tower
Bratislava:
Bucharest: Palace of the Parliament
Budapest: Parliament Building
Chisinau: that arch of triumph, or whatever that it's called
Kyiv: Sophia cathedral
Ljubljana:
Minsk: the Cathedral on the Independence Square
Moscow: Red Square
Podgorica:
Prague: I don't know what it's called, but it's an old gate-building
Riga: a cathedral with a spire
Sarajevo: those two tower buildings
Skopje:
Sofia:
Tallinn: the new office building that looks like it was cut diagonally
Tirana: colored commieblocks
Tiraspol:
Vilnius: Europa Tower
Warsaw: Palace of Culture & Science
Zagreb:

Athens: Parthenon
Belgrade: Genex Tower
Bratislava:
Bucharest: Parliament Building
Budapest: Parliament Building
Chisinau: Those 2 gate buildings
Kyiv: Independence Square
Ljubljana:
Minsk:
Moscow: Kremlin
Podgorica:
Prague:
Riga:
Sarajevo: Avaz and those 2 residentials
Skopje:
Sofia:
Tallinn:
Tirana: Commieblocks
Tiraspol:
Vilnius:
Warsaw: PkiN and Zloty Terasy
Zagreb: Europe Tower

Tirana: The Pyramid.


Interesting choice. The Pyramid is one of the main characters of the city but for some reason it never gets enough attention.
Probably cause it's not as close to the square as it should be.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/39/87530538_5fbafb543b.jpg

Athens: Parthenon
Belgrade: Kalemegdan fortress, St Sava
Bratislava: The castle
Bucharest: Parliament
Budapest: Parliament , bridges
Chisinau: don't know
Kyiv: St Sophia church
Ljubljana: Ljubljanica riverfront
Minsk: don't know
Moscow: Red square
Podgorica: Moraca river
Prague: National museum
Riga: Churches
Sarajevo: Yellow Holiday in
Skopje: Old bridge across Vardar
Sofia: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Tallinn: The mediavel towers with red tiles on the roof
Tirana: painted commieblocks
Tiraspol: don't know
Vilnius: Bell towers
Warsaw: PKiN
Zagreb: Zagreb Cathedral, Art pavillion

.. and guys why are you all choosing Genex tower for Belgrade? are you just rewriting from the first post? :lol:

Why everybody associate Belgrade with Genex tower?! Funny... Didnt know it was so speciall :-)
I won't talk just about landmarks, ill make a list for each city of my asociations in global sense, mostly the first sensual experiences of those cities in my mind.

Athens: Akropolis, everything the same, same white buildings all over the field...

Belgrade: Influence of two big rivers, forests, sunset, good chicks, ugly rooftop constructions, old/new architecture, brutalism, carton city, trafic mess, dirty facades, arrogance, mosquitos, great suburbs, mixture of everything... A lot of criticism, actually, i know this city the best of all, so i m personal, cannot associate it with just a few things, but with the hole life.

Bratislava: The view over UFO bridge, in background baroque castle,

Bucharest: Palace of the Parliament, advertizing on facades, gray, trafic, triumf gate, france style, a lot of empty spaces, potential

Budapest: Parliament Building, pornography, kings residence?, bridges,

Chisinau: /

Kyiv: Area around Independence Square, watter, huge monument made by Serbian artist...

Ljubljana: tripple bridge, fortress on the hill, small streets with bars, clean, France Presern (because of a school named by him in my neighbourhood in Belgrade), beer...

Minsk: Army parades, wide boulevards...

Moscow: Ahh, a lot of that, its just like when u ask me association of complete serbia

Podgorica: Millenium bridge, 6 beautifull rivers, hot(too hot) weather, arogance, good projects, lot of potentials, good cars, the republic square...

Prague: uhh... city museum, cannot compare it with neither of cities of eastern europe, tales architecture, civilization, style, clean, everything...

Riga: cold...

Sarajevo: syntesis of east and west (architecturally), waley, music, coffie on bashcarshija, tulumbe, baklave, Momo and Uzeir towers, snipers, granates, romance...it reminds me actually on Uzice, but a lot bigger :-)

Skopje: That big metal cross on a hill, Castle, sunset, brutalism, car Dushans bridge, central square, remains of old Skopje (mmmm), old railway station, earthquake, crazy drivers...

Sofia: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, revitalization, corruption, gypsies, st sofia monument, parliament, bad streets and trotoars, azis and gloria, kings residence, theatre and the fountain, warm people...

Tallinn: cold

Tirana: hmmm... urbanistic chaos, hi dense populated, nice offbuild projects, skenderbeg square, active city, dirty...

Tiraspol: /

Vilnius: Bell Tower in Gediminas Square, cold

Warsaw: huge, wide boulevards, skyline, nice moderna, II war destruction, Palace of culture / science

Zagreb: Continuity in historical developement, clean, nice parks, rail lift to the upper town, ban jelacic square, arrogance and formalism, perspective...



I was just honniest, those are my first associations, its not personal, and so i hope i won't hurt anybody.

Interesting choice. The Pyramid is one of the main characters of the city but for some reason it never gets enough attention.
Probably cause it's not as close to the square as it should be.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/39/87530538_5fbafb543b.jpg

Yeah! I forgot the nicest building in the city... Thats really cool :cheers:

.. and guys why are you all choosing Genex tower for Belgrade? are you just rewriting from the first post? :lol:

The idea is to name the first structure that comes to your mind when you think of the city. The Genex tower just happens to be very noticable and unique. :)

I think for Prishtina, it is this monument:

http://static2.bareka.com/photos/medium/2581141/pristina.jpg

the library
http://static2.bareka.com/photos/medium/4527653/staatsbibliothek-pristina-libraria-prishtin.jpg

The sports center:
http://static4.bareka.com/photos/medium/1653931/athletics-hall.jpg

Athens: Parthenon
Belgrade: That tall building..with the connecting thing in the middle
Bratislava: the hotel from eurotrip
Bucharest: big parliament
Budapest: bridge
Chisinau: not sure
Kiev: the center where tey had their revolution
Ljubljana: not sure
Minsk: not sure
Moscow: the expensive cars :nuts: (idk those buildings with the long spires...kind of look like candy houses)
Podgorica: not sure
Prague: the whole place
Sarajevo: that new tall tower..idk the name
Skopje: there's this one bridge...idk the name
Sofia: not sure
Tirana: ehh i would know some from here cause this is my city
Tiraspol: FC Sheriff Sports Complex
Warsaw: too many
Zagreb: idk

I think for Prishtina, it is this monument:

the library
http://static2.bareka.com/photos/medium/4527653/staatsbibliothek-pristina-libraria-prishtin.jpg
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the library definitely

Athens: the Akropol on the hill
Belgrade: ... The fortress on Sava. People giving you wrong directions when asked for info about perticular street in the city.
Bratislava: ... been there a lot of time ago and can't remember too much. nice people!
Bucharest: The Biggest Building in Europe...
Budapest: the Palace and the old cathedral on the hill on the opposite bank of the parliament... mmm can't remember its name. Erdzebed bridge(old and new one)
Kyiv: Olympic stadium
Ljubljana: ...
Minsk: ...
Moscow: Kremlin, the Church with the colourfull turban like domes
Podgorica: ... Komie blocks is all i remember when passing by it.
Prague: Hradchani, Karlovi Most, Prashna Brana, Vaclavski Namesti .... the clock tower ... mmmm too much places to mention. I just love Praha!
Riga: ...
Sarajevo: The old charshia
Skopje: The stone bridge
Sofia: Alexander Nevski Cathedral, NDK, the national Library, st. Sofia basilique
Tallinn: ...
Tirana: Colour ...
Warsaw: old Town
Zagreb: Tomislav statue.

Athens: Acropolis, Olympic Stadium
Belgrade: Genex Tower
Bratislava: Bratislava Castle, Novy Most Bridge
Bucharest: CEC (Romanian Savings Bank)
Budapest: Parliament, Liberty Bridge, Fisherman's Bastion & Matyas Church
Kiev: Monastery of the Caves
Moscow: Red Square, Kremlin, Saint Basil's
Prague: Charles Bridge, Old Town Square
Riga: Radio & TV Tower, Central Market
Sofia: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Tallinn: City Hall
Tirana: Skanderbeg Square
Vilnius: Europa Tower
Warsaw: PKiN, Royal Castle
Zagreb: St. Mark's Church

Athens - Acropolis and Lycabetus hill
Belgrade - St. Sava church , Kalemegdan fortress, view of Assembly Church from Sava river
Budapest - Lanchid , parliament building
Bratislava - castle above city
Bucharest - that huge government building built by Causescu
Kiev - central square
Moscow - Kremlin
Prague - bridges over Vltava and Hradcany
Riga - cathedral in the old town with river in the background
Sofia - Alexander Nevski cathedral
Tirana - central square with the mosque
Vilnius - panorama with many baroque churches
Warsaw - palace of art and science
Tallinn - old town
Sarajevo - mosques and orient
Skopje - bridge over Vardar and Millenium cross
Zagreb - Cathedral and upper town

the library definitely

interesant, dhe ne fakt ofenduese si munden edhe vëllezerit në Shqiperi te harrojn një kryeqytet tjeter shqiptar....

Athens: Parthenon, olympic areas, the metro/museum
Belgrade: Belgrade fortress
Bucharest: Victoriei street, Palace of the Parliament
Budapest: Parliament Building, Danube
Chisinau: The Cathedral
Sofia: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Tiraspol: it's not a capital