Cities around the world that are KNOWN for architecture (houses, beaches)
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At least in the cities of Paris, Vienna (my favourite city of the world), London and Rome, we can see a picture of some street and we immediately recognize the architecture. The same is true for New York, though I never visited it.
I'm from Brazil, and I would be biased if I say BrasÃlia, though it's an entirelly planned and architecturally homogenous city. Another city from here with a very own architectural style is Ouro Preto, but I'm not sure if someone in the world outside Brazil have already heard about it.
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It's subjective, but I think it's because you don't really have a good argument against why Quito is not well known for it's architecture. No use arguing, we'll agree to disagree.
Seattle, for one landmark - the space needle. Basically if you plop a person from any civilized part of the world into Seattle near the space needle they'll recognize it as Seattle. However, sadly, that's pretty much it. It would take a very well traveled person to recognize the Pike Place market, and that's #2, so you can imagine what the REST of the city is like!
Chicago, for the Sears Tower (sorry, this old guard Chicagoan will NEVER call it the "Willis Tower") and the Hancock building. To the Germans, show them the "Bundy" Fountain (aka Buckingham Fountain) and they'll recognize it for Chicago LOL! TRUE STORY! I remember back in 94 when the world cup came to Chicago, and all the Germans were like "Buckingham Fountain? NO! BUNDY FOUNTAIN!" Connoisseurs will know that other examples of multiple styles (and arguably the US's first skyscraper too). The skyline is also famous, and the parks are getting there.
NYC is known for the Empire State building and sadly the WTC buildings / Ground Zero / Freedom Tower.
Kyoto and Nara, for ancient Japanese examples of architecture (and some parts of Tokyo too).
Tokyo and some other port towns have really distinctive architecture of the 1500s thru the "expel the foreigners" period (mostly true, though the Dutch were allowed to trade through this period), to the Meiji restoration and Edo periods, to the modern skyscraper era.
Xi'an, an ancient Chinese capitol city. Shanghai and Beijing have largely been plowed under and destroyed after relentless modernization, starting with the cultural revolution to the maoist communism / capitalism era, but there are still some relics laying around. Of course the countryside has some stunning architecture too.
Prague has some absolutely beautiful architecture. Venice does too.
Moscow, and St. Petersburg too.
Too many to list ... I know I left out all of South and SE Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Central and S. America. But too lazy.
San Fran may be a nice city, but there is no way it is renowned for architecture in the world.
People, please don't stretch it. It is a world forum, not a US one.
It is just tall. What's all
It is just one of the towers you see in NYC, Shanghai, or Hong Kong.
Is it particularly "beautiful"? Hardly.
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Connoisseurs will know that other examples of multiple styles (and arguably the US's first skyscraper too). The skyline is also famous, and the parks are getting there.
