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Landmark
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Originally, a landmark literally meant a geographic feature used by explorers and others to find their way back or through an area.
In modern usage, it includes anything that is easily recognizable, such as a monument, building, or other structure. In American English it is the main term used to designate places that might be of interest to tourists due to notable physical features or historical significance. Landmarks in the British English sense are often used for casual navigation, such as giving directions. This is done in American English as well.
A variant is a seamark or daymark, a structure usually built intentionally to aid sailors navigating featureless coasts. An example is the tower at Walton-on-the-Naze.
Landmarks also may be split into two distinct categories: naturally occurring (e.g., physical features such as waterfalls and mountains), and structures constructed by humans.
A list of several easily recognizable landmark buildings across the world today includes:
- Baalbek, Baalbeck, Lebanon
- The Parthenon, Athens, Greece
- Persepolis, Fars, Iran
- Great Pyramids, Cairo, Egypt
- Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
- Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
- Taj Mahal, Agra, India
- Red Square/Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia
- The Colosseum, Rome, Italy
- Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia
- Big Ben, London, United Kingdom
- Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
- Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA
- The Great Wall of China, Beijing, China
- Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
- Tokyo Tower, Tokyo, Japan
- Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand
- Cotton Tree, Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 Taipei 101, the world's tallest office building (509 m) since its completion in 2004, is located in Taipei, Taiwan |
 The Q1 Tower in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
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 The Persepolis in Fars, Iran |
 The Sphinx and Great Pyramids in Giza, Egypt |
 The Statue of Liberty in New York City, New York, USA |
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 The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France |
 The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Pisa, Italy |
 The Harbour Bridge in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
 The Sky Tower in Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand |
 Burj al-Arab Hotel in Dubai, UAE |
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 Eureka Tower in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
 Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
 Uluru in Northern Territory, Australia |
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 Grand Palace, the official residence of the king of Thailand from the 18th century to the mid-20th century and the home of the Emerald Buddha, Bangkok, Thailand, |
 Cotton Tree, Cotton Tree in Freetown in the distance, Freetown, Sierra Leone, |
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