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[[Image:Taj1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Taj Mahal]]]]
[[Image:Clock.tower.from.westminster.br.arp.750pix.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster|Big Ben]]]]
[[Image:St Basils Cathedral-500px.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Saint Basil's Cathedral]]]]
[[Image:Azadi1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Azadi Square]] in [[Tehran]]]]
[[Image:Brasil.RioDeJaneiro.Corcovado.jpg|thumb|right|''Christ the Redeemer'' in [[Rio de Janeiro]]]]
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{{dablink|For other senses of this word, see [[landmark (disambiguation)]].}}
Originally, a '''landmark''' literally meant a [[geographic]] [[feature]] used by [[exploration|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 [[tourist]]s due to notable physical features or historical significance. Landmarks in the [[British English]] sense are often used for casual [[navigation]], such as giving [[direction]]s. 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]] in England.
==Links to landmarks around the world==
Landmarks may be split into two categories: natural phenomena (physical features such as waterfalls and mountains) and man-made features, like buildings, bridges, statues, public squares, and so forth.
Natural phenomena include:
*[[Cotton Tree]], [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]] {{flagicon|Sierra Leone}}
*[[Uluru]], [[Northern Territory, Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}}
*[[Stone Mountain]], [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States of America|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}}
*[[Giants Causeway]], [[Northern Ireland]], [[United Kingdom]]
*[[Table Mountain]], [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]] {{flagicon|South Africa}}
*[[Great Barrier Reef]], [[Coral Sea]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}}
*[[Grand Canyon]], [[Arizona]], [[United States|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}}
*[[Niagara Falls]], [[Ontario]]/[[New York]], [[Canada]]/[[United States|USA]] {{flagicon|Canada}}/{{flagicon|United States}}
*[[Victoria Falls]], [[Zambia]]/[[Zimbabwe]] {{flagicon|Zambia}}/{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}}
*[[Angel Falls]], [[Canaima National Park]], [[Gran Sabana]], [[Bolivar State]], [[Venezuela]] {{flagicon|Venezuela}}
*[[Mount Everest]], [[Himalayas]], [[Nepal]]/[[China]] {{flagicon|Nepal}}/{{flagicon|China}}
Landmarks in the man-made group include:
===Africa===
*[[Great Pyramids]], [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] {{flagicon|Egypt}}
===Asia===
*[[Baalbek]], [[Baalbeck]], [[Lebanon]] {{flagicon|Lebanon}}
*[[Persepolis]], [[Fars]], [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}}
*[[Azadi Tower]], [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}}
*[[Taj Mahal]], [[Agra, India]] {{flagicon|India}}
*[[Gateway of India]], [[Mumbai]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}}
*[[Oriental Pearl Tower]], [[Shanghai]], [[China]] {{flagicon|China}}
*[[The Great Wall of China]], [[Beijing]], [[China]] {{flagicon|China}}
*[[Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre]], [[Hong Kong]] {{flagicon|Hong Kong}}
*[[63 Building]]/[[N Seoul Tower]], [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]] {{flagicon|South Korea}}
*[[Tokyo Tower]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] {{flagicon|Japan}}
*[[Grand Palace]], [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] {{flagicon|Thailand}}
*[[Petronas Twin Towers]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}}
*[[Taipei 101]], [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]] {{flagicon|Taiwan}}
*[[Sigiriya|Sigiriya Fortress]], [[Sigiriya]], [[Sri Lanka]] {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}
*[[Burj Al Arab]], [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] {{flagicon|UAE}}
*[[Petra]], [[Arabah]], [[Aqaba Governorate]], [[Jordan]]{{flagicon|Jordan}}
*[[Western Wall]], [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]] {{flagicon|Israel}}
===Australasia===
*[[Sydney Opera House]], [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}}
*[[Sydney_Harbour_Bridge|Harbour Bridge]], [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]] [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}}
*[[Q1 Tower]], [[Gold Coast]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}}
*[[Eureka Tower]], [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}}
*[[Parliament House, Canberra|Parliament house]], [[Canberra]], [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}}
*[[Sky Tower]], [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]] {{flagicon|New Zealand}}
===Europe===
*[[The Parthenon]], [[Athens]], [[Greece]] {{flagicon|Greece}}
*[[Eiffel Tower]], [[Paris]], [[France]] {{flagicon|France}}
*[[Arc de Triomphe]], [[Paris]], [[France]] {{flagicon|France}}
*[[The Colosseum]], [[Rome]], [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}}
*[[Leaning Tower of Pisa]], [[Pisa]], [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}}
*[[Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster|Big Ben]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
*[[Wembley Stadium]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
*[[Stonehenge]], [[Wiltshire]], [[United Kingdom]] {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
*[[Clifton Suspension Bridge]], [[Bristol]], [[United Kingdom]] {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
*[[London Eye]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
*[[Tower Bridge]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
*[[St. Paul’s Cathedral]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
*[[Palace of the Parliament]], [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}}
*[[Red Square]]/[[Saint Basil's Cathedral]], [[Moscow]], [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}}
*[[Mamayev Kurgan]], [[Volgograd]], [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}}
*[[Saint Isaac's Cathedral]], [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}}
*[[Hermitage Museum]], [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}}
*[[Peter and Paul Fortress]], [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}}
*[[Munich Frauenkirche|Frauenkirche]], [[Munich]], [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}}
*[[Schloss Neuschwanstein|Neuschwanstein Castle]], [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}}
*[[Brandenburg Gate]], [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}}
*[[Reichstag Building]], [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}}
*[[Sagrada Família]], [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]] {{flagicon|Spain}}
*[[Mezquita de Córdoba]], [[Córdoba]], [[Andalusia]], [[Spain]] {{flagicon|Spain}}
*[[Alhambra]], [[Granada]], [[Andalusia]], [[Spain]] {{flagicon|Spain}}
*[[St. Peter's Basilica]], [[Vatican City]], [[Rome]], [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Vatican City}}
===North America===
*[[CN Tower]], [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}}
*[[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}}
*[[Golden Gate Bridge]], [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}}
*[[Statue of Liberty]], [[Liberty Island]], [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}}
*[[Mount Rushmore]], [[South Dakota]], [[United States|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}}
*[[Gateway Arch]], [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], [[United States|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}}
*[[Hoover Dam]], [[Colorado River]], [[Arizona]]\[[Nevada]], [[United States|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}}
*[[Empire State Building]], [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}}
*[[Chichen Itza]], [[Yucatán Peninsula]], [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}}
*[[White House]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}}
===South America===
*[[Macchu Picchu]], [[Urubamba Valley]], [[Peru]] {{flagicon|Peru}}
*[[Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Statue of Christ the Redeemer]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] {{flagicon|Brazil}}
==Photographs==
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Image:31-January-2004-Taipei101-Complete.jpg|[[Taipei 101]], the [[world's tallest building|world's tallest office building]] (509 m) since its completion in 2004, is located in [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]] {{flagicon|Taiwan}}
Image:Cntower2.jpg|The [[CN Tower]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} had been the Tallest Building and Freestanding Structure (553.3 m) for over 30 years, and has the highest observation deck.
Image:Q1 Gold Coast.JPG|The [[Q1 Tower]] in [[Gold Coast]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}} Is the second tallest residential tower in the world (323 m)
Image:Colosseum-2003-07-09.jpg|The [[Colosseum]] in [[Rome]], [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}}
Image:persepolis_recreated.jpg|The [[Persepolis]] in [[Fars]], [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}}
Image:NewParliamentHouseInCanberra.jpg| [[Parliament House, Canberra|Parliament House]] in [[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]], [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}}
Image:Egypt.Giza.Sphinx.02.jpg|The [[Sphinx]] and [[Great Pyramids]] in [[Giza]], [[Egypt]] {{flagicon|Egypt}}
Image:Freiheitsstatue_NYC_full.jpg|The [[Statue of Liberty]] in [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}}
Image:Tour eiffel at sunrise from the trocadero.jpg|The [[Eiffel Tower]] in [[Paris]], [[France]] {{flagicon|France}}
Image:Leaning Tower of Pisa.jpg|The [[Leaning Tower of Pisa]] in [[Pisa]], [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}}
Image:SydneyHarbourBridge1 gobeirne.jpg|The [[Sydney Harbour Bridge|Harbour Bridge]] in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}} is the widest long-span bridge in the world
Image:Auckland tower.jpg|The [[Sky Tower]] in [[Auckland]], [[Auckland Region]], [[New Zealand]] {{flagicon|New Zealand}} is the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere at 328 m
Image:DubAymx.JPG|[[Burj al-Arab]] Hotel in [[Dubai]], [[UAE]] {{flagicon|UAE}}
Image:GoldenGateBridge-001.jpg|[[Golden Gate Bridge]] in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}}
Image:Sydney Opera House Sails.jpg|[[Sydney Opera House]] in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}}
Image:KLCC PetronasTowers.JPG|[[Petronas Twin Towers]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}}
Image:Palace of Parliament.jpg|The [[Palace of the Parliament]] in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}} is the largest building in Europe
Image:Melbourne Sheraton Hotel at South Bank of the Yarra River.jpg|[[Eureka Tower]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}} is the tallest residential tower in the world
Image:Le Stade Olympique 3.jpg|[[Olympic Stadium]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}}
Image:Shanghai_oriental_pearl_tower.JPG|[[Oriental Pearl Tower]], Located in the Bund in [[Shanghai]], [[China]], {{flagicon|China}}
Image:Gateway Arch edit1.jpg|[[Jefferson National Expansion Memorial|Gateway Arch]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], [[United States|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}}
Image:Uluru Australia(1).jpg|[[Uluru]] in [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}} is the largest rock in the world
Image:Grand_Palace_in_Bangkok_-_Chakri_Mahaprasad_Hall.jpg|[[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]], {{flagicon|Thailand}}
Image:Freetownstreet.jpg|[[Cotton Tree]], Cotton Tree in Freetown in the distance, [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]], {{flagicon|Sierra Leone}}
Image:Stonehenge back wide.jpg|[[Stonehenge]], a prehistoric monument in [[Wiltshire]], [[South West England]], [[United Kingdom]] {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
Image:Sigiriya Rock.jpg|[[Sigiriya]], an ancient rock fortress and ruined palace located in Central [[Sri Lanka]], {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}
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== See also ==
* [[Waypoint]]
* [[National Historic Landmark]]
* [[Tourism]]
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