Landmarks....
 

So I looked, and I see nothing on this...

As I was driving to the bank this morning, I was struck by the sight of a new church on a main road that appeared over night... And then I started thinking, well hell there are tons of bizarre landmarks all over the place... (Not that the church was strange... But my train of thought was...)

Got an interesting one in your town, country, or on your planet? If so what is it? Why is it there? And should it stay...

For example, in Worcester Mass there is one a statue of a man holding a turtle in a precarious position and the turtle is expelling water from his mouth like he is enjoying it... WTF? :confused:

There was one in the central valley by my grandmother's house that was this big ugly cement spike protruding from the earth. There was this rich man who hated his wife and adult kids with a passion, so he gave them theirs from the grave by making the design of the structure and stating that they had to use the entire family fortune on building that edifice in his will. And they did. And now it's a landmark.

I can see a National Park from my balcony

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Then a short jaunt down I-5

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YOU'RE KIDDIN ME RIGHT? :clap:

And Paul I miss both of those landmarks soo much...

Smallest working church in Europe possibly the world, made by a monk between 1914 & 1939. He never saw it finished. Decorated entirely of broken crockery. Can hold about 8 people.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...p_Guernsey.JPG

**** ME! that is stunning.... is that marble or stones?

The predominant landmark during the first 40 years of my life

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When this statue was unveiled in 1985 some had hoped that it would become an icon for the city, but it was just over 25 years later when a quirky sketch comedy cable show would take it's name and finally achieve some level of recognition outside the city

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._sculpture.jpg

Broken plates, cups, saucers & other crockery.

http://www.visitbritainsuperblog.com...eorge-Mary.jpg

Wow! Breathtaking.

Designed by me, constructed by our company. This sits on the site of the Fire Museum of Greater Chicago, and was prominently shown in an episode of "Chicago Fire" ( Chicago Fire (TV Series 2012 ). Oh yeah... thats the Sears (whatchoo talkin 'bout Willis) Tower in the background.

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Hows THAT for attention whoring?!

:rofl:

Ok he is not a landmark...more of a mascot...every damn day.....Attachment 5425 he is out there rain or shine...that sign is ****in laminated....

Dude beat me to it!

We could all learn a thing or two from that man.

you are right, he charges to snap his picture... hey if you are good at something never do it for free...

well I think our most interesting one is this, just opened in September I think it was, a new library, by day:

http://www.libraryofbirmingham.com/s...&ssbinary=true

By night (they turned it claret & blue until some time in January):

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Won building of the year worldwide, will become another iconic Midlands landmark like the Selfridges store:

http://www.cd-traveller.com/wp-conte...Birmingham.jpg

I like that they stick in your memory & are different, should definitely stay.

Aston Hall - http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JSKymHAQ-W...d-1024x768.jpg

Soho House where the Lunar Society met:

http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/wp-c...51034b_o_d.jpg

There are loads tbh.

LOL nice

I made a landmark too, and while it's hardly world famous it is registered with the Smithsonian as an original work of art. It's found on the Burke-Gilman trail in Lake Forest Park, WA, I had nothing to do with the art but much to do with the labor, I mixed all the concrete and worked it into the mold of this local landmark

http://www.musicbanter.com/members/p...me-my-fish.jpg

Me in front of a landmark in the national park in my home state, my current avatar is found in this almost perfectly clean clear water

http://www.musicbanter.com/members/p...7-img-0247.jpg

*edited to add: you'll have to take my word for it, I do own other shirts. It just seems that every time I get my picture snapped I'm wearing that one...

WHAT THE HELL IS THE LUNAR SOCIETY? like actual lunar discussions? colonizing the moon... what's really going on in there...can interest you in a spying job? I must know...

See my sig.

Lunar Society of Birmingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dude I was hoping for some 007 ****, I wanted you to give me epic tales not a link...pfft...damnit to hell...

I do apologise; most sincerely :(.

it's all gravy, we'll just have to find you another mission you can Kamikaze your way into .... btw are there books on the third floor of the library on acid?

Yeah why.

Just wondering...how in the hell...it gets smaller and smaller, the structure as you get to the top...so what are there 10 books up there and an ancient librarian... (WHICH WOULD BE INSANELY COOL )It's a gorgeous building don't get me wrong...I am just wondering...

There are some interesting landmarks in Toronto and the surrounding area. Of course the CN Tower and beside it, the Skydome (well Rogers Centre now but everyone still calls it Skydome). My own photo:

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/a...0725001341.jpg

Old City Hall. It's now a provincial courthouse:

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/a..._1723968_o.jpg

City Hall, right next door:

http://www.toronto4stay.com/dtjpg/cityhall1.jpg

First Canadian Place (white building, my own photo from the CN Tower). Tallest skyscraper in Canada, at 90 floors (I think).

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps833ee083.jpg

Queen's Park, Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Right in the middle of the University of Toronto campus, and so this landmark is consistently flanked by student protesters, as you can see.

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps5701ffa2.jpg

One of my favourite landmarks is the Flatiron Building, actually called the Gooderham Building.

http://www.torontoisawesome.com/wp-c...9/IMG_5353.jpg

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this is a traveling land mark, it's here sometimes, and sometimes it's on loan to other cities
Attachment 5428 Benefits of living in a town founded by the Circus...

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Penshaw Monument brings with it a great sense of familiarity and safety for me. I think that has a lot to do with the ability to see it from a great distance, so if I travel I always know I'm nearly home when I see this on the skyline.

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/image...92131_sage.jpg

The Sage in Gateshead is a modern concert hall. They have two large halls, and a separate, smaller gig venue. Its really spacious inside too, so they have a bar, a cafe, and often various exhibitions in the interior and the foyer. They have also had some festivals and gigs outside, which is nice as it stands along the river Tyne which separates Gateshead from Newcastle.

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This is an eye-sore, but we're told it's "kind of a big deal". I think the Angel of the North is still the largest sculpture in England or something stupid. All I know is you can drive along the A1 towards or away from Newcastle and if you're with someone who isnt from the area and familiar with it, will undoubtedly ask what the **** it is.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl...1/img/laun.jpg

And this is, uh, a sculpture made out of shopping trolleys, next to The Telegraph pub in Newcastle. I dont think theres anything else to say about that.

Cost millions of taxpayers' Euro, nobody likes it, represents nothing except the Irish Government giving its people the largest finger in the world!
http://www.e-architect.co.uk/images/...dublin_ir1.jpg
But then we have decent ones of two of our favourite sons...
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http://www.rorygallagher.com/images/IMG_0661.jpg

YES! Big Phil outside of Bruxelles! I adored that pub. I dont know what its like now. Phil was vandalised not so long ago, wasnt he? Was he cut down or something?

Pissing myself here.

Oh The Angle of the North, looks like Christ The Redeemer with wings... The first one is ****in stunning... and THE SHOPPING CART ART IS FREAKIN BOSS...


AND TROLLHEART: how does that finger make you feel :rofl:

This used to be a prominent landmark just along from me

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...h_gobeirne.jpg

This is it now....The building across the road has gone too

http://static2.stuff.co.nz/1299066891/627/4725627.jpg

We're very short of recognisable landmarks at presnt

The landmark most associate with Christchurch

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That's the Turtle Boy fountain in Worcester Common. A former girlfriend of mine lived in Worcester and showed me the fountain one day when I went to visit her. I can't recall seeing water spewing out of the turtles mouth then or any other time I've seen it, but it would certainly add to the unintended humor of the sculpture! :laughing:

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:laughing: Wow.

The Centra across from my flat looks pretty funky.

Yes he was, sad state of affairs. But they fixed him and he's back up. Can't keep an old rocker down! :thumb: (Y'know wha' I mean?)

Like my government really respects me and cares for my feelngs and will still be there in the morning when I wake up, rather than just trying to get me out of my knickers ... oh. Wait... ;)

of course they do....what sorta government pulls a one night stand on its people....?

TH sorry to bring it up again but that really is tickling me. It's just a really big stick ffs :D.

Aren't you from Dublin? There must be loads of landmarks there.

Lol, we have a few landmarks in Toronto which are absolute eyesores as well. Every city has got them.

Here in Philly, right on top of city hall, we have this 37 foot tall statue of state founder William Penn with his cock out, ready to piss on unsuspecting citizens. Actually, it's just his hand, but if you're approaching city hall from the biggest boulevard downtown, this is the view you get:

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