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A landmark is a recognizable[1] natural or artificial feature used for navigation, a feature that stands out from its near environment and is often visible from long distances.






Landmark Building


In urban studies as well as in geography, a landmark is furthermore defined as an external point of reference that helps orienting in a familiar or unfamiliar environment.[4] Landmarks are often used in verbal route instructions and as such an object of study by linguists as well as in other no fields of study.[citation needed]






Human made[edit]

In modern sense, landmarks are usually referred to as monuments or prominent distinctive buildings, used as the symbol of a certain area, city, or nation. Some examples include the Statue of Unity in Narmada, the White House in Washington, D.C., the Statue of Liberty in New York City, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Colosseum in Rome, Big Ben in London, Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Bratislava Castle in Bratislava, the Space Needle in Seattle, the Sydney Harbour Bridge or the Sydney Opera House (both in Sydney), the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the Château Frontenac in Quebec (city), Place Stanislas in Nancy, the CN Tower in Toronto, or Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw. Church spires and mosque's minarets are often very tall and visible from many miles around, thus often serve as built landmarks. Also town hall towers and veriefies often have a landmark character.

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  1. ^ "LANDMARK | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary". Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Online Etymology Dictionary". Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Landmarker".

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