Eiffel Tower tops travel icons list
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The Eiffel Tower has been hailed as the most iconic landmark in the world, according to a British study.
The Paris icon, constructed by Gustave Eiffel in 1889, was found to be more popular among Brits than the Grand Canyon and Big Ben – which ranked second and third respectively.
The poll of 2,000 adults, which was commissioned by British Airways, revealed other celebrated landmarks in the top 30 list, including the Acropolis of Athens and Machu Picchu in Peru.
Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Stonehenge all featured in the top five.
The 30-strong list offered some European gems, with the Colosseum in Rome, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Edinburgh Castle making the top 10.
Further afield, the Great Wall of China, Statue of Liberty in New York and Sydney Opera House were also popular.
And when it came to representing a country it wasn’t just man-made structures that made the cut – participants in the survey rated natural wonders highly too.
Nepal’s Mount Everest, the highest peak on the globe, came in at number 17 on the list; while many chose the home of mythical Nessie – the vast Loch Ness of Scotland.
And the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef system, was voted as an iconic representation of Australia.
Other sites of outstanding beauty came in the form of Egypt’s Pyramids, India’s Taj Mahal, and Ayres Rock.
The average adult has seen ten iconic landmarks in the list, though one fifth of the adults polled had only experienced two or less.
Seven in ten Brits are concerned that they haven’t seen enough of the world, with 79 per cent who admitted they’re prepared to spend a good amount of cash on expanding their life experience.
After being asked about the world’s landmarks, 44 per cent of the adults confessed they were ‘completely bored’ with their lives, with more than half expressing a feeling of repetitiveness day-to-day.
BRITS’ PICK OF MOST ICONIC LANDMARKS
- Eiffel Tower- Paris – France
- The Grand Canyon – USA
- Big Ben – England
- Stonehenge – England
- Houses of Parliament – England
- Statue of Liberty – USA
- The Pyramids of Giza – Egypt
- Great Wall of China – China
- Tower of Pisa – Italy
- Niagara Falls – USA/Canada
- The Taj Mahal – India
- The Colosseum – Italy
- The Great Sphinx – Egypt
- Edinburgh Castle – Scotland
- Empire State Building – USA
- Sydney Opera House – Australia
- Mount Everest – Nepal
- Pompeii – Italy
- Golden Gate Bridge – USA
- Ayres Rock – Australia
- Great Barrier Reef – Australia
- Loch Ness – Scotland
- The Rivers of Venice – Venice
- Acropolis of Athens – Greece
- The Louvre – France
- Machu Picchu – Peru
- Christ the Redeemer – Brazil
- The Hollywood Sign – USA
- The White House – USA
- Mount Rushmore – USA
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