Ultimate World Landmark Tournament

HeidiHeidi

I'll be there!

Omackeral

Cosmo Kramer, Necro, SineadSpears, HeidiHeidi, Alchemist33 and cdeb all checked in. Excellent. Looks likely we can run it so far.

I have something on but I should get on the phone

Purgative

Yep, bring it on.

Omackeral

We go live at 11AM

Sawduck

Good timing by me, these next two should be great battles

Omackeral

London Eye



Edinburgh Castle



The Kelpies



Sir Walter Scott Monument



Stonehenge



Snowdonia



Tower Bridge

cdeb

Hmm. Another really tough one cos of the variety.

London's Eye - well we already have one ferris wheel sent through, so no need for a second..

The Kelpies - bit like our Tinnies. Interesting, but not a winner.

Stonehenge - visually striking and huge history, but ultimately just a few stones and a bit boring to walk around. Newgrange is at least aesthetically pleasing too.

The other three are all great. I'll vote for Tower Bridge. Iconic and a definite landmark. I prefer outdoorsy stuff like Snowdonia, but Tower Bridge is too iconic to overlook here

ShaneU

Has to be Stonehenge for me, Tower Bridge second.

They're just more historically significant than the others

Electric Nitwit

This is a big one!

Tower Bridge for me. So iconic and unique, plus it has the historical edge over the Eye, even though I love that too

Tower Bridge

Love the history, the beafeaters, the crown jewels, the views all around

Cosmo Kramer

Kind of old v new here for me - Tower Bridge or the Kelpies.

I'll go for Tower Bridge, it's a much more iconic landmark when it comes down to it.

HeidiHeidi

Agreed - a really tough one this!


I'm going to go with Edinburgh Castle, because it's in Scotland (not sure why that's a reason, but it is in my head!) and because it's plonked there broodingly on top of the hill overlooking Main Street Edinburgh, and it's just brilliant.


I suspect either Tower Bridge or Stonehenge will go through, though.....

SineadSpears

I think I'll go for Tower Bridge its definitely the most iconic along with the London Eye. But I don't like ferris wheels (heights)so I wouldn't ever consider going on it

Stonehenge.

Great historical significance coupled with mystique.

Purgative

cdeb wrote: »

Hmm. Another really tough one cos of the variety.

London's Eye - well we already have one ferris wheel sent through, so no need for a second..

The Kelpies - bit like our Tinnies. Interesting, but not a winner.

Stonehenge - visually striking and huge history, but ultimately just a few stones and a bit boring to walk around. Newgrange is at least aesthetically pleasing too.

The other three are all great. I'll vote for Tower Bridge. Iconic and a definite landmark. I prefer outdoorsy stuff like Snowdonia, but Tower Bridge is too iconic to overlook here

Great analysis. Stonehenge is a significant site, but it should have been better protected and preserved.


So yeah Tower Bridge pretty unique.

Omackeral

5 minutes remain...

alchemist33

Edinburgh castle. The whole city is great.

Omackeral

Tower Bridge advances to the United Kingdom Qualifying Play-off

Omackeral

Glenfinnan Viaduct



Severn Bridge



Buckingham Palace



Sark Island



Big Ben



Tobermory



Old Trafford

Sawduck

Stonehenge
Iconic landmark

Cosmo Kramer

Probably the weaker of the two rounds. Although I do like Glenfinnan Viaduct, very picturesque, so it's an easy pick for me here.

Buckingham Palace

I'm not even going to apologize for my fascination with the British Royal family.
The history, the scandals, & of course the buildings!

I will get inside Buckingham Palace someday.........

Purgative

Glenfinnan Viaduct wow what a fantastic structure and with a proper train on it.

SineadSpears

Big Ben definitely

alchemist33

Even as a Man Utd fan, I don't think OT has anything over other stadia.

Big Ben for me, it's instantly recognisable

Sawduck

Big Ben
My parents went to London for their honeymoon many many years ago and I remember seeing all the old photos when I was a kid of London and in particular big Ben, it's been a favourite of mine since then, as a man utd fan I was tempted to vote old Trafford

HeidiHeidi

I nominated Tobermory, because it manages to be super-cute as well as stunningly beautiful and magnificent all at the same time, and I had the best seafood chowder I've EVER eaten there (and it was a Womble as a bonus!) - but up against those others, I think it hasn't a hope......


But I'm going to vote Scotland again.


(That viaduct though..... )

Glenfinnan Viaduct.


Absolutely gorgeous in the 'flesh', the whole surroundings are fabulous.


A long-established legend attached to the Glenfinnan Viaduct was that a horse had fallen into one of the piers during construction in 1898 or 1899. In 1987, Professor Roland Paxton failed to find evidence of a horse at Glenfinnan using a fisheye camera inserted into boreholes in the only two piers large enough to accommodate a horse. In 1997, on the basis of local hearsay, he investigated the Loch nan Uamh Viaduct by the same method but found the piers to be full of rubble. Using scanning technology in 2001, the remains of the horse and cart were found at Loch nan Uamh, within the large central pylon.

**The two viaducts are about 15 miles apart

Electric Nitwit

Big Ben, has to be. Everyone in the world recognises it

Glenfinnan Viaduct is awesome though, close second