Ultimate World Landmark Tournament

Kolido

I prefer the bridge but for represnting the US and from an iconic pov, I will vote the statue

Omackeral

Only 5 spots remaining in Round 1 and we’re gonna decide them all tonight!

Am I judging these wrong?


Are we voting for the best landmark or the most iconic?

Purgative

Deleted User wrote: »

Am I judging these wrong?


Are we voting for the best landmark or the most iconic?

That's a good question. I'm not sure that there is an answer. It came up in an earlier comp and iirc that there is no right or wrong. That you can judge in anyway you see fit: most iconic, best, most stunning look, most genuine ...

What happens when the most iconic meets the most genuine - well, we'll see.

If someone wants to jump in ...

Cosmo Kramer

I think you just need to vote for your own favourite in each match.

I wouldn't overthink it!

alchemist33

"Best" is a very subjective term, but better than trying to break it down into its individual components. I might vote on history, symbolism, engineering, beauty, or, indeed, fame/iconicity. Or just go with my gut - what do I want to see, ir see again?

Omackeral

Purgative wrote: »

That's a good question. I'm not sure that there is an answer. You can judge in anyway you see fit: most iconic, best, most stunning look, most genuine ...

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

I think you just need to vote for your own favourite in each match.

I wouldn't overthink it!

alchemist33 wrote: »

"Best" is a very subjective term, but better than trying to break it down into its individual components. I might vote on history, symbolism, engineering, beauty, or, indeed, fame/iconicity. Or just go with my gut - what do I want to see, it see again?

All of these answers are correct. It'a what makes it great IMO. We are on the home stretch of the qualifiers now folks, next ones are on the horizon. Should be up by 8:30 or so.

Purgative

Omackeral

Purgative wrote: »

I'm here motherfucker :P

Purgative

Omackeral wrote: »

I'm here motherfucker :P

Just amusing myself in a lull

Omackeral

St Peter's Square



Vatican Museum



Vatican Gardens

cdeb

Ha!

Is that the entire country nominated?

I'll go with the museum. More in it than in the other two.

Necro

St Peter's Square

Just seems more 'landmarky' to me personally.

Purgative

St Peters Square - because of St Peter and the fishes.

St Peter's Square
Just like it better

Cosmo Kramer

Not quite the entire country - the basilica itself wasn't nominated (or the railway station). Anyway I'll go for the museum - Sistine Chapel and Map Room are highlights.

alchemist33

St Peters Square. Love the layout

Tauriel

Vatican Museum

Looks very impressive

Sawduck

St Peter's Square
I have been there and it's pretty impressive, the pidgins are not impressive though

PTH2009

St Peter's Square

HeidiHeidi

St. Peter's Square - v impressive space

ShaneU

Sistine Chapel is in the Vatican Museums so yeah, that gets my vote

Omackeral

St Peter's Square advances and will represent Vatican City

Omackeral

Venezuela has an automatic qualifier which we will see in Round 1

Omackeral

Ha-Long Bay



Golden Bridge of Ba Na Hills



Train Street



Dragon Bridge Da Nang



Ban Gioc Waterfall

ShaneU

Fire breathing dragon bridge? sign me up :eek:

Necro

Gotta go with

Ha-Long Bay

It's absolutely gorgeous, spent a week on an island here back in my south-east Asia travels.

cdeb

Some very strong contenders here actually.

That bridge in particular is cool, and Ha Long Bay is stunning, but I like trains, and I hadn't a notion about Train Street until I stumbled across it while exploring Hanoi. It's utterly ridiculous and different, so it gets my vote.

Necro

ShaneU wrote: »

Fire breathing dragon bridge? sign me up :eek:

That was the second greatest highlight of Vietnam for me

ChannelNo5

Love a good train based landmark but the Golden Bridge of Ba Na Hills looks amazing