Ultimate World Landmark Tournament

Kolido

I'm probably in the minority but neither are overly impressive (again I'm missing the story behind them so take my opinion with a pinch of salt), though I will give the bridge a vote as it is more landmarky imo.

Been to both.
The bridge is nice, it's great to watch the divers go off it, it is a rebuild & the Irish had a big part in the rebuild.

Halong bay is beautiful, you can spend much longer there & there is more to do then in Mostar.

Looking at them, I prefer Halong Bay, so my vote for Vietnam pls

Sawduck

Ha-Long Bay
This has always impressed me whenever I have seen it in movies or TV shows, unfortunately I have never been here

Stari Most advances to Round 2

Coming up we have two smaller nations with automatic qualifiers. Stick around to see what's up momentarily.

Without being biased, I'm gonna suggest you have a google image search of the first one coming up in the next match and have a little look at a few different images because it's tough to do it justice from just one. I've never personally seen nor heard of it myself until just now.

HeidiHeidi

Omackeral wrote: »

Without being biased, I'm gonna suggest you have a google image search of the first one coming up in the next match and have a little look at a few different images because it's tough to do it justice from just one. I've never personally seen nor heard of it myself until just now.

Intriguing!

Marina Bay Sands (Singapore)



VS

Casemates du Bock (Luxembourg)

cdeb

Two more of my nominations here.

Marina Bay Sands looks dramatic cos that's a fecking swimming pool on top.

But the Casemates are cool - a whole WWII-era warren of tunnels built into that rock. Gets my vote.

Necro

Is that a.. cruiseliner on top of a building?

Marina Bay Sands (Singapore)

Way more intriguing than the Luxembourg qualifier.

HeidiHeidi

Oh that hotel featured in that Race Across the World reality programme (or whatever it was called - pairs on a ridiculous budget legging it around the world anyway) - it looks INCREDIBLE!


I remember being in Luxembourg years and years and years ago, and seeing the Casemates listed in the guidebook, and I just couldn't muster up the energy to figure out what they were, never mind visit them.


So it's the hotel for me. Goes against all my usual instincts, but if I was anywhere near Singapore, I'd definitely be heading there for a look (and a cocktail on that roof!)

Marina Bay Sands

Ill go with this because I like to see modern architecture doing dramatic things

Tauriel

Casemates du Bock (Luxembourg)

I just prefer the older stone work. Very pretty.

Kolido

Marina Bay looks awesome, gets my vote. I just love unique buildings, especially skyscrapers.

Cosmo Kramer

Marina Bay Sands. It's rare for a hotel to be a focal point for a whole country in the way the Marina Bay Sands is in Singapore. As pointed out by another poster the freight liner like thing on top is actually an infinity pool with views right across the city. It's an impressive building and a real landmark for Singapore.

Irish Aris

Marina Bay Sands.
Absolutely magnificent.
I regret not going when I visited Singapore 10 years ago, it is on the list for my next visit there.

Sawduck

Marina Bay Sands.
One of the strangest looking hotels i have seen, but also one of the most interesting, if I'm ever visiting Singapore i will stay here

Singapore - I love looking at it when the Grand Prix is on.

ChannelNo5

Marina Bay Sands (Singapore). Googled it. Sweet baby Jebus that infinity pool!!

Marina Bay Sands advances to Round 2

Next match is booked and ready to go.

Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy)



VS

Pripyat

Cosmo Kramer

Pripyat. That ferris wheel always gives me the shivers.

Although extremely famous I found the leaning tower to be disappointing in reality.

The leaning tower of Pisa.

I love that you can position yourself for a photograph in such a way that it appears as though you’re trying to keep it from falling over.

Pripyat

The whole story behind it is chilling. Sitting there empty......

Necro

Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy)

Because apparently, ferris wheels aren't cool

#notbitter #justicefortheeye

:pac:

cdeb

Ouch. Love these two also. I think there's more to Pripyat in that it's a 50k population city that you can wander around for hours, whereas the Tower - though it looks great (I've never been) is just a tower. Can you go into it?

Irish Aris

Necro wrote: »

Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy)

Because apparently, ferris wheels aren't cool

#notbitter #justicefortheeye

:pac:

I presume you refer to the London Eye? I have gone and found it a bit meh. . . until it reached the top and I got this amazing view of London. And then I spent a fortune in the store

I'll vote for Pisa as well, might not be super impressive, but sure is very unique.

breezy1985

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

The leaning tower of Pisa.

I love that you can position yourself for a photograph in such a way that it appears as though you’re trying to keep it from falling over.

Please god tell me this is sarcasm.

I'm going for Pripyat and one of the reasons is I hate those photos not that HBO Chernobyl hasn't created Insta clowns in hasmat suits.
In truth the story of Pripyat has always fascinated me so that's my pick

Tauriel

Pripyat

The history of Chernobyl and what that ferris wheel symbolises.