America's most popular buildings......which ones have you seen?
By mckenziemom
@mckenziemom (523)
United States
March 15, 2007 4:05pm CST
A new list of America's most popular buidings was released by The American Institute of Architecture. The results were determined by a poll of 1800 Americans naming their favorite 150 structures across the nation. I have listed the top 20 from the list which was released last month.
Actually the list is comprised of famous buidings but also
bridges and other structures.
Do you agree with the top 20 list? Have you seen any of these buidings in person? Do you live nearby one of these structures listed? Anything you think is missing from the top 20? Have an interesting story about any of the sites? Any buidings on your must see list? To check out the whole list of 150 buidings go to the website www.aia150.org
I have seen 13 of the top 20 and I must say that it is hard to choose my favorite. It would be a tie between the Lincoln Memorial and Vietnam Veterans memorial, both very grand beautiful and very moving to see in person.
Here's a list of top 20 buildings/structures the cityw where they are located and the year they were built:
1. Empire State Buiding (1931)-New York
2. The White House (1792)-Washington D.C.
3. The Washington National Cathedral(1990)Washington D.C.
4. Thomas Jefferson Memeorial(1943)Washington D.C.
5. Golden Gate Bridge (1937) San Francisco, CA.
6. U.S. Capital (1793-1865)Washington D.C.
7. Lincoln Memorial (1922)Washington, D.C.
8. Biltmore Estates/Vanderbilt Residence (1895)Asheville, NC
9. Chrysler Building (1930)New York
10.Vietnam Veterans Memorial (1982) Washington D.C.
11.St. Patrick's Cathedral- (1878) New York
12.Washington Monument (1884) Washington D.C
13.Grand Central Terminal(1913) New York
14.Gateway Arch- (1965)-St. Loius, MO
15.Supreme Court of the United States-(1935)-Washington D.C.
16.St.Regis Hotel-(1904)-New York
17.Metropolitan Museum of Art-((1880-1889) New York
18.Hotel De Coronado (1888)- San Diego, CA
19.World Trade Center-(1972-1977)-New York
20.Brooklyn Bridge-(1883)-New York
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@carpenter5 (6782)
• United States
14 Mar 09
In the summer of 1984; I spent 2 weeks in Washington, DC. I had the opportunity to see the following
1. The White House (1792)-Washington D.C.
2. The Washington National Cathedral(1990)Washington D.C.
3. Thomas Jefferson Memeorial(1943)Washington D.C.
4. U.S. Capital (1793-1865)Washington D.C.
5.Vietnam Veterans Memorial (1982) Washington D.C.
6.Washington Monument (1884) Washington D.C
7.Supreme Court of the United States-(1935)-Washington D.C.
We also spent a couple of days in St. Louis over the Memorial Day Weekend and was able to see the
14.Gateway Arch- (1965)-St. Loius, MO
This was a really cool discussion. It's a shame that no body had commented on it after two years. I think sometimes, they get buried if there are too many posted right about the same time!
