architectural icon
Celebrated structural monument
An architectural icon is a building or structure so distinctive and recognizable that it symbolizes a place, era, or idea.
The Sydney Opera House is an architectural icon of Australia; the Eiffel Tower represents Paris itself.
Such structures transcend their original function to become cultural landmarks: The Chrysler Building remains an architectural icon of Art Deco design.
- KaabaSacred cube in Mecca
- national symbolIcon representing a country
- towerTall slender edifice
- Sagrada FamíliaFamous incomplete Barcelona basilica
- Eiffel TowerIron lattice monument, Paris
modernism · Forbidden City · Sydney Opera House · photo op · landmark · arch · grand staircase · Angkor Wat · Fallingwater · skyscraper · Leaning Tower of Pisa · Taj Mahal · Neuschwanstein Castle · Parthenon · Dome of the Rock · Statue of Liberty · St. Basil's Cathedral · Burj Khalifa
- archesarch, triumphal arch, memorial arch, roman arch, victory arch
architectural iconeyesore
Offensively unattractive thing
tract housing · strip mall · big box store · big-box store · parking garage
architectural icontemporary structure
Non-permanent built form
teardown · condemned building · tear-down · construction trailer · blight