James Lucas@JamesLucasIT · Jun 19, 2024

Thread on alternative views of iconic landmarks you (probably) haven’t seen before 🧵 1. The worn steps of the Tower…

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A curated collection of 30 unique and lesser-known perspectives of world-famous landmarks, including aerial views, interior shots, and angles rarely seen by the public. The thread showcases iconic structures from around the globe in ways that highlight their architectural details and reveal contrasts often hidden from typical visitor viewpoints.

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Thread on alternative views of iconic landmarks you (probably) haven’t seen before 🧵 1. The worn steps of the Tower of Pisa
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2. A backside view of the Great Sphinx that features its giant tail.
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3. The view from the outstretched arms of Christ The Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This 30-meter (98-foot) tall statue is the largest Art Deco-style sculpture in the world. x.com/tuidelescriban…
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4. Photographer Alexander Ladanivskyy, in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism, captured an extraordinary drone shot of the Great Pyramid of Giza from an unusual perspective.
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5. The Shanhai Pass, where the Great Wall of China meets the ocean.
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6. The back panel of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa
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7. A view of the Taj Mahal that you do not usually see, highlighting the stark contrast between opulence and poverty divided by a single wall.
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8. The Eiffel tower from below
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9. Top down view of the Statue of Liberty
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10. The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica seen through Rome's most famous keyhole.
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11. The backside of Tutankhamun's burial mask
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12. Inside the Colosseum, Rome
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13. Mont Saint-Michel at low tide
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14. View from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy. The tower began leaning during 12th-century construction due to soft ground. By 1990, the tilt was 5.5 degrees. Stabilization from 1993 to 2001 reduced it to 3.97 degrees.
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15. Arc de Triomphe, Paris
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16. A rare view of the Statue of Liberty from the balcony on its torch. People can be seen looking out from the crown. Public access to the torch has been barred since 1916.
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17. Central Park, New-York
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18. Sydney Opera House from top
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19. Aerial view of Cloud Gate, also known as The Bean. Perhaps not an "iconic landmark", but an exceptionally unique perspective nonetheless.
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20. The ceiling of the Sagrada Família
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21. The back of Mount Rushmore
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22. The back of the iconic "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign
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23. Lincoln Memorial before the reflecting pool
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24. Inside the Tower of Pisa
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25. Mount Fuji from a plane window
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26. Aerial view of Kaaba, Mecca
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27. View from El Castillo to the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza
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28. Aerial View of Angkor Wat Recognized as the largest religious structure in the world by Guinness World Records, the temple of Angkor Wat is encircled by a 190-meter-wide man-made moat, which forms a massive rectangle measuring 1.5 kilometers by 1.3 kilometers.
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29. Oculus: the eye of the Pantheon x.com/xmuse_/status/…
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30. Stonehenge seems disorderly up close, but this aerial view show its magnificent circular design. Beginning as a basic wooden circle with a ditch and bank circa 3100 B.C., it developed over 1,500 years integrating massive stones, some transported across hundreds of miles.
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James Lucas@JamesLucasIT · Jun 19, 2024
Thread on alternative views of iconic landmarks you (probably) haven’t seen before 🧵 1. The worn steps of the Tower of Pisa