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ggrrg
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Bulgaria2716 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-17 22:11:18
August 17 2010 20:18 GMT
#1
My roommate and I somehow ended up discussing how famous the Cologne Cathedral is around the world, with him claiming that a large part of the population of the Western world knows about this building, while I am pretty certain that although famous, only a tiny fraction of people know about the cathedral. My roommate continued the discussion by comparing the cathedral to other famous buildings such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brandenburg Gate and the Hagia Sophia.

Knowing the deep affection for polls that people on TL have, I decided to make a survey to see how well-known the aforementioned buildings are.

Poll: Have you ever heard of the Cologne Cathedral?

No! (87)
 
72%

Yes! (34)
 
28%

121 total votes

Your vote: Have you ever heard of the Cologne Cathedral?

(Vote): Yes!
(Vote): No!



Poll: Have you ever heard of the Brandenburg Gate?

No! (65)
 
58%

Yes! (48)
 
42%

113 total votes

Your vote: Have you ever heard of the Brandenburg Gate?

(Vote): Yes!
(Vote): No!



Poll: Have you ever heard of the Eiffel Tower?

Of course! (109)
 
97%

No, I've been living under a rock. (3)
 
3%

112 total votes

Your vote: Have you ever heard of the Eiffel Tower?

(Vote): Of course!
(Vote): No, I've been living under a rock.



Poll: Have you ever heard of the Hagia Sophia?

Yes! (65)
 
61%

No, I've never played Civ 4! (42)
 
39%

107 total votes

Your vote: Have you ever heard of the Hagia Sophia?

(Vote): Yes!
(Vote): No, I've never played Civ 4!




Poll: Which building would you consider the most famous?

Eiffel Tower (96)
 
95%

Hagia Sophia (3)
 
3%

Cologne Cathedral (2)
 
2%

Brandenburg Gate (0)
 
0%

101 total votes

Your vote: Which building would you consider the most famous?

(Vote): Cologne Cathedral
(Vote): Brandenburg Gate
(Vote): Eiffel Tower
(Vote): Hagia Sophia



Poll: Which building would you consider the least famous?

Cologne Cathedral (51)
 
59%

Brandenburg Gate (21)
 
24%

Hagia Sophia (14)
 
16%

Eiffel Tower (1)
 
1%

87 total votes

Your vote: Which building would you consider the least famous?

(Vote): Cologne Cathedral
(Vote): Brandenburg Gate
(Vote): Eiffel Tower
(Vote): Hagia Sophia




As suggested by Pufftrees, here are some pictures of the buildings in this thread:
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The Cologne Cathedral on wikipedia

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The Brandenburg Gate on wikipedia

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Hagia Sophia on wikipedia

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The Eiffel Tower on wikipedia



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ella_guru
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada1741 Posts
August 17 2010 20:18 GMT
#2
I bet it smells nice.

no.
Each day gets better : )
Elegy
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States1629 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-17 20:27:49
August 17 2010 20:21 GMT
#3
hagia sophia SHOULD be the most famous, despite its desecration for ~500 years ><

Cologne cathedral would be the least famous, I'd say. Brandenburg gate possibly...hard to say...
Pufftrees
Profile Joined March 2009
2449 Posts
August 17 2010 20:22 GMT
#4
Interesting poll. From general US cultures I'd say the order of people knowing will be Eiffel then Hagia then the Brand/Cath in any order.
Chance favors the prepared mind.
Weasel-
Profile Joined June 2009
Canada1556 Posts
August 17 2010 20:24 GMT
#5
Hard to declare one of them as being the least famous when I've only ever heard of one of them.
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
16978 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-17 20:30:24
August 17 2010 20:30 GMT
#6
Of these four, I'd say in America at least, the Eiffel Tower is the most known, followed by the Hagia Sophia, then the Brandenberg Gate, and lastly, the Cologne Cathedral.

EDIT: And only by those who had a decent education.
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GreatFall
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1061 Posts
August 17 2010 20:36 GMT
#7
Speaking as an American, we are lucky to even know what the Eiffel Tower is.
Inventor of the 'Burning Tide' technique to quickly getting Outmatched Crusher achivement :D
Ryps
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Romania2740 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-17 20:38:45
August 17 2010 20:38 GMT
#8
I knew them all by sight but I didnt knew the name of Hagia Sophia & Cologne Cathedral.
Kyuukyuu
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada6263 Posts
August 17 2010 20:38 GMT
#9
None of those things are remotely close to Eiffel Tower in terms of worldwide renown o_O

I would say gate > cathedral, ie. cathedral least known
Scorcher2k
Profile Joined November 2009
United States802 Posts
August 17 2010 20:45 GMT
#10
On August 18 2010 05:36 GreatFall wrote:
Speaking as an American, we are lucky to even know what the Eiffel Tower is.

What dey said.
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
16978 Posts
August 17 2010 20:56 GMT
#11
On August 18 2010 05:38 Kyuukyuu wrote:
None of those things are remotely close to Eiffel Tower in terms of worldwide renown o_O

I would say gate > cathedral, ie. cathedral least known


Interestingly, (besides my European history classes), I also learned about all these landmarks in my French classes X_X
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MoltkeWarding
Profile Joined November 2003
5195 Posts
August 17 2010 21:15 GMT
#12
I've visited all of them except the Hagia Sophia.

The Cologne Cathedral is far more impressive but less renowned than the Eiffel Tower, a prime specimen of gothic revivalist architecture. It was also the tallest structure in the world for four years after its completion in 1880; the Eiffel Tower was erected in 1889 and held the record until 1930.

I remember vividly my own impressions of having first seen the majesty of the Cathedral without the gradualism of approach. It's right there if you step out of the Köln train station and take a glance to your right, and suddenly there is a gargantuan spire dominating the view.
Pufftrees
Profile Joined March 2009
2449 Posts
August 17 2010 21:37 GMT
#13
Should make this into a more of a history lesson and add some photos/description (maybe just a wiki link). Can't hurt to spread some culture to those who are unfamiliar with these international and historic landmarks.
Chance favors the prepared mind.
OhThatDang
Profile Joined August 2004
United States4685 Posts
August 17 2010 21:39 GMT
#14
Aha sad to say I haven't heard of any except the eiffel tower....sadness consumes me
troi oi thang map nai!!!
Lightwip
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States5497 Posts
August 17 2010 22:23 GMT
#15
Heard of all of them from art history.
Don't remind me of those painful memories.
If you are not Bisu, chances are I hate you.
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