Architecture: how many of the buildings have you seen in real life?

[Bernard74]

Just curious about this. I am currently at 13.
Not sure about the UN headquarters, may have seen that as a kid when I was in NY with my parents but have no memory of it, so not counting.

Sears/Willis Tower
John Hancock Center (from a distance)
Empire State bldg
Space Needle
Guggenheim
White House
Rockefeller ctr.
Robie House
Brandenburg Gate
Big Ben
Tower of Pisa
Eiffel Tower
Trevi Fountain

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LIST OF SETS :
Set Name Released Number of Pieces
21000 Willis / Sears Tower 2008 / 2011 69
21001 John Hancock Center 2008 69
21002 Empire State Building 2009 77
21003 Seattle Space Needle 2009 57
21004 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 2009 208
21005 Fallingwater 2009 811
21006 The White House 2010 560
21007 Rockefeller Center 2011 240
21008 Burj Khalifa. 2011 208
21009 Farnsworth House 2011 546
21010 Robie House 2011 2276
21011 Brandenburg Gate 2011 363
21012 Sydney Opera House 2012 270
21013 Big Ben 2012 346
21014 Villa Savoye 2012 660
21016 Sungnyemun Gate 2012 325
21017 Imperial Hotel 2013 1188
21015 Leaning Tower of Pisa 2013 345
21018 United Nations Headquarters 2013 597
21019 The Eiffel Tower 2014 321
21020 The Trevi Fountain 2014 731
21021 Marina Bay Sands 2014 602

Edited August 20, 2014 by Grolim
Jaisonline - list of sets for reference. Grolim - added poll

[biniou]

The Eiffel Tower and that's it...

[Ciglione]

Empire State bldg
Guggenheim
White House
Rockefeller ctr.
Big Ben
Eiffel Tower
Trevi Fountain

 

[Grolim]

0

 

None in my country, and I'm particularly non-well travelled.

[TheOrcKing]

Far as landmarks recreated as an official Architecture set goes, The White House and that's it.

[jaisonline]

21002 Empire State Building 2009 77

21006 The White House 2010 560

21007 Rockefeller Center 2011 240

21013 Big Ben 2012 346

21018 United Nations Headquarters [16] 2013 597

21019 The Eiffel Tower 2014 321

21020 The Trevi Fountain 2014 731

Not as many of some...

[Migration]

Far as landmarks recreated as an official Architecture set goes, The White House and that's it.

Man, you need to get out more.

I've been to:

Sears Tower

John Hancock

Empire State Building

White House

Big Ben

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Eiffel Tower

Trevi Fountain

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[Quacs]

21000 Willis / Sears Tower 2008 / 2011

21001 John Hancock Center 2008

21002 Empire State Building 2009

21003 Seattle Space Needle 2009

21004 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 2009

21006 The White House 2010

21007 Rockefeller Center 2011

21010 Robie House 2011

21013 Big Ben 2012

21018 United Nations Headquarters

21019 The Eiffel Tower

[MartinP]

So far, I have only seen one on the list, which is the 21006 The White House.

[Bernard74]

So far, I have only seen one on the list, which is the 21006 The White House.

Maybe you and TheOrcKing can book a weekend to New York and add four to your list?

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[comicblast]

Only a handful:

21000 Willis / Sears Tower 2008 / 2011 69
21001 John Hancock Center 2008 69
21002 Empire State Building 2009 77
21006 The White House 2010 560

[Guest TabbyBoy]

Not bad for a Brit who's never been to New York:

 

21000 Willis / Sears Tower 2008 / 2011 69
21001 John Hancock Center 2008 69
21008 Burj Khalifa. 2011 208
21011 Brandenburg Gate 2011 363
21012 Sydney Opera House 2012 270
21013 Big Ben 2012 346
21016 Sungnyemun Gate 2012 325
21017 Imperial Hotel 2013 1188
21015 Leaning Tower of Pisa 2013 345
21019 The Eiffel Tower 2014 321
21020 The Trevi Fountain 2014 731

[minicoopers11]

13 as well

 

A trip to NYC is obviously essential to get the count up...lol

 

21000 Willis / Sears Tower 2008 / 2011 69
21001 John Hancock Center 2008 69
21002 Empire State Building 2009 77
21003 Seattle Space Needle 2009 57
21004 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 2009 208
21006 The White House 2010 560
21007 Rockefeller Center 2011 240
21008 Burj Khalifa. 2011 208
21011 Brandenburg Gate 2011 363
21015 Leaning Tower of Pisa 2013 345
21018 United Nations Headquarters 2013 597
21019 The Eiffel Tower 2014 321
21020 The Trevi Fountain 2014 731
 

[Darth_Raichu]

The ones I have entered/visited:

21003 Seattle Space Needle 2009 57

21011 Brandenburg Gate 2011 363

The ones within my viewing distance (from land, viewing from airplanes do not count)

21000 Willis / Sears Tower 2008 / 2011 69

21006 The White House 2010 560

21010 Robie House 2011 2276

21021 Marina Bay Sands 2014 602

[TheOrcKing]

Man, you need to get out more.

I actually have been through most of the fifty states in the US but none really with a landmark that any Architecture set has been based on. Then again I may have seen a couple from a distance but I guess they weren't that impressing to make enough of a mark in my mind. Out of anything from my travels in much younger days, standing there at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was the most humbling.

[biniou]

I understand that some people do not want to see buildings recently made by men, because it bores me so much that you would have to pay me a great amount to force me to visit these. ^^

On the other side I plan to see wall of china (2015), the Guadeloupe (2016) and hope some day I could see the niagara falls, grand canyon, pyramids and valley of the kings, japanese nature...

Ok for the trevi fountain or the tower of pisa, but the "robie house" or the "rockfeller center" ? Thanks but no thanks ! These would be the very lasts on my list...

[jaylay]

Just curious about this. I am currently at 13.

Not sure about the UN headquarters, may have seen that as a kid when I was in NY with my parents but have no memory of it, so not counting.

Sears/Willis Tower

John Hancock Center (from a distance)

Empire State bldg

Space Needle

Guggenheim

White House

Rockefeller ctr.

Robie House

Brandenburg Gate

Big Ben

Tower of Pisa

Eiffel Tower

Trevi Fountain

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LIST OF SETS :

Set Name Released Number of Pieces

21000 Willis / Sears Tower 2008 / 2011 69

21001 John Hancock Center 2008 69

21002 Empire State Building 2009 77

21003 Seattle Space Needle 2009 57

21004 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 2009 208

21005 Fallingwater 2009 811

21006 The White House 2010 560

21007 Rockefeller Center 2011 240

21008 Burj Khalifa. 2011 208

21009 Farnsworth House 2011 546

21010 Robie House 2011 2276

21011 Brandenburg Gate 2011 363

21012 Sydney Opera House 2012 270

21013 Big Ben 2012 346

21014 Villa Savoye 2012 660

21016 Sungnyemun Gate 2012 325

21017 Imperial Hotel 2013 1188

21015 Leaning Tower of Pisa 2013 345

21018 United Nations Headquarters 2013 597

21019 The Eiffel Tower 2014 321

21020 The Trevi Fountain 2014 731

21021 Marina Bay Sands 2014 602

 

 

ive seen the following below ...

 

Marina Bay Sands

The Trevi Fountain

The Eiffel Tower

UN Headquarters

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Big Ben

Brandenburg Gate

Rockafeller Center

Space Needle

Empire State Building

 

will work on seeing the rest ...

[Bernard74]

I understand that some people do not want to see buildings recently made by men, because it bores me so much that you would have to pay me a great amount to force me to visit these. ^^

On the other side I plan to see wall of china (2015), the Guadeloupe (2016) and hope some day I could see the niagara falls, grand canyon, pyramids and valley of the kings, japanese nature...

Ok for the trevi fountain or the tower of pisa, but the "robie house" or the "rockfeller center" ? Thanks but no thanks ! These would be the very lasts on my list...

 

To each their own. I have been to the Great Wall also and it's very impressive. Of course with things like the Pyramids you mainly marvel at how people could have built something on this scale without the aids of the industrial age. Buidlings like the Robie House / Guggenheim museum you mainly go to for the originality of the design.

 

Actually my visit to the Robie House was somewhat by accident. On one of my travels I had planned to take an Amtrak train from Chicago to New York but it was fully booked, so I crashed on the couch of a friend who lived nearby and booked the train for the next day. The following morning we took a walk around his area and I had seen in my travelguide this was a site of interest so we took the tour of the house. It was interesting (especially the way Frank Lloyd Wright integrated the design of the building with the design of the tainted windows, carpetry etc.) but unless you have a very strong interest in modern achitecture I can see why people would feel it's not really worth the trip.

[Ciglione]

There is always a good reason to go to the US. I like the buildings. Still hoping for a new architecture set of the flat building in New York. Love it!

[Bernard74]

You mean the flatiron building?

Would be a nice idea for the modular line also

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[Ciglione]

You mean the flatiron building?

Would be a nice idea for the modular line also

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Yes, I mean that one. Nice! And also there won't be as many pieces needed. Brilliant idea! 

[tractorboy]

I've only seen Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower. I've been to Berlin but was too busy partying on the east side of the city to go see the Brandenburg Gate.

I've been to Italy too, but only Torino.

[Alpinemaps]

White House and John Hancock Tower for me.

[Huskers1236]

Only Sears Tower.  It's amazing how much that thing moves when you're at the top.  Was not prepared for that.

[Grolim]

Someone should set up a niche travel company that takes tours to all of these places.