Personal Tour - Originality

 

Your answers to the psychometric questions at the RANKING TEST tab reveal your personal favorites among the 15 Beautiful Facets.  You can then prioritize your visits to beautiful places in CitiesBeautiful.org’s 25 cities, by focusing on your favorite Beautiful Facet.  Clicking on any Beautiful Facet below will take you to a table that has all 25 cities’ Principle Features and Honorable Mentions that have been classified by that specific Beautiful Facet.  Each table is sorted by the highest scoring city for that Beautiful Facet down to the lowest scoring city. 

 

This webpage is the personalized tour of all the beautiful places that have the Beautiful Facet classification of ORIGINALITY.

 

 

 

CITYSCOREPRINCIPLE FEATURESHONORABLE MENTIONS
BARCELONA100.0La Sagrada Família, Palau de la Música Catalana, La Pedrera (Casa Milà)La Manzana de la Discordia,  Finca Güell, Torre Bellesguard, Parc de l'Espanya Industrial, Golden Fish Sculpture
CHICAGO92.3Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings--Robie House, Unity Temple, Charnly-Persky House, FLW Home and Studio; Millennium Park--Cloud Gate aka Bean Gate, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Gehry BP Bridge; SR Crown Hall at the Illinois Instite of TechnologySullivan Center, Michigan Avenue Bridge, James R Thompson Center, Watery Buildings-- Aqua, Marina City, Lakepoint Tower
LONDON92.3Tower Bridge, Big Ben, Royal Albert HallRoyal Mews, The Gherkin, The Shard, Lloyds of London, City Hall, Admiralty Arch
PRAGUE84.6Old Town Hall & Astronomical Clock (Pražský orloj), Dancing House (Tančící dům), Petrin Tower (Petřínská rozhledna)Star Royal Summer Palace in Prague (Letohradek Hvezda),  Žižkov Television Tower (Žižkovský vysílač), Vltava Water Tower + Manes Art Gallery (Výstavní Síň Mánes), Mirror Maze  (Zrcadlové bludište)
KYOTO76.9Torii of the Fushimi-Inari Taisha Shrine, Rock Gardens of Ryoanji Temple, Tofuku-ji Gateway/ArchAdashino Nembutsu-ji Cemetery,  Toei Kyoto Studio Park/Movie Land (Toei Uzumasa Eigamura)
SEOUL76.9World Peace Gate at Olympic Park, Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park, City HallBongeunsa Temple, Banpo Bridge & Floating Island,  Bosingak Bell Pavilion, KT&G SangsangMadang, Ihwa Mural Village
JAIPUR69.2Jal Mahal (Water Palace); 10 Gates -- Tripolia Gate and the other gates in the City Palace and Jaipur Old Wall; Sheesh Mahal (Mirror Palace, in Amber Fort)Peacock Gate in City Palace, Raj Mandir Cinema, Panna Meena ka Kund (steps near Amer Fort)
SAN FRANCISCO69.2Lombard Street, Transamerica Building, New St. Mary's CathedralTelegraph Hill Parrots, Farallon Islands
ST. PETERSBURG69.2Bridges -- Anichkov, Banks, Lions,   Egyptian, Blue, etc.; Kazan Cathedral (Kazansky Sobor); Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood (Tserkov Spasitelya Na Krovi)Rostral Columns; Chesma Cathedral and Monastery; Towers -- Bell Tower of Church of Our lady of Vladimir, Tower of the City Duma, Tower of the World of Water Museum
VANCOUVER69.2Canada Place, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Granville Island Water ParkSam Kee Building, Steam Clock
AMSTERDAM61.5Red Light District (De Wallen), Skinny Bridge (Magere Brug), Cinema Museum (Filmmuseum) aka Eye Film Institute De Gooyer Windmill (Molen De Gooyer), Chess Square (Max Euweplein)
FEZ61.5Chouwara Tanneries aka Terrasse des Tanneurs; Seffarine Square (Coppersmiths) ; Water Clock (House)Fontaine Nejjarine
ISTANBUL61.5Yerebatan Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnici), Galata Tower (Galata Kulesi), Leander's Tower aka Maiden's Tower (Kız Kulesi)Cistern of Philoxenos aka Binbirdirek Cistern (Binbirdirek Sarniçi), Dolmabahçe Palace Clock Tower, Taksim Maksemi
BUDAPEST53.8Fishermen's Bastion (Halászbástya), Vajdahunyad Castle (Vajdahunyad vára), National Theatre (Nemzeti Színház)Matthias Fountain (Mátyás kútja), Török Bank House (Török Bankház)
BUENOS AIRES53.8Palacio de Las Aguas Corrientes,  Floralis Genérica, CamitoTorre Monumental, El Ateneo Bookstore 
PARIS53.8Catacombs, Grande Pyramide, Moulin de la Galette (windmill)Cité de la Musique including Musée de la Musique
RIO DE JANEIRO53.8Escadaria Selarón , Museu de Arte Contemporânea -- Niterói,  Catedral Metropolitana Palácio Gustavo Capanema a.k.a. MES Building
ROME53.8Trevi Fountain, Capuchin Cemetery, Baths of CaracallaCatacombs of St. Domitilla, 
WASHINGTON DC53.8International Spy Museum, C & O Canal, NewsiumThe Octogon, Kreeger Museum
HONG KONG46.2Wisdom Path near the Tian Tan Buddha,                Clock Tower, Lippo Centre Jardine House, Mid-levels Escalators
MELBOURNE46.2Federation Square, Birrarung Marr, Forum Theatre Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (AAMI Park), Coop's Shot Tower
SYDNEY46.2Sydney Opera House, Quarantine Station, Vaucluse HouseQuarantine Station, Vaucluse House, Minus 5 Ice Lounge 
ATHENS38.5Tower of the Winds, Numismatic Museum,  Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry MuseumOutdoor Movie Theaters -- Cine Paris & Cine Thisio
CAPE TOWN38.5Dock Clock Tower and Tide Gauge House, Blue Lodge (and Other Victorians on Long Street), Mostert's (Wind) Mill 
JERUSALEM38.5Church of Mary Magdalene, Montefiore's Windmill, Zoharei Chama Synagogue aka Sundial BuildingZedekiah's Cave