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 GRANDEUR.
| CITY | SCORE | PRINCIPLE FEATURES | HONORABLE MENTIONS |
| WASHINGTON DC | 84.6 | L'Enfant's Master Plan for Washington D.C., The Capitol Building, The Mall | Union Station, Treasury Building |
| CHICAGO | 76.9 | Towers--Willis [Sears] Tower, John Hancock Building, Reliance Building, Federal Center , 860-880 Lake Shore Drive, etc.; Chicago Board of Trade; Marshall Field and Company Building | Chicago Theater, McCormick Place, Merchandise Mart, Union Station |
| PRAGUE | 76.9 | Grand Squares--Old Town Square, Wenceslas Square, Charles Square, Castle Square, etc.; Loreta (Loretánské); Rudolfinum | Černín Palace (Černínský palác), Wallenstein Palace (Valdštejnský palác), Main Train Station (Hlavní nádraží) |
| ISTANBUL | 69.2 | Hagia Sofia (Ayasofya ), Dolmabahçe Palace (Dolmabahçe Sarayi), Crowned Prince Mosque Complex (Sehzade Külliyesi) | Beylerbeyi Palace (Beylerbeyi Sarayi), Bosphorus Bridge (Boğaziçi Köprüsü) |
| PARIS | 69.2 | Eiffel Tower, Panthéon, Place de la Concorde | Madeleine |
| ROME | 69.2 | Colosseum, Pantheon, Piazza Navona | Piazza del Popolo |
| BUENOS AIRES | 61.5 | Palacio Barolo, Congreso, Círculo Militar a.k.a. Palacio Paz | Centro Naval, Edificio Kavanagh |
| KYOTO | 61.5 | Kiyomizu Temple, Sanjusangen-do Hall, Heian-jingū Shrine | Tofuku-ji Temple |
| RIO DE JANEIRO | 61.5 | Corcovado and Cristo Redentor, Palácio Das Laranjeiras in Guinle Park, Praça XV de Novembro | Carioca Aqueduct (Aqueduto da Carioca aka Arcos da Lapa) |
| SAN FRANCISCO | 61.5 | Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge, Palace of Fine Arts | Nob Hill (Huntington Park Surroundings) |
| ST. PETERSBURG | 61.5 | Huge, Magnificant Squares -- Palace Square; Arts Square, Ostrovsky Square, etc.; General Staff Building (Glavny Shtab) the longest building in Europe; Smolny Cathedral and Convent (Smolny Sobor) | Admiralty Building; Peter and Paul Cathedral's Bell Tower is the world's tallest Orthodox bell tower. |
| ATHENS | 53.8 | The Acropolis, Mount Lycabettus (aka Lycabettos, Lykabettos or Lykavittos) including St. George Chapel and Lycabettus Theater, Temple of Hephaestus (aka Theseion/Hepasiston), | [None] |
| BARCELONA | 53.8 | Plaza de Toros Monumental, Edificio Fòrum aka Museu Blau, with Torre Diagonal Zero Zero, Mirador de Colón | Arenas de Barcelona, Torre Agbar |
| BUDAPEST | 53.8 | Buda Castle a.k.a. Royal Palace (Királyi Palota);Railway Stations -- East Station (Keleti pályaudvar) West Station (Nyugati pályaudvar); Széchenyi Medicinal Bath (Széchenyi-gyógyfürdő) | Royal Palace of Gödöllo (Gödölloi Királyi Kastély) |
| SEOUL | 53.8 | Eight Gates (Gwanghwamun, Sungnyemun, Dongdaemun, etc.); Gwanghwamun Plaza; 63 City Building | COEX Mall |
| AMSTERDAM | 46.2 | Principal Squares -- Dam, Rembrandtplein, Leidseplein, etc.; Central Station (Centraal Station); Maison de la Navigation | Berlage's Stock Exchange (Beurs van Berlage) |
| HONG KONG | 46.2 | Bank of China Tower, HSBC Building, Two International Finance Centre | International Commerce Centre, Central Plaza |
| JAIPUR | 46.2 | City Palace Complex, Rambagh Palace (former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur and now a luxury Taj Palace Hotel), Ishwari Minar Swarga Sal (minaret/tower) | [None] |
| SYDNEY | 46.2 | Harbour Bridge, Sydney Tower, Central Station | Central Station |
| CAPE TOWN | 38.5 | City Hall, Parliament, Mutual Heights Building | [None] |
| LONDON | 38.5 | Somerset House, St. Pancras Station, Canary Wharf | The Mall |
| MELBOURNE | 38.5 | Royal Exhibition Building, Hotel Windsor, Flinders Street Station | Melbourne Mansion at Werribee, Melbourne Town Hall |
| FEZ | 30.8 | Bab Boujloud; Heri el Souani (Royal Granaries); Hotel Sofitel Fès Palais Jamaï | [None] |
| JERUSALEM | 30.8 | Rockefeller Museum, Supreme Court Building, King David Hotel | Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem |
| VANCOUVER | 23.1 | One Waterfront Station, Lions Gate Bridge | [None] |
