In 2012, based on Google maps, the Sightsmap map was created, which collects data from photo sharing services Panoramio, Wikivoyage and Foursquare.
As a result, visitors to Sightsmap had the opportunity to see the most frequently photographed places on the planet. The most popular objects glow brightly on the map, flowing from burgundy to fiery yellow. Any object on Sightsmap can be enlarged and closely scrutinized in detail.
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10. St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest
10. St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest
Surprisingly, among the Catholic cathedrals the mostpopular with photographers were not the Cathedral of St. Petra and not Notre Dame, but the ornate basilica of St. Istvan. The construction of the cathedral lasted 54 years, it was consecrated in 1905.
9. Caminito, Buenos Aires
The most picturesque street of the Argentine capital is located in the area of La Boca. Houses here are painted in bright colors, and numerous local artists right on the street sell their work to everyone who wishes.
8. Michelangelo Square, Florence
From this square on a hill, a truly magnificent view of the whole of Florence opens. Photographs taken in the Piazzale Michelangelo are not inferior to the beauty of professional postcards. In the center of the square is a bronze replica of the famous David Michelangelo.
7. Hotel de Paris, Monte Carlo
This luxury hotel is attractive and in itself, however it became very popular with tourists after it was shown in the 17th Bond film "Golden Eye".In addition, near this hotel you can often capture a camera of show business stars of world size.
6. Academy Bridge, Venice
The Academy Bridge is one of four bridges thrown across the Grand Canal. Once the bridge was hung with locks left by lovers in honor of the inviolability of sacred bonds. However, the city authorities found the tradition not very aesthetic and the bridge was practically cleaned.
5. Maiden's Tower, Istanbul
On the border of Europe and Asia, East and West, there is a Maiden's Tower, surrounded by water, which for a long history has been visited by a beacon, a prison, and a quarantine isolator. Today there is a restaurant in the tower.
4. Moulin Rouge, Paris
The symbol of Paris is the Eiffel Tower. However, the most photographed place of the French capital was the classical cabaret on Boulevard Clichy. Here and today the famous cancan dances, which once captured Toulouse-Lautrec in his works.
3. Park Guell, Barcelona
The style of the famous architect Antonio Gaudi can not be confused with something else. Fancy shapes and vividness of colors attract millions of tourists. Barcelona Park Güell is one of the most visited sights of Southern Europe.
2. Trinita dei Monti, Rome
Of the hundreds of historical attractions of the Eternal City, tourists often take pictures not of the Colosseum and the ruins of the Forum, but of the Catholic Church of the 16th century.
1. Solomon Guggenheim Museum, New York
Surprisingly, the most frequently photographed place in the US is not the Statue of Liberty, but the original building of the museum. The museum is located in the neighborhood of the Central Park, which is also popular with photographers.
