What are the real structures represented by the Small World backdrop?

[Sailor310]

Every time I go to It's a Small World, I try to guess what famous world structures all the towers in the backdrop represent. I've looked all over the web trying to find an authoritative list. Does anyone know what all the towers are?

Ok. I'll make my guesses. Eifel tower, leaning tower of Pisa, St Mark's Venice, Big Ben, Parthenon, St Basil's-the Kremlin, Red Pagoda, Kyoto, Taj Mahal, Dutch windmill, Notre Dame, St Peter's Rome, Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence

 

[Roger_the_pianist]

Make this an info graphic!

 

[Sailor310]

Make this an info graphic!

Sorry, I'm not that computer savvy. There are all kinds of 'famous worldwide silhouettes' out there. Not that helpful.

 

[waltography]

Here's my best guess:

Let me know where you're seeing your guesses and I can try to annotate too.

 

[denyuntilcaught]

Okay, I must admit that I am that slow, but I never correlated the fact that the facade is composed of a series of landmarks. Like, I saw the Eiffel Tower, but I always thought everything else was an assorted series of domes and towers. Like, nothing made me think "oh, that's the Hagia Sophia" as I'm sipping on a Dole whip and churro in hand.

Wow.

 

[waltography]

Okay, I must admit that I am that slow, but I never correlated the fact that the facade is composed of a series of landmarks. Like, I saw the Eiffel Tower, but I always thought everything else was an assorted series of domes and towers. Like, nothing made me think "oh, that's the Hagia Sophia" as I'm sipping on a Dole whip and churro in hand.

Wow.

I think it's a bit of both! The beauty of Small World's facade is in the way it unifies a lot of various architectural styles from around the world by reducing it to its simplest geometry. The landmarks I point out may not exactly look as they appear in the facade (obvious statement haha) but they share the same visual language.