The Top 30 most photographed landmarks

About the Top 30 list

Rank	Landmark	Location	No. of Instagram images	% from top three angles
1	Eiffel Tower	France	4,654,699	35%
2	Big Ben	UK	2,435,223	50%
3	The Louvre	France	1,740,908	43%
4	Empire State Building	USA	1,570,167	45%
5	Burj Khalifa	UAE	1,446,682	43%
6	Notre Dame Cathedral	France	1,330,688	53%
7	St Peter’s Basilica	Vatican City	1,131,705	30%
8	Time Square	USA	1,100,344	54%
9	Sagrada Familia	Spain	936,216	55%
10	Colosseum	Italy	860,248	66%
11	Statue of Liberty	USA	813,930	74%
12	Machu Picchu	Peru	745,815	85%
13	Alhambra	Spain	745,716	35%
14	Borobudur	Indonesia	667,086	50%
15	Red Square	Russia	591,430	52%
16	Christ the Redeemer	Brazil	581,523	71%
17	Taj Mahal	India	571,070	38%
18	Burj Al Arab	UAE	534,562	56%
19	Mount Fuji	Japan	533,696	77%
20	Buckingham Palace	UK	498,280	58%
21	Tokyo Tower	Japan	485,744	44%
22	Ha Long Bay	Thailand	475,390	57%
23	Arc de Triomphe	France	449,856	49%
24	Berlin Wall	Germany	434,869	21%
25	Trevi Fountain	Italy	427,708	74%
26	Great Wall of China	China	412,603	72%
27	Sydney Opera House	Australia	408,919	44%
28	Table Mountain	South Africa	386,723	61%
29	Park Güell	Spain	383,853	32%
30	Sacré-Cœur Basilica	France	376,730	59%

 

About the ‘New Perspectives’ report (full report available)

The report has combined the work of OneFifty, a digital data and strategy consultancy; with market research company OnePoll who conducted survey / data research around the world. The statistics within the report are a collective of 5,352 respondents across five territories – UK, Germany, France, Spain and UAE.

*A note about the statistics throughout the report

All statistics in the report are not representative of the general population but are of those surveyed. A sample size of 5,352 across four European markets (UK, Germany, France, Spain and UAE) were polled. 

About the photographers

Lluís Salvadó (http://lluissalvado.com)

Lluis was born in Granollers, near Barcelona. In 1998 he began learning about photography while studying Audio-visual Communications. After some years working as a sound system technician, he decided to make a radical change in his life and began working as a photographer full time in 2004.

His passion for travelling and capturing stories with a camera led him to co-create Bisual Studio in 2013. Since then, he has not stopped traveling and living great adventures to tell stories that deserve to be told through a lens. In 2016, Lluís won best single image in the ‘Journeys and Adventures Portfolio’ category at the Travel Photographer Of The Year awards.

Lluís photographed Alhambra 

Achim Thomae (https://www.achimthomae.photography)

Achim loves and lives for photography, he lives in southeast Munich (Bavaria / Germany) – the perfect location for the short walk to some of the most stunning scenery in Europe. He states that the mountains, lakes and landscapes of Upper Bavaria and the Alps are his ‘preferred “hunting ground” in particular, the special lighting effects’.

Shortlisted in the Sony World Photography Awards competition in the Open Competition for Travel. He now works as a freelance photographer for Getty Images – the world’s leading providers of digital media. To date his Getty Images portfolio has over 800 photos.

Achim photographed the Colosseum  

Mikael Buck (http://www.mikaelbuck.com)

Mikael Buck is an editorial photographer based in London, UK and his work focuses on portraiture and travel. He began his career as a photojournalist and has worked on commission for every daily national newspaper in Britain, including, The Times, Guardian, Daily Mirror and The Daily Telegraph as well as being published in countless international publications. Mikael has received critical acclaim for his photographs of iconic landmarks such as St Paul’s cathedral and his landscape work in Iceland and The Isle of Man.

Mikael photographed Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower and Burj Khalifa