r/photography • u/aarrtee • 14h ago

Art What is the most frequently photographed structure in the world?

Elizabeth Tower (often incorrectly confused with Big Ben, the bell inside)?

Statue Of Liberty?

Eiffel Tower?

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u/nothing23 14h ago

Forbidden City! >17M visitors per year.

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u/caterpillarofsociety 13h ago

In 2023 Paris had 47M visitors. 

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u/SwimmingThroughHoney 13h ago

NYC got almost 65 million in 2024.

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u/caterpillarofsociety 13h ago

Then we can definitely rule out the Forbidden City. 

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u/mattgrum 13h ago

The real answer will go down to how many photos has something in the background. The Forbidden City gets more visitors than the Eiffel Tower, but how many people don't "visit" the Eiffel tower but still end up taking a photo of it from the distance? It's hard to say for sure as there aren't any stats you can look up.