Landmark

What does the landmark look like?

What makes it distinctive in terms of shape? Color? Textures?

How has the appearance of the landmark changed over time?

Describe the landmark in three different centuries.

What can you hear around the landmark?

How does the time of day or season change what you hear?

What does it smell like?

Describe a memory triggered by the landmark’s scent.

How does it feel?

Think temperatures, textures, etc.?

Who discovered or built the landmark?

When, and why? What stories surround its origin?

What purpose did it originally serve?

How has its meaning shifted across eras?

What major historical events might be tied to it?

E.g., wars, treaties, discoveries, etc.?

How do locals vs. outsiders tell its story differently?

How do biases shape each version?

How is the landmark used today?

E.g., is it now a tourist attraction, abandoned, repurposed, etc.?

How is it used in politics or propaganda?

How does its image appear in speeches, posters, currency, etc.?

What economic value does it provide?

Or is it purely symbolic?

How do foreign cultures perceive it?

Describe a foreign artist creating a painting based on rumor alone.

What role does it play in the future?

How might its meaning shift for future generations?