Your answers to the psychometric questions at the RANKING TEST tab reveal your personal favorites among the 15 Beautiful Facets. You can then prioritize your visits to beautiful places in CitiesBeautiful.org’s 25 cities, by focusing on your favorite Beautiful Facet. Clicking on any Beautiful Facet below will take you to a table that has all 25 cities’ Principle Features and Honorable Mentions that have been classified by that specific Beautiful Facet. Each table is sorted by the highest scoring city for that Beautiful Facet down to the lowest scoring city.
This webpage is the personalized tour of all the beautiful places that have the Beautiful Facet classification of ORIGINALITY.
| CITY | SCORE | PRINCIPLE FEATURES | HONORABLE MENTIONS |
| BARCELONA | 100.0 | La Sagrada Família, Palau de la Música Catalana, La Pedrera (Casa Milà) | La Manzana de la Discordia, Finca Güell, Torre Bellesguard, Parc de l'Espanya Industrial, Golden Fish Sculpture |
| CHICAGO | 92.3 | Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings--Robie House, Unity Temple, Charnly-Persky House, FLW Home and Studio; Millennium Park--Cloud Gate aka Bean Gate, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Gehry BP Bridge; SR Crown Hall at the Illinois Instite of Technology | Sullivan Center, Michigan Avenue Bridge, James R Thompson Center, Watery Buildings-- Aqua, Marina City, Lakepoint Tower |
| LONDON | 92.3 | Tower Bridge, Big Ben, Royal Albert Hall | Royal Mews, The Gherkin, The Shard, Lloyds of London, City Hall, Admiralty Arch |
| PRAGUE | 84.6 | Old Town Hall & Astronomical Clock (Pražský orloj), Dancing House (Tančící dům), Petrin Tower (Petřínská rozhledna) | Star Royal Summer Palace in Prague (Letohradek Hvezda), Žižkov Television Tower (Žižkovský vysílač), Vltava Water Tower + Manes Art Gallery (Výstavní Síň Mánes), Mirror Maze (Zrcadlové bludište) |
| KYOTO | 76.9 | Torii of the Fushimi-Inari Taisha Shrine, Rock Gardens of Ryoanji Temple, Tofuku-ji Gateway/Arch | Adashino Nembutsu-ji Cemetery, Toei Kyoto Studio Park/Movie Land (Toei Uzumasa Eigamura) |
| SEOUL | 76.9 | World Peace Gate at Olympic Park, Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park, City Hall | Bongeunsa Temple, Banpo Bridge & Floating Island, Bosingak Bell Pavilion, KT&G SangsangMadang, Ihwa Mural Village |
| JAIPUR | 69.2 | Jal Mahal (Water Palace); 10 Gates -- Tripolia Gate and the other gates in the City Palace and Jaipur Old Wall; Sheesh Mahal (Mirror Palace, in Amber Fort) | Peacock Gate in City Palace, Raj Mandir Cinema, Panna Meena ka Kund (steps near Amer Fort) |
| SAN FRANCISCO | 69.2 | Lombard Street, Transamerica Building, New St. Mary's Cathedral | Telegraph Hill Parrots, Farallon Islands |
| ST. PETERSBURG | 69.2 | Bridges -- Anichkov, Banks, Lions, Egyptian, Blue, etc.; Kazan Cathedral (Kazansky Sobor); Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood (Tserkov Spasitelya Na Krovi) | Rostral Columns; Chesma Cathedral and Monastery; Towers -- Bell Tower of Church of Our lady of Vladimir, Tower of the City Duma, Tower of the World of Water Museum |
| VANCOUVER | 69.2 | Canada Place, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Granville Island Water Park | Sam Kee Building, Steam Clock |
| AMSTERDAM | 61.5 | Red Light District (De Wallen), Skinny Bridge (Magere Brug), Cinema Museum (Filmmuseum) aka Eye Film Institute | De Gooyer Windmill (Molen De Gooyer), Chess Square (Max Euweplein) |
| FEZ | 61.5 | Chouwara Tanneries aka Terrasse des Tanneurs; Seffarine Square (Coppersmiths) ; Water Clock (House) | Fontaine Nejjarine |
| ISTANBUL | 61.5 | Yerebatan Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnici), Galata Tower (Galata Kulesi), Leander's Tower aka Maiden's Tower (Kız Kulesi) | Cistern of Philoxenos aka Binbirdirek Cistern (Binbirdirek Sarniçi), Dolmabahçe Palace Clock Tower, Taksim Maksemi |
| BUDAPEST | 53.8 | Fishermen's Bastion (Halászbástya), Vajdahunyad Castle (Vajdahunyad vára), National Theatre (Nemzeti Színház) | Matthias Fountain (Mátyás kútja), Török Bank House (Török Bankház) |
| BUENOS AIRES | 53.8 | Palacio de Las Aguas Corrientes, Floralis Genérica, Camito | Torre Monumental, El Ateneo Bookstore |
| PARIS | 53.8 | Catacombs, Grande Pyramide, Moulin de la Galette (windmill) | Cité de la Musique including Musée de la Musique |
| RIO DE JANEIRO | 53.8 | Escadaria Selarón , Museu de Arte Contemporânea -- Niterói, Catedral Metropolitana | Palácio Gustavo Capanema a.k.a. MES Building |
| ROME | 53.8 | Trevi Fountain, Capuchin Cemetery, Baths of Caracalla | Catacombs of St. Domitilla, |
| WASHINGTON DC | 53.8 | International Spy Museum, C & O Canal, Newsium | The Octogon, Kreeger Museum |
| HONG KONG | 46.2 | Wisdom Path near the Tian Tan Buddha, Clock Tower, Lippo Centre | Jardine House, Mid-levels Escalators |
| MELBOURNE | 46.2 | Federation Square, Birrarung Marr, Forum Theatre | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (AAMI Park), Coop's Shot Tower |
| SYDNEY | 46.2 | Sydney Opera House, Quarantine Station, Vaucluse House | Quarantine Station, Vaucluse House, Minus 5 Ice Lounge |
| ATHENS | 38.5 | Tower of the Winds, Numismatic Museum, Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum | Outdoor Movie Theaters -- Cine Paris & Cine Thisio |
| CAPE TOWN | 38.5 | Dock Clock Tower and Tide Gauge House, Blue Lodge (and Other Victorians on Long Street), Mostert's (Wind) Mill | |
| JERUSALEM | 38.5 | Church of Mary Magdalene, Montefiore's Windmill, Zoharei Chama Synagogue aka Sundial Building | Zedekiah's Cave |
