Statistically, France has the highest number of inbound visitors in the world per year (75 million), so the most popular landmark would have to be the most famous one in France, which I guess would be the Eiffel Tower.
World City Photos shortlists these as the most famous - perhaps we could have a poll ?
Akhibara, Tokyo, Japan
Alcatraz, San Francisco, California
Azadi Monument, Tehran, Iran
Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California
Big Ben, London, England
Blackpool Tower, Blackpool, England
Calgary Tower, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Canadian Parliament, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Diamond Head, Hawaii, USA
Dome of the Rock/al'Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Palestine
Duomo, Florence, Italy
Durham Cathedral, Durham, England
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Faisal Mosque, Islamabad, Pakistan
Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Gibraltar Rock, Gibraltar
Great Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia
John Hancock Tower, Boston, Massachussetts, USA
Juche Tower, Pyongyang, North Korea
Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Mount Vesuvius, Naples, Italy
Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Roman Theatre, Amman, Jordan
Prince's Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
Prophet's Mosque, Medina, Saudi Arabia
Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea
Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia
Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah
Space Needle, Seattle, Washington, USA
Stratosphere Tower, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Stuttgart TV Tower, Stuttgart, Germany
Suleyman Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
Sunsphere, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Sydney Harbor Bridge, Sydney, Australia
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Tokyo Tower, Tokyo, Japan
Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, California, USA
United States Capitol, Washington D.C., USA
Vatican, Rome, Italy
Water Towers, Kuwait City, Kuwait
World Trade Center (destroyed), NYC, New York, USA
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answered by the_lipsiot 7
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