October 8, 2024 11:24 AM

Most Instagrammed Spots of 2015

2015 is definitely the year of 'pics or it didn't happen' mobile image sharing platform instagram has become every traveller's photo album of the modern age with hashtags like #wanderlust and #blessed. Let's take a look at this year's most instragrammed cities and locations.

New York: Times Square

Originally known as Long Acre Square after London's carriage district, Times Square served as the early site for William H. Vanderbilt's American Horse Exchange. In the late 1880s, Long Acre Square consisted of a large open space surrounded by drab apartments. Soon, however, the neighborhood began to change. Electricity, in the form of theater advertisements and street lights, transformed public space into a safer, more inviting environment, fast forward to decades later, Times Square is still a sight with its advertisements and street lights.

Paris: Eiffel Tower

Build by Gustave Eiggel for te 1889 Exposition Universelle to celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the French Revolution, the Eiffel Tower is a defining moment of the industrial era.

London: Tower Bridge

Designed by the city architect, Horace Jones, in collaboration with John Wolfe Barry, the Tower Bridge is dubbed as one of the most famous bridge in the world. It served as a downstream bridge without disrupting river traffic activities. Today, it is raised around 850 times a year and features an exhibit, a new glass floor, and an exhibit of the Victorian Engine Rooms, which houses the steam engines that once powered the bridge lifts.

Moscow: Red Square

Dubbed as the heart and soul of Russia, the Red Square houses one of the most famous pieces of architecture in the world, the Century St. Basil's Cathedral. The Red Square is also aymbol of Russia's turbulent and intriguing past.

Amsterdam: Vondelpark

The largest park in Amsterdam welcomes about 10 million visitors everyday. The park is in the center of the Leidseplein, Stedelijk Museum and the Van Gogh Museum. Aside from the usual locals and tourists lounging in the park, free concerts and open-air theatre are provided at the park's grandstand.

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