Sydney landmark crowned one of the 'most iconic' in the world - but it's not the Harbour Bridge
A new study has asked people from around the world to identify famous landmarks.
The research done by Travel Insurance experts AllClear required participants from each continent around the world to identify famous sights from a range of photos.
Results were then ranked based on how many people worldwide recognised the landmark.
One Aussie icon made the top 10 list - but it wasn't the Sydney Harbour Bridge or Uluru.
Read on to find out which famous places the most people knew.
15. Trevi Fountain, Italy
Now Rome's Trevi Fountain does not like this right now as restoration works are underway requiring the water to be drained.
However, as we remember what it looked like before, the famous Italian landmark came in 15th place overall with just over 76 per cent of people recognising it.
14. Empire State Building, USA
The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in the Midtown South neighbourhood of Manhattan and one of the most popular tourist attractions for visitors to NYC.
It came in 14th place with 76.41 per cent of people worldwide recognising the building.
8. Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
Over 85 per cent of people recognised the iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. Also called simply the Tower of Pisa, it is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of Pisa Cathedral.
7. Big Ben, UK
Staying in Europe, Big Ben, or at least the clock tower the bell is housed in at the Houses of Parliament in London was recognised by 86.4 per cent of people placing it in seventh overall.
6. Sydney Opera House, Australia
In Australia, the Sydney Opera House was the most iconic landmark with 89.77 per cent of people recognising the popular tourist attraction.
Uluru did place lower down the list in 18th globally, with over 50 per cent of people recognising the impressive natural wonder.
5. The White House, USA
Perhaps the timing of this survey during a US election year gave this spot an unexpected boost.
But the White House in Washington D.C finds itself at number five on the list, being recognised by 90 per cent of participants.
4. Colosseum, Italy
We're not sure what happened with the other nine per cent, but the world-famous Colosseum in Rome just missed a podium spot with just over 91 per cent of people recognising the ancient site.
2. Eiffel Tower, France
Given we just had the Olympics in Paris this landmark was sure to be ranked highly. Over 97 per cent of people recognised the Eiffel Tower, but it was still not the number one.
