Both Uses of
landmark
in
The Fountainhead
- Two wits engaged in a duel, butting each other in the belly with famous spires, great landmarks of the city that greet the ships approaching from across the ocean.†
Chpt 2.11 *
- He had no feeling of height here, and the buildings seemed to lie under his toes, not a real city, but miniatures of famous landmarks, incongruously close and small; he felt he could bend and pick any one of them up in his hand.†
Chpt 4.8
Definition:
-
(landmark) something very important
or:
something easily recognized (such as a monument, building, or geographic feature) -- especially one that is a tourist destination or that helps you know where you are