Weekly Challenge #15 - "Iconic"

I can't believe I got here early enough to start the week's challenge!
Hope you guys like the choice.

·icon (kn)
n.
1. also i·kon (kn)
a. An image; a representation.b. A representation or picture of a sacred or sanctified Christian personage, traditionally used and venerated in the Eastern Church.
2. An important and/or enduring symbol: "Voyager will take its place ... alongside such icons of airborne adventure as The Spirit of St. Louis and [the] Bell X-1" William D. Marbach.
3. One who is the object of great attention and devotion; an idol: "He is ... a pop icon designed and manufactured for the video generation" Harry F. Waters.
4. Computer Science A picture on a screen that represents a specific file, directory, window, option, or program.

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Permalink Reply by Bebop on June 23, 2009 at 8:04am: Dasia, that is a sad icon.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by sjasis on June 23, 2009 at 8:12am: The White House:; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Richard Doyle on June 23, 2009 at 10:11am: El Tovar Hotel on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Iconic Kodachrome winter sunset about 1980.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by DebinSC on June 23, 2009 at 2:45pm: An a beautiful kodachrome shot that is, too!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by sjasis on June 23, 2009 at 3:09pm: lovely shot, great moody sky!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by DebinSC on June 23, 2009 at 9:35pm: Really nice shot, Das!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by sjasis on June 24, 2009 at 5:34am: ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by DebinSC on June 24, 2009 at 8:45am: An icon if ever there was one! Funny, as I passed by an old Coca-cola bottling plant on my way back from downtown Charleston last night and almost made a u-turn to take a shot of it. It's one of those with the logo carved in stone.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by GTO on June 24, 2009 at 1:16pm: luv that coke shot!

from a Montreal cemetery visit; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Keith on June 25, 2009 at 10:33am: Impressive, Louie. The contrast makes this look huge... is it?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by GTO on June 25, 2009 at 8:55pm: not really, it was life sized; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by thymewarp13 on June 24, 2009 at 7:13pm: On the Piazza dei Signori in Vicenza, Italy are two tall 15th century columns, one topped by Jesus and another with a winged lion, a symbol of both St. Mark and Venice. Once controlled by Venice and sometimes referred to as 'Venice on terra ferma', Vicenza is a showcase for the magnificent architecture of native son architect Andrea Palladio.; ▶ Reply to This