Buildings to Avoid
Not a building, but very peaceful, and legal to photograph
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DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE. I AM NOT A LAWYER. DO NOT DEPEND ON THIS.
U.S. Buildings
Owners of the following U.S. landmarks may have indicated that commercial photography may require permission:
- Biltmore House and Estate
- Chicago Board of Trade
- Chicago Navy Pier
- Chrysler Building
- Disneyland and DisneyWorld
- Falling Water House
- Famous Carlsbad Flower Fields
- Flatiron Building
- The Getty Center and The J. Paul Getty Museum
- Graceland
- Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
- Guggenheim Museum
- Hearst Castle
- Hollywood Sign (trademark)
- Hollywood Walk of Fame (artwork and trademark)
- Lone Cypress at Pebble Beach (a tree)
- NY Stock Exchange
- Oak Alley Plantation, Louisiana
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Rockefeller Center
- Seattle Space Needle
- Times Square
- Transamerica Pyramid
- Universal Studios
- University of California
- Willis (formerly Sears) Tower
Outside the U.S.
Other countries have differing rules. Countries with more restrictive photography laws include:
- Australia: Ayers Rock (OK, not a building); Sydney Opera House
- Belgium: Atomium
- Canada: CN Tower
- Dubai: Burj Al Arab
- England: 30 St Mary Ave (The Gherkin); British Royal Residences; Eurostar; London Eye; Millennium Dome
- France: Castles; Grande Arche de la Defense; Eiffel Tower at night with light show; Louvre and IM Pei’s Pyramid; Private houses in Loire; TGV train; Versaille;
- Germany: ICE train; Olympiapark (Stadium,Tower)
- Japan: Bullet trains
- Taiwan: Taipei 101