On 1 April 2024, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) celebrated 100 years of service as a distinct military element.

As the Centennial year comes to a close, the RCAF would like to thank everyone who has supported us throughout this unforgettable journey! Together, we’ve celebrated 100 years of service, innovation and the incredible people who make the RCAF what it is today.

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Illuminations

April 1, 2024, marked 100 years of service for the Royal Canadian Air Force as a distinct military element. In commemoration and celebration of all the personnel who have and continue to serve Canada both at home and abroad, and in recognition of the positive impact the RCAF has had worldwide, over 500 landmarks, businesses, city halls, and residences, illuminated in blue, honouring all those who have served in the past century.

Spanning 26 countries and 5 continents, this global phenomenon captured the hearts of people across the world and in the process, broke a Guinness World Record for the number of landmarks illuminated in 24 hours, overtaking a record that had stood since 2010.

A special thank you to all our partners who joined in this amazing campaign. As Guinness World Records would say, the Royal Canadian Air Force is now officially amazing.

Guinness World Records has strict requirements to what would count as a landmark. The following locations counted towards the Guinness World Record.

LOCATIONS

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Canada

Alberta

  • Alberta Legislature Building, Edmonton
  • Arts Common, Calgary
  • Bomber Command Museum of Canada, Nanton
  • Calgary City Hall, Calgary
  • Calgary Tower, Calgary
  • Epcor Tower, Edmonton
  • George Lane Park, High River
  • Grande Prairie Sundial, Grande Prairie
  • Lethbridge Bridge, Edmonton
  • Lethbridge City Hall, Lethbridge
  • Okotoks Municipal Centre, Okotoks
  • Olympic Plaza, Calgary
  • Reconciliation Bridge, Calgary
  • Red Deer City Hall, Red Deer
  • Saline Creek Pedestrian Bridge, Fort McMurray
  • Shell Place Canopy, Fort McMurray
  • Sherwood Park Community Centre and County Hall, Sherwood Park
  • Sylvan Lake Lighthouse, Sylvan Lake
  • University of Alberta HUB Mall, Edmonton
  • West Edmonton Mall Ice Palace, Edmonton
  • 4 Douglasbank Point SE, Calgary

British Columbia

  • Archie Browning Sports Centre and Waterpark, Victoria
  • BC Parkway, Burnaby
  • BC Place, Vancouver
  • Bloedel Conservatory, Vancouver
  • British Columbia Legislative Assembly, Victoria
  • Burrard Street, Vancouver
  • Burnaby City Hall, Burnaby
  • City Hall, District of Saanich
  • Craigflower Bridge, District of Saanich
  • Delta City Hall, Delta
  • Fitzsimmons Bridge, Whistler
  • Forestry Building Office, Kamloops
  • Hard Rock Café, Vancouver
  • Ladysmith City Hall, Ladysmith
  • Ladysmith Sign at Bob Stuart Park, Ladysmith
  • Ladysmith Sign on 1st Avenue above the sidewalk chess board, Ladysmith
  • Lafarge Lake, Coquitlam
  • Maple Ridge City Hall, Maple Ridge
  • Median of 56th Street in Tsawwassen, Delta
  • Nanaimo Bastion, Nanaimo
  • New Westminster City Hall, New Westminster
  • North Vancouver City Hall, North Vancouver
  • Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver
  • Parksville Civic and Technology Centre, Parksville
  • Pinetree Way, Coquitlam
  • Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver
  • Richard Blandhard Building, Victoria
  • Robson Square Ice Rink, Vancouver
  • Sails of Light, Vancouver
  • Science World Dome, Vancouver
  • Service BC Centre – Port Alberni
  • Seymour Place, Saanich
  • Surrey Civic Plaza, Surrey
  • Vancouver City Hall, Vancouver
  • Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver
  • Vancouver Lookout, Vancouver
  • Victoria City Hall, Victoria
  • Victoria Conference Centre, Victoria
  • Victoria Street Bridge, Victoria
  • Whistler City Hall, Whistler
  • White Rock Pier Lights, White Rock
  • Williams Lake City Hall, Williams Lake
  • Williams Lake, Province of British Columbia government office (540 Borland Street), Williams Lake
  • Wood Innovation and Design Centre, Prince George

Manitoba

  • Boeing Canada, Winnipeg
  • Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg
  • Esplanade Riel, Winnipeg
  • Island Park Bridge, Portage La Prairie
  • Island Park Causeway, Portage La Prarie
  • Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Winnipeg
  • Manitoba Museum, Alloway Hall, Winnipeg
  • RBC Convention Centre, Winnipeg
  • Selkirk Water Tower, Selkirk
  • Stonewall Town Hall, Stonewall
  • Stonewall Town Signs, Stone Wall
  • The Access Event Centre, Morden
  • 299 Atlantic Avenue, Winnipeg

Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Cabot Tower, St John’s
  • Confederation Building, St John’s
  • Gander Town Hall, Gander
  • Government House, St John’s
  • Grand Falls, Windsor City Hall
  • Pasadena Place and Town Office, Pasadena
  • St John’s City Hall, St John’s
  • St John’s Convention Centre, St John’s

New Brunswick

  • Avenir Centre, Moncton
  • Bathurst City Centre Tower, Bathurst
  • Dieppe City Hall, Dieppe
  • Downing Street, Moncton
  • Downtown Place, Moncton
  • Fredericton City Hall, Fredericton
  • St John City Market, Saint John
  • Ville D’Edmunston City Hall, Edmunston
  • 299 Main Street, Saint John
  • 300 Main Street, Saint John

Nova Scotia

  • Camp Hill Cenotaph, Halifax
  • Canada Remembers sign, Halifax
  • Chester Municipal Office, Chester
  • Government House, Halifax
  • Halifax City Hall, Halifax
  • Halifax Sea Port, Halifax
  • L3Harris Technologies, Halifax
  • Poppy Foundation – Veterans Memorial Garden, Halifax
  • Port of Halifax, Halifax
  • Province House, Halifax
  • Square Theatre and Gazebo in Carmichael Park, New Glasgow
  • Truro Public Library, Truro
  • 7 Bowers Lane, Westport Brier Island

Ontario

  • Airbus Helicopters Canada, Fort Erie
  • Ajax Town Hall
  • Aurora War Memorial Peace Park, Aurora
  • Barrie City Hall, Barrie
  • Barrie Sign, Barrie
  • Belleville Sign, Barrie
  • Blue Mountain Village, Collingwood
  • Bradford West Gwillimbury Courthouse, Bradford West Gwillimbury
  • Bradford West Gwillimbury Library, Bradford West Gwillimbury
  • Bracebridge Falls, Bracebridge
  • Bradford Library, Bradford
  • Bradford Millennium Heritage Clock Tower, Bradford
  • Bradford New Fire Hall, Bradford
  • Bradford Police Station, Bradford
  • Bradford Town Building, Bradford
  • Brant Street Pier, Burlington
  • Bridge Street Bridge, Belleville
  • Brockville Arts Centre, Brockville
  • Brockville Railway Tunnel, Brockville
  • Caesars Windsor, Windsor
  • Canadian Aviation Museum, Windsor
  • Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope
  • Carl Zehr Square, Kitchener
  • Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum, Carleton Place
  • Casa Loma, Toronto
  • Chatham-Kent Civic Centre, Chatham-Kent
  • CN Tower, Toronto
  • Cochrane Sign, Cochrane
  • Collingwood Clock Tower, Collingwood
  • Dominion Building Clock Tower, Brampton
  • Dresden Town Hall, Dresden
  • Dresden Side streets youth centre, Dresden
  • Dresden CIBC Bank, Dresden
  • Fred A Lundy Bridge, Newmarket
  • Fire Station 1 Gardens, Belleville
  • Five Points, Barrie
  • Fort Erie Peace Bridge, Fort Erie
  • Fountain and Boulevard Dam, Thunder Bay
  • Framed X Design Art Gallery, Orangeville
  • Frank & Steins – Guelph
  • General Motors Canada, Markham
  • GREENLAND Engineering & Technologies Group, Collingwood
  • Guelph City Hall – Guelph
  • Guelph Civic Museum – Guelph
  • Gummer Building – Guelph
  • Hamilton Sign, Hamilton
  • Hope House – Guelph
  • Innisfil Beach Park, Innisfil
  • Innisfil Town Square, Innisfil
  • JA Taylor Building, London
  • Kingston City Hall, Kingston
  • Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener
  • London City Hall, London
  • Meaford Water Tower, Meaford
  • Meridium Place, Barrie
  • Mississauga Clock Tower, Mississauga
  • Niagara Falls, Niagara
  • Niagara Sign, Niagara
  • Nineteen on the Park, Whitchurch-Stouffville
  • Norstar Corporation, 6 Vansco Road, Toronto, Ontario. M8Z 5J4, Toronto
  • North Bay City Hall, North Bay
  • Oakville Town Hall, Oakville
  • Oakville Swim Academy, Oakville
  • Odd Fellows Aurora Lodge 148, Aurora
  • Old Quebec Street Shoppes, Guelph
  • Ottawa Sign, Ottawa
  • Parliament Hill, Ottawa
  • Parry Sound Municipal Airport, Parry Sound
  • Pearson International Airport, Toronto
  • Penman’s Dam, Paris
  • Peterborough City Hall, Peterborough
  • Queen’s York Rangers, Bradford
  • Quinte West Sign, Quinte West
  • Quinte West Veterans Sky Way Bridge, Quinte West
  • Radome, Vantastra
  • RBC Place, London
  • Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, Toronto
  • Riverwalk Commons, Newmarket
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Aurora
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Barrie
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Bradford
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Bruce Mines
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Carleton
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Coboconk
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Dresden
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Elmvale
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Midland
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Oakville
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Orillia
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Innisfil
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Richmond Hill
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Sherburne
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Thorold
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Uxbridge
  • Royal City Church, Guelph
  • Sarnia Bluewater Power Substation, Sarnia
  • Sarnia City Hall, Sarnia
  • Spooner’s Lane Light Tunnel, Huron East
  • Springer Market Square, Kingston
  • Student Sculpture Garden, Huron East
  • The Armoury, Aurora
  • The George, Guelph
  • The Imperial Theatre, Sarnia
  • The Old Post Office, Guelph
  • The Print Shop, Collingwood
  • Thunder Bay City Hall, Thunder Bay
  • Timmins Museum Sign, Timmins
  • Timmins Transit Station Sign, Timmins
  • Thunder Bay International Airport, Thunder Bay
  • Thorold City Hall, Thorold
  • Vaughan City Hall, Vaughan
  • Wellington Building, Guelph
  • Whitby Town Hall, Whitby
  • Windsor City Hall, Windsor
  • Woodbine Mohawk Place, Milton
  • WWII Radar Antenna, Huron East
  • 13 Rayburn Meadows ON   L9W 7E7, East Garafraxa,
  • 49 McCague Cresent, Alliston
  • 71 Rainier Square, Scarborough
  • 699 Madeline Heights, Newmarket
  • 9 Darling Crescent, Alliston
  • 11 Arthur Street, Alliston
  • 353 Kirby Crescent, Newmarket
  • 1264 Aldridge Crescent, Burlington

Quebec

  • Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City
  • John Abbot College, Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue
  • LaGrand Roue de Montreal, Montreal
  • Le Concorde, Quebec City
  • L3Harris Technologies, Mirabel
  • Montreal Tower, Olympic Park, Montreal
  • Royal Canadian Legion, Lachute
  • St Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal, Montreal

Prince Edward Island

  • Charlottetown City Hall, Charlottetown
  • Holman Grand Hotel, Charlottetown
  • Shaw Building, Charlottetown
  • Summerside City Hall, Summerside

Saskatchewan

  • Estevan City Hall, Estevan
  • Moose Jaw City Hall Clock Tower, Moose Jaw
  • Regina City Hall, Regina
  • TCU Place, Saskatoon
  • Water tower at centennial park, Estevan
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Australia

  • Box Hill Town Hall, Box Hill
  • Canberra Times Fountain, Canberra
  • Canberra Light Rail Stops, Canberra
  • Catenary Lights in Geelong City Centre, Geelong
  • Central Park Boardwalk, Townsville
  • Council House, Perth
  • Drum Theatre, Dandenong
  • Flinders Square, Townsville
  • George Roberts Bridge, Townsville
  • Kurilpa Bridge, South Brisbane
  • Little Fletcher Bridge, Townsville
  • Malcolm Fraser Bridge, Canberra
  • Mandurah Bridge, Mandurah
  • Monash Park Tree, Greater Shepparton
  • Mooroopna Water Tower, Greater Shepparton
  • National Science and Technology Centre, Canberra
  • Old Magistrates Court House, Townsville
  • Rockhampton Heritage Façade, Rockhampton
  • The Bell Tower, Perth (April 1st and April 2nd)
  • Townsville Sign, Townsville
  • Trafalgar Bridge, Perth
  • Unley Town Hall, Unley
  • Victoria Bridge, Townsville
  • Victoria Park Lake, Greater Shepparton
  • Wharton Reef Lighthouse, Townsville
  • 1 Nicholas Street Façade, Ipswich
  • Adelaide Oval – Illuminated on Canada Day, Adelaide
  • Breakfast Creek Bridge – Illuminated on Canada Day, Newstead
  • Brisbane City Hall – Illuminated on Canada Day, Brisbane
  • King George Square – Illuminated on Canada Day, Brisbane
  • Reddacliff Place Sculptures Donna Marcus: Steam 2006 – Illuminated on Canada Day, Brisbane
  • Riverbank Footbridge – Illuminated on Canada Day, Adelaide
  • Story Bridge – Illuminated on Canada Day, Brisbane
  • Victoria Bridge – Illuminated on Canada Day, Brisbane
  • Wickham Terrace Car Park architectural Wall – Illuminated on Canada Day, Brisbane
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Austria

  • Danube Tower, Vienna
  • Lentos Art Museum, Linz
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Bermuda

  • Hamilton City Hall, Hamilton
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England

  • Fullwell Mill, Sunderland
  • High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom, London
  • High Street West, Sunderland
  • Hylton Castle, Sunderland
  • Keel Square, Sunderland
  • Market Square, Sunderland
  • Penshaw Monument, Sunderland
  • Silksworth Pit Wheel, Sunderland
  • Spire Bridge, Sunderland
  • Westminster City Hall, Westminster
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Estonia

  • Tallinn TV Tower, Tallinn
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France

  • Abbaye d’Ardenne, Villons-lesBuissons
  • Allee de la Carlonne, Cormeilles
  • Allied Airmen Monument, Villebout
  • Brionne City Hall, Brionne
  • Canadian Embassy, Paris
  • Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Givenchy-en-Gohelle
  • Carpiquet Town Hall, Carpiquet
  • Courseulles-Sur-Mer Town Hall, Coursuelles-Sur-Mer
  • Church of Saint-Martin, Columby-Anguerny
  • Dieppe-Normandy Tourist Office, Dieppe
  • Elbeuf City Hall, Elbeuf
  • Embassy of the Slovak Republic, Paris
  • Esplanade Jean-Marie-Louvel City Hall, Caen
  • Fountaine-Henry Memorial to Canadian liberators
  • Grand Bourgtheroulde Town Hall, Grand Bourgtheroulde
  • House of Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada
  • Jean-Marie Louvel Plaque, Caen
  • Juno Beach Centre, Courseulles-sur-Mer
  • La Londe-les-Maures Town Hall, La Londe-les-Maures
  • La Havre City Hall, Le Havre
  • Place du Theatre, Cormeilles
  • Residence of the Norwegian Ambassador, Paris
  • Rue Saint-Croix, Cormeilles
  • War memorial at Saint-Pierre-Canivet Town Hall
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Germany

Allied Air Command, Ramstein Air Base, Ramstein-Miesenbach

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Greece

  • Hotel Estia, Messinia
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Iceland

  • Perlan Museum, Reykjavik
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Iraq

  • Canadian Embassy – British Embassy Compound, Baghdad
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Ireland

  • Cork City Hall, Cork City Hall
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Italy

  • Canadian Embassy in Rome, Rome
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Kuwait

  • Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait City
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Latvia

  • Riga Town Council Clock Tower, Riga
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Lithuania

  • Vytautas Magnus War Museum, Kaunas
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Mexico

  • Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Angeles, Mexico City
  • Arcos Vallarta, Guadalajara
  • Escultura de Quetzacoalt, Guadalajara
  • Glorieta de las y los desaparecidos, Guadalajara
  • Glorieta Colón, Guadalajara
  • Glorieta Minerva, Guadalajara, Guadalajara
  • Glorieta Stampede, Guadalajara
  • Paseo Alcalde, Guadalajara
  • Paseo Chapultepec, Guadalajara
  • Plaza de Armas, Guadalajara
  • Plaza de los Mariachis, Guadalajara
  • Plaza de los dos Templos, Guadalajara
  • Plaza Guadalajara, Guadalajara
  • Plaza de la Liberación, Guadalajara
  • Plaza el Santuario, Guadalajara
  • Palacio Municipal de Guadalajara, Guadalajara
  • Rotunda de los Jaliscienses Illustres, Guadalajara
  • Senate of the Republic, Mexico City
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Netherlands

  • Berg en Dal Town Hall, Berg en Dal
  • Canadian Embassy, The Hague
  • Cunerakerk Church Tower, Rhenen
  • Grote Kerk Church Tower, Wageningen
  • Hengelo City Centre, Hengelo
  • Loevestein Castle, Gelderland
  • Provincial Government of Noord-Holland, Haarlem
  • Provinciehuis of Noord-Brabant in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
  • Wereldmuseum Rotterman, Rotterdam
  • Weststellingwerf City Hall, Wolvega
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New Zealand

  • Aotea Centre, Auckland
  • Ashburton Clocktower, Ashburton
  • Christchurch Airport – Wall, Terminal and Control Tower, Christchurch
  • Eden Park, Auckland
  • Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington
  • Nelson Clock Tower, Nelson
  • New Plymouth Clock Tower, New Plymouth
  • Palmerston North Clock Tower, Palmerston North
  • Queens Park – Band Rotunda, Feldwick Gates, and Fountain Lights, Invercargill
  • The Civic, Auckland
  • Victoria Bridge, Hamilton
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Northern Ireland

  • Council headquarters at Cloonavin, Coleraine, Coleraine
  • ‘Storemont’ Parliament Buildings, Belfast
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Peru

  • Canadian Embassy, Lima
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Poland

  • Brzeg Town Hall, Brzeg
  • Chestnut pots in front of Polish Post Office, Lublin
  • Dzwigozaury, Szczecin
  • Father Bernatek’s Bridge, Kraków
  • Lithuanian Square, Lublin
  • Multimedia fountain, Lublin
  • Monument to the Heroic Aviators, Deblin
  • New Baobab, Lublin
  • Siberian Memorial Museum, Bialystok
  • The Monument of the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970, Gdansk
  • Unspecified Key Landmarks, Kielce

 

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Scotland

  • Allan Church, Bannockburn
  • Council Headquarters of Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfries
  • Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk
  • Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen
  • Hamilton Town House, Hamilton
  • Marischal College, Aberdeen
  • Ness Bridge, Inverness
  • Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine
  • St Andrews House, Edinburgh
  • Victoria Quay, Edinburgh
  • The Wallace Tower, Ayr
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Slovenia

Tromostovje Bridge, Ljubljana

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South Korea

  • The N Seoul Tower, Seoul
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United States

  • Ambassador Bridge – Detroit, Michigan
  • Anchorage Convention Centre – Anchorage, Alaska
  • Barclay Damon Tower – Syracuse, New York
  • Brandywine Realty Trust – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Brorein Street Bridge – Tampa, Florida
  • Canadian Embassy – Washington, District of Columbia
  • Chase Headquarters Building – Waterbury, Connecticut
  • Chennault Aviation and Military Museum, Monroe, Louisiana
  • Columbia Center – Seattle, Washington
  • Corn Palace – Mitchell, South Dakoda
  • Cumming Water Tower – Cumming, Georgia
  • Curtis Hixon Park Palm Trees & Louver Fountain – Tampa, Florida
  • Davenport Skybridge, Davenport, Iowa
  • Downtown Parking Deck – Tuscaloosca, Alabama
  • Dublin Link Bridge – Dublin, Ohio
  • Eiffel Tower – Paris, Tennessee
  • Fargo City Hall – Fargo, North Dakota
  • Flint Hills Discovery Center – Manhattan, Kansas
  • Fortune Street Bridge – Tampa, Florida
  • Fountain at Alberta Park – Tuscaloosca, Alabama
  • France Boulevard – Edina, Minnesota
  • Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
  • Houston City Hall – Houston, Texas (April 7th)
  • Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Centre – Denver, Colorado
  • Hyatt Regency Milwaukee – Milwaukee, Wisconsen
  • I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge – Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • James S. Mcdonell Planetarium – St Louis, Missouri (April 2nd)
  • JL Tower – Anchorage, Alaska (May 31st – April 6th)
  • Key West City Hall, Key West, Florida
  • Kennedy Blvd Bridge – Tampa, Florida
  • Louisiana State Capitol Building – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Lowry Bridge – Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Main Street Square Spires – Rapid City, South Dakota
  • MEET – Las Vegas, Nevada
  • MLK Bridge – Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Monroe Regional Airport – Monroe, Louisiana
  • Myriad Botanical Gardens & Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Old City Hall – Tampa, Florida
  • One Liberty Place – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Ottumwa Street Viaduct – Ottumwa, Iowa
  • Pennsylvania State Capital Complex – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • Pier 17 – New York City, New York
  • Platt Street Bridge – Tampa, Florida
  • Robert N Stewart Bridge – Columbus, Indiana
  • Round Island Lighthouse – Pascagoula, Mississippi
  • Sakonnet River Bridge – Portsmouth, Rhode Island
  • Skydance Bridge – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Syracuse City Hall – Syracuse, New York
  • Tampa Riverwalk – Tampa, Florida
  • Terminal Tower – Cleveland, Ohio
  • The “M” – Moreno Valley, California
  • Tuscaloosca City Hall – Alabama
  • Union Plaza Building – Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Union Street Railroad Bridge – Salem, Oregon
  • Waterbury City Hall – Waterbury, Connecticut
  • Westfield City Hall – Westfield, Massachusetts
  • Willis Tower – Chicago, Illinois
  • 1900 Sillivan Dr, Saginaw, Michigan