Sentence examples for iconic backdrop from inspiring English sources

The sweeping white sails of the ship-like building – created to commemorate the city's maritime heritage – provide an iconic backdrop to the peaks beyond.

Unexpected fallout of Solange-and-Jay-Z liftgate last year: the interior of a lift is a newly iconic backdrop for a photograph.

A photo taken against the iconic backdrop of the Potala Palace received the refrain repeated most often: the hashtag #TibetIstheNewestWeddingHotspot!, followed by some version of the questions "Who is their photographer and how much does he charge?" As it turns out, the young man who took the photos did so for free.

In a statement issued as the eviction got underway, City of London Police said: "The City's iconic backdrop and position at the centre of the world's financial markets means it has long been a location for protest, and the long-running protest camp in St Paul's Churchyard is a prime example of that.

Controversially its coverage will be anchored from Cape Town, reportedly because of its iconic backdrop of Table Mountain, despite the fact that much of the action will be taking place around Johannesburg 1,000 miles away where ITV and other broadcasters will be based.

Guanabara Bay - underneath Sugar Loaf Mountain - is an iconic backdrop for Olympic sailing events but some parts of the bay are so polluted they're anoxic, devoid of oxygen and of life.

When we are talking about the film and television business in New York State, we are mostly talking about the film and television business in New York City, scenes of which have provided iconic backdrops seemingly since the invention of the moving image.

Beach volleyball on horseguard's parade, gymnastics in the O2 (renamed North Greenwich Arena for the duration of the Games), equestrian events in Greenwich Park, archery at Lord's and tennis at Wimbledon will all provide stunning sport against iconic backdrops.

Residents of Tripoli keep venturing out in the still-contested streets to gawk as jubilant rebels overrun the iconic backdrops of Colonel Qaddafi's theatrical rule — his barracks and mansion at the Bab al-Aziziya compound, the old city square he named after his "green" revolution.

Magazine photo shoots and features like "8 Historic Cuban Hotels You Can Stay In Now," only add to the glorification of Cuba-as-iconic-backdrop mentality.

Ian Livingston, chief executive of BT, said: "The Olympic Park will be an iconic sporting backdrop for BT Sport.