Terminating vista

Common terminating vistas include government buildings, war memorials, courthouses and other important structures.

A notable disadvantage of terminating vistas is that they make traffic more complicated and prevent a simple grid system of city blocks.

A city particularly known for its terminating vistas is Paris, where many of the largest streets end in monuments and structures such as the Arc de Triomphe, Palais Garnier or the Panthéon.

Philadelphia's City Hall is another example,[2] situated on Penn Square where Broad and Market Streets intersect.

In a similar manner, the Thomson Building and Munich Re Centre office towers act as a vista for the northern section of Bay Street heading south.

The Presidential Office Building in Taipei serves as the terminating vista for Ketagalan Boulevard .
The Ontario Legislative Building in Toronto completes the terminating vista of University Avenue .
Rotorua Museum is the terminating vista of the main walkway through Government Gardens in Rotorua , New Zealand.
Ground level view of the Via della Conciliazione in Rome, of which St. Peter's Square is both the terminating vista and the border with the Vatican .