Possible Clues:

• Symbolic; venerated
• Like the photo "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima"
• Following a conventional type
• Well-known where yours truly pointed
• Widely admired as being an outstanding example
• Immediately recognizable
• Landmark shows one particular curve
• Like image of island shaped like a dunce’s cap?
• Powerfully representative of a culture or era
• Very famous section of Rubicon I crossed