By Paul Scott, Multimedia Editor
I have to declare an interest on this one as I graduated in this building and I already apologise for starting this top-10 with two Bangor landmarks - there are other places on my list!
If you've read my previous blog you will have seen I plumped for Penrhyn Castle at number 10 and told you the next one would show how the quarrymen whose labours build the Pennant family's folly would go on to produce a landmark of their own and of even greater stature and importance.
Bangor is the people's university, founded in 1884 (with just 58 students) thanks largely to funds raised by local workers, most notably the quarrymen.
The present Gothic building that dominates the city was designed by Henry T Hare and work began on the landmark in 1907. The building was completed in 1911 and opened by Edward VII.
The Main Arts Building is a magnificent memorial to all those men who worked their fingers to the bone in the quarries and Bangor University is now the biggest contributor to the city's economy.
While the bottom fell out of the slate industry decades ago, Bangor University now educates more than 10,000 students a year and employs 2,000 staff.
As I've said in the last blog, Lord Penrhyn's legacy is a dubious one. You can't say that about the legacy of his so-called subservients.
What do you think about my two picks so far? Get in with your comments and your personal top-10 Gwynedd landmarks.
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