It completely dominates the city's background, and is a well-known sailors' landmark.
Ben Lomond (3192 ft.), the ascent of which is made with comparative ease from Rowardennan, dominates the landscape; but there are other majestic hills, particularly on the west and north-west banks.
Alone, or in groups, or in long aisles, towering above the plantations or its fellow trees of the forest, its beautiful crest dominates every landscape.
The citadel, which dominates the old port, has a keep of the 24th century.
The Greek cathedral, built in1740-1779in the Basilica style, is situated on a height which dominates the town.