Is there a word that means "influential location/place"?

A word that could be used to represent a city (e.g. New York), or a building (e.g. the US Capitol), or even a sacred site of some sort (e.g. Mauna Kea).

Preferably a noun, but a single adjective could work too.

"Influencer" and "sanctum" were the closest ones I've found, but they don't seem to contextually fit well enough to convey such a meaning on their own, if that makes sense.

If it helps, I'd be using the word to represent a card type in politically themed board game. So, the ultimate goal of the word is to assist in teaching game's mechanisms.

Solution 1:

How about . . .

Mecca, n.

II. Simple uses
3. A place regarded as supremely sacred or valuable, or where a faith, policy, truth, etc., originates. Also more generally: a place which attracts people of a particular group or with a particular interest; a resort of (also for) a certain group of people.

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Although the OED capitalizes the word, it usually appears lowercase in this usage.

For more ideas, see mecca synonyms

Solution 2:

Regarding buildings: 'landmark'

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landmark

Examples of landmark in a Sentence:

 *The Golden Gate Bridge is a famous landmark in San Francisco.* 

Regarding both buildings and cities: 'destination':

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destination

Examples of destination in a Sentence:

 *After stopping for lunch, we continued on toward our destination.* 

More general term: 'attraction'

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attraction

Examples of attraction in a Sentence:

 *The waterfall continues to be the main attraction at the park.*