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the only cathedral where communion comes with fries.
means the yellow M logo of mcdonald's, so globally recognized it doubles as shorthand for american fast food itself.
from originally the literal architecture: in 1953, franchisee architects built restaurants with actual golden semicircular arches on either side to catch drivers' eyes from the road, and the shape was later abstracted into the m logo by designer jim schindler in the 1960s.
more recognized thanreportedly beats the christian cross in global recognition
economic indexthe economist once used it to compare currencies worldwide
original purposeliteral roadside architecture, not a logo, at first
for instance
golden arches theory — 1996 thomas friedman claim: no two countries with mcdonald's have fought a war
big mac index — the economist's 1986 tool comparing currency values via burger price
downey california — site of the oldest operating mcdonald's arches, opened 1953