Best Skyline?

[williamluk91 0]

hey...

so which city's skyline's the BEST in the world in your opinion? xD

 

i think HK rocks!

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taken from my house...i like the sky that day ha ha....

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okokok

tell me which city's skyline's the best!

[hdorriker 190]

Agreed, Hong Kong is the coolest skyline in the world.

[HONG KONG 74]

The topic should be, the best skyline except Hong Kong.

[louisville327 0]

The best skyline in the United States (other than New York, of course) is Chicago. By far.

[praiodan 78]

I don't think a skyline needs (many) skyscrapers an so to be good/beautiful, for that, my favourite skyline is the one of Dresden, Germany:

[Duke87 1,070]

I think part of the problem with the NYC skyline is that so many of the buildings in it are rather old, and look it due to the architectural style. The Empire State Building, The Chrysler Building... you'd never build a building that looks like that today. All the asian skylines are rather new, and so the buildings are all glassy and shiny, as opposed to giant concrete and steel boxes with windows. So they look more appealing to today's viewers. Some of Lower manhattan looks good though, the World Finaincial center and the new 7 WTC especially... Now if they ever get that freedom tower built, that'll be the big step....
The Path trains restored WTC service a while ago, but the 1 train won't be stopping there until January or Ferbruiary '06. It still goes through the site, though. At least people aren't bickering over design and tactics with the subways...

[louisville327 0]

Date: 10/12/2005 3:53:56 PM
Author: Duke87

I think part of the problem with the NYC skyline is that so many of the buildings in it are rather old, and look it due to the architectural style. The Empire State Building, The Chrysler Building... you'd never build a building that looks like that today.

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Since ESB and Chrysler are generally regarded as Art Deco masterpieces, that's pretty unfortunate.

[jglei701 8]

Duke,

 

You bring up an interesting point about the modern skylines in Asia vs. some of the more historic ones in America.  I tend to like skylines like Chicago or New York (more historic in that the biggest buildings tend to be older than 20 years) more.

 

It will be interesting to see how these two skylines look when more modern skyscrapers are introduced... the modern buildings may look great... but they may stick out like a sore thumb too.

 

And Louisville,

 

I disagree... I think Chicago's skyline is better than NY's. 

[justanothersim86 83]

To me, its a tie between NY and HK

In order from there:

 

2. Chicago                               

3. Singapore                             

4. Toronto (without the CN Tower, it wouldn't be so great.)

5. Sydney

6. Los Angeles (looks cool at night)

7. Houston

8. Frankfurt

9. Miami

10. Seattle

11. Philly

12. Melbourne

13. Tokyo

14. San Fransisco

15. Dallas

16. Calgary

17. Montreal

18. Dubai

19. Denver

20. Edmonton

21. Vancouver

22. San Diego

23. Atlanta

24. Boston

25. London UK

26. Detroit

 

I prefer the ESB or Chrysler Building any day over the new modern towers. They look much better in person, IMO.

[GAT-X105 3]

The mix of old and new is what I like best about New York. Right next to a 100 year old brownstone you can find a brand-new shiny thing.

I think the Empire State Building and Chrysler building are both beautiful towers. A lot better than the boring, modern boxes that replaced a lot of older buildings in NY.

And for the record, I think the new design for the Freedom Tower is alright, nothing stunning but a lot better than the original one, with that stupid hollow crap on top.

...anyway my vote goes to NY.

[justcallmesam 2]

Top 20 Skylines:

1 New York City
2 Atlanta
3 Chicago
4 Shanghai
5 Mexico City
6 San Francisco
7 Los Angeles
8 Frankfurt
9 Philadelphia
10 Toronto (I agree with the CN Tower comment)
11 Jacksonville
12 Johannesburg
13 London
14 Hong Kong
15 Barelona
16 Seattle
17 Kuala Lumpur
18 Dubai
19 Istanbul
20 Tokyo

[Weihnachtsmann 0]

this is the skyline of berlin
the view goes from east(marzahn) to the west
it is ver amazing^^

[Fantail 0]

Hong Kong all the way, i have experienced it for myself, the lights show of the buildings each night is really cool.

[nycsc4 5,250]

This is my favorite skyline.  (Maybe that is just because i live here)

The City of Saint Louis, with what I think has one of the most beautiful monuments in the world, The Jefferson National Memorial Expansion (The Gateway Arch).  I think the skyline is also nice.

 

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[nofunk 1,933]

I think if you were looking for the best historical skyline in the US, after New York and Chicago, you'd have to look at Detroit. While it's had more than its share of problems, at one time in the mid 1900s it was the THIRD largest city in the US! (That's right!) So it has a lot of really great, big old buildings ...











(I hope Allan of the Barry Sanders Project sees this ... he's got some AMAZING photos of historic Detroit buildings!)

[abyrd23 0]

 

Cincinnati, Ohio

not on the same level as others, but still kickin it!!

 

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[hyped_up_boy 15]

amazing, vancouver was mentioned but no pics?  allow me to be the first in this thread to show a picture of downtown vancouver!

 

a link since the pic is too big

perhaps i'll show more later on

[Hanson784 165]

It's just a matter of preference or where you live. For me I gotta go with my beloved New York. I love the Art Deco timeless feel of the city. Manhattan is interesting because it really has two skylines; Downtown and Midtown. I also love the density of the skyline and how it looks different from other parts of the city. Viewing Manhattan from Bay Ridge Brooklyn isn't the same as viewing Manhattan from Long Island City Queens.

Speaking of boroughs, Manhattan isn't the only borough with a skyline. Queens and Brooklyn have their own little downtown skylines. It will be interesting to see how they shape up in the decades to come.

[Ninja12 3]

San Francisco

[Nenitosoyyo 19]

I like Hong Kong and Tokyo skyline the best and I do also like Winnipeg skyline(lol cuz I live there):

[Alabaster 0]

A skyline has to have more than tall buildings to catch my attention. Hong Kong is a great skyline with all the brightly-lit, pristine buildings, but what makes it so much better (at least for me) is that it is set against those towering hills. A truly breathtaking skyline consists of a combination of beautiful buildings and a naturally beautiful environment.

 

Other examples include:

 

Seattle (Mt. Rainier in far right)

 

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Yokohama, Japan (Mt. Fuji in bottom left.......this picture doesn't really do the skyline justice.....)

 

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Portland (Mt. Hood in background)

 

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[buddybud 63]

ok...its not real...but its always been one of my favourits for inspiration...this movie amazed me when it came out.....remember it was before any sort of computer modeling....its all real models....quite awsome.....and depressing..lol

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oh yeah...if i remember correctly this L.A. of the future........

[BarbulaM1 38]

I do like Denver, for being a inter-mountain west/midwest/west. And it is also booming, up this time not out .

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[The Terminator 0]

Newark,New Jersey HANDS DOWN!!!

 

http://www.viewsof.com/usa/newjersey/newark/newark.html

 

MY REASONS::

 

its old its new, its got grit, beauty, an I find it more interesting than most metropolis's.

 

 

[_MostlyHarmless 17]

chicago...mmm hmmm

[sendarrow 3]

Providence, RI:





Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic:





And, of course, New York City is the best. I won't put a picture because it is so well known...

[spacenuteskimo 0]

    If anyone wants to vote for the best skyline in North America, go to my poll thing in City Building Concepts.  My favorite city is Dubai or Calgary.

    Cheers!

 

    Matthew

[slightlyslack 20]

You haven't lived until you've driven up the Harbor Freeway on a smog-free day and seen the San Gabriels rising behind downtown Los Angeles.  On its own, it cannot compete with Chicago (let alone Hong Kong), but I can't think of too many cities in the world that are more geographically dramatic.

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[Dark Avatar 8]

Personally I like the Singapore skyline! I might be bias here.lol But I also think that HK is definitely one of the best skylines in the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore has really bold plans to create an entire new downtown at marina bay just adjacent to the existing CBD. There would be much more office space, condominums and shops, hotels, a new casino and shopping centres! Its really exciting! Finally singapore can compete with HK!

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