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Old Posted Dec 30, 2009, 4:35 AM
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Also, I'm not sure any American city can really be put into the same category as places like Sao Paulo and Shanghai. Even New York seems smaller by comparison.

Check any source, New York City and Hong Kong have FAR more buildings higher than 150 meters than anywhere on earth. That's not an argument.

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Old Posted Dec 30, 2009, 5:31 AM
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To me a skyline means actual skyscrapers, which I think most of us can agree are buildings over 150 meters... Sao Paulo doesn't have too many of them

Skyscrapers and quantity: Higher than 150 meters as of 2010

Hong Kong: 238
New York City: 229
Chicago: 114
Dubai: 90
Shanghai: 87

(Many Various Cities)

Sao Paulo: 14


Not saying Sao Paulo is not impressive, but just look at the numbers.

Chicago is still kicking some major ass though. Underrated for sure.
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Old Posted Dec 30, 2009, 5:42 AM
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To me a skyline means actual skyscrapers,

^Edmonton, Alberta has 0 skyscrapers, so I guess this doesn't mean equate a skyline?



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Old Posted Dec 30, 2009, 5:52 AM
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Nothing beats the sheer size of Midtown Manhattan; talk about a massive extension of density. In fact, most of Manhattan is the same way, as well as parts of the other boroughs. Compare that with the skylines of LIC, Downtown Brooklyn, Jersey City and Newark, that all adds up to a pretty massive site to see.
You may want to take a look at this photo (always been one of my favorites)...




Also, I don't really go by the stats, I just go by looking at a few pictures and then comparing on which looks the biggest. But, I can say one thing Shanghai is pretty massive.

Here is how I would order them...


1. São Paulo, Brazil
2. Shanghai, China
3. Hong Kong, China
4. New York City, United States
5. Seoul, South Korea
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Check any source, New York City and Hong Kong have FAR more buildings higher than 150 meters than anywhere on earth. That's not an argument.
wow.. You really just said that to the Admin of a site named 'skyscraperpage'.

lol. This thread is funny.
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Old Posted Dec 30, 2009, 6:12 AM
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Old Posted Dec 30, 2009, 6:13 AM
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Here is how I would order them...


1. São Paulo, Brazil
2. Shanghai, China
3. Hong Kong, China
4. New York City, United States
5. Seoul, South Korea

How is Chicago, Illinois not on that list?

You'd have to stack up Sao Paulo's tallest about three times to reach the height of sears.
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That doesn't mean the skyline isn't massive. Chicago has a huge number of highrises, and some many times taller than sao paolo, but it's skyline isn't as massive, not even close!

Yellowboy's list seems reasonable from just looking at pictures although i would probably move soeul to third place and knock ny and hk down.
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What About Seoul

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You present this as if it is some new discovery to the world then get testy when someone questions your assumption.

What makes hundreds of square kilometres of 12 storey buildings any more of a skyline than hundreds of square kilometres of 2 storey homes?
what makes hundreds of square km of 100 storey buildings any more of a skyline than hundreds of sq km of 12 storey buildings?


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How is Chicago, Illinois not on that list?

You'd have to stack up Sao Paulo's tallest about three times to reach the height of sears.
and your point is???? Have you even checked the TITLE of the thread?


That said, I think Shanghai has the most massive skyline. São Paulo MAYBE held the title till a few years (1 decade maybe) ago, but Shanghai has surpassed it.

I didnt post the pictures in the previous page to prove São Paulo´s skyline is more massive. Its quite subjective without real numbers.

Cello1974, a german who lived in Brazil and posted on SSC, once said he had a friend at São Paulo urban administration sector, and that he asked this friend for a list of all São Paulo buildings over 12 storeys (a highrise according the Emporis). The list said São Paulo had 48 thousand buildings with more than 12 storeys. The list was the same as the one used to charge property tax, so while fraud can mean its INCOMPLETE or has taller buildings listed as having less floors (to pay less tax), hardly the contrary is possible.


Quite hard to check the veracity of the story, unless some other forumer from SSC manages the same thing.
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To me a skyline means actual skyscrapers, which I think most of us can agree are buildings over 150 meters... Sao Paulo doesn't have too many of them
your definition of a skyline is completely nonsensical. By your definition btw, Malmo, Sweden, has more of a skyline than São Paulo.
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.....I don't really go by the stats, I just go by looking at a few pictures and then comparing on which looks the biggest.....
Yellowboy06, you've just penned the funniest post I've read on SSP all year
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Does number of high rises equal a skyline?

Does a line have mass?

Can cats and dogs live together?!

I'm with village person on this one: more important questions are at stake here.
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Sao Paolo the most massive??

If Sao Paulo is in contending for most massive skyline with it's bunch of little buildings, then I submit Mexico City as a contender.



Or Tokyo...



If height is indeed a factor, then Shanghai has Sao Paulo whooped and New York should probably be escalated to number 2. The term massive indicates big, so all points of the term massive should apply. Oh and Seoul looked damn big too.
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Old Posted Dec 30, 2009, 6:09 PM
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When a city's skyline encompasses the entire city limits, then its not a skyline. Its their cityscapes.

Sorry Sao Paulo, thats not a skyline at all, thats your cityscape. But, you can have both. Shanghai has a skyline(s), but has a SP cityscape as well.
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Old Posted Dec 30, 2009, 6:41 PM
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I was gunna post Mexico City but couldn't find a good enough picture
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Frankfurt has a good skyline
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Old Posted Dec 30, 2009, 7:23 PM
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what makes hundreds of square km of 100 storey buildings any more of a skyline than hundreds of sq km of 12 storey buildings?

Are you seriously asking that?

100 storey buildings make a skyline because they are skyscrapers. I personally do not consider a 12 storey building to be a skyscraper because it's not very tall, It's a low highrise.
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