The Great Canadian Skyline Thread!

[Chadillaccc]

Originally Posted by Surrealplaces

Eau Claire, Calgary by yurik_ryba, on Flickr

Beauty shot, but holy hell, is that "market" ever a gaping void in our otherwise great downtown. Ugh. Imagine how good this will look in 6 years or so when the redevelopment is done. Basically a bunch of crystals shooting out of the ground in the foreground of this image

[caltrane74]

Solid looking skyline... that space up front will obviously be better utilized shortly.

[Deepstar]

^The new proposal for Eau Claire Market and the 7 tower proposal a couple of blocks away will fill up all that's left in that shot.

[Delirium]

Photo by Jasbond007 https://www.flickr.com/photos/jasbond007/14879269880/sizes/h/

[LeftCoaster]

Weird angle. Is that taken from the north shore with a big zoom lens?

[Surrealplaces]

Calgary Skyline by Surrealplaces, on Flickr

[Chadillaccc]

Fantastic shot Surreal. I literally just found that place yesterday. We were wandering around Bridgeland and stumbled across two of the most awesome vantage points for closeups of downtown.

Originally Posted by Deepstar

^The new proposal for Eau Claire Market and the 7 tower proposal a couple of blocks away will fill up all that's left in that shot.

Don't forget the 4th and 5th phases of Waterfront Can't wait to see those designs! Apparently it's quite nice

[Metro-One]

Originally Posted by Delirium

^ Nice! Thanks


Photo by SeasideDesigns https://www.flickr.com/photos/seasidesigns/14825956349/sizes/h/

Okay, this picture did not get any of the recognition it deserved. Just amazing!

[Dr Awesomesauce]

^Wicked.

These recent pics of Montreal are really impressive. Kudos.

[lio45]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Montreal, monday 25th August

Amazing selection!!! Thanks for sharing your work!

[Chadillaccc]

The view from the future Telus Sky




http://telussky.com/

[Boris2k7]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

The view from the future Telus Sky

Well... close enough I guess. Telus Sky will be directly adjacent to that brown building in the foreground (on the side facing the camera), so the Bow will be further to the right and look a lot bigger.

[craner]

Originally Posted by Boris2k7

Well... close enough I guess. Telus Sky will be directly adjacent to that brown building in the foreground (on the side facing the camera), so the Bow will be further to the right and look a lot bigger.

And Brookfield will be to the west.

[Boris2k7]

Quick illustration (the orientation is slightly off and the height might actually go off the page)

Originally Posted by craner

And Brookfield will be to the west.

Yes!

[SkahHigh]

Untitled by Guillaume Landry Photography, on Flickr

[Tone]

Originally Posted by middeljohn

Kinda crazy how Calgary has overtaken Montreal in the skyline department over the last ten years.

I dont think its that easy, specially with the dozen or so new towers around the Bell Center and other upcoming projects.

Originally Posted by Surrealplaces

Calgary Skyline by Surrealplaces, on Flickr

Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

Panorama de Montréal depuis le Mont-Royal by Till Bart on Flickr

[Beedok]

To me Montreal has the most aesthetically pleasing skyline in the country.

[SkahHigh]

^ meh, I don't really care that much, a city's skyline doesn't necessarily reflect the appearance or greatness of a city (except here on SSP). Tourists don't really care that much about skyscrapers really...

Calgarian forum members are always really excited about their new skyscrapers and all, and I don't blame them because some of them are really nice, but Calgary, with or without huge skyscrapers, comes nowhere near the density, culture and big city feel that Montreal has. I mean, Calgary doesn't even really have suburbs... It remains a fairly small big city.

I'm not a Calgary hater or anything but some Calgarian members always need to point out how they have surpassed Montreal in height, airport stats, etc. It's annoying. I know you guys aren't necessarily trying to blast Montreal, but it kinda looks like that. Airport stats show nothing when your city is located in the middle of nowhere...

[SkahHigh]

Originally Posted by Beedok

To me Montreal has the most aesthetically pleasing skyline in the country.

I concur, along with Vancouver's IMO.

[travis3000]

Originally Posted by SkahHigh

^ meh, I don't really care that much, a city's skyline doesn't necessarily reflect the appearance or greatness of a city (except here on SSP). Tourists don't really care that much about skyscrapers really...

Calgarian forum members are always really excited about their new skyscrapers and all, and I don't blame them because some of them are really nice, but Calgary, with or without huge skyscrapers, comes nowhere near the density, culture and big city feel that Montreal has. I mean, Calgary doesn't even really have suburbs... It remains a fairly small big city.

I'm not a Calgary hater or anything but some Calgarian members always need to point out how they have surpassed Montreal in height, airport stats, etc. It's annoying. I know you guys aren't necessarily trying to blast Montreal, but it kinda looks like that. Airport stats show nothing when your city is located in the middle of nowhere...

I would agree with this. I've been to both cities multiple times and there is way more to a city than big buildings. Montreal is obviously on a different level. Calgary is def going taller with it's buildings however most people would agree that there's so many other more important factors that make a city great.

Also, that Montreal panorama from Mount Royal is gorgeous and IMO one of the nicest skyline shots of any city in Canada. For me it's right up there with the famous Vancouver mountain backdrop skyline shot and TOs island view with the water glistening.