The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 88

Locked In · #**1741** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 12:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by Beedok

I think Vancouver wins, not from the city itself but the suburbs (the city proper looks about as flat as Toronto).

Interesting - according to Wikipedia (not sure how accurate it is), Vancouver's elevation ranges from 0 to 152 metres (at Queen E Park), and Toronto's from 75 to 209 at Keele and Steeles (134 metres) - pretty similar elevation range, though Vancouver definitely seems more hilly on the ground to me.

Kelowna's setting is pretty spectacular - it's probably second on my list after Vancouver, though I haven't been to QC, St. John's or Halifax.

softee · #**1742** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 12:27 AM**

From this angle Toronto's natural setting is pretty darn beautiful.

Fall Toronto by Cat Forsley, on Flickr

Ashok · #**1743** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 12:37 AM**

^ Indeed, and pretty darn massive!!

travis3000 · #**1744** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 12:47 AM**

Toronto hardly has a boring natural setting. The huge lake adds to the scenery quite a bit. It's not Vancouver but it should hardly be at the bottom of the list.

MolsonExport · #**1745** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 12:54 AM**

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Natural settings for major Canadian cities, and not necessarily in particular order.

Vancouver. QC, Halifax, St. John's, Victoria, Ottawa

Pretty much my thoughts as well. With Montreal rounding out No 7, Kelowna for 8th, and Thunder Bay for 9th spot.

Razor · #**1746** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 1:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by Beedok

Toronto, Ottawa, and the Prairie cities are down near the bottom. Probably Windsor, London, and most of Ontario's towns too. They're flat and boring. Gatineau has nice hills, but Ottawa itself is depressingly flat.

Halifax looks nice though, hills and little lakes all over the place. I think Vancouver wins, not from the city itself but the suburbs (the city proper looks about as flat as Toronto).

Hamilton does good thanks to the escarpment and the lake, but I'm fairly certain Thunder Bay wins out. St. John's is probably near my top. Quebec city does okay.

I think most people are giving high marks to Ottawa just based on the confluence of the three rivers, Parliament hill, the Gatineau hills in the background, and all the greenery with the old growth trees..You are right though, as you move the burbs on the Ontario side it does get awfully flat..

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Pretty much my thoughts as well. With Montreal rounding out No 7, Kelowna for 8th, and Thunder Bay for 9th spot.

Great minds are always in step with each other ha Wasn't going to quote that cliché Great minds Th.... blah blah

MonkeyRonin · #**1747** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 1:51 AM**

Drone aerials from Jasonzed at SSC:

MolsonExport · #**1748** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 1:52 AM**

^almost megacityish with the shrouded tall buildings marching off for miles.

Delirium · #**1749** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 2:29 AM**

Love that last shot!

Photo by Taufeeqk https://www.flickr.com/photos/taufeeqk/15590227161/sizes/h/

Nouvellecosse · #**1750** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 3:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by travis3000

Toronto hardly has a boring natural setting. The huge lake adds to the scenery quite a bit. It's not Vancouver but it should hardly be at the bottom of the list.

I think pretty much every city has some sort of attractive or scenic natural feature. A river, a lake, a hill, a harbour... but some have multiple natural features or really extreme examples (like Vancouver with its mountains).

MonkeyRonin · #**1751** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 4:40 AM**

another shot. by ronnie.yip, on Flickr

middeljohn · #**1752** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 5:44 AM**

Fun fact: Johannesburg is the largest city in the world without any major form of water as part of its geographical setting. This includes rivers.

north 42 · #**1753** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 1:02 PM**

You can't forget about Niagara Falls, it's location on the Niagara Gorge at the falls themselves is a pretty impressive setting!

Martin Mtl · #**1754** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 1:30 PM**

Pictures by Guillaume Gorini

MolsonExport · #**1755** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 4:49 PM**

Thanks for the uncommon Montreal views. I rarely approach the core from the East.

MolsonExport · #**1756** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 4:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by middeljohn

Fun fact: Johannesburg is the largest city in the world without any major form of water as part of its geographical setting. This includes rivers.

Interesting. A long-ago thread in SSP covered this topic: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/archive/index.php/t-151958.html

Saudi Arabia has no permanent lakes. None whatsoever.

Ashok · #**1757** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 6:42 PM**

Wow, that Montreal shot!

Ashok · #**1758** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 6:44 PM**

I wonder where that photo was taken from - first I thought the Big O but then, we would have seen the view before.

Ashok · #**1759** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 7:11 PM**

It was probably taken from one of those hi-rise apartment buildings from Avenue Papineau, across from Parc Lafontaine.

caltrane74 · #**1760** Posted **Oct 27, 2014, 7:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

Drone aerials from Jasonzed at SSC:

lol! Yorkville looks Rich even from the Air!!! And boy oh boy, you can see how much larger the new Four Seasons is over the old Four Seasons in this shot, even when you account for the fact that only the lower portion of the building is hotel.