The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 220

Chadillaccc · #**4381** Posted **Feb 11, 2015, 8:09 AM**

http://www.stockaerialphotos.com/-/galle...c-4e99-9671-5d0790264597-calgary-skyline

http://www.stockaerialphotos.com/-/galle...4-11e3-8391-e378cc8465c7-calgary-alberta

MolsonExport · #**4382** Posted **Feb 11, 2015, 2:00 PM**

^Calg's definitely beefier from the front, but prettier from the back.

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Originally Posted by Dirt_Devil

It's as canadian as it can get

Nice picture!

2nd that. Love the picture.

Chadillaccc · #**4383** Posted **Feb 11, 2015, 5:26 PM**

https://www.facebook.com/robmosesphotography/photos_stream

Surrealplaces · #**4384** Posted **Feb 11, 2015, 5:50 PM**

Milosevic, Stan -Winnipeg Skyline by Groupe Germain Hospitalité, on Flickr

Milosevic, Stan - Portage and Main by Groupe Germain Hospitalité, on Flickr

Delirium · #**4385** Posted **Feb 11, 2015, 6:14 PM**

Photo by aaronvonhagen https://www.flickr.com/photos/aaronvonhagen/16501015121/sizes/h/

TownGuy · #**4386** Posted **Feb 11, 2015, 11:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

I always found it odd how they made those short little condo buildings (the ones with the cantilevered section on the top) when all the rest of the buildings on the central waterfront were sizable highrises. I wonder if there was a height restriction or something there...

I believe it has something to do with them being at the foot of Yonge St. They wanted something striking, less imposing and more open. I think they have achieved that.

advance62 · #**4387** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 5:28 AM**

One from my archives:

Big City Skyline by Matt M S, on Flickr

drawarc · #**4388** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 7:38 AM**

ottawa--1176 by southfacing, on Flickr

Delirium · #**4389** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 1:21 PM**

Photo by Michael Matti https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelmattiphotography/16321100409/sizes/h/

Acajack · #**4390** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 1:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by drawarc

ottawa--1176 by southfacing, on Flickr

It looks so small, compared to, say, Calgary.

drawarc · #**4391** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 3:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

It looks so small, compared to, say, Calgary.

Height restrictions will do that.

caltrane74 · #**4392** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 3:55 PM**

I don't think it looks small, actually its rather bulky compared to Calgary with more substantial buildings stretching out deeper from the core. But it is shorter than Calgary, that much is clear, but some new towers will change that.

Calgarian · #**4393** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 4:10 PM**

I was really impressed with Ottawa's downtown when I was there last year, felt much more "big city" than I expected.

north 42 · #**4394** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 4:13 PM**

Ottawa may not have the height, but it makes up for it with a dense, beefy core, which does not look small to me at all.

The_Architect · #**4395** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 4:17 PM**

It looks bigger than Calgary, which has a small CBD. Way smaller looking than Montreal, anyway, or the other way around.

/tossesgrenadeandducks

/kiddingguysdonthavea7pageargumentagain

Acajack · #**4396** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 4:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by north 42

Ottawa may not have the height, but it makes up for it with a dense, beefy core, which does not look small to me at all.

My comment was mostly just about that photo and the skyline in general. At street-level, I find Ottawa feels as big or bigger than Calgary.

SignalHillHiker · #**4397** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 4:24 PM**

Ottawa feels bigger at street level to me. And I love both.

Ottawa actually has a bit of depth, like Quebec City.

Calgarian · #**4398** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 4:29 PM**

I thought Ottawa's downtown was about the same size as Calgary's, just gets bigger when you add the area around the market. Obviously being an older city, the density outside the core was noticeable too, nothing like Toronto or Montreal though.

Never crossed the river, how is the density on the Quebec side? it looked OK from Ottawa, but also had a gritty industrial look to it as well...

le calmar · #**4399** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 4:29 PM**

It "looks" smaller than Calgary, but it certainly doesn't feel any smaller at street level. I was in Sofia and Bucharest this week and both cities are more or less in the same population range (1,3 M and 2,2 M) and lack a skyline (save for few scattered towers here and there) But at street level they feel dense and big, Bucharest in particular.

On the other hand Warsaw (pop. 2,6 M) is bigger and has a great skyline but felt smaller with its wide boulevards and lower density. I am not saying that Calgary feels smaller than Ottawa, but I think a compact urban fabric can make a big difference at street level and it definitely makes up for the lack of height.

Calgarian · #**4400** Posted **Feb 12, 2015, 4:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by le calmar

I am not saying that Calgary feels smaller than Ottawa, but I think a compact urban fabric can make a big difference at street level and it definitely makes up for the lack of height.

I would definitely agree with this. Unless you are walking around looking up, you almost don't notice whether you are beside a 10 storey building or a 50 storey building. The skyline is more something to be appreciated from a distance.