Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 213

Acajack · #**4241** Posted **May 10, 2017, 5:38 PM**

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Gatineau has taller buildings?

Never the less, that CMA is named Ottawa-Gatineau so it's sort of a different beast.

Edit: Ottawa will regain the tallest distinction for its CMA with the Claridge under construction.

At the moment the tallest building in the CMA is in Gatineau in the Terrases de la Chaudière complex. I think it is 10 Wellington and houses Indigenous Affairs.

#**4242** Posted **May 11, 2017, 6:58 PM**

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Martin Mtl · #**4243** Posted **May 11, 2017, 8:18 PM**

https://www.instagram.com/p/BT9Y0dtgVOZ/?taken-by=julstudios

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTzyGCfhRJ0/?taken-by=maureen_mtl

J.OT13 · #**4244** Posted **May 11, 2017, 8:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by le calmar

That's correct it is on the National Capital Region's Wikipedia page. I took it from the last floor of the Hilton. I want to update it this summer, I might as well ask permission to get on the roof for a clearer shot. Not sure that will work but it cost nothing to try (it worked in the past). Anyway it will need to be updated again in a few years when the Gatineau proposals, Zibi and LeBreton flat are fully developed. Not sure the Little Italy cluster will be visible from there though.

Looking forward to it.

The Little Italy cluster should be visible. We can see Preston Square just to the right of Place du Portage on your 2011 picture. Although a lot of it might be hidden by 900 Albert and the Lebreton Flats development.

harls · #**4245** Posted **May 11, 2017, 10:42 PM**

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Looking forward to it.

The Little Italy cluster should be visible. We can see Preston Square just to the right of Place du Portage on your 2011 picture. Although a lot of it might be hidden by 900 Albert and the Lebreton Flats development.

I made a guess at what the Claridge Icon might look like a few years ago (Oct. 2014). Not the same vantage point, but close.

The original

Ottawa/Gatineau by harley b., on Flickr

Beedok · #**4246** Posted **May 12, 2017, 2:05 AM**

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View of Uptown & Downtown Hamilton from Rudy Hulst Commons by Joe, on Flickr

View of Downtown Hamilton from Rudy Hulst Commons by Joe, on Flickr

A great series of shots to show the endlessness of the East End.

The Macallan · #**4247** Posted **May 12, 2017, 4:33 AM**

As a short term resident of Calgary, my favourite towers are 8th Ave Place I and II. I think their crowns, which echo the "castellated" peaks of the Canadian Rockies, are particularly striking. They are what Toronto's EY Tower could have been IMO.

fenwick16 · #**4248** Posted **May 12, 2017, 6:41 AM**

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It's one of my favourite shots of Hamilton that I've seen in a while. I found a larger size on Twitter that makes a great desktop wallpaper...

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Nice shot, although downtown Hamilton and the Hamilton area in general, seems more impressive in person than in pictures. (although shots from the mountain perspective are impressive)

fenwick16 · #**4249** Posted **May 12, 2017, 6:44 AM**

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Lonsdale Quay look at Downtown Vancouver at Blue Hour May 6, 2017 by jenn chan, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

+1

It's one of the best pictures I've seen recently of the new lighting feature on the Trump tower (on the far right).

It looks good, but the "Trump" name is unfortunate.

fenwick16 · #**4250** Posted **May 12, 2017, 6:53 AM**

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Slightly unusual angle in South End Halifax:

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Grainy close-up downtown:

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Some nice shots of good out Halifax. It is great to see all the development that is currently taking place and I hope that it will continue for many decades to come.

mcminsen · #**4251** Posted **May 12, 2017, 7:18 AM**

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It looks good, but the "Trump" name is unfortunate.

I agree. And what's frustrating is that there are probably a lot of people (in Vancouver and elsewhere) who have come to hate the tower just because of the name on it. They either don't know or have forgotten that it was one of Arthur Erickson's last great designs. I have this fantasy that someday in the future it will be renamed "Arthur Erickson Tower". There is already another tower in Vancouver on False Creek named "The Erickson" that he designed so I think it would be appropriate to have his full name on one of his most prominent projects.

SkahHigh · #**4252** Posted **May 12, 2017, 2:35 PM**

#montreal and Saint-Laurent #river at #twilight view from Sainte-Hélène #island #quebecregion #canada #cityscape #citylights #vieuxport #downtown #skyline #treescape #bluesky #blueriver #architecturelovers #igersworldwide #ig_great_shots_canada #canon_pho by Roger L Valdivieso, sur Flickr

Calgarian · #**4253** Posted **May 12, 2017, 3:06 PM**

707 Fifth might be my favourite tower in Calgary now, too bad it's only 27 floors.

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Pavlov · #**4254** Posted **May 12, 2017, 3:59 PM**

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BTzyGCfhRJ0/?taken-by=maureen_mtl

Photos like this force me to reassess my ranking of Canadian skylines between 2 and 4. Sorry Calgary and Vancouver.

FFX-ME · #**4255** Posted **May 12, 2017, 4:03 PM**

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caltrane74 · #**4256** Posted **May 12, 2017, 4:55 PM**

2 to 4 is a tight mess.

Depends on my mood.(personal preference for Calgary, but Vancouver and Montreal shots always have me pondering)

If Edmonton gets the Aldritt Tower (which I doubt at 80+ floors) I might throw it in the mix with the combination of UC projects.

After 5, you should begin to throw in suburban skylines with the remaining stand alone city skylines.