Skylines Rankings, World & U.S.

[brickell]

Originally Posted by BnaBreaker

Wow, this thread brings me back to 2003, when the majority of my forum experience revolved around me making completely random lists ranking cities on completely random criteria and posting them confidently as if people actually gave a shit what my thoughts were on the subject.

[jayden]

Trying to get the appeal in Philly's skyline? Well, to each its own.

[summersm343]

Originally Posted by jayden

Trying to get the appeal in Philly's skyline? Well, to each its own.

I think the better question is: how can you not understand the appeal in Philadelphia's skyline?


339 | 366: Expanding Bounds by Steve Ives, on Flickr

[maru2501]

philly has made great strides

SF clips it for setting and the new tower, to me anyway

[Rhody]

Best Skylines in the World

1. NYC (easy)
2. Hong Kong
3. Chicago
4. Toronto
5. Shanghai
6. San Francisco
7. Moscow
8. LA
9. Dubai
10. Seattle

[AirZeus]

Houston has some of the most BORING buildings ever. Not a fan of Dallas' either. I'd definitely put SF, Seattle, and Philadelphia over those two.

U.S.
1 - NY
2 - Chicago
3 - SF
4 - Philadelphia
5 - Seattle
6 - Miami
7 - LA
8 - Atlanta (not really a fan of how sparse it is, but if the gaps are filled in the next 50 years it could be spectacular)
9 - Houston
10 - Minneapolis

I didn't put a great deal of thought into this, but this is my tentative order.

[Private Dick]

Originally Posted by jayden

Trying to get the appeal in Philly's skyline? Well, to each its own.

Yeah, totally... I don't really get the appeal of Philly's skyline either... height, density, breadth, blend of old and new, diversity of classic and modern styles, different directional views offering highly-varied visual experience and features of the skyline ... lost on me too...

[Private Dick]

Because I've only posted six of these lists on here before, and I think I need to post seven:

Top 10 USA skylines (USA skylines are all that matter... USA is all that matters... in fact, my opinion of USA skylines is all that matters):

1 - Pittsburgh
2 - Philadelphia
3 - Erie
4 - Harrisburg
5 - Reading
6 - Wilkes-Barre
7 - Scranton
8 - Lancaster
9 - Washington
10 - Allentown

[JManc]

US only:

Chicago
New York (best looking at night)
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Houston (best when viewed facing west)

Rest of the world:

Hong Kong
Moscow City
La Defense, Paris
Pudong, Shanghai
City of London

Dubai has some amazing buildings but they're all lined up along one street. Looks like someone was bored on Sim City and just plopped down a bunch of towers in a straight line. Same with Philly. Love the buildings but most lined up along Market St.

[IconRPCV]

How the skyline looks and feels as you are interacting with it is more important to me than the heights of all the buildings. Therefore here is my list from cities I have visited:

North America
1. Chicago
2. San Francisco
3. New York
4. Philadelphia
5. Seattle
6. Vancouver
7. San Diego
8. Los Angeles
9. Portland
10. St. Louis

The world outside North America.

1. Sydney
2. Hong Kong
3. Melbourne
4. Kuala Lampur
5. Bangkok
6. Barcelona
7. Malmo
8. Shanghai
9. Paris
10. Dubai

[nw290]

Originally Posted by homebucket

Ranked by a composite of beauty, height, and density, of cities I have been to:

North America
1) San Francisco
2) New York City
3) Chicago
4) Seattle
5) Vancouver
6) Miami
7) Philadelphia
8) Boston
9) San Diego
10) Los Angeles

Asia
1) Hong Kong
2) Singapore
3) Tokyo
4) Taipei
5) Seoul

u need to visit houston

[matt777]

Dallas, Texas. I think the only American skyline that can "change theme" with LED lights. Red, white and blue for Independence day, Red for Valentine's day, Orange and jack-o-lanterns for Halloween, pink for the annual Mary Kay convention, etc. Hopefully soon Amazon Orange for a big announcement!


4th of July theme and fireworks (must click)
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By Andrew's Travel Blog: http://andystravelblog.img.boardinga...-hampton-1.jpg


By Joseph Haubert, Flickr- https://c1.staticflickr.com/2/1635/2...d15a2239_b.jpg


By Joseph Haubert, Flickr- https://i.pinimg.com/originals/50/b3...bff9427ffa.jpg

By Houston Architecture.com- http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/h...110f47fd7339cd


By Joseph Haubert- https://tribcw33.files.wordpress.com...rip=all&w=1200

[isaidso]

Asia

1. Hong Kong
2. Shenzhen
3. Shanghai
4. Guangzhou
5. Kuala Lumpur
6. Dubai
7. Tokyo
8. Chongqing
9. Singapore
10. Seoul


America

1. New York
2. Chicago
3. Toronto
4. Los Angeles
5. San Francisco
6. Panama City
7. Mexico City
8. Philadelphia
9. Montreal
10. Sao Paulo


Europe, Africa, Australia

1. Melbourne
2. Sydney
3. Moscow
4. Brisbane
5. London
6. Paris
7. Frankfurt
8. Gold Coast
9. Rotterdam
10. Warsaw

[KlausD]

einfach frankfurt [II] (explored!) by dadiolli, auf Flickr


SKYLINE by Matthias Besant, auf Flickr


Skyline-FFM-panorama by Servicejoker, auf Flickr


Best things to do in Frankfurt. by Petra Wendeler, auf Flickr


2021-10_13-8176- by Dieter K., auf Flickr

[KlausD]

Quartier de la Defense vu de la Tour Eiffel. by Georges Morel, auf Flickr

[KlausD]

City of London

The City from Greenwich Park by Anna Heath, auf Flickr


The City by David Flett, auf Flickr

Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf, London in the sunshine by Dave Wood, auf Flickr

The Garden at 120 | Canary Wharf by James Beard, auf Flickr

[KlausD]

IMG_20210821_192014 (1) by eka phil, auf Flickr


Moscow International Business Center (MIBC) by Pavel's Snapshots, auf Flickr


Moscow International Business Center (MIBC) by Pavel's Snapshots, auf Flickr

[MAC123]

Best Skylines in the world:
NYC

Hong Kong

Shanghai

Shenzhen

Hmm, it gets a little harder from here on.
Chicago, Dubai, Guangzhou and maybe Tokyo definitely deserve a spot but it's hard to rank them. I'd love to put Taipei but frankly it's just Taipei 101 that even gives it consideration. Though I know they're currently building several large ones nearby and that could give them a big boost.
Then after that maybe Moscow, Kuala Lumper, Chongqing, and Seoul. And it just gets harder and harder after that.

[KlausD]

Views from St Pauls by Alan Batham, auf Flickr

[MolsonExport]

1. Jacksonville
2. NYC