Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[davidivivid]

http://www.observatoire-capitale.com/nc/...tale_on_the_winter_schedule_177/172.html

[GeneralLea]

Incredible photo ^

[Martin Mtl]

/\ That aerial shot of quebec City is fabulous!!


https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfhb-qzjSbL/?taken-by=fred514


https://www.instagram.com/p/BfhI-8YF7zP/?taken-by=natesilver


https://www.instagram.com/p/BfifxOKANZb/?taken-by=tlyphotographie


https://www.instagram.com/p/BfPckk7BTNa/?taken-by=mtl_crane


https://www.instagram.com/p/Bd0w0lHhBTi/?taken-by=mtl_crane


https://www.instagram.com/p/BfUgtmBn7O2/?taken-by=jyclal


https://www.instagram.com/p/BfHovEznyk4/?taken-by=jyclal


https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfl012VlmeO/?taken-by=kevpow56

[G.S MTL]

oh wow!! ^ Montreal... its only getting bigger and better !!

[Sonog]

Edmonton


https://www.flickr.com/photos/151740542@N02/39758063824/in/dateposted/

[north 42]

Originally Posted by someone123

It is a bit outdated now but here is a view from above:


Source

Nice that they’re building some, what I assume are, new condos!

[kwoldtimer]

This photo was in the Record the other day. It looks to me like it might have been taken last year. From Downtown Kitchener in the centre, you can see Uptown Waterloo (about two thirds of the way up and a bit to the right) and the university district beyond that (above and off to the right). Just to show how close together this stuff is, for those not familiar with K-W.

[craner]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

[IMG]chase what matters by Dustin William, on Flickr[/IMG]

Imagine both RBC towers as a single tall one.

[Maldive]

Originally Posted by craner

Imagine both RBC towers as a single tall one.

Thankfully we have Dustin and can still see the original core (not incl. ex-trump etc.). Great angle.

RBC: I forget the age of this Canadian icon (nearly 40years?) but I never wished for RBC to be taller.... the over the top use of 2500 ounces of gold in the glazing (time to salvage that), the angles, the triangular floorplate and the once breath-taking atrium were unique in the world.

Now that the planet is building 600 to 1000m, it's under 600 foot height is forgettable to height-geeks.

But it still amazes in person after all this time and deserves to be celebrated and enjoyed... guess there's no hall of fame for towers that don't pierce the clouds but this one still stands up as a modern spectacle against anything built since. I bet a few hundred thousand tourists and photographers might agree.

P.S. I'm a fan of the complex ;-)

[Monolith]

White Vancouver by Song Wang, on Flickr


By Amanda Catching, on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/amanda_cat...5-24yvGpb-21S4D4Q-23w25jo-EWEQz8-21S5JGG


BC Place and Cambie bridge by Matt Boulton, on Flickr

[craner]

^^ Oh I'm a big fan of the complex as is as well.
The "taller" comment just occurred to me when I saw the photo and was picturing in my mind the nice slender profile a taller version would have.

[Sheener]

Kelowna: Downtown Cultural District & North End. Photo from last June.

4 projects (36 stories, 33 stories, 15 stories, 20 stories) breaking ground this year located within this area.

https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/n...imate_downtown_Kelowna_summer_pub_crawl/

[SkahHigh]

A sunset over Montréal. by Joey Gaskell, sur Flickr

[TorontoDrew]

Here's it's model being molested by then Royal Bank vice-president D. W. Bill' Morison. The project started in 1976 and cost $100,000,000 at the time roughly $435,000,000 in today's currency.

Source: https://static.torontopubliclibrary.c

[esquire]

Even in spite of its flashy glazing, Royal Bank Plaza is easy to overlook given its much taller neighbours. But it's definitely a great looking complex... one of the true gems in Toronto's skyline.

[WhipperSnapper]

Renovations have made it a lesser building like most of the bank towers in Toronto.

[esquire]

^ What has changed over the years?

[craner]

I love the use of angles and the texture & vertical expression they give the tower(s).

Thanks for posting the photo of the model - that's awesome!

[bicycles]

By me

[caltrane74]

Originally Posted by esquire

^ What has changed over the years?

They turned the glass atrium between the towers into a trading floor.