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Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.
     
     
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That last shot of Toronto never ceases to amaze me! And that's before even half of the new proposals go through. Cue that Futurama theme song, yo!
     
     
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PROVINCE OF QUEBEC ==> 9 050 000
MONTREAL METRO ==> 4 600 000
QUEBEC CITY METRO ==> 900 000
     
     
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That might be my favourite pic of Edmonton ever!
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Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.
     
     
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Old Posted Dec 6, 2019, 3:25 PM
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Midtown Toronto. The streetgrid here reminds me of Montreal.


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^During winter I find that the snow and lack of leaves on the backyard trees gives Old Toronto a particularly dense look. The snow tricks you into thinking that the city is made up of flat roofed buildings similar to Montreal.
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Pre-decline Detroit had a similar look as well:

     
     
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Pre-decline Detroit had a similar look as well:

And now it looks like pristine farmland LOL. I kid but it's getting there.

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Stantic looks like the backside of the Niagara Sheraton from this angle.
     
     
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Skylon Tower to CN Tower 66.76km as the crow flies.
Taken on November 11, 2016

Distant Towers by Charles Zhu, on Flickr

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Lake Ontario im Hintergrund die Silhouette von Niagara Stadt auf der andren Seite von See,fotografiert aus dem CN Tower Toronto by nosport.com, on Flickr

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that's fantastic! one observation tower to another :-D
     
     
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