Most Massive Skyline

yellowboy06 · #1 Posted **Dec 29, 2009, 8:49 AM**

Well maybe it isn't the best looking or the newest but I would say it is definitely the LARGEST skyline in the world, with New York City and Hong Kong right behind it...

Say hello to, São Paulo, Brazil!

flickr® http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2592/...6bea678d_o.jpg (and that is not even the whole thing)

VIEW OF THE SKYLINE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McAwu8csJlw&hd=1

R@ptor · #2 Posted **Dec 29, 2009, 9:04 AM**

Shanghai's skyline is definitely more massive, both when it comes to the number of highrises and their height.

yellowboy06 · #3 Posted **Dec 29, 2009, 9:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by R@ptor

Shanghai's skyline is definitely more massive, both when it comes to the number of highrises and their height.

Do you have something to back that up?

muppet · #4 Posted **Dec 29, 2009, 4:07 PM**

I think Sao Paulo has more 10 story buildings (many more, maybe 3x more), but Shanghai has more 18 storey buildings, and of course skyscrapers over 150m.

ue · #5 Posted **Dec 29, 2009, 4:15 PM**

Yeah Sao Paolo has a massive skyline, but R@ptor is I think right how Shanghai has more (I don't think he really needs to back it up, it's pretty well known 'round here, unless you have something to back up Sao Paolo being the largest, which, I am just guessing you found Sao Paolo the most extensive + compact, with out stats). Tokyo, Hong Kong, New York City, Rio De Janeiro, heck even sprawly LA have pretty extensive skylines.

northbay · #6 Posted **Dec 29, 2009, 5:20 PM**

la having an extensive/massive skyline? that would be nice.

emporis has a skyline ranking, but not everyone feels they are a reliable source since some say they get much of their information off this very forum. i dont know if thats true or not but heres the link:

http://www.emporis.com/en/bu/sk/st/sr/

(btw, la is 38th on the emporis list, right after mex city)

hammersklavier · #7 Posted **Dec 29, 2009, 7:22 PM**

Yeah, Shanghai sounds about right. I also wonder about Tokyo's skyline--or are their tall buildings confined to their major urban centers (e.g. Shinjuku, Shibuya, etc.)?

Trantor · #8 Posted **Dec 29, 2009, 7:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by yellowboy06

VIEW OF THE SKYLINE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McAwu8csJlw&hd=1

your video actually only shows half the skyline, because the view to the other half is blocked by the buildings on Paulista Avenue, which cuts the highrises area in half.

btw, that is also the older part of the skyline.

these pics from Gutooo show the other half

and here, the best video, imho, to show São Paulo´s size

• Video Link

jtk1519 · #9 Posted **Dec 29, 2009, 8:05 PM**

Shanghai gets my vote...

http://cache.mars.sina.com.cn/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3492/...4ac7e2d5_b.jpg

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/432...1256359593.jpg

Zapatan · #10 Posted **Dec 29, 2009, 8:31 PM**

New York and Hong Kong have far more 150 to 200 meter buildings than any other city on earth.

Edit: You meant a 3rd one? I would say Shanghai. Sao Paulo doesn't have enough "Skyscrapers" just highrise buildings, it is impressively huge though.

Trantor · #11 Posted **Dec 29, 2009, 8:38 PM**

village person · #12 Posted **Dec 29, 2009, 8:47 PM**

Does number of high rises equal a skyline?

Does a line have mass?

Can cats and dogs live together?!

CGII · #13 Posted **Dec 29, 2009, 10:00 PM**

No NY fanboys?

I'm not going to get into what is sure to become a very very silly argument, but I am going to use it as an excuse to post this fantastic photo:

SLO · #14 Posted **Dec 29, 2009, 10:31 PM**

They are all amazing.

KevinFromTexas · #15 Posted **Dec 29, 2009, 11:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by yellowboy06

Do you have something to back that up?

Yes, he does. LOL

Shanghai is one I would think of, the other would be Tokyo. Also, I'm not sure any American city can really be put into the same category as places like Sao Paulo and Shanghai. Even New York seems smaller by comparison.

SLO · #16 Posted **Dec 29, 2009, 11:37 PM**

^^^I think you are right, although, tight shots of Manhattan to me always look denser than similar shots of those other cities. I think its a combination of more average height and tighter blocks. Even in the really dense Shanghai shots you see short buildings, what looks like 4-5 storeys.

muppet · #17 Posted **Dec 30, 2009, 12:32 AM**

Seoul is also a contender, tens of thousands of highrises, and the worlds second biggest city (24.5 million):

SCROLL>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

http://pds10.egloos.com

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closeup of that 'small' river bend:

http://blogfile.paran.com

vid · #18 Posted **Dec 30, 2009, 12:37 AM**

You present this as if it is some new discovery to the world then get testy when someone questions your assumption.

What makes hundreds of square kilometres of 12 storey buildings any more of a skyline than hundreds of square kilometres of 2 storey homes?

Dac150 · #19 Posted **Dec 30, 2009, 12:51 AM**

Nothing beats the sheer size of Midtown Manhattan; talk about a massive extension of density. In fact, most of Manhattan is the same way, as well as parts of the other boroughs. Compare that with the skylines of LIC, Downtown Brooklyn, Jersey City and Newark, that all adds up to a pretty massive site to see.

jtk1519 · #20 Posted **Dec 30, 2009, 1:48 AM**

I suppose it's all a matter of personal preference, but when I hear "largest skyline", I think of a combination of width and height. A skyline that seems to stretch across the horizon while at the same time stretching up to the sky. That is why I would put Shanghai and probably even NYC over Sao Paulo. Their supertalls add a vertical mass that I personally think cities like Sao Paulo lack. Again, that is just personal taste.