USA & Canada metro areas of between 2-4 million people (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_o...tistical_Areas,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...reas_in_Canada):
Montreal/Lavall/Longueuil 3,635,571
Seattle/Tacoma/Bellvue 3,344,813
Minneapolis/St Paul/Bloomington 3,229,878
San Diego/Carlsbad/San Marcos 3,229,878
Vancouver/Surrey/Burnaby 2,116,581
St Louis MO/St Louis IL 2,816,710
Tampa/St Petersburg/Clearwater 2,816,710
Baltimore/Towson 2,667,117
Denver/Aurora/Broomfield 2,506,626
Pittsburgh PA 2,351,19
Portland/Vancouver/Beaverton 2,207,462
Cincinnati/Middleton 2,155,137
Sacramento/Arden Arcade/Roseville 2,109,832
Cleveland/Elyria/Mentor 2,109,832
Orlando/Kissimmee 2,054,574
San Antonio TX 2,031,445
Kansas City MO/Kansas City KS 2,002,047
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I'd say that the skyline standouts here are Vancouver, Montreal, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Minneapolis. I'd put skylines like Cincinatti's, Denver's, KC's & Baltimore's into a second tier.