Top 5 Skylines Of The World - Page 2

brandoncdg · #21 Posted **Jan 13, 2010, 6:08 AM**

I guess being from Los Angeles kind of makes this place even more strange.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ch.G, Ch.G

Uh, ports played a large role in the economic development of many of the world's largest cities.

yellowboy06 · #22 Posted **Jan 14, 2010, 8:59 PM**

Does anybody have a similar photo to the one I posted of Dubai but, in the night?

M.K. · #23 Posted **Jan 14, 2010, 10:23 PM**

Source: See here ----->>> http://static.panoramio.com/photos/o...l/17090262.jpg

Maybe thread of Panos help -> http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...=166532&page=2

This is big, but you can minimize size, upload somewhere, then here... Deira only 2

If you want to improve the Hong Kong one... or much bigger

Misterfreeman87 · #24 Posted **Jan 14, 2010, 11:30 PM**

1. New York

DanDC

2. Hongkong

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3. Chicago

By Skoukimou

4. Shanghai

z0rgggg

5. Singapur

Steven Witte

The North One · #25 Posted **Jan 15, 2010, 1:40 AM**

Dubai should not even be on the list.
It should be shanghai.

new.slang · #26 Posted **Jan 15, 2010, 2:32 AM**

i'd say top 4 is definitley Chicago, Hong Kong, NYC and Shanghai (alpha order). 5th is a toss up...probably Dubai or Seattle...

peanut gallery · #27 Posted **Jan 15, 2010, 5:32 PM**

I love that latest HK shot.

Metro Matt · #28 Posted **Jan 15, 2010, 6:27 PM**

Meh

Dubai is too generic looking IMO. Though tall & impressive considering the very short time span it was built, all of the buildings begin to look the same, kinda like Miami.

Misterfreeman87 · #29 Posted **Jan 15, 2010, 9:16 PM**

I m surprised no one else is mentioning Singapur....

The North One · #30 Posted **Jan 15, 2010, 9:33 PM**

Without trump tower:

Hong Kong>Chicago

With trump tower:

Chicago>Hong Kong

HomrQT · #31 Posted **Jan 18, 2010, 3:06 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by The North One

Without trump tower:

Hong Kong>Chicago

With trump tower:

Chicago>Hong Kong

I agree, the Trump Tower is a major skyline altering piece, in a great way. It looks so clean in the mix.

isaidso · #32 Posted **Feb 27, 2010, 9:06 AM**

1. Shanghai
2. New York
3. Hong Kong
4. Chicago
5. Toronto

muppet · #33 Posted **Feb 27, 2010, 9:27 AM**

some pix of Shanghai, 4000 towers and counting:

Staff, www.skyscrapercity.com

kyokoted, www.skyscrapercity.com

Kaiser, www.skyscrapercity.com

Chun Juan, http://img.album.pchome.net

isaidso · #34 Posted **Feb 27, 2010, 9:37 AM**

And your other 4 picks?

muppet · #35 Posted **Feb 27, 2010, 9:54 AM**

sorry, I just reckon Shanghai shouldve been a contender for the top, not just NYC-HK.

My top 5:

1. Shanghai
2. HK
3. NYC
4. Chicago
5. Chongqing

CQ was never a fave, but then I saw it by night - its as futuristic as it gets, just blows you away:

• Video Link

^Doing a nightflight there by chopper must be one of the most amazing experiences

new.slang · #36 Posted **Feb 27, 2010, 12:42 PM**

the one thing i dont like too much about shanghai is that the buildings in pudong look spread out...

Dallas · #37 Posted **Feb 27, 2010, 4:41 PM**

It would be hard to get a consensus on this, it is such a matter of opinion. This is what I would go with though:

1) Shanghai
2) Sao Paulo
3) Chicago
4) New York
5) Hong Kong

The North One · #38 Posted **Feb 27, 2010, 5:38 PM**

I still think chicago has a way better skyline than Hong Kong, Honestly, what do you all see in Hong Kong's skyline, the pretty lights?

Phil McAvity · #39 Posted **Feb 27, 2010, 6:00 PM**

^You must be kidding. Sorry but i'm not biting.

Yellowboy, i'm not sure where you got your population stats for Hong Kong but your number of 15.8 million is about double the actual population. Every source i've ever seen has it's metro population at 7-8 million.

I'm also not sure why a few people mentioned Seattle and/or Vancouver since I didn't see anyone rank or include pictures of either city and as much as I love both cities (especially Vancouver), their skylines hardly rank amongst cities like New York, HK, and Chicago.

I also don't see how Sao Paulo can be taken seriously as a skyline contender unless one places all the emphasis on quantity over quality since SP doesn't even have a 600 footer.

These lists are always tough for me. The top three are no-brainers (and virtually interchangeable), so I created a three-way tie for first since it seems the angle each skyline is shot from decides which is best. After that things get a lot tougher. While Toronto isn't one of my favourite skylines, i'm surprised it hasn't made more lists.

1-NYC
1-HK
1-Chicago
4-Singapore
5-Melbourne

Since so many people have shots of my top three, I included shots of Singapore:

and Melbourne:

I grabbed these shots from here.

StethJeff · #40 Posted **Mar 1, 2010, 12:34 AM**

HK
Shanghai
NYC
Chicago
Toronto