Let's take a look at the Olympic City of 2004 , pictures by zafiris

http://assets.in.gr/dGenesis/assets/Content200/Photo/8215_b.jpg

http://assets.in.gr/dGenesis/assets/Content200/Photo/8213_b.jpg

http://assets.in.gr/dGenesis/assets/Content200/Photo/8214_b.jpg

http://www.athensguide.com/photoalbum/athens/lycabettuscafe4.JPG

Sorry, but my question have been always: Where is the Athens skyline?????

This is central Athens. People build everywhere! They do not even have a tree! I give it 0.

I think this is more to rate the city not the skyline since Athens does not have a real "skyline"

That's true, but then again, this section is titled "Rate our Skylines." ;)

Please delete this post. THERE ARE NO SKYSCRAPERS AT ALL. ALL HOUSES ARE MADE OF MUD AND STONE. 0 is all i can give.

Perhaps this is a good place for voting 0.

It looks terrible but quite urban.

skyline? where? 1/10

i give it a 10 for not having a skyline.
Which is amazing for a western City of this size.
:weirdo:

All cities have a skyline, as does Athens. It's just not a dramatic skyline.

For skyline, I give it 2/10. It would be a lot higher if it at least had some spires or something.

But overall, I don't think these pictures look bad, the city is dense, and is compact, yet spreads like a blanket over the surrounding landscape, it actually looks quite cool to me.

8/10 for the photo's.

nice pictures, but there are no high buildings! haha

the photos are excellent.
As for the skyline, it isn't really visible because of all the "white" roofs, but I'll give it a 5, the Parthenon is enough for a skyline IMO.

Please delete this post. THERE ARE NO SKYSCRAPERS AT ALL. ALL HOUSES ARE MADE OF MUD AND STONE. 0 is all i can give.

Show me a house made of mud in Athens and I will show you a pig that can fly. :weirdo:

Show me a house made of mud in Athens and I will show you a pig that can fly. :weirdo:


Hey gocaps,

Let the fucker say what he wants. The reason that his name is yellow is because he is an ignorant COWARD!

We know the truth about Athens so let people like yellow say their shit and they will eventually disappear as does the turd when it is flushed down the toilet!

Take care file!

i think it's a beautiful city , the place where culture was born but for the skyline i couldn't vote more than 4

we don't have any comparable modern skylines to other cities... :(


I hope we get some soon. lol


http://www.athensguide.com/lykavittos/04.JPG


This one makes up for it alot of the times though. :)

a damn lot behind from the rest of the world in terms of skyline :no:

...doesn't even apply for a grade LoL

Nice pictures .. but I cannot see the skyline although I know there are some skyscrapesr in Athens. Can't see it from the pics !!

5/10

The best view of Athens is not from Acropolis but from Lycavittus hill in the center of the city. It is 277m and roughly it is the equivalent of Eiffel Tower height.

http://www.athensguide.com/lykavittos/09.JPG
The large curved building in the center is the Hilton Hotel. In front of that are the buildings of Evangelismos Hospital. The area behind the forest is Panapistimopoulos which is the Univerisity Town. Mount Hymettos, Kessariani, Vironas and Illioupolis are in the background. Kolonaki is in the foreground. How many swimming pools can you count?


http://www.athensguide.com/lykavittos/10.JPG
The hill in the background is Galatsi. The line of large buildings running horizontally in the center are on Alexandras Avenue and the tiled roofs you see in the green area are the courts. Just above the roof of the cafe is the parking lot for the ampitheater. Probably the best place to see a concert in Athens


http://www.athensguide.com/lykavittos/02.JPG
They say the cafe on the top of Lykavittos is pretty good. I have never eaten there. This photo was taken in January of 2001 and as you can see it was a warm sunny day. If it is a windy day in Athens then it will be very windy up here so bring a sweater


http://www.athensguide.com/lykavittos/03.JPG
Looking towards the Athens Tower towards Agia Paraskevis. The low flat building surrounded by trees is the US Embassy and the large building to the left if the Megaron Music Hall. The apartment buildings in the lower right corner is the top of Kolonaki.


http://www.athensguide.com/lykavittos/04.JPG
The large buildings left of center are around Syntagma Square. The larges one is the Grande Bretagne. To the left and in front of them is the Parliment building. Beyond is the Acropolis and Faliron. The large building that takes up an entire block is where EOT (Greek National Tourist Organization) have their offices, but their information booth is somewhere off in Ambelokipi where nobody can find it.

http://www.athensguide.com/lykavittos/05.JPG
The center if the National Gardens and the Zappion building. The Parliment is on the right as is Syntagma Square. You can see the Temple of Olympian Zeus in the upper right corner of the gardens. To the left is the old Olympic Stadium and Arditos Hill. Kolonaki is in the foreground. You can see Aegina in the distance but on a clear day you can see lots of islands and the mountains of the Peloponessos


http://www.athensguide.com/lykavittos/06.JPG
Looking towards the University and Panapistimiou Street. The area beyond is Votanikos, Egalio and Peristeri. The tall buildings on the far right are in Omonia Square and the large avenue you see is Agios Konstantinos


http://www.athensguide.com/lykavittos/08.JPG
The cafe around sunset


View of Athens Skyline from ground level. Athens has no skyscrapers


http://www.athensguide.com/lykavittos/lycabettus2.jpg
lycabettus Hill


http://www.elegant-lifestyle.com/GB-ROOF-GARDEN.JPG
View from roof garden hotel


http://www.pbase.com/image/33620393.jpg
Acropolis night shot in summer 2004 (Light effects is from the creator of Eiffel Tower light effects)

Awesome pics man! Athens is my second home and one of my favourite cities in the world!

a white pearl :)

8/10 not for skyscrapers but it is a beautiful city

Nice pics, definetely Med. looking.
A much cleaner city than years past!

7/10

0/10 very beautiful and very clean. i rate it 0 because there is 0 skyline :)

Just in case you didn't know, yes, Athens has no skyline. The reason is that there is a height restriction limit on the city in order to preserve the view of that 'little marble thing' on top of that 'little hill' - some refere to it as the cradle of civilisation. That IS the skyline.

For that reason, whenever I have time to wander around central Athens, I am happy to see the little tribute to western civilisation practically wherever I stand.

Athens is a gorgeous city. It might have no skyscrapers, but just the history, atmosphere, and sheer size of it is amazing and puts it into a different league. I've never visited it, but it's high up on my list of places to go to before I die. ;)

Anyone have any street level photos? The aerial shots are amazing, but it looks just like this huge sea of white lol.

10, I can see the point of view by saying there is no skyline, but it looks nice and seems to look nice.

So what it doesn't have skyscrapers? That's the beauty of it. Athens is a remarkable city. I love it!
7,5/10

Athens is a gorgeous city. It might have no skyscrapers, but just the history, atmosphere, and sheer size of it is amazing and puts it into a different league. I've never visited it, but it's high up on my list of places to go to before I die. ;)

Anyone have any street level photos? The aerial shots are amazing, but it looks just like this huge sea of white lol.


We have lots of threads especially in the Greek forum of Athens. From steet level, to the air, to the historic to the Olympic....


Anyway, here is my latest thread on the street level part I put together, photos courtesy of george: (mainly the plaka)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=175386


An older thread with LOADS of pics here:

http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=2896997#post2896997


Here is the Acropolis and views from it of the city and other various areas during the Olympics:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=174857


GuilhermeC, my Brazilian friend. You can find your answers here:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=174724


Did I answer everybody? lol :cheers: :D


And, don't forget our little Greek forum tucked away in the Euroscrapers section :) :


http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=494

Athens is a awesome city and one of the most beautiful!!! 10/10. :banana: :banana2: :banana:

Beautyful city, i love how sooo many buildings are white, and the acropolis in the center just looks amazing, but there is no real skyline. As a city id vote it a 7/10, but this is a skyline rating, thus i have to give it a 0/10.

beautiful city. 0 skyline

The overall panorama is mindblowing, without so much as a hint of a traditional skyline. But like so many others have pointed out, this is a 'rate our skylines' section, therefore it shouldn't get more than 4/10.

not much of a skyline... but still looks great

In terms of skyline there isnt one but the city looks good.

The city looks great but is extremally flat ;):D
5/10 - only because of The Parthenon.

No true skyline, but some talls here and there. I give it a 5.5/10.

With regards to skyline, only the Parthenon saves this city from a big fat zero.

3/10 is the best I can do - and that's being generous.

athen is a great city but it don't have a skyline!

Really impressive!

8.5/10

I think Athens looks great! it's a beautiful mediterrenean city with full of history...

athens has the most known skyscraper in the world!! well after NY and Paris!!!

athens has the most known skyscraper in the world!! well after NY and Paris!!!

?????????????

Athens has no skyscrapers...just smaller highrises!

The definition of a skyline is NOT "the view of a city's skyscrapers". A skyline is simply the expansive view of a city seen from a distant point - usually outside the city. No matter how short the buildings are, a city with any buildings, by definition, has a skyline.

Now, as for Athens, I think it is a beautiful city, based on these pictures. I love the fact that it has almost no skyscrapers. Why does every city need to be the same? Athen's unusual skyline is exactly what makes it so special. I'll give it a 10/10.

4.5 for the skyline
9 for the city :)

9.5/10 Fantastic city.

I just love Greece! Athens it a great city...10/10. Skyline: 7.5/10 but it's beautiful the way it is

3.5

Athens is not a skyline city, much like Washington, DC; the latter makes lots of people drool, though :drool: Athens experienced several earthquakes in the past, which "scared" developers and forced smaller/shorter buildings to become the norm. Like most European cities - there are many exceptions, I know - Athens built density more than height. Skylinewise, Athens falls short, at best, but it does have some nice high-rises scattered around. Personally, I do not expect this pattern to change in the nearest future :( Regardless, Athens has gone a long way from the uncontrolled growth of the 50's, 60's and 70's and today it is a pretty nice [big] city. It is not my cup of tea, but I've seen less interesting [major] European cities during my travels. For the skyline, I give Athens a 3/10; for its urbanity, I give it 8.5/10.

Heres a great saying tht you should all have thought off before voting considering athens skyline...

ANY CITY CAN HAVE A SKYSCRAPER...

ONLY ONE HAS AN ACROPOLIS!

the acropolis sits 150m high its tall enough to be a skyscraper

?????????????

Athens has no skyscrapers...just smaller highrises!

lol, hes refering to the acropolis

Heres a great saying tht you should all have thought off before voting considering athens skyline...

ANY CITY CAN HAVE A SKYSCRAPER...

ONLY ONE HAS AN ACROPOLIS!

the acropolis sits 150m high its tall enough to be a skyscraper

No, the rock it sits on is high enough to be a scyscraper. The Acropolis itself is high enough to be a garden shed ;) (I am kidding - shouldn't the subtle wink have led you onto it)

As far as artificial skylines goes, Athens doesn't have much, if anything, to offer. But skylines doesn't make or break a good city.

is there anything proposed for Athen?..
anyways i'll give 6 since there is no skyscraper.
peace..

Please don't get me wrong because ego eimai tourkos malakas, but I happen to think Athina is not a beautiful city at all.. Plaka, Syntagma, Glyfado-Voula, and maybe Kolonaki... What else? I prefer Pireaus and Thessaloniki.

Athens is a unique and wonderful city having rich history. Athens needs not skyscraper to get recognition.

no skyline 3/10

is there anything proposed for Athen?..
anyways i'll give 6 since there is no skyscraper.
peace..
There would be proposals IF they were allowed!
There is an 8 storey hieght limit meaning people dont even propose things. If this was lifted, There would be a wonderful skyling as Athens is home to many corporations.

but why they no build in other greek cities?

Because they can just build all the lowrises in Athens. The Land is also cheap and Athens is a huge hub in the balkans so they want to stay there not in salonica or Patras or kavala.

Skyline 0/10

Wow, looks really dense, but not much of a skyline. 4.5

^^No skyline..No rate

umm...nice and old i suppose....is the transportation system better now after the olympics...cos i know that before it was really terrible.

5.5/10

5/10

It's a 9!I could never imagine skyscrapers surrounding the Parthenon!
That would be a joke!

well it doesnt have to sorround it, it could be away from the parthenon...far away

one of the most amazing cities in the world...

10/10

8/10- great denity and imply beautiful. i think that athens will be ruined with skyscrapers.

Well not that it would make a diffrence since most people here have rated 0 because of the 'lack of skyline' but here in 20 years Athens will have a brilliant skyline in the Northern Financial Suburb of Maroussi:
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/7365/maroussiskylinefromthemall1000.jpg

http://www.duke.edu/~adk7/Others/P1013153.jpg
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Central
http://www.duke.edu/~adk7/Others/P1013075.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c94/gm2263/Athens%20Skyscrapers%20and%20Modern%20Architecture/AthensTower17-FromVassileosKonstant.jpg

At least here Athens is rated as a city:
http://cityvscity.tech.com.au/index.php?showtopic=98

As an Athenian I happen to like the city with no "real" skyline. Would I mind a few skyscrapers out side of the city center? Yes and no, I'm still thinking about that one! I still think that Athens is a very unique and beautiful city even without the skyscrapers. The culture, the historical sites, the modern buildings.. something for everyone! The pictures that have been posted are really beautiful but you have to also experience Athens at street level and of course from the Acropolis or Lycabittus point of view! Simply amazing! I give the city a 9.5 (only because I think there is room for some improvements).

Cherry, Ela sto forum mas. to link vriskete sto post mou i ela apou to signature mou

Athens it's a beutiful city,but doesn't have skyline

City-10/10 :)
Skyline-2/10 :(
Total-i give it a 7.5/10

4/10, I really like the white colors of the city.

8/10 :)

A very dense city 9/10

8/10

10

CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE IS THE COMMERCIAL AREA IN THIS CITY?

REALLY UGLY AND OLD 0/10

EVEN DHAKA HAS A BETTER SKYLINE AND ITS A SHAME FOR ATHENS

8.5/10

this is not a skyline city at all, 0/10

i dont see any skyline !!!

3/10 No skyline :(

7.5/10

8/10

4/10

10/10 :) ^^ If you dont like Athens skyline, then do not post :)

7/10

10/10 :) ^^ If you dont like Athens skyline, then do not post :)

what skyline? :lol:

1/10

Beautiful city but unfortunately it hasn't got a skyline yet.

Fantastic city, but no skyline to speak of.

10

I put a 8 because it has lot's of stunning historical buildings......but I don't like the city.....

Athens Greece is amusingly beautiful. A city does not have to have askyline to be beautiful. There are many other things that makes a great city beautiful, and Athens is one of them.

Skyline 2/10

And I hope it never gets a skyscraper because it would destroy Athena's essence.
Instead a financial district outside of Athens would be nice.

For the fans of Athens


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The suburbain train at the airport
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and the airport
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The x-international airport "Hellenikon", there will be the biggest urban park of Europe. The "Metropolitan Park of Athens". Photos by dimlou (www.airliners.gr (http://www.airliners.gr)).

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www.airphotos.gr (http://www.airphotos.gr)
koeman (www.stadia.gr (http://www.stadia.gr))

^^ Great pictures. They make we want to go pros Athina na do ti poli. :banana::banana::banana: Den Milao Ellinika poli kala. :ohno:

Thanks, hey your Hellenic are very good, i understood you perfectly :)

^^ Great pictures. They make we want to go pros Athina na do ti poli. :banana::banana::banana: Den Milao Ellinika poli kala. :ohno:
Your greek are very good indeed. Thanks btw and i hope visit Athens soon

This city gets an 8. Its Athens.

Skyscrapers in Athens?? Is that a joke?!!
Although I didn't like some parts of the city seen from the floor, it looks quite impressive frome the above!! I love it ;)
Yay to Athens with NO skyscrapers :banana: :cheers:

10 for history, 5 for skyline

Athens looks so nice. Nice city, density enough. Would like to visit it some time :)

For the skyline: 5.
Because it's a nice city, doesn't need large towers.

Well some additional pictures of Athens highrises that were build during the 70s.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1192/565041785_c361648793_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1388/565494024_83144eaec3_o.jpg

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2071/2494826045_111a8eaa54_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/212/516839443_58afb21894_b.jpg

The skyline is actually dominated by this well known building:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/195/525855289_9375548251_o.jpg


And some panorama pictues that were taken by greecelightning (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29279042@N00/)

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g319/greecelightning/IMG_6202_small_fm.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g319/greecelightning/acropolispano4_adj1_small__fm.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g319/greecelightning/acropolispano7_adj2_small_fm.jpg

2/10

portugal and greece, the countries where there are NO scrapers !:scouserd:

5/10

We owe the modern way of life to the Greeks. They were the pioneers of great Architecture, Mathematics, Science, Medicine, Drama, Politics, Philosophy and about a million other things but they just do shit skylines. 4/10.

Hey no ones perfect :)

1/10

Wow, very urban. Been there once and i like Athens. Ok not a real skyline but cityfull it is. 6/10

I don't see a skyline at all...

portugal and greece, the countries where there are NO scrapers !:scouserd:

:lol:

portugal and greece, the countries where there are NO scrapers !:scouserd:

:bash:

1/10

Really no skyline but it's a great city

3/10

no skyline

a very nice city, and I think they had a great idea of limiting the heights of buildings and towers in the city.

9/10

7/10

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^^ really nice ! i like it....
8/10....

Skyline? In Athens? Where? The white city hasn't skyline, only old and small houses.

0/10 for the skyline

5/10 for the city (save it the Parthenon).

Wow I want to visit. But it needs a 4.5 because there is no skyline and all the little buildings are of the same type.

Skyline? In Athens? Where? The white city hasn't skyline, only old and small houses.
What do you mean old and small houses?

First of all, old are those in the city center, the new are in the suburbs, like many cities in the world.

Second, those are aparment buldings, we don't have commie-blocks in Hellas unlike many other places in the world.
Btw in Valencia where do you live? In what kind of buildings and you are speaking about "small houses"?

Couple photos

http://www.airphotos.gr/photo5/5803.jpg

http://s4.tinypic.com/x2rjv5.jpg

Grigorios Oikonomou (www.airphotos.gr (http://www.airphotos.gr/))

Nice pics ^^

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Thank you for the beautiful city and photos, but no skyline:(

Very nice photos systema magicum :cheers:

9/10

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OMG!! I always had a different image of Athens in my head. That first photo is amazing! So BIG! 8/10 :)

7/10

7/10

7/10

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/coalitionprojects/3321173390/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/3154938014_e86f9dd08e_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nate2009/3154938014/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/tumwijuke/3129944365/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/lamashtu/3103791061/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/onebonsaiguy/2948235434/

Beautiful city but doesn't have skyline...

5/10

It's more a groundline than it is a skyline 0.o
5/10.

no noticable skyline to even rate.

but the city building are all white, i like it, i should have been called Casa Blanka

8/10. great ancient city. needs more modern towers though.

10. Excellent. Regards.

6/10

10/10 for historical skyline
4/10 for urban skyline

8/10

OMG.3.5 -Its a major European village,a UNESCO workshop and an archeologists convention center.

Couple skyline photos of Athens (from e.rooster.gr)

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/35730/429106/0/Athens+Skyline+from+Profitis+Ilias+1-small800x.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/35730/429108/0/Athens+Skyline+from+Profitis+Ilias+2-detail+and+small800x.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/35730/429109/0/Athens+-+View+From+Lycabettus+-+May+2005-small800xb.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/29410/354984/0/Athens+-+From+Hymettus.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/35730/429120/0/Athens+-+Highrise+Skyline+View+from+Hilton+2+-Focus-+small+800x

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/35730/429119/0/Athens+-+Highrise+Skyline+View+from+Hilton+1-small800x.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/35730/429122/0/Athens+Skyline+from+Caravel+2005-+2-small+800x.JPG

9/10 I like it!!!

http://www.athensguide.com/photoalbum/athens/lycabettuscafe4.JPG

5/10

voted 5.5/10 what happened to athens architectural prowess...

wonderful pictures

What is the point of this thread anyway? This and some others are basically "rate our cities".....At least change the damn title

What is the point of this thread anyway? This and some others are basically "rate our cities".....At least change the damn title
I dont understand that Rei... Athens has some highrises, see the above photos like this:
http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/35730/429109/0/Athens+-+View+From+Lycabettus+-+May+2005-small800xb.jpg

Those don't count even for Balkan standards. Plus no visitors even go to that part of the city. 0/10 and I don't get why people make such threads other than showing their cities, in which case there are better subforums to do so

7/10

Show me a house made of mud in Athens and I will show you a pig that can fly. :weirdo:

Babe by far as i know can fly.

1 out of 10

1 out of 10

wtf? :nuts:

1 out of 10
:ohno: I will post them again...

Couple skyline photos of Athens (from e.rooster.gr)
http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/35730/429106/0/Athens+Skyline+from+Profitis+Ilias+1-small800x.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/35730/429108/0/Athens+Skyline+from+Profitis+Ilias+2-detail+and+small800x.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/35730/429109/0/Athens+-+View+From+Lycabettus+-+May+2005-small800xb.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/29410/354984/0/Athens+-+From+Hymettus.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/35730/429120/0/Athens+-+Highrise+Skyline+View+from+Hilton+2+-Focus-+small+800x

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/35730/429119/0/Athens+-+Highrise+Skyline+View+from+Hilton+1-small800x.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/35730/429122/0/Athens+Skyline+from+Caravel+2005-+2-small+800x.JPG

wtf? :nuts:

:weird: Yeah, Athen has old buildings, its an old city etc etc. I don't rank this city on culture, tradition etc. I rank the SKYLINE, which is horrible, looks really horrible in my eyes, but if you like white, 2-6 storey concrete buildings all over the city, that's your taste, you like Leeds skyline so am not surprised :D. Anyway, I stick with my 1 out of 10 for my rank of the SKYLINE for this city. If you gave it 10 out of 10, then that's your cup of tea. :cheers:

I am sorry Christos-greece, you seem to be a good person with only nice things to say about other cities, so it feels bad to give a bad score, K, I give it 6 out of 10 just for you :). I like Greek food though, and one of my friend is half Greek :).

^^ Well, i post those photos to show you that we have some towers of 20+ floors

Beautiful ancient city! But to rate the skyline ..4/10

From the air, the city looks very beautiful. In a couple of weeks, I will be able to say what it looks like from the ground. Yes, I am going to Greece for my holidays (and to Turkey and Cyprus as well, but most part of my one-month vacations will be spent in Greece, with about four days dedicated to Athens). Sorry all you people that said this city is full of old buildings, but to me they look very new for European standards (and opposite to the ones built all over the Old Continent in the 60s and 70s, they look beautiful and very pleasant; they seem to be good places to live). Athens seems to have been built with order and with severe rules of urbanism (the lack of skyscrapers is a sign of it). Of course I may be wrong, as I have never been there and all I can say is from what I see on pictures. Someone on this thread said that the transportation system before the Olympic Games was very bad. Now I guess things are better, with new subway and tram lines. And it looks prosperous, though I know right now times are tough, but I hope the situation will change for the best in a few years. And last but not least: for the ones that say Athens has no skyline, I must remind you that "skyline" is not a synonym to "skyscraper". You are confusing the two words. You may not like its skyline because it doesn't have many skyscrapers, but it HAS a skyline - like it or not. And remember we're talking about a European city (and one of the biggest ones of the continent - I guess it's the 6th or 7th one), where the cities, with a very few exceptions (like London, Frankfurt and Moscow) lack skyscrapers. So my advice is: if you want to see highrises, you'd better turn your eyes to other parts of the world, like North America and Asia.

10/10

Amazing city, amazing history, amazing historic skyline !

There were laws passed, not allowing to build skyscrapers in Athens. There are some exceptions though. In short, the Athenians don't want skyscrapers to be the centerpiece of the city, but the historic monuments and the hills around them. The fact that Athens is in a seismic area also played an important factor.

The city is vast though. The northern suburbs are behind the mountains, about 20 km away from the center of Athens. They could build skyscrapers there. Don't think it would ruin the the view.

^^ In the "near" future that low might be changed or deleted; there are many opinions from different people who asking, want tall buildings in Athens...

Beautiful City! :okay:

There were laws passed, not allowing to build skyscrapers in Athens. There are some exceptions though. In short, the Athenians don't want skyscrapers to be the centerpiece of the city, but the historic monuments and the hills around them. The fact that Athens is in a seismic area also played an important factor.

The city is vast though. The northern suburbs are behind the mountains, about 20 km away from the center of Athens. They could build skyscrapers there. Don't think it would ruin the the view.

What view? The view we see in the above photos? I am from greece (Παλαιο φαληρο) and it is painful to look at these images... really painful.

Athens is a concrete mess. Its not the fact that we dont have tall buildings, other european cities (even US ones Washinghton) have low rises, its the fact that 90% of these buildings are downright ugly as hell...

And I mean UGLY. For me both reasons for not allowing to build tall buildings in Athens are ridiculous. The main reasons are seismic activity and ancient monuments.

The first reason is ridiculous, because there are countries and cities with much more seismic activity than Athens, look at Tokyo, L.A. and many more. Compared to them Athens has no problems with earthquakes at all. Besides the new standards for building skyscrapers are much much much more secure and safe than the standards we build 90% of our low rise buildings... In short, those buildings we have are not as safe as modern skyscrapers during earthquakes.

the second reason, while I can understand it and I agree in part, it eventually becomes ridiculous as well. Yes the Acropolis has to be the center piece of Athens view and no high rise buildings or skyscrapers should be build in the vicinity of this monument so as not to overshadow it. I agree with that.

But why the hell cant we build a trade center (like most cities have) say 2 miles away from Acropolis? How is that going to affect Acropolis's view? in fact it will actually complement the Acropolis and make the city apear much better than this concrete mess of ugly buildings we have now...Athens is not the only city with ancient monuments... I dont see France or other countries limit their high rise buildings because they have a monument...yes protect the area around the monument, but building skyscrapers in a sensible distance from it is perfectly logical.

So...yes I am a Greek and I love my country but I wouldnt rate this skyline more than 1-2 out of 10.... I wish we could stop posing these stupid reasons and get to work. Athens NEEDS skyscrapers... Skyscrapers will create more areas to fill with some green and trees...

But anyway now we dont have money to buy bread, so yeah....maybe in another lifetime... :(

10/10 Just because of the Acropolis

What view? The view we see in the above photos? I am from greece (Παλαιο φαληρο) and it is painful to look at these images... really painful.

Athens is a concrete mess. Its not the fact that we dont have tall buildings, other european cities (even US ones Washinghton) have low rises, its the fact that 90% of these buildings are downright ugly as hell...

And I mean UGLY. For me both reasons for not allowing to build tall buildings in Athens are ridiculous. The main reasons are seismic activity and ancient monuments.

The first reason is ridiculous, because there are countries and cities with much more seismic activity than Athens, look at Tokyo, L.A. and many more. Compared to them Athens has no problems with earthquakes at all. Besides the new standards for building skyscrapers are much much much more secure and safe than the standards we build 90% of our low rise buildings... In short, those buildings we have are not as safe as modern skyscrapers during earthquakes.

the second reason, while I can understand it and I agree in part, it eventually becomes ridiculous as well. Yes the Acropolis has to be the center piece of Athens view and no high rise buildings or skyscrapers should be build in the vicinity of this monument so as not to overshadow it. I agree with that.

But why the hell cant we build a trade center (like most cities have) say 2 miles away from Acropolis? How is that going to affect Acropolis's view? in fact it will actually complement the Acropolis and make the city apear much better than this concrete mess of ugly buildings we have now...Athens is not the only city with ancient monuments... I dont see France or other countries limit their high rise buildings because they have a monument...yes protect the area around the monument, but building skyscrapers in a sensible distance from it is perfectly logical.

So...yes I am a Greek and I love my country but I wouldnt rate this skyline more than 1-2 out of 10.... I wish we could stop posing these stupid reasons and get to work. Athens NEEDS skyscrapers... Skyscrapers will create more areas to fill with some green and trees...

But anyway now we dont have money to buy bread, so yeah....maybe in another lifetime... :(
That exactly we saying in Greek sub forums about Athens. Athens needs skyscrapers and especially in these areas of Athens: Marousi (north suburb), Elaionas or Botanikos area, Hellinicon (the old airport)

http://aminus3.s3.amazonaws.com/image/g0028/u00027401/i01264180/1633595483740802140691d7af94bd62_large.jpg

http://aminus3.s3.amazonaws.com/image/g0028/u00027401/i01264177/0436726ef2540b28bb72d69f584f06e4_large.jpg
both by photocube (http://photocube.aminus3.com/tag/athens/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6477823841_84e0c9f6c2_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6455792839_26e00065cb_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6455756551_d1596ca0cc_b.jpg
all flickr by ʝ!mm4|<0s (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimm4k0s/sets/72157628008862157/with/6477892393/)

I personally love Athens' skyline. I love the white buildings, love the density, love the surrounding mountains/hills, and love the patches of green that taint the city. Call me crazy, or agree whatever suits you best, but for these reasons I give Athens a 9/10.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2610/5753817544_c0a4fee276_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51965530@N06/5753817544/)
Athens Skyline 1 of 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51965530@N06/5753817544/) por Rupert Sargeant Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/51965530@N06/), en Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5022/5644457262_4570e1d5da_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roomman/5644457262/)
A quiet place above Athens (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roomman/5644457262/) por roomman (http://www.flickr.com/people/roomman/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6113/6269426561_bc7a02fc6c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sputnik57/6269426561/)
Sin título (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sputnik57/6269426561/) por sputnik 57 (http://www.flickr.com/people/sputnik57/), en Flickr

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4141/5394178567_fd08a111ab_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/goatcrossingimages/5394178567/)
Lycabettus Hill and the Athens skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/goatcrossingimages/5394178567/) por Goat Crossing Images (Michael Guttman) (http://www.flickr.com/people/goatcrossingimages/), en Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5051/5467594729_da5ce90ba4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosemania/5467594729/)
athens - sprawling city (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosemania/5467594729/) por Cåsbr (http://www.flickr.com/people/rosemania/), en Flickr

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4107/5168190906_3ef5283dce_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/spirosk/5168190906/)
Athens By Night Panorama (http://www.flickr.com/photos/spirosk/5168190906/) por SpirosK (http://www.flickr.com/people/spirosk/), en Flickr

10 For this amazing city. :)

6 nice

Athens is nice , but not so pretty so I just vote it at 7,0.

Thanks for the updates, dnh :)

For the city......10
Skyline.............5

Nice city. Amazing.

HEIGHT: 3.5
DENSITY: 6.5
SETTING: 7
ARCHITECTURE: 7
WOW FACTOR: 3.5
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AVERAGE: 5.5/10! :cheers2:

10- Exhilarating! & Elegant Looking!
9.5- Almost perfect!
9- Charming!
8.5- Brilliant and Vibrant!
8.0- Really Nice!
7.5- Above Average
7.0- Average-looking, decent
6.5- Somehow interesting
6.0- Has a lot of potential
5.5- Skyline is ok. needs some taller / iconic buildings
5.0- Nothing special
4.5- Please build!
4.0- Generally flat
3.5 or less- Where's the skyline?

:cheers2:

8/10 beautiful Athens!

HEIGHT: 3.5
DENSITY: 6.5
SETTING: 7
ARCHITECTURE: 7
WOW FACTOR: 3.5
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AVERAGE: 5.5/10! :cheers2:

10- Exhilarating! & Elegant Looking!
9.5- Almost perfect!
9- Charming!
8.5- Brilliant and Vibrant!
8.0- Really Nice!
7.5- Above Average
7.0- Average-looking, decent
6.5- Somehow interesting
6.0- Has a lot of potential
5.5- Skyline is ok. needs some taller / iconic buildings
5.0- Nothing special
4.5- Please build!
4.0- Generally flat
3.5 or less- Where's the skyline?

:cheers2:
First of all thanks and secondly our wishes (me and other Greek forumers) for 2012 is to have more taller buildings in Athens.

nice

8/10 :cheers:

6/10

Beautiful, historic city...but where is the skyline?

^^unfortunately I don't think so with the current echonmic conditions