tried to get it from a few different angle


http://mechanicalcat.net/creative/photos/image/melbourne_dusk_512x768.jpg

cheers!

tays

Very very nice one! 8,5!

i love the melbourne skyline and its not just cause im an aussie :D i'll give it 8.5/10

9/10, great skyline!!

one of the worlds best, beautiful 9.5/10

A skyline to be truly proud of ->9/10

Simply beautiful!! 9.5/10!

http://webcam.omni.net.au/webcampan.php

Panorama of Melbourne from webcam on 101 Collin's spire (that's the one in middle of first night pic with one tiny blue light at top which is now floodlit brightly)

My ranking: 9/10 (includes bit of hometown bias) but will be higher by 2006 when there is a new tallest, smaller gap and possibly a new cluster of 200m+ towers at southbank.


EDIT (27/04/2008): Okay, it's been five and a half years since I wrote that post (I've also graduated from high school and am almost about to graduate from university in that time). Everything's become heaps better and I'd change my vote if I could. :)

heigh- 9
density- 6
towers- 8
set up-8
night- 10
= about 8.5-9

wow, you did a great breakdown @ Chrisaus!
nice city near a bay! nice set up!
not much high rises tho...
8/10

Simply beautiful! 9/10!!:)

Excellent city - Clustering could be better - 7/10

I hate the angle which shows the big gap, but it looks great from every other angle. 7

8, nice city, but im still waiting for all the constructions to finnish.

Great skyline, good looking individual buildings (though those ones with the silly spires still are annoying to look at).

Does Australia proud - 8.5

The majority of votes cast are between 8.5-10/10.

Right! So which fools voted less than 4. Please..., if Melbourne is less than four the majority of other cities around the world would get a negative score...hardly! :)

Cheers

Dean - Melbourne

dean, none of your photos work.

Melbourne has a nice skyline

7/10

Melbourne gets a 10 :cool:

I give 10/10 to Melbourne

whats with the seperate clusters? you got the rialto clster then a gap bigger then amarus eego then another cluster. sydney has it pretty much on constant..
although its got good height 9/10

VeRy diverSe skYLIne. I likE it. ItS aLmost as GOOd aS CHIcaGo's.

I GivE it a 9.:D

Fantastic pictures guys!!!!
As most of you know I'm a HUGE fan of the Melbourne skyline. It has fantastic height, beautiful individual buildings, relatively good density, and a GREAT lay out.

10/10.

Thanx guys,
MAtt:)

the skylines better than a lot of those pics show, you have to see it in real life!

Vali, vali, vali classic City, simply stunning and elegent.


A Beastie 9.25/10 from me.;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

10 of course:D what else was I gong rate it lol

This is one helluva stylish city. I never get tired of Melbourne's skyline.

9.5 due to waiting for its new major projects to be completed.

nice and dense. Skyscrapers seem to be taller than ones in Sydney.
but Sdyney skyline is more organized.

They are taller than the ones in Sydney. Melbourne currently has Australia's tallest building, the Rialto, at 251m and Eureka tower, to be finished in 2005, will overtake that at 297m to roof.

It's a nice looking skyline and is less dense than Sydney because the CBD is more spread out and is a grid-formation, meaning that the skyscrapers can't get too close to each other. This will obviously be less obvious once the many buildings currently under construction are finished within the next few years. We have a lot of talls to come!

density.... not that dense, but dense enough. some few talls sticking out from the others.. great. 7.5

Pretty good skyline.. I think many people underate it... like any skyline looks great some angles and you have to be there to see it the best! It will look great with the 4 x 500 ft buildings at southbank going up in the next couple of year!

http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/lukekasper/skyline%20south.jpg

Good height, lacks density tho...
I'd give a 9.5, but I think there is no 9,5 :(

Well I thought Sydney was nice, then I saw Melbourne...

That pic shows just how dense the downtown area can look... I love this skyline, one of the best in the world!

And it's only going to get better... I'm pleasently suprised at the review Melbourne has been getting from everyone on here, we have some smart people combing these forums :) And a resounding message from people is that it is a very classy stylish skyline... couldn't be more correct :)

MG2

Anyways, as for my vote. A nice 7.5

oh well! You can't please everyone.

Along with a handful of other cities in asia, this is one major city skyline which will have huge changes in both height and volume by 2006.

The amount of signature towers on prime real estate either UC or approved is at levels almost never seen in our country b4.

All for the better, i say

Cheers

Dean - Melbourne

I'd just like to ask what's not dense about that first pic?

They are great shots!

MG2

Check out my new website (http://pants.gotdns.org/scrapers/) on Melbournes skyline.
I've never really seen any skylines besides Melbourne and Sydney. But based on photos I give it a 8 or so. But I wouldn't give any city a 10 =)

8.5/10

Definately one of the best skylines in the world! It's got nice buildings and tall buildings!! :D I love the evening pic of the lighted offices! Really niceee :cool:

9/10

uewepuep,

you've one great web site there. Beautiful Melbourne street pics. Thanks for that.

i like the skyline. 8.5/10

8.5 for the current skyline.

Give it a few years with the Southbank and Docklands towers and it'll be worth a 9.5.

9/10

a couple more pics:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/510/135crown_skyline.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~tayser/rmitmelbcbdpano.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/510/135fountain_skyline.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~tayser/eureka2506032.jpg

That first pic is absolutely stunning... shows what Melbourne's all about!

MG2

melbourne is superb. in some places i wasn't particularly impressed with some, i emphasise some, angles such as from across the Yarra at southbank, but in general it is a very impressive, classy, stylish, urban, historical, imposing skyline and city. some parts of the city rival barcelona for urbanity and density and atmosphere.

8.5

My home town and I think that it would be fair to say that any one who currently rates this skyline below a 7.5 needs their eyes checked.

Currently, I rate it about 8 (on the world stage) but when Eureka @ 298m, Prima @ 218m, Freshwater Place (3 x towers) @ 203m, 165m and 155m plus the rest (SX, HWT, Urban Workshop, Verve 501 - all above 500 feet, not to mention numerous other Docklands projects, this skyline (in about two years) will rock and rate, somewhere around 9 - 9.5.

At that time, with the exception of New York and Chicago, who I rate above all other North American skylines and Sydney - the best looking harbor city in the world, Melbourne's skyline will be sensational.

9/10
Melbourne has a world-class skyline and I like it very much. :)
@Richo, although Melbourne has a great skyline, it is unfair to say anyone who votes under 7.5 needs their eyes checked, because everyone's free to have their own opinions of the place.

Damn!, how i like Melbourne 9/10

It can look very ugly from some angles, but the postcard night views deserve the top level votes!

I think it really depends upon the angle from which you view the skyline. From certain angles there appears to be nice depth and organisation of buildings, deserved of 9/10.

From other angles, there are gaps and a lack of continuity, i would give it 7.5 - but hopefully this will be rectified by 2005-6, once the new towers are complete:)

melbourne sounds so elegant
the skyline is great and modern
eureka is an odd but nice building
i would rather live in melbourne than in sydney because of the weather, melbourne is colder and it sure has some winter season, though sydney is also beautiful
i have many things to say about melbourne,gosh, beatiful and most of all it sound very elegant, melbourne

cheers from bolivia aussies

Love the skyline will only get better as the years go on,
8.5 now

9.5 when all the towers currently UC are completed

a very elegant city

9.5/10


I love it.

What a great pic that last one was....

It's fantastic that people are finally seeing Melbourne for what it is; a strinkingly modern yet historic city, a classy sophisticated and stylish city and a great skyline to boot.

Fantastic reviews :) *feels all warm inside. Proud of Melbourne*

MG2

8.5/10. Not bad indeed! ;)

The majority of the architecture in Sydney and Melbourne is hideous! I'll give Melbourne a 6/10 however just for height and having a dense cluster. As a whole the Melbourne skyline is pleasing to look at but looking closely at the individual buildings gives one an eye sore.

8 for Melborne.

Really good skyline, almost as good as Sydney's ;) 9/10

nine of ten

Melbourne = little New York

Melbourne not top ten sorry
But still a respectable city sky line.
But with these polls I tend to ignore scores under 3 as it just people trying to pull down the average and post their own rank or people doing it out of spite.

9/10

Great skyline but it wouldn't make my top 10 list .

8/10

I'm impressed with the Melbourne skyline! Just beautiful like Houston's:angel1:
9.5/10

8.5/10 and Handsome!

Melbourne is one good looking city.9.5 Should be even better in a couple of years time when all those new projects are finished.

9/10

it's an ok place but it gets boring after awhile and it lacks character and history and it's missing the vibe with many cities have. i give it 5/10

10/10
I love it !
:baaa: :baaa: :cheers:

9.5

Very nice. Decent density, decent height - it's not one of the 10 best (as someone mentioned earlier) though but it's certainly up there. Don't worry about those morons who voted so low - probably some frustrated preteen. I like it much better during the day than night. The Rialto is quite nice. I like the way that it seems to change colours at certain times of the day. I'm not too crazy about Eureka(?). The bands around it remind me of a giant thermometer or syringe. I also don't like the top.

Overall, I'd give it a 8.5.

ill give it an 8. of course i am biased i live here!!!!! :drunk: :)

Good.
8/10

i voted 5 , i think it is flat and boring haha kidding

I vote 8 out of 10 ;) nice skyline

7.1

Nice skyline but not tall enough...

Nice pics... :D

I just don't know if i have to rate it higher then 8.5/10...........naaaaaaaaah ;)

Melbourne is the 'Mecca' of all the cities in the world. I've only been 3 times, but is so spectacular and impressivemy eyes just bawled out.
Looks vibrant and cool. However would look ultra-cool if all the buildings that were never built here (look at www.ss.com on the melbourne page)

Yes, but what about all the great Melbourne buildings that were built & then Demolished? (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=110934) (Culwalla's post #4 here is my favourite).

This place rocks!

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v294/ooompaloompa123/Melbourne/Flinders%20St/flst4089.jpg]

Having visited a number of world class cities in my time I can truly say that although Melbourne doesn't have the impact that New York or Chicago has, for its size it has a damn fine skyline. Remember it only has a population of around 3.6mill compared other mega cities. I rated it at 8.5.

Hometown, but lived in a lot of other cities too, and have voted higher for one outstanding, much smaller civic in another country - so not just ranking predictable giants automatically. That said, melb is a pretty terrific skyline, a mature city in every way, and rapidly getting even better. Its climatic detractions (which i disagree with anyway) have produced immense cultural compensations. 9 for now.

The only cool thing about this city is its built up skyline. There are a lot of tall buildings but other than that there is nothing that stands out so I give it a 6.5/10.

Nice city...but needs more skyscrapers to increase skyline rank.

A nice skyline and one of the more interesting "gridded" cities in the world...

But it seems to lack the monumental character of older North American skylines. And those two ticky-tacky fake-deco things were a mistake...

7.5/10

I don't like it very much. 4.5.

well i still love melbourne, and there are so many fucking cranes! in any skyline i see, when i see more cranes i see a better city so melbourne definelty wins. 10/10.

A nice skyline and one of the more interesting "gridded" cities in the world...

But it seems to lack the monumental character of older North American skylines. And those two ticky-tacky fake-deco things were a mistake...

7.5/10

When u first arrived here u seemed like a bright bloke... however, it seems ur really just a dickhead in disguise. NA has only two skylines of 'monumental character' and the rest are just 'try hards'.

Your comments are intersting in that u vail the praise very nicely in amogst all the shit talking and bagging, to try and make u look diplomatic, however it only highlights the fact that yr a complete tosser.
_________________

Honestly... now pushing almost half the total votes for this great city are now at 4/10 or lower. the jealousy of some people is amazing.

Cheers

Dean - Melbourne

A nice skyline and one of the more interesting "gridded" cities in the world...

But it seems to lack the monumental character of older North American skylines. And those two ticky-tacky fake-deco things were a mistake...

7.5/10

and apart from NYC and chicago..would you mind telling me what other NA cities have monumental character? Blackpool has more charcter than most NA cities.

the angle does a heap ie. some angles make melbourne's skyline look really shit and ugly others are very spine tingling :D

^^^ thats much the same as most every city anywhere

From those pictures, Melbourne seems very Liveable and nice.

:) :) :) I'm suspect to vote here. Despite I've never been to Melbourne before, I'm faithfull dedicated to only three cities in this planet: Los Angeles, Belo Horizonte (where I was born) and, of course Melbourne. And Melbourne skyline is simply impressive! 10!10!10! :) :) :) :) :love: :love: :cool: :kiss: :nocrook: :applause: :dance:

Dean, what I mean by "monumental character" is that the city early on acquired some monumental structure which then provided a focus for later development. For example Philadelphia's magnificent city hall dominated the skyline--by law--for almost 75 years. The CN Tower in Toronto and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis provide, respectively, a dramatic focal point for Toronto and a literal "frame" for views of St. Louis. Melbourne lacks this aesthetic centrality.

Nevertheless, I gave Melbourne an 8/10 if memory serves correctly.

I have been able, for the most part, to keep personal remarks out of my opinions.

8/10 Nice skyline with all those spires, Rialto looks great too

Oops! I guess I gave it a 7.5/10. Still, not a bad grade in my book.

One of the best aspeccts of the Melbourne skyline is most apparent when standing in the heart of the city - so many classic Victorian buildings with their neo-classical details, juxtaposed with minimal and post-modern skyscrapers as their backdrops. On a sunny morning, look up to the sky on Collins Street and marvel at human progress...

I always think Melbourne looks at its most stunning seen from St.Kilda... followed by the beautiful view along the Yarra from South Bank. What I also love about Melbourne is the fact that it draws the eye no matter from where you approach it. There is something truly magnetic about that city.

here are a few shots of melbourne, currently ranked 169th on the skyscraper poll, behind many much smaller cities with relatively bare skylines! Ditto for the other main Australian skyline cities - see Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Perth listings and images, for example. It all makes great and informative viewing, but as a skyline poll the exercise has completely lost credibility Down Under: what are these large number of 3-4 votes about? very smelly
part of CBD, a little out of date now in terms of Southbank construction:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/101817939ml10933390881.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/101835034ml10940062281.jpg

from rialto tower, looking north, away from the bay, and therefore missing the Southbank super highrise precinct u/c:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/tonyP.jpg

an over view, a bit dated, the standout tower u/c to the right is Eureka the, the world's tallest resi to roof, now up to 71 storeys, with 20 to go (297.5m):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/Dean11191.jpg

and projection of (part only) of the huge Dockland's city redevelopment
a 20-year concept started in 1996, and now well underway.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/Vicharbour1.jpg

night shot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/night.jpg

southbank construction zone: the flares in foreground are the hourly
flame shows in front of the Crown Casino (right)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/flares.jpg

and this one by Yardmaster used as ssc.com banner today, sept 9 (AEST)...long scan right

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/big_cbd2mer1.jpg

8.5-10

10/10 - If enought people vote high then we can get it back up into its deserved place.

BTW> Would be easy to fix the problems with the voting system -
Firstly set a minimum post count before someone can vote.
Secondly disgard any vote under 3 for all cities. (As of now, that way you see a much more fair and balanced view of current votes).
And finally make it public who voted and what they voted.

7.5/10

I am sorry but i think Melbourne deserve better than this...

Melbourne is such beautiful city! the best in the world! most liveable city! yeah long live melbourne!

10/10 !

cheers

couldn't resist adding this new evening shot by falchoon,
from similar position (the picturesque old shipbuilding/port suburb
of williamstown) as in shot #4 in my post below:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melbourne.jpg

Bronteboy, that Williamstown pic is by falchoon, no?
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=135860

Some more pics by me.
http://img62.exs.cx/img62/6931/ElwoodPano.jpg

Everyone loves Crown:
http://img89.exs.cx/img89/3464/P8281806.jpg

http://img89.exs.cx/img89/4622/P8281780.jpg

Night shot of Flinders Street Station:
http://img89.exs.cx/img89/2671/P8191672.jpg

http://img57.exs.cx/img57/7590/collingwoodpano.jpg

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/2899/P9242146.jpg

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/5605/NorthCommission.jpg

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/6388/xavier2.jpg

http://img60.exs.cx/img60/8236/SouthCommission.jpg

7/10

6.5/10

One word: Impressive! 9/10

lovely helicopter shot of the western end of Melbourne skyline, early 2004, posted by Hacksaw

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/helicoptershot1.jpg

:runaway:

I went to Melbourne for the first time last week and I loved it.
its most definately a lot nicer than Sydney.

I love Melbourne too and I missed her!! I celebrated new year this year in Mel!! The celebrations and fireworks were superb!!

Here are some pics I snap...

From my hotel room at Crown Promenade Hotel... new hotel... nice and modern!!

http://img72.exs.cx/img72/8316/DSC01323.jpg

http://img72.exs.cx/img72/4294/DSC01324.jpg

Pics taken from the observation deck...

Crown Hotel and Crown Promenade Hotel... the boxy one!
http://img72.exs.cx/img72/8554/DSC01444.jpg

http://img72.exs.cx/img72/5264/DSC01445.jpg

http://img72.exs.cx/img72/9486/DSC01446.jpg

http://img72.exs.cx/img72/3702/DSC01448.jpg

http://img72.exs.cx/img72/8317/DSC01450.jpg

http://img72.exs.cx/img72/7534/DSC01451.jpg

It's safe to say a lot has changed since then :) Great pics none-the-less.

Very nice and balanced too. How tall is that blue glass tower?
9/10

Rialto Towres is 253m

If you are talking about the tall one with two spires that you can see from some of the pictures taken from the Rialto ob deck that is Melbourne Central at 211m to roof. Pretty sure that's right.

MG2

Rialto is not 253m. It is 251.4m

Melbourne is definitely Australia's version of New York! Loved it. Didn't see many white ppl in the CBD lol, loved St. Kilda.

Nice skyline, just needs more density. I guess that will be coming soon though.

Melbourne is very dense! Looking down from the Rialto, it has soo many mid-sized buildings/apartments, they are pretty old and some even had tennis courts on the roof.

I've never really thought of the Melbourne CBD to be very dense. Plenty of scrapers, plenty of height, but also very spread out. When you view a picture of the skyline from some angles, it seems to have holes that need filling. Looks as though there is plenty planned for Melbourne though, so maybe these holes will fill soon.

crop of a zoom view of Melbourne taken from Bacchus Marsh, abt 75kms west of CBD, posted by mgpenguin

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/75kms.jpg

That is an awesome shot! Is that the Dandenongs behind? I've never seen a picture of Melbourne with the mountain ranges behind! That looks great!

MG2

yeah nice. should try and get a clearer shot!

Awesome photo by Hacksaw. 10/10

http://img46.exs.cx/img46/3506/APP1.jpg

Cheers

Dean - Melbourne

Melbourne's has Australia best skyline without a doubt and probably at the bottom of the top ten worldwide in my honest opinion. It truely is the Chicago of the Southern Hemisphere. Sydney, you've got your harbor sure but your second when it comes to style and skyline. Melbourne is both classic and daring. Love that mix and the fact that it has a long yet still dense skyline, and not all grouped together like Toronto but placed out to show off. Its built to look number 1.

http://img23.exs.cx/img23/3354/PA292698.jpg

http://img23.exs.cx/img23/4326/PA292706.jpg

Great skyline and the Rialto Towers rule. 10/10

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/510/135crown_skyline.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7057/1117057al1018238081.jpg

One of my favourite photos of Melbourne but I don't know who took it. It's a few years old.
http://img121.exs.cx/img121/9291/Beautiful4.jpg

http://tinypic.com/k92c5

I Voted 10 thats right and im a Queenslander and have never lived south of the gold coast.
MELBOURNE KICKS ASS!!!

the skyline will be much better w/ eureka topping off.... but for now, it's got some punctuation but nothing truly stands out architecturally. the clustering is a bit off.

8.0

Australias 2nd best city!
9/10!

Nice balanced skyline, but I'm not particulary fond of some of the buildings. 8/10

Eureka & Freshwater place will be great additions.

7.5

Eureka will be a nice addition. When thats completed- 8.0/8.5.

A little overboard with buildings with unattractive massive spires/antennas though.

The City of Spires. Melbourne has a fantastic skyline and its not all clustered in one spot like other cities. Its like several skylines in one, East End, Middle and West End. Also, the way Docklands and Southbank are coming alone they might challenge the CBD in the future. There is so much happening down there in the Garden City.

Love those shots sakor1, really shows the length of the skyline.

One taken today:
http://img51.exs.cx/img51/6894/PC022838.jpg
As one can see, Eureka and Freshwater Place are growing and starting to make a good impact on the skyline.

The Australian cities are the examples in the world. Australia doesn't need highrise so much, plenty of space there. But for city image building these beautiful skylines are top! Sydney is marvelous but I love Melbourne even more, especially the way they integrate highrise within the city's 19th and early 20th century centers. A 10 for Melbourne!!!

Its good that Melb is getting new and dramatic skyscrapers like Eureka and Freshwater into the skyline...

The present one with Rialto, BlueScope, Melb Central, Bourke Place etc is getting a little drab and boring... Yeah, the buildings are well-designed but heck, they have been around (and are still among the tallest) since 1991! Changes are needed, man!

I come from Petaling Jaya in Malaysia (just outside KL) and the skyline changes many times within the year... For instance, a new 17-storey building that was not even in the piling stage in late 2003 was completed this year...

9.5/10 - Melbourne's skyline is absolutely incredible. It has a little futuristic, glassy kick to it. In its silhouette form it resembles Chicago. It's so well cut out. I can't understand why this skyline is rated so low on the list. It completely surpasses so many of the skylines ranked above it--should be in the top 15 in the world. Aussies do a great job with their skylines. Sydney and Perth are also really nice. This skyline just gets to me--it's dope!

Love those shots sakor1, really shows the length of the skyline.

One taken today:
http://img51.exs.cx/img51/6894/PC022838.jpg
As one can see, Eureka and Freshwater Place are growing and starting to make a good impact on the skyline.

nice, and all the houses look the same :cheers:

9/10.

it b coo~

Melbourne is not jut 10. It's 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss: :nocrook: :nocrook: :nocrook: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :cheers2: :cheers2: :cheers2: :cheers2: :cheers2: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay: :okay:

http://img189.exs.cx/img189/7554/49union.jpg

9 right now, but i think it will be a 9.5 or even ten in the very near future

http://img172.exs.cx/img172/8568/p12850391ub.jpg

Does Melbourne have communication problems? I don't get why so many buildings have these large oversized anthennas. One or two ok, but there's way too many. It looks messy. 6/10

8.5/10

I'm borrowing this pic to show off the city taken Radula...
Now that's what I call stunning!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/RADULA/MelbourneAustralia.jpg

http://img219.exs.cx/img219/807/Pano1.jpg

http://img219.exs.cx/img219/1004/pano2.jpg

In every picture of Melbourne you don't get the full story. It's like a jig-saw puzzle, you have to put the pieces together yourself.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f7/Melbourne_skyline_nighttime.jpg

http://www.australienbilder.de/serien/bilder/victor51.jpg

http://www.gold-net.com.au/archivemagazines/apr99/melbourne1.jpg

http://www.bcl.com.au/melbourne/views/m005.htm

http://www.bcl.com.au/melbourne/views/m010.htm

http://www.bcl.com.au/melbourne/views/m014.htm

This shot somehow reminds me of NYC
http://www.urbanmelbourne.com/gallery/galleries/Tour_2003-06-25/image019.jpg

That shot with the sunset is incredable!

MG2

One of my top ten skylines worldwide!!! Also, the best skyline in Australia, with the best skyscraper in Australia. I give it a 9/10. :okay:

How should I say this... I love Melbourne. Melbourne is cool. Melbourne is sexy. Melbourne is chic. If Melbourne were a girl I'd marry her. Melbourne is why I love Australia. 10.

I don't think you could have said it better Sky High ;) How about putting those new night shots up from the Melbourne City Forum. They are mindblowing!

MG2

fantastic skyline 10

http://www.willfox.com/images/skylines/melbourne/1.jpg

australia is the only place in the world id live in other than canada. beautiful 9/10

And Canada is the only other place in the world that I would live... :)

MG2

another Canadian that wants to say congrats to australia for a great city 9/10!!! Much love

A few of my photo's from my visit last month

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Melbourne/Rialtoview41.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Melbourne/Rialtoview25.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Melbourne/Rialto4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Melbourne/Melbnightshot18.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Melbourne%202/Shrine4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Melbourne%202/Yarra6.jpg

8/10

In Melbourne, the good is very good, and the bad is very bad!

The city is blessed with a number of far-sighted architectural firms and one particularly enthusiastic developer, which means that much of the city's recent contrsuction has been interesting and grandiose.

However, so much of the CBD's beautiful old buildings were torn down in the fifties, sixties and seventies, and replaced with some truly attrocious eyesores. Bland boxes in drab colours, with no detail or subtlety at all. To ride a tram along Collins street would break your heart, where the stunning old Victorian masterpieces juxtapose with the post-modern monstrosities.

Since 1985, things have been much better, and if I could go back and change the past, I would have had no construction in Melbourne between 1940 and 1985. Then the city would be spectacular today! Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

this city is interesting.... the skyline is large, and quite impressive from a statistical point of view. there are some nice bldgs, esp. with the new eureka tower. but somehow, it just doesn't really wow me. none of the buildlings truly stand out in landmark fashion, and unless you're really into skylines it is basically nondescript.
it's a good skyline considering all things, but it's just not an iconic skyline.

Melbourne has long ago shaken off it's drab public image. IMHO there should only be the stunning Victorian era buildings that remain and the sleek and sexy 1985 onwards buildings.
We still have too many 1970's architectural horrors but I'm sure the bulk of them will either be knocked down or refurbished in the years to come.
A livable, intimate, classy,safe, friendly and beautiful city.
I've lived in several major cities but the lifestyle of Melbourne beats every city in Australia hands down. (incidently I am from N.S.W. not Victoria)
Generally photos do not do the city justice...you need to be there.

8/10

A beautiful city, 9.

I think that if a city has very tall buildings, it can really only look either North American or Asian. Nowhere else in the world has cities with their own architectural style, except maybe the Middle East. Melbourne's skyscraper boom started in the nineteen-eighties, when America was just about the only template for this kind of building, so obviously there are similarities. Melbourne certainly looks more like Chicago or Toronto than Hong Kong. I also don't want Melbourne to start building giant noodle boxes like in Taipei or Kuala Lumpur. We could take some tips from Dubai though.

PS I love the comment that Melbourne is not a good place. True, true - I'm moving to Karachi next week for quailty of life reasons... :runaway:

less than 3... a typical copycat of american city

Oh yeah?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/ooompaloompa123/Melbourne/Daily/nght_2808.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/ooompaloompa123/Melbourne/Daily/IMG_2739v2.jpg

8,5

Melbourne: My second Favourite city in the world...

Melbourne reminds me of modern london abit

The good thing about Melbourne is it is getting better all the time with some fantastic new structures.

Just a couple from realestate.com.au

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/0533/102500533ml1120882507.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/5128/102495128ml1120623641.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/9271/102319271cl1118251316.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1755/102491755ml1119344135.jpg

Stu

1st one especially.....

sensational :)

8.5 for Melbourne :)

Beautiful, 9/10. :)

http://thehoddlegrid.net/dump/hawthorn.jpg

Pics by uewepuep:

http://www.melbournephotos.net/pics/2005-07-18%20Melbourne%20-%20The%20City%20On%20A%20Sunny%20Winters%20Day/IMG_6860.jpg

http://www.melbournephotos.net/pics/2005-07-18%20Melbourne%20-%20The%20City%20On%20A%20Sunny%20Winters%20Day/IMG_6838.jpg

http://www.melbournephotos.net/pics/2005-07-19%20Melbourne%20-%20Sunset%20CBD%20From%20Elwood%20/pano.jpg

I hope to be visiting this beautiful city by this time next year.
9/10

- Flyer Fan

A couple more from realestate.com.au

From Port Melbourne (Fairly recent)
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/4227/102584227dl1123124769.jpg

From Yarra's Edge (A bit more dated...)
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6673/102566673ml1122439339.jpg

Stu

I went to Melbourne last year to see the football.
It is looking great and lots of more projects going up.
9/10

Nice skyline (as always from our Aussie cousins) Yet my only gripe with Melbournes is that some of its towers are a little too 'samey', what with all the main talls being boxy with nasty spires on top... however, still gets an 8

Time for an update, again from realestate.com.au.... first one is a beauty showing a relatively recent profile of Eureka!

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/9800/102629800cl1125278249.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/2643/102632643ml1125278276.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1507/102601507ml1123816847.jpg

Stu

8.5/10

Now that is a nice skyline. 8.5 Good work Melbourne

I love it but the skyline lacks some elements but I can't determine which they are... 8/10

Nice, and it's getting better:) 8/10

I think the main reason why some people voted for a low score is because Melbourne's skyline kind of lacks any unique landmarks or buildings that really stand out. For example, Sydney has the bridge and the Opera House, Gold Coast has Q1, Perth has the beautiful Swan river, New York......well, because it's New York. But Melbourne doesn't really have anything in terms of 'unique' looking buildings or structures.

I personally think that in Australia, Melbourne's skyline is one of the most over-rated skylines. And Perth's is definitely the most under-rated.

Your from Perth

most of the Australian cities have nice skylines :eek2:
and lots of new buildings.
Peace

LOL! First of all, I'm really amazed at how some people here are so sensitive, and overreacting towards individuals who have given a particular city's skyline a score of less than what they'd wanted. Haven't you people ever heard of freedom of expression? You have to recognise that we're all different individuals, and have our own likes and dislikes with regards to any matter or subject. Whether this may be movies, songs, celebrities, football teams or skylines, people are going to have differing opinions.

So what if people voted less than a 3 for Melbourne's skyline. Does it really offend you that much? Have you got nothing better else to do in your life than whinge and worry about what others think. I'm a Brisbanite, and if someone voted a 1 or even minus 1 billion for its skyline, I wouldn't give a shit. Because I respect others' opinions, and I have other things to worry about in my life than whinge about what others think. I even have respect for someone like Dean who even though didn't know me at all, called me a dickhead. :cheers: Why?? Because I respect other people's opinion. :) So my advice: The day you stop worrying about what others think, you're going to be much more productive in your life, and your days are going to become much more meaningful.

btw- I voted a 7 for Melbourn's skyline. But with these whingers perceiving other's low rating of their 'beloved' city's skyline as some kind of blasphemy, I wish I had voted for a 1.

Also, if people are going to be so 'offended' at someone having voted less than a 3, then whoever started this thread should've put up scores of only more than 5 or something for its rating option.

What makes Melbourne's skyline so great is that its so wide and big.....unlike very two dimensional skylines like perth and the GC, you can literally get a completely different skyline depending on where you are in Melbourne. (not just the same buildings from a different angle). That said it does lack a building that screams for attention, but i think Eureka will change this.

10/10- melbourne is beautiful and it has an awesome skyline.

for the aussies who live in the outskirts of cities: do you guys get alot of kangaroos in your backyards???

8/10

Looks very nice. I like how theres a lot of cranes... more scrapers!

10/10 :)

This is my city so I had to vote for this one. But I think it really deserves a 10.

How can it possibly be rated so very low?

Very nice city, 9.5 for you. 10 was given to Sydney. :)

8/10 nice

Originally posted by Grollo, off real estate.com.au

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melblites2.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melblites1.jpg

apologies for losing track of individual posters. From Ipggi, Sirbugalugs, and Aussie Bhoy, and others: corrections invited

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melbessay39.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melbessay40.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melbessay35.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melbessay37.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melbessay38.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melbessay33.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melbessay32.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melbessay36.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melessay9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melessay8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melessay3.jpg

IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/CollinsTwins2.jpg[/IMG]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/Collinstwins3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/brunswick_street_anthony_chesna1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melbessay41.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melbessay26.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melbessay25.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melbessay24.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/melbessay23.jpg

a masterly sequence from Mr Silvermb: the old and the new - first pics are from the once very tough old inner Melbourne area of Richmond:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/MrMukherjee/eurekaswanst.jpg

9/10

From realestate.com.au (and posted originally by Aussie Steve), a nice recent one showing the Eastern quarter of the CBD with almost complete E&Y and UW towers (with another 500footer SX almost complete too... but obscured behind the Collins twins).

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7681/102697681fl1127881193.jpg

Stu

Couple more dug up by Grollo, from realestate.com.au

Whole skyline from St Kilda, little old.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/2669/401892669bl1132617616.jpg

Western CBD and some of Southbank
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/8041/102838041ml1132894831.jpg

Eastern CBD
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1772/102751772bl1132790852.jpg

Stu

This skyline reminds me a lot of Chicago...
not in architectural style necessarily, but in composition; the skyline is very visually pleasing; tall buildings are placed densely but not so densely that you cannot appreciate them individually. This has to be my favorite skyline outside of the United States.

5/10 it reminds me alot of Montreals skyline and im not to fond of Montreals either...

9/10

To quote Kath and Kim.. it's noice.. it's unusual!! ;)
I'd say it is a solid 9/10

8.5/10

I have voted in this poll a long time ago, but I think that the most objective rating for Melbourne, compared with other cities around the world would be 7.5-8. If Hong Kong and New York are 10s, and Chicago is a 9.5, then I would think that 8 is about right for Melbourne.

I certainly think that Melbourne and Sydney are a match for any city in the world outside East Asia and the US. I think they are both on a par with Toronto, being more distinctive and attractive, even if not taller than the Canadian city.

And Melbourne and Sydney both cream any other skyline in Australia, so don't give me any of this Brisbane/Perth bullshit. Those cities are flyspecks, and anyone that votes them higher is simply being dellusional. In fact, if you were to add Perth's skyline to Melbourne's, I don't think it would look much different to how it does now. What is there - one tall tower there?

I can imagine the good Member from Perth is imploding just about now... LOL!

7.5/10.

7.5

8.5/10

10/10

omg that's stunning! 9/10!

The less seen northern view of the skyline:

http://web.aanet.com.au/nmharrison/07-12-2005/law%20panorama.jpg

A bit of density:
http://web.aanet.com.au/nmharrison/07-12-2005/ne%20density%20web.jpg

And Melbourne and Sydney both cream any other skyline in Australia, so don't give me any of this Brisbane/Perth bullshit. Those cities are flyspecks, and anyone that votes them higher is simply being dellusional. In fact, if you were to add Perth's skyline to Melbourne's, I don't think it would look much different to how it does now. What is there - one tall tower there?

Yes but the Perth skyline looks better. It is visually appealing. Whereas with Melbourne, all I see is a jumbled bunch of mish-mash. There is no good view of the Melbourne skyline, and it has no body of water to compliment the skyline. I think the Melbourne skyline is very overrated.

If we were rating individual buildings, then of course I would rate Melbourne higher. But when rating a skyline, you have to see how well everything blends together, and what the overall visual effect is.

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/9350/16ed.png (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/4696/12hc.png (http://imageshack.us)

^^^ Sorry mate. Perth is a great and beautiful city, don't get me wrong.... but Melbourne (skyline wise) shits on it in every way possible. The skyline works well and does blend in as a whole... but unlike perth it is a BIG skyline that is often not captured in its entirety as your posted pic above demonstrates (it is only the Western half of CBD.... without docklands, Eastern CBD, Southbank and St Kilda road skylines).

As for body of water, mate.... the yarra river splits the CBD and Southbank skylines straight through the middle... and Victoria harbour is the heart of the docklands precinct... you may not have seen much of it as at the moment the whole area is under development, but in the future you will be seeing it a lot more.

As the others have mentioned, Melbourne and Sydney at the moment are well in the lead from other Aussie cities.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v367/skortum/NightCBD.jpg
(even without showing docklands, southbank, st kilda road)

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http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/9350/16ed.png

Stu

I dont know, I just find that the Melbourne skyline doesnt blend together as well as a city like Sydney or Perth has.

I guess for the true fan of big buildings and big American-style skylines, then Melbourne would be a favourite, but I just find Perth more visually appealing.

It's personal preference I suppose and I can respect that.

Stu

Here's one from Mt. Dandenong, about 60km from the CBD.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/dynamoultraclean/citynight.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1805/401951805ml1136266785.jpg

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6467/commiepano1small.jpg

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/194/pano3xg.jpg

9.5 Melbourne has a world-class skyline, only missing a 10 because it lacks some older classic towers

9/10 Lookin good Melbourne

7/10

luv the park.better than sydney...imo 10/10

Beautiful!!!!

Uhhhh
6.5/10...no 7/10

more from www.realestate.com.au:

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/8749/102958749al1138752180.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1558/102951558al1138764970.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/3838/102823838dl1132746130.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/4512/102964512ml1138942889.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/9320/102949320al1138574062.jpg

exquisite!!!

10/10

eureka is a landmark for merlbourne now gold coast has q1 sydney has sydney tower
brissie has the river and merlbourne has the building with a gold top

http://web.aanet.com.au/nmharrison/hallmark panorama.jpg

http://web.aanet.com.au/nmharrison/3.JPG

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/3232/402023232el1140132288.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/2750/402022750al1140069570.jpg

In my humble opinion, Melbourne has the best and most varied skyline in Australia.. really a beautiful sight! :cheers2:

Great thread !

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/8250/103018250al1141182897.jpg

U.U I like it, 9.0!

9/10

Best skyline in the world along with Sydney.

Here's a 'Get F*#cked' shot from last night. Brilliant 10/10

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/auboy/mel62006.jpg

I like the density, but the antennas in the top looks old

The smaller buildings make it look a little too crowded, but that can be "fixed up" by larger skyscrapers in the future. All in all I'd give Melbourne a pretty little 8.5

Wonderful stuff

http://web.aanet.com.au/nmharrison/21-03-2006/melbourne%20bridges%20forum.jpg

http://web.aanet.com.au/nmharrison/21-03-2006/melbourne%20bridges%202%20forum.jpg

9/10