Sydney, Australias largest city (over 4 million), and seen by most of the world as the 'gateway' to Australia.

http://www.lewycomputing.com.au/andy/sydney/syd1.jpg

http://www.lewycomputing.com.au/andy/sydney/syd2.jpg

http://www.lewycomputing.com.au/andy/sydney/syd3.jpg

http://www.lewycomputing.com.au/andy/sydney/syd4.jpg

http://www.lewycomputing.com.au/andy/sydney/syd5.jpg

http://www.lewycomputing.com.au/andy/sydney/syd6.jpg

http://www.lewycomputing.com.au/andy/sydney/syd7.jpg

http://www.lewycomputing.com.au/andy/sydney/syd8.jpg

http://www.lewycomputing.com.au/andy/sydney/syd9.jpg

height-7
density-9
towers-8
set up/layout-10

=8.5-9

Seeing that bridge give's me an idea , why not a poll about famous bridges around the world ??

Sydney is allright alltough I do prefer Melbourne :)

Sydney´s simply beautiful ........ 10 !!! :okay:

Excellent! I'd love to visit Sydney! I love watching the New Years's Eve celebrations from Sydney each year!

10 :D

i love sydney

It doesn't get any better than that. 9.5/10

Alone Sydney's skyline is atleast a 9.5/10... but those neon lights make it a 10/10!

Favourite in Australia. Definately deserves the attention it gets. 9.5/10.

Has anyone got that dirty great big aerial pic of the SYD CBD, that was floating around the forums a month or 2 ago ?

Anyway I give it 8 /10. Once all of the buildings currently under construction are finished I raise it to 8.5 / 10 !

This is city is well designed and the skyline is to die for.....the topography cannot be matched by most of the world - this is the city I most want to visit! :cool:

9.5/10

http://ionic.ozforces.com.au/sydney/nightlights.jpg

http://ionic.ozforces.com.au/sydney/nightlights2.jpg

http://ionic.ozforces.com.au/sydney/skyline01.jpg

http://ionic.ozforces.com.au/sydney/skyline6.jpg

http://ionic.ozforces.com.au/sydney/sydney00.jpg

http://ionic.ozforces.com.au/sydney/sydneyaerial.jpg

http://ionic.ozforces.com.au/sydney/sydney-skyline.jpg

great night photos.

7/10

Thanks Mephisto- they're bloody great !!

nice good panorama 8,5/10

no super talls in this city, but that dont stop it from being a nice city!
10

10/10 of course!!

impressive skyline
a little small in scale,though
8.5/10

Nice, but lacks height. 8/10

10/10
One of the greatest place in the world

Sydney certainly is one of the VERY BEST skylines in the world.
I give it a 10/10. I have visited Sydney twice and I am
completely in love with that city. The skyline is dense, has
enough height IMO, surrounded by natural beauty.
That is one thick forest of high rises. It lives up to the biggest
skylines around.

this'll be hard - 10 of course!!!

who the hell voted 3 under??

Crap, I voted in this thread and I can't even remember doing so.

Ever since I saw MI:2 I have been intrigued by Sydney's skyline. They had some great fly-overs in that movie.

Anyways, I love this skyline, just needs some great tall ones to pierce up out of it and it will have it made. My vote ->9/10

I love that Aurora building!

B e a u t i f u l - I lived in Sydney for 2 years, I must say standing there looking at the harbour bridge against the backdrop of sea and cityscape is breathtaking. Opera house is unique too. 9.5/10

This is a 9. It would get a 10 if it had a couple of towers 275m+. 235m is a bit too short to give it anything over 9 in my opinion.

Quote possibly the most attractive setting in the world.

For me it`s the best lookin skyline of the world...10/10

I'll give it a 11/10. Hmmm...no 11. I'll make it 10 then.

The most beautiful city in the world.

As if Sydney ever had anything to prove.....
http://markusrettetdiewelt.bei.t-online.de/syd9.jpg http://markusrettetdiewelt.bei.t-online.de/sidney1.jpg http://markusrettetdiewelt.bei.t-online.de/sidney5.jpg

I forgot to tell you that i voted "10/10" !!!

isnt there a way to vote "Sydney/10"?

chewbacca, those first two pictures are like 1980's photos man !!!

Sydney is 9/10 for me.
I rate Melbourne as 7.5 / 10, Brisbane 7/10, Perth 7.5/10 and Adelaide 4/10.

Simply stunning! I could use one tall tower piercing the sky though.
9/10

the last pic Chewbacca posted looks pretty old too !! many buildings seem to be missing and is that aurora under construction ?? they're still great photos tho ;)

Sydney's skyline is absolutely stunning - that's all there is to say. 10/10.

Skyline without Opera house = :) / 10
Skyline with Opera house = :rock: / 10

I give it a 9/10. As others have mentioned, it lacks any super talls (besides Centrepoint tower anwyay), but as far as beauty is concerned, it can't be beaten in my opinion.

What i dont get is, why do poeple vote in a skyline-contest above 7 for Rotterdam, and below 7 for Sidney...:nono:

Sidney is just fantastic, only beaten by the mother of all skylines, therefore 9.5/10

9.5/10 an impressive skyline;)

sometimes i get confused by Sydney skyline and Singapore skyline...

No doubt, Sydeny is another my favourite Big City, Pitcure Perfecto!!! 9.5/10, :D :D :D

Beautiful! One of my favorite cities in the world.

Skyline - 9/10
City itself - 10/10

Edit: dammit! I was being to hasty. After drooling over those pics, i'll change my skyline rating to 9.5:D

Great shot by Bulwara!
http://images2.fotki.com/v14/photos/2/22045/167517/pan1-or.jpg


Another top shot of some top Sydney scrapers.
http://www.renzopiano.com/works/project52/09.jpg

those are 2 stunning photos. The big one on top- i was scrolling to the right, and it seemed like i was scrolling forever! Sydney has such a wide skyline, it never ceases to amaze me. And that density is also unbelievable. It really is looking more like Manhattan every day.

Don't like Manhattam...very grey. Chifley looks like a typical manhattan skyscraper. Aussie buildings are much brighter. We are aggresive user of glass. :)

Topographic...other world cities just kill for. No doubt. Skyline looks fine even tough the height limit is 235m. Like the 235m height limit in CBD. Don't look good if other skyscrapers are taller than Centrepoint Tower. We don't want our skyline to look like Calgary..do we.

:angel1:

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Topographic...other world cities just kill for. No doubt. Skyline looks fine even tough the height limit is 235m. Like the 235m height limit in CBD. Don't look good if other skyscrapers are taller than Centrepoint Tower. We don't want our skyline to look like Calgary..do we.

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I was comparing Sydney to Manhattan more in terms of density that actual skyscrapers. I agree, sydneys scrapers are much more attractive.

a very dense skyline 7

I like Sydney. very beautiful city. 8.5/10

I'm biased - didn't stop me from voting though :D .

A bridge like that will enhance any skyline, plus you have the 2 prominant landmarks, the tower and the Opera House. The skyline is fantastic as well. It has the pyramid effect and it draws your eyes to the center. 9/10.

Nice... not the best architecture in the world though. I have to admit I think that tower is butt-ugly... looks like a bucket glued on to a broom handle. Beautiful city... skyline not quite as beautiful.

7.5

10/10
But it's not the best, but it's among them :D

I love it! 9

I think someone here said that they sometimes mistake sydneys skyline of singapores.....well when i watched MI2 i made the same mistake.....those two cities are both amazing........................................10/10!

Sydney rocks! with a super tall could be a 10... 9.5/10

looking great as ever!
i'd love to visit this city myself...one of the world's best.
very nice topography!
you guys got real great photos of the city.

i found one myself...
i dunno if this is overused already.imagestation makees it look quite blurred but i got a bigger and clearer one on my files.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid54/p9e61847dfac07bbff033ca86af329937/fc89a8ea.jpg
i voted for 9/10

9/10

I work in the heart of Sydney's CBD at Town hall for last 15 years nd have loved every minute of it! ive been lucky to be able to build the scale model of the city for our planning dept.
I love to go on scenic walks and construction walks most days! and post results on these forums etc. The city itself has some spectacular skyscrapers and an erray of historic bldgs also.
I dont mind the 235m height limit. The 311m Sydney tower is high enough! very well proportioned city and amongst the finest natural harbour in the world!!
10/10
http://www.triathlon.org/olympics/olym-sydney2000/photos/aerial-harbour-fs.jpg

http://www.dhi.dk/News/Olympics/SydneyPhoto.jpg

one thing you must do while your in Sydney is do Bridge Climb! i didnt it recently and it was amazing!you have the best 3 hours climbing up the arch-134m above sydney harbour!

http://www.vm3d.com/PHOTOS/sydbridge1.jpg

I'll second that! I did the bridgeclimb about three weeks ago, and it is worth every cent! I did it at night, which was cool also. Great views, you really do feel like the king of the world!

Beautiful opera and bridge, seems dense, overall 9.5/10

8.5/10

one of the most recognized skyline in the world...one of my fave.
i gave it 10

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/567/218sydneyrosebayst.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/567/218balmainevening.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/567/218nightline.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/567/218sydneymartinplacekangarooasia.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/567/218sydneyutsview.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/567/218sydneytumbalong4.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/567/218sydneymed.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/218anzacpano.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/218sydneymosmanbayksyline.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/218anzacview.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/218sydneyfires2.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/567/218sydney.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/218sydneydpointaerial2.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/2181sydneyaerial.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/218sydneybotanic.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/218sydneydharbour4.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/218sydneygladeverticalbig.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/218sydneyfiresetbig.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/218sydneycqwalk.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/218sydneybountyopera.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/218sydneygovphil3.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/2183475.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/218sydneyrocksstreet.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/2183325620.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/21833256249ptiwgo.jpg

Nine :)

What a wonderful city :rock: 9.0/10

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/1957sydneyoh2.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/1957skyline.jpg

here's something i hope u like: copy this url.... and open a window and paste it... it's supposed to give a great idea about sydney! :)

community.webshots.com/s/image2/0/48/40/81604840RNaPdy_fs.jpg

Sydneys weather can produce some fantastic shots!

OMG!
this city is amazing!!!! 10/10

One of the best skylines of the world

9/10

sydney has more:

http://img3.ranchoweb.com/images/97054365/ran.jpg

http://img2.ranchoweb.com/images/heliuriver/southside.9815852.jpg

http://img2.ranchoweb.com/images/kangarooasia/b.jpg

http://img1.ranchoweb.com/images/heliuriver/dh1.jpg

http://img2.ranchoweb.com/images/kangarooasia/c.jpg

Nice pics in this thread. Make no doubt, Sydney's got a good Skyline, but like others have said it needs a couple of big 'uns. Not on the same scale as Chicago say, but at least a couple in the 300 - 320m range.

Ah well, we can always dream.


9/10
Best in Australia, no doubt.
Definitely in the top 5 of the world.

10/10


Amazing.

10/10 for organisation and attractiveness, also nice setting with the opera house, harbour bridge, and the actual harbour itself. Sydney/Centrepoint/AMP tower (what is it called now??) makes a nice focal point.

But 7/10 because it lacks height. 230m height for the tallest office building is disappointing. Would be nice if there were some buildings over 300m.

Overall= 8.5

i think this is one of the most beautifull cities in the world, and the skyline is absolutely amazing......10/10!

Incredible! 9/10

Pretty solid skyline....could use abit more height though....7.5/10

Noine point foive for Siderni.

Sydney is very lucky wit its skyline as its natural setting enhances its appeal!

(fuc i can talk shit!)lol

Originally posted by CULWULLA

Sydney is very lucky wit its skyline as its natural setting enhances its appeal!



hmm you sound like.... lol

9.5/10

A perfectly balanced skyline that doesn't need super height to be one of the top 5 skylines of the world. Good Planning and height restrictions in certain places have made sure the skyline has developed very well. I love how the buildings become taller from the outer edges till they summit at Sydney Tower.
Just a very dense and attractive skyline.

1 question, does this vote count towards North Sydney as well, because it really is a continuation of the main skyline, if it was then I'd vote 10.

9/10. -1 because Eureka isnt finished yet? :D

Originally posted by huaiwei

9/10. -1 because Eureka isnt finished yet? :D

Eureka's in Melbourne buddy :D

Unfortunately

Something tells me what I just said isnt very rite. Thanks for clearing up my muddled head!!! ;)

It's just as well that eureka is in Melbourne- at 297m, it would be taller than AMP/ Sydney tower, and if built in close proximity would spoil the balance of Sydney's skyline.

Infact, even it was built on the fringes/outskirts of the skyline, I still think it would be too tall as it would create 2 focal centres (along with AMP tower), giving the skyline a U-shape.

That would be a good thing, we could then rip the feral stumpy tower down once and for all!

I hate that it acts as a benchmark for the entire city, the tower is fostering a city of enormous density but lacking in height. We will end up with canyons of nothingness with little groud space and no skyline differentiation. Height provides better interest and right noe Centrepoint/AMP Tower/Sydney Tower is clammering to be seen from some parts of the city, as the focal point it needs to be at least as tall as CN tower so it can at least be noticed.

Originally posted by Avatar

That would be a good thing, we could then rip the feral stumpy tower down once and for all!

I hate that it acts as a benchmark for the entire city, the tower is fostering a city of enormous density but lacking in height. We will end up with canyons of nothingness with little groud space and no skyline differentiation. Height provides better interest and right noe Centrepoint/AMP Tower/Sydney Tower is clammering to be seen from some parts of the city, as the focal point it needs to be at least as tall as CN tower so it can at least be noticed.

Toronto has the opposite problem. CN tower is so darn tall it totally dwarves their 300m buildings! They need to be building some 400m towers there to balance the skyline out.

Originally posted by SydneyDude

Toronto has the opposite problem. CN tower is so darn tall it totally dwarves their 300m buildings! They need to be building some 400m towers there to balance the skyline out.

True, the CN tower is too tall. Actually, Toronto's down town skyscrapers are not bad when it comes to height- I forgot the names, but I remember some of the heights:

309m (planned)
298m
275m
265m

But because the CN Tower is so tall, these buildings only look about 200m tall, in comparison, when in reality they are a respectable height.

Well as a proud sydneysider i love the city. I gave it a 10 and definately one of the best cities in the world easy top 5. Also it is really shooting up (just go and look how it looked only 10 years ago!!!) so it has a really bright future. However my only gripe is that there is no really tall buildings!!!!!!!!! I mean World Tower is 75 storeys which is good but we need a couple 100 storey buildings. Realistically how long can a tower built in the 70's hold the city back. My opinion rip the damn thing down and build an "empire state" type of builidng. I think it should be very tall but i agree not like the cn tower cause thats out of proportion but i mean something nice. It can even be another tower or extend center point/amp tower.. what ever. We cant really hold the city back. right now a couple 100 storey monters would look good cause the city is pretty dense. But to make it batter we need some complementary 80 storeys and then the proportion is back. Anyways it cool only wish a Chrylser type of building would be built in Sydney then im i heaven ;)

Originally posted by zulu69

Well as a proud sydneysider i love the city. I gave it a 10 and definately one of the best cities in the world easy top 5. Also it is really shooting up (just go and look how it looked only 10 years ago!!!) so it has a really bright future. However my only gripe is that there is no really tall buildings!!!!!!!!! I mean World Tower is 75 storeys which is good but we need a couple 100 storey buildings. Realistically how long can a tower built in the 70's hold the city back. My opinion rip the damn thing down and build an "empire state" type of builidng. I think it should be very tall but i agree not like the cn tower cause thats out of proportion but i mean something nice. It can even be another tower or extend center point/amp tower.. what ever. We cant really hold the city back. right now a couple 100 storey monters would look good cause the city is pretty dense. But to make it batter we need some complementary 80 storeys and then the proportion is back. Anyways it cool only wish a Chrylser type of building would be built in Sydney then im i heaven ;)

Well the AMP/sydney/centrepoint tower is one of those buildings you either love or hate. A lot of people on this forum hate it because it's presence has instigated the implementation of a height restriction for Sydney skyscrapers.

But I think it gives downtown Sydney a very good focal point, which many cities without such observation towers lack. If it was to be demolised, then something special and quite tall (400-500m) would need to be built,(like the CN tower, or Shanghai TV tower) to allow surrounding 300m+ towers to be built, in complement.

However, i don't see any of these things happening within the next 10 years. I don't think the AMP tower will be torn down, and the 235m height restriction is not likely to be lifted, preventing 300m towers from being built.

i just gave syd a 10 like 3 days ago, how did it drop from #4 to #8?

Originally posted by nygirl

i just gave syd a 10 like 3 days ago, how did it drop from #4 to #8?

read here:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56961&perpage=&pagenumber=2

You know Sydney is quite beauful
But I have to say this city is really overrated
Definitely, It is not high enough to be the No 3 of the world.
It Still lacks many skyscrapers!(quantity is very poor!)

See this picture.
Do you really think this city skyline is No 3?


:bleep:

http://ionic.ozforces.com.au/sydney/sydneyaerial.jpg

listen bud, you can think whatever you like... and other people can think whatever they like. if u are saying cities like sao paulo and those ones like that are beating sydney cos they shit on sydney for skyscrapers...hey, that's your opinion... but it's at number 3 or wherever the hell it is i don't care cos i know where it is (about 4 or 5 imho) cos it's a completely unscientific poll. also, one thing is not to judge cities on one photo. also especially if you have never been to sydney. i took that photo in september 2000. it is not a bad one i think... as you can see in my other photos posted here, sydney's a bit of a stunner from many angles (and i'm not referring to this angle). and look out, some more awesome pics are coming soon

Originally posted by fox1

listen bud, you can think whatever you like... and other people can think whatever they like. if u are saying cities like sao paulo and those ones like that are beating sydney cos they shit on sydney for skyscrapers...hey, that's your opinion... but it's at number 3 or wherever the hell it is i don't care cos i know where it is (about 4 imho) cos it's a completely unscientific poll. also, one thing is not to judge cities on one photo. also especially if you have never been to sydney. i took that photo in september 2000. it is not a bad one i think... as you can see in my other photos posted here, sydney's a bit of a stunner from many angles (and i'm not referring to this angle). and look out, some more awesome pics are coming soon Look at what he said here. http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17456&goto=lastpost :D

Like fox1 said,
I will think what I like.

You think whatever you like!
That's the deal. No more............. :)

huaiwei, thanks for good job! Excellent!

Haha...I basically said the SAME THING as fox1 did...but it makes me wonder why your response is so different there. ;)

65 ppl think that Sydney is a 3 or less. I think 64 ppl were either stoned or more probably jealous when they voted. The other is blind!
Oh well too bad their city isnt as recognisable, as pleasant, as beautiful or as successful as mine :)

don't worry about it. i don't worry even for half a second about people voting <3 for sydney. it means nothing :cool:

Looks Great ! :cool:

Heres a very nice pic from ss.com

http://zulu158.tripod.com/syd1.html

Originally posted by chrisaus

set up/layout-10

=8.5-9

Are you talking about the actual city or the buildings? The buildings are nicely placed, but the set up of the city is shocking - I can't stand driving around the CBD in Sydney, it's simply painful. One way roads here, one way roads there, no through roads etc etc.

But yeah, the view is great and it looks great. 8.5/10

Height there is heaps of it
Sure non over 300m
but there are only a few of those in the world
And People who vote under 3.5 mean nothing
with them removed
Votes work out at 8.825 !

Staying in Sydney at the moment. Wow, this city is really beautiful, I think partly because of the fact it is by the harbourside , and together with popular icons such as harbour bridge and opera house. Buildings are not fantasticly tall, but, very dense and concentrated on the downtown CBD area. Heard there will be a construction of another tall tower, located right at the center of the CBD. Interesting to see, overall I give a 9.5/10

This is the best picture of Sydney I've ever seen. Full credit to the photographer (who unfortunately, I don't know the name).

http://129.94.222.41/bestsyd.jpg

And here's a couple that I've taken.

http://129.94.222.41/sydneysunset.jpg

http://129.94.222.41/sydfogb3.jpg

9. Great city.

10/10 Really amazing skyline. I just love the Sydney Harbor Bridge.

:colgate: :colgate: :colgate: :colgate: :colgate: :colgate: :colgate:

Originally posted by fox1 Don't worry about it. i don't worry even for half a second about people voting <3 for sydney. it means nothing :cool: We know for a fact that most of the 3 and less voters consist mostly of disguntled Melburnians. Gee some of them suffer from 2nd city syndrome, don't they?

...and the pic on the previous page that jmg posted is sooooooo outdated. There have been and will be loads more additions to Sydney's skyline since that pic was taken. :|

9/10 and Very Dense!!
Personally believe Sydney needs and deserves an icon 'Scraper to compliment its stunning harbour.

10

A very dense and reasonably tall city which is well proportioned, and well defined. I can't say too much because I may be biased, but few cities around the world can match it.

I love the pic posted by jmg on the previous page, looks like it from about 4 years ago, and if you were to see another pic like that from 2004 you'd see the huge growth that has occurred, and is still occurring around this city.

Needs to have something taller though!!!!!

9/10

Sydney's skyline is not as good as that of New York and Hongkong, but otherwise has no competition.

Originally posted by Muse

We know for a fact that most of the 3 and less voters consist mostly of disguntled Melburnians. Gee some of them suffer from 2nd city syndrome, don't they?

...and the pic on the previous page that jmg posted is sooooooo outdated. There have been and will be loads more additions to Sydney's skyline since that pic was taken. :|

What a stupid comment to make.

Do you feel stupid? I would after a comment like that.

Sydney is amazing!! the pic with lasers---->:eek2:

8.5

that is some shite skyline.makes me wanna :puke: . you have to also realise sydney lacks the buzz and vibe some cities have :pepper:

7/10
I think Sydney is the mini size of HK or Chicago..
Good

that is some shite skyline.makes me wanna :puke: . you have to also realise sydney lacks the buzz and vibe some cities have :pepper:

You have to realise that you have the vocabulary of a six year old. :)
And if you think Sydney and Melbourne are so terrible, then, by all means leave the country you miserable little shit.

he's alright! :)

what a buch of shite. The buildings looks like they were build by a retarded third world construction company. lacks beauty colour and curves. Shut up about my vocab, i got 2 degrees from Melbourne uni, the only thing it it's not a language person, i'm more science and maths thats why i know theres nothing special in sydney

Look you fool I attend Melbourne University and you have certainly not received and Architecture Degree, because I am studying architecture and if you cannot speak articulate or even write articulate english you have no hope of understanding many of the theories and ideas related with the field of architecture, nor would you be able to complete many of the tasks and required essays realted with the course, so you are a complete fool. Along with that people who have degrees don't usually brag about having them unless they are up them selves, and I think you either don't have a degree, which I tend to believe, or that you are simply up yourself, which is a very sad state of affiars.

Now leave Melbourne and Sydney alone, they're both fantastic cities in their own right

Definitely one of the best skylines in the world.
9/10

Listen jules your the one being a fool right now. If you truely are an architect then you should know when to leave patriotism behind and focus on the actual buildings in front of you. I only mension my degree to stop inboseels from questioning me. as for my english i just type in a drugged up or drunken state and i don't watch everything i wirte and check it a million times after all this is just a forum

And juliez i'll also have a lecturer and module naming compation with you if you want but it's been 5 years since my archetecture degree

he doesnt live in melbourne, in fact hes not even in Australia, i checked his i.p. he didnt go to melbourne university, nor does he have a degree at all. i would reveal his name but id probably get in trouble. his computer doesnt have anything of architectual relevence at all, no programs or documents slightly related to architecture. he did however have some lame photos of fugly girls. my guess is that hes around 14 judging by the stuff he has on his comp. fuck off scorpion or im frying your comp.
cheers
:)

he kant spel compatition ether as wel as mani othrs

in fact i invite you to meet me in real life, im comming back to visit oz in september, unfortunately you dont live there so we cant meet there. where do you really live, id love to have a few words cocksmoker.

That statement about new york is an opinion. Cities should really be judged on the quality of life avaliable to people there rather than just the skyline but thats my opinion. I give Sydney a 8

Really great skyline, but compared to HK or NYC it deserves "only" 9/10 ;)

beautiful......actually is better in person

Sydney is a very attractive place for me, especially the skyline, the colour...
Beautiful~
9

don't worry scorpian me's tinks bennyboil&sucker is full of Bull Shite\poo-poo\crap\ca-ca\crapa-ti-crap

What can one say ? Well, actually not the easiest city to live and operate in: all those Harbour coves and headlands bend the roads around something awful - they should bulldoze and landfill, and get the whole thing flattened out and nice and straight like Melbourne and Chicago. Still, you can't have everything. 10/10 :okay:

10-one of my favorite cities.

I don't see what's so great about sydney's skyline. it is very small compared to cities like Chicago, NY, and hongkong. i have to admit though, the opera house and that bridge makes the skyline look great. 7.5

I don't see what's so great about sydney's skyline. it is very small compared to cities like Chicago, NY, and hongkong. i have to admit though, the opera house and that bridge makes the skyline look great. 7.5

Well i agree we arent in the same league as NY, Chi-town or HK but the pics are really misleading. The skyline is actually quite large, but you can only realise that in person. It takes me about 40 mins to walk one side to the other and i mean just walking, no stopping (except for traffic..sometimes) and you will be hell tired after it all. Also with the growth on the southern side, its has effectively (though not literally) doubled the skyline (ie. buildings). Its getting to the stage were the new 222m spire (190m to roof) Latitude is called by the developer as 'mid town' even though its had always been thought of as the southern end, with the shortage of land it doesnt look like stopping surging sothwards, but we can only see..
(if Sydney included North Sydney accros the bridge, then its skyline would be about 5 km long, im guessing just from driving)
As i said in person in the CBD its actually pretty good, due to the density and clusters. Your'e 100% correct the opera house and Bridge add a hell of a lot to the skyline, they make it from ordinary to great

I don't see what's so great about sydney's skyline. it is very small compared to cities like Chicago, NY, and hongkong.

But you see a skyline does not have to be as big as Chicago, NY or HK to be a great skyline. Those skylines are so big they are in a diferent league, but for a mid-sized city Sydney has a great skyline! It is more comparable to cities like Seattle or Toronto than the biggies u mentioned.

nice! :D:D

Sydney has a large skyline for Australia and a rather small one on world scale compared to NYC and HK. but remember Australia has only 20mil people compared to the populous cities for mentioned! So the fab skyline is a very well balanced for the size. Also the skyline is set on what is probably the finest natural harbour in the world!! anyone disagree?? lol
find me one that looks better? ;-) we are very lucky here down under!!

yeah I like it ...9/10

This skyline is the best after of course Seattle (or maybe Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) It is like an urban mountain.

Settle Children Settle, Sydney Is A Great City With A Worthy Skyline,just Like Melbourne.two Very Different Cities For Many Reasons.however Both Cities Are Great For Those Very Same Reasons.
Now Just Deal With It Huh?

Great skyline. Great city. 10/10 :)

Much overated, this city only ranked 12th by this website http://www.library.tudelft.nl/~egram/skylines.htm.

Much overated, this city only ranked 12th by this website http://www.library.tudelft.nl/~egram/skylines.htm.

That website sux. Seems to give more credibility to density and size rather then skyline. Quality over quantity Sydney tops them all in imo.

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/sydneyskylinefromtele.jpg

and the picture above is missing all of the central station, downtown area, the old town, and circular quay ferry docks, north Sydney. 10 / 10 :cheers:

No emotion please. This page is supposed to rate the city skyline by building heights and its density. If not, there are a lot more cities with no skyscraper have better living quality than Sydney; those may include a lot other small towns and cities in Australia.


That website sux. Seems to give more credibility to density and size rather then skyline. Quality over quantity Sydney tops them all in imo.

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/sydneyskylinefromtele.jpg

and the picture above is missing all of the central station, downtown area, the old town, and circular quay ferry docks, north Sydney. 10 / 10 :cheers:

No emotion please. This page is supposed to rate the city skyline by building heights and its density. If not, there are a lot more cities with no skyscraper have better living quality than Sydney; those may include a lot other small towns and cities in Australia.

I don't see why you're trying to enforce one source of stats (opinions) on here, it's getting annoying seeing the spammed link everywhere. I think it's nice to have more then one collection of opinions and I'm happy to see a more realistic ranking on this site. I believe the ranking of a skyline is by look and design, location combining density and height. I think Sydney has a top mixture of them all. I've had a look at the big ones and they just don't appeal tokyo and bangkok look worse then Melbourne. New York city looks dull on many angles along with Chicago.

I always agree that Australia cities have much better quality of living than the rest of the world and I did recently read a report that Australia is ranked 3rd best in the world because of its infrasructure, GDP, GDP per capita, inflation, literacy, life expectancy, and so on... These are the merits they used to judge all countries. AND if we want to compare the skylines of the cities, you need some merits to judge, can you find a better merit to judge the city skylines?


I don't see why you're trying to enforce one source of stats (opinions) on here, it's getting annoying seeing the spammed link everywhere. I think it's nice to have more then one collection of opinions and I'm happy to see a more realistic ranking on this site. I believe the ranking of a skyline is by look and design, location combining density and height. I think Sydney has a top mixture of them all. I've had a look at the big ones and they just don't appeal tokyo and bangkok look worse then Melbourne. New York city looks dull on many angles along with Chicago.

Sydney has a fabulous skyline! definately in world top 10! the CBD itself measures nearly 3km long x 2km wide.it has everything you want in a skyline!
along with one of the finest natural harbours in the world it certainly is picturesque!

http://www.pierluigisurace.it/imagerie/images/aatw/DOT_Australia_III_Sydney_Skyline_3.jpg
even on a crap day, the city sparkles!

http://www.chrisputro.com/sydakl/25%2020031125%20Sydney%20skyline%20from%20Taronga%20ferry.JPG

even North Sydney has a great siluette
http://www.digitaltoast.co.uk/albums/Sydney/SydneyHarbourBridgeSunsetHires_2.sized.jpg

even ron the sea gull thinks Sydneys great!
http://www.digitaltoast.co.uk/albums/Sydney/sydney_seagull_bridge.sized.jpg

we also have a zoo (Taronga) which gives fantastic views of skyline
even the giraffes voted for Sydney!
http://www.acay.com.au/~philand/giraffe.jpg

http://www.digitaltoast.co.uk/albums/Sydney/Taronga_Zoo_Sydney_2.sized.jpg

http://www.digitaltoast.co.uk/albums/Sydney/Taronga_Zoo_Sydney_6.sized.jpg

for those 95 dickheads that voted 3 or under, your got rocks in your heads! :bash: the word ..jealousy comes to mind. :weirdo: :runaway:

north sydney
http://www.cyburbia.org/gallery/data/500/1666northsydney.jpg

Surprise that Sydney does not have any tower listed in the tallest 100.

suprise that sydney is probably denser than most other cities in the world, many of which have towers in the top 100.

suprise that you registered just to post that crap.

suprise that you probably also registered just to negative vote.

Surprise that people live in Brisbane spell surprise as 'SUPRISE', can't find it in dictionary.

Please browse and see more other cities in other continents and you may be 'suprised' that there are lot more cities have much denser buildings than Sydney.

Please go and see Makati City (Philippines), Jarkata, Vancouver, Panama City, São Paulo (just to name a few). Please do not forget to browse other cities in China and US. Sydney is definitely out of top 10, but still in top 100 hopefully.




suprise that sydney is probably denser than most other cities in the world, many of which have towers in the top 100.

suprise that you registered just to post that crap.

suprise that you probably also registered just to negative vote.

10/10 for Sydney.

yes nono. Of course you would have to pick on a spelling error to try and prove me wrong.

Sydney is alot denser than many asian/middle eastern cities, which have buildings in the top 100.

8,5/10

this is about the best pic your gonna get of Sydney skyline!
taken by chopper in june 2002, its viewed from north looking at North sydney and across harbour to CBD.
i reckon its easily top ten , its currently 156.lol wtf?

http://hoore.com/helo/harbour/south1_medium.jpg

oh man..........! as in kind of 'geez !!' each to their own. for me, that position is about the worst Sydney has to offer...! just about every other vantage makes Sydney look better...mostly much much better! :) for me this position , aerial or whatever, is the least impressive...or least hey world top...... maybe least is exaggerating slightly, but only slightly. i don't think i'm exaggerating though. give me the southern view....anyday... and when we talk eastern and western, then we are talking pretty damn impressive in many ways.... beauty , style, impact, power.... not a bad pic tho!

Sydney should be seen from the water... coming back on the Manly ferry it really is an unforgettable sight. But coming in from land the city doesn't look nearly as enticing. Which is why I couldn't score Sydney a 10... just a 8,5. Melbourne has much more impact, skyline-wise. From every direction.

here are a couple of shots of Sydney - currently ranked 168th on the skyline poll, behind many much smaller cities and relatively bare skylines. How is this??

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/south1_medium1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/harbourcity21.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/view11.jpg

How can Sydney not even be in the top 100????? 10/10

How can Sydney not even be in the top 100????? 10/10

About a month ago Sydney and Melbourne were ranked quite high. Within a day all of the Australian cities dropped percepitiously. If you look at the Ozzie cities, they are all clumped together (currently around 7.14 avg). The number of votes during this dramatic downword spiral also increased for these cities. It makes you go mhmmm??? Also noticed quite an increase in the rankings for Chinese cities. Is this forum from Florida? LOL.

About a month ago Sydney and Melbourne were ranked quite high. Within a day all of the Australian cities dropped percepitiously. If you look at the Ozzie cities, they are all clumped together (currently around 7.14 avg). The number of votes during this dramatic downword spiral also increased for these cities. It makes you go mhmmm??? Also noticed quite an increase in the rankings for Chinese cities. Is this forum from Florida? LOL.

somethings up alright!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/ThunderousLightning-11.jpg by Matixvolta, sept 04

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/1227pe011.jpg oldie

poor little no 173-ranked city
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/sydney2.jpg

way,way behind tijuana - no 49!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/tijuana1112.jpg

and Den haag - 104th
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/album_pic1.jpg

etc etc

Actually it's really nice to see Sydney getting the third highest number of votes!!!, must be a really popular city, and this I think reflects the true status of this great international, wordly and very influential city......keep the votes (ie the 3.5's that count etc coming)!
Good luck to the person, obviously re-registering a million times, maybe I can send you some vitamin D supplements to overcome your obvious lack of sunshine, or maybe send a cure for whatever illness you get from sitting in front of the computer 24/7/365...

Cheers!

Actually it's really nice to see Sydney getting the third highest number of votes!!!, must be a really popular city, and this I think reflects the true status of this great international, wordly and very influential city......keep the votes (ie the 3.5's that count etc coming)!
Good luck to the person, obviously re-registering a million times, maybe I can send you some vitamin D supplements to overcome your obvious lack of sunshine, or maybe send a cure for whatever illness you get from sitting in front of the computer 24/7/365...

Cheers!

I'd lay money on them being from Toronto. :)

Same. Hahaha.

I feel sorry for them.

I'd lay money on them being from Toronto.

Same. Hahaha.

I feel sorry for them.

:|...are you serious??

here are a couple of shots of Sydney - currently ranked 168th on the skyline poll, behind many much smaller cities and relatively bare skylines. How is this??


they';re not from Toronto i can tell you. the people there have far too many cool things available to do in their great city. they're from those 'other' places let me tell you where the living is kind of more miserable and where honesty mean nothing (hence just re-join the forum hundreds of times and vote).. that's OK.. you go ahead and do that. it will come unstuck for you and that method. that is the kind of dishonesty that leads to corruption and chaos and buildings being built shoddily and so on.

another thing is: don't worry about the rating chart. it doesn't mean too much., if those people of ....xxxxxxxx are happy that ...xxx xx is #4 or #5 or whatever or even #11 and they've corruptly made others drop, good for them. in the end, they'll get what they deserve in life

just keep posting you guys (all of you), saying what you like...

i guess you're right fox1 - i mean, imagine the act of actually doing that for hours after hour ...poor, miserable little bastard. what a life.

12 Australian cities all grouped together now...172 through 183.

honestly why would someone even bother doing that, like seriously...the amount of work that would go into doing that boggles the mind.

10/10 !

Truely one of the best skylines in the world!

very nice 10/10

8/10.

God, it's such a beautiful city, especially viewed from a plane over the harbour. But only if you're near the water - otherwise it's pretty dull.

I give Sydney 10/10 because I'm a patriotic Ausi and it doesn't deserve to get butchered in the poles. Of course get out into the western suburbs or even those closer to the CBD like Redfern and its not so great

Who made Sydney ranked #171?

I don't understand.... why?

Being originally from little old Cairns, and now back in Brisbane, Via almost 4 yrs in London, 9 months in Sydney and 6 Months in Melbourne.

Instinct tells me only a Melbournite can get so pissed about Sydney's unrivalled position internationally as Australia's premier city.

But as Melbourne has been stuffed too, we would normally blame our Pom, Kiwi or Canandian cousins for being concerned enough to fiddle the books in this way.

However elevated interest levels from Asia, the middle east and South America means there are a lot of people who could be a tad jealous of the attention given to the short term acheivements of a mere 20 million people in Aus.

Remember most of what you see in SYD, MELB, BRIS, GOLD COAST and PERTH has been built in last 50 yrs and we were only about 7 million strong back then.

Motive Jealousy.

midtown sydney - posted by christarrant: sorry, it automatically reduced - see ozscrapers 'S' thread for full effect

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

Sydney is a prime example of unfair voting. I vote 10/10 because in my opinion, Sydney is in the top 20 for skylines in the World.

Wow a lot of pathetic ppl out there. Is there any mod who could restore some credibility back to these poles?? Wow Sydney must be really great to get this much jealousy. Pathetic.

http://tinypic.com/e289e

Nice pic fox! One of your own?

Stu

thanks... but can't claim it. i scanned it though :) it's from Steve Parish i think. very cool!

One of the best eva, clean and perfect, altho some taller building would be nice, they could also destabalize the effect of the skyline (e.g. world tower) ... still 10/10

A world class skyline, easily recognisable, with some fabulous landmarks in the form of the harbour bridge and opera house.

The only thing it needs is a supertall skyscraper to go right in the middle of that cluster. :)

9/10

i may be getting a lot of slack for saying this, but i think sydey's skyline is a bit overrated. i don't see what all the fanfare is about. here's what i think:

the skyline is definitely large, with a large # of 500+ -footers forming an impressively dense, mountainous highrise cluster. the form (note: not architecture) of the skyline reminds me of san francisco, toronto, and singapore. there are a few beauties like world tower, aurora place, and the chifley bldg but the rest, i'm must admit, isn't architecturally all that. some of the building styles are a little drab and stylistically odd as well, with pseudo-spires and what-not. there is a difference between a bland box vs an ornamented box that doesn't quite work aesthetically. in comparison, i actually much prefer the look of staid boxes in, say, toronto to some of the awkward bldgs in sydney. and i am NOT a fan of that observation tower. somebody said it right when s/he described it as a "bucket stuck on the end of a broomstick"! LOL so true. the stem looks so feeble.... i think the skyline would look *better* without it IMO.

when i look at the skyline shots of sydney in general, no one skyscraper truly stands out. i see a few beautiful designs in a sea of average buildings, but no definitive landmark tower. the observation tower is too thin to make a bold impression. nevertheless, i think sydney still has a great skyline in general, made only better by its setting and the only two true icons sydney's skyline has - the opera house and the harbour bridge.

8.5 here. :)

http://img9.exs.cx/img9/1043/sunsetblacks.jpg

http://img23.exs.cx/img23/5591/sunsetcitything.jpg

i may be getting a lot of slack for saying this, but i think sydey's skyline is a bit overrated. i don't see what all the fanfare is about. here's what i think:

the skyline is definitely large, with a large # of 500+ -footers forming an impressively dense, mountainous highrise cluster. the form (note: not architecture) of the skyline reminds me of san francisco, toronto, and singapore. there are a few beauties like world tower, aurora place, and the chifley bldg but the rest, i'm must admit, isn't architecturally all that. some of the building styles are a little drab and stylistically odd as well, with pseudo-spires and what-not. there is a difference between a bland box vs an ornamented box that doesn't quite work aesthetically. in comparison, i actually much prefer the look of staid boxes in, say, toronto to some of the awkward bldgs in sydney. and i am NOT a fan of that observation tower. somebody said it right when s/he described it as a "bucket stuck on the end of a broomstick"! LOL so true. the stem looks so feeble.... i think the skyline would look *better* without it IMO.

when i look at the skyline shots of sydney in general, no one skyscraper truly stands out. i see a few beautiful designs in a sea of average buildings, but no definitive landmark tower. the observation tower is too thin to make a bold impression. nevertheless, i think sydney still has a great skyline in general, made only better by its setting and the only two true icons sydney's skyline has - the opera house and the harbour bridge.

8.5 here. :)

thanks for that seriously. I think it's fair but of course everyone's thoughts are pretty subjective (including mine!). what I'd say right now is... in terms of the architecture issue you talk about: I think the city's got a good number of really nice towers. funnily enough, a couple of the ones you mention I wouldn't elevate personally. World Tower is nothing that special in my opinion although yeah it's growing on me and hey I kinda like it in the skyline. basically same thoughts for Chifley imo. on the other hand, one that you didn't mention, Governor Phillip Tower, I think that's one of the finest towers in the world. there's some others too that I admire.

lastly, concerning Centrepoint, ahhh Centrepoint! where to start. I have a kind of love/hate relationship. although that's not the best way to describe it. um, as i kind of said in another thread, sure it looks like a bucket of chicken on a stick or whatever... but the best way to describe it is I kind of like my bucket of chicken on a stick! maybe that's because the alternative (disliking it) would be too 'painful'. i think it's got more to do with the fact I really did grow up with that tower. it is so 1980 and like it or not, it's so> where Sydney was at the time, growing real fast, 80s emerging brash, confident, outward-looking, offbeat, different, fun. i sort of can't help but like it for that. gold turret and all. also: the growing up thing, again for good or bad, to me, THAT is an observation tower. if i grew up in TO, that would be the standard to me probably, but to me, the 'norm', the "cool, calm and restrained" (even, if you will) observation tower is our little 1980 yellow thing! strange! i know. as for its function, in a way it has become that part of Sydney that, like i say, is a glimpse into the city psyche and the development psyche especially of the late 70s/80s when it emerged. it's hard to explain but it tells a little i think about Sydney's American-ness then (which shifted around a lot and has changed), especially compared to other cities here. it certainly i reckon is a little insight into a bit of the city;s hedonism and brash, daring character. as for its presence in the skyline, to the same degree, i don't mind it.. and again (like the 'growing up with it issue') for me, 'the' generic observation tower doesn';t totally over-dominate the skyline. (and also, may i edit in, other Sydney things it perhaps captures and people even like it a bit for i think are: 'a little rough round the edges', just a hint of tacky but hangin in there like a survivor! :lol: , its imperfections i guess is one of the things that endears it to people a bit)

alright i could probably crap on another half hour just on the tower but i won't. is it a hugely-loved architectural addition among Sydneysiders themselves, no! not at all. we're more likely to laugh at or with it i guess. but it's not hated as such, and it's part of the furniture now. for my part, Seattle's needle (diminutive as it is) is probably my favorite. i have also come round to Auckland's weird one too! and Macau. oh yeah, and Nanjing but see that's probably just cos i luv Nanjing! anyway!

the thing about boxes... fair enough your comments. of course again it's all pretty subjective... for me, from here, it's pretty much this: Sydney's not a real boxy kind of place. Australians as a whole aren't. It's always that way a bit. the people responsible for the towers and the mood they're representing or trying to is kind of creative, alternative, offbeat, different, daring, liberal. That's Sydney in a way. and 'boxy' respectfully doesn't do Sydney :) well, never has really. even big 'n boxy isn't really Sydney. Sydney's sort of dreamy, poetic, unique, out there if you like... (casual, fun...) that boxy doesn;t do it justice

^ The real skyline looks much better than any picture could capture. It is a beautiful and well planned skyline(+harbour)! 9.5/10

^ The real skyline looks much better than any picture could capture. It is a beautiful and well planned skyline(+harbour)! 9.5/10

You will be crucified for saying that by your fellow city brothers! many other Toronto forumers have been less than enthusiastic regarding our city.

:colgate:

At least one person is honest. Many Toronto bros are just jelous.

:D

god don't say that :) anyway... as i see it, bottom line, i could equally say many Sydney forumers (and they have) have been less than enthusiastic regarding this or that (canadian city for one thing)... everywhere;s got trolls huh?! gotta love them

At least one person is honest. Many Toronto bros are just jelous.

:D

I wouldn't say they're jealous... beauty is in the eye of the beholder & everyone evaluates skylines using different criteria. I admit that I like skylines that have a beautiful natural setting balancing it, therefore my preference of Seattle & Vancouver over Melbourne or Dallas/Houston. I haven't been the biggest fan of Toronto's skyline, but I know plenty who would be more than impressed by it.

Very large, balanced, and clean. Harbour is a great location. 9.5
Hey, Sydney could use one or two supertalls to give some focal points! :)

above the ssssssssssssssssssssssss?????

Funny enough two of my friends from T-dot (toronto) were just over and they were blown by the skyline. They loved it and couldnt get over its size (as someone pointed out almost a 1000 skyscrapers in the cbd). I agree 100% that it is much nicer than any pic can portray, i really think its one place that should be visited, but thats the case for any place (except i thought Pisa in Italy looks much better in pics than real life.)
I agree with centerpoint. Not a fan, it is growing on me but still would rather something else. I do think that there are a lot of buildings that arent architecturally great but we cant have all buildings works of art. It would look over done and stupid. I think a tall building would be cool, but honestly in real life it would do little difference in the narrow, and very dense CBD.

i'm kinda shocked its ranked at number 206.
only thing missing is super tall buildings (thanks amp tower)
and a good rail system (thanks costa)

MANY PEOPLE HAVE PSYCOLOGICAL PROBLEMS... about 225 people gave it 3.5 or less... simply to lower its ranking!

PATHETIC... get off the site

9/10. Being from Toronto, I'm not jealous. It is a skyline for crying out loud. Anyway, I also give Toronto a 9/10 as I find both are impressive in unique ways.

Sydney, what a beautiful city. I do not understand why Sydney is ranked so low in the Best Skylines section. My only guess is that it has some competitor cities (Melbourne?) that are truly jealous of it and rank it 3 or less.

Regardless, the only place outside of the US I want to live is Sydney, Australia. To me, the three greatest skylines in the world are:

1. Hong Kong 12/10
2. New York City 11/10
3. Sydney 10/10

I'm actually serious about moving to Sydney, and if anyone knows some good sites to look for jobs and for relocation to Australia, let me know! BTW, I'd need a roommate, too! :)

One of the most beautiful metropolis on earth. 10/10

The buildings might not be the tallest, but the Opera House, the bridge, and the location on the bay more than make up for it. One of the most recognizable skylines in the world and in my top 5. I give it a 10/10. :okay:

I found this nice pic... courtesy of Geoff Sims
Photo Copyright (c) Geoff Sims, 2002, gsims@iprimus.com.au
http://home.iprimus.com.au/rsims/pics/gs-night01.jpg

these are just some random pics...
http://members.iinet.net.au/~bus/sydney/citynight.jpg[img]

From a different angle...
[img]http://www-networking.eecs.berkeley.edu/~guptar/PHOTOS/WEDDING/HoneyMoon/Sydney/Sydney_skyline.jpg

Shows some nice length...
http://www.kiat.net/pix/australia/sydney1/photos/IMG_4278.JPG

10/10!

one of the most beautiful city arround the world. I give it a 9

Sydney has the perfect skyline 10/10. we are rating the sky line not an individual building remember!!!! Chifley, GPT, aurora, World Tower, Lattitude, Gateway, Citigroup are all great huge towers BTW. opera house hottest building on earth, the Bridge Breath taking and the tower is beautiful

Skyline 9.5/10, City 10/10. Sydney is dope, simply put.

sydney has more:
http://img2.ranchoweb.com/images/kangarooasia/c.jpg

WOW, VERY NICE

thank you very much man! i took that and the ones from that page :)

Bueatiful City, esp. the East side (ex. GPT, I never got the hollow bit down the bottom).

And also, centerpoints only purpose in life was so AMP could brag. Now Westfield are finaly fixing it.

beautiful city. 9

I've said it once and I'm back to say it again! Sydney has hands down one of the best skylines in the world! 100/10. And damn all those jealous fools who voted it 3 or less because they didn't like it outshinning their own craptastic city. The Opera House makes me drool. Sydney is the next New York/Hong Kong.

I love Sydney, not just because it is my hometown but because its so damn sexy hahaha :D

Who voted 3 or under? :sleepy:

^ I have to agree, Sydney has one of the sexiest skylines around!! :)

A simply superb skyline. I give it a 9/10. :D

This poll really needs to be restarted, the result is a result of melicious intentions.

I can't believe 295 people voted 4 or less for this skyline!

Sydney has one of the best skylines anywhere on this planet!

Sydney has one of the best skylines around the world. The skyline is PERFECT. It balances itself out very evenly, forming a nice pyramid effect where all buildings gradually get taller until they reach the Sydney Tower. Then you have the Opera House, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and then finally, Sydney harbour! Living in Sydney has also resulted in more love for the city. Its close proximity to beaches, its parks; I'm just blabbering on, but this is my first post, and I wanted it to be devoted to Sydney. Why its rated so low, I don't know. In terms of height, any building that will be taller than the AMP Tower would just ruin the skyline. The skylines perfectly balanced. I wouldn't rate a city specifically on how tall it is; rather I'd rate it more on its aesthetics. And in that department, Sydney ranks very well with me! ;)

10/10

Looks like a combination of Seattle and Vancouver. It's awesome! 10/10.

Great city, great skyline!

Final Vote - 10/10 :) :cheers1:

Straight 10

hi,
posted that pic before in another thread. I like the skyline of Sydney
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Maybe it don't have supertalls, but I think it has one of the most beatiful skylines of the world. Comunication tower, nice skyscrapers, a gorgeous bridge and a incredible opera house by the sea!

it looks nice however it looks like alot of concrete, the density is good and the opera house and bridge are really a saving grace for this city 8/10

Don't like Manhattam...very grey. Chifley looks like a typical manhattan skyscraper. Aussie buildings are much brighter. We are aggresive user of glass. :)

Topographic...other world cities just kill for. No doubt. Skyline looks fine even tough the height limit is 235m. Like the 235m height limit in CBD. Don't look good if other skyscrapers are taller than Centrepoint Tower. We don't want our skyline to look like Calgary..do we.

:angel1:
Alot of people obviously like Calgary's skyline since the last time I checked it was rated 24th overall while Sydney was rated 201.

Alot of people obviously like Calgary's skyline since the last time I checked it was rated 24th overall while Sydney was rated 201.

I don't know if you realise this, but the Oz cities ratings were rigged long ago, with a sudden influx of 3 or less votes in skylines that are arguably world class (particularly Sydney and Melbourne)... before that they were both in the top 10 IIRC... if not then top 20s for sure, cant remember exactly.

Alot of people obviously like Calgary's skyline since the last time I checked it was rated 24th overall while Sydney was rated 201.
LOL
If you honestly think Calgarys skyline is better than Sydneys, you need your head read.

If you honestly think Calgarys skyline is better than Sydneys, you need your head read.

In proportion to size, it is.

By the way, I voted 9.5 for Sydney. It's nice, but it can't ever beat my favourite Toronto (which is kind of biased, heh :)) and Hong Kong.

in proportion to size, it is in your opinion ;)

3/10 a copycat of american city.

^ Whatever.............. Sounds like jealousy might be creeping in there.

I don't know if you realise this, but the Oz cities ratings were rigged long ago, with a sudden influx of 3 or less votes in skylines that are arguably world class (particularly Sydney and Melbourne)... before that they were both in the top 10 IIRC... if not then top 20s for sure, cant remember exactly.

Yeah Sydney used to occupy the 5-4th spot where it would battle it out with Singapore. The top used to be NYC, HK, Chicago, Singapore/Sydney.
I mean look how many 10's there are. If just half of the rigged ones were removed, we would be back. It doesn't matter anyway, these polls lost their integrity long ago..

Sydney and its beautiful skyline 10/10

3/10 a copycat of american city.

:weirdo:
Better than shithole Pakistan, "feed the poor in Pakistan" OK???.
Karachi a copycat of Indian cities !!!
Oh wait Indian cities are better than Karachi !!!

3/10 a copycat of american city.

You just have to love stupid people.

LOL
If you honestly think Calgarys skyline is better than Sydneys, you need your head read.


No, I certainly don't think Calgary's skyline is better than Sydney's, but I don't think that there's anything wrong with the fact that Calgary Tower isn't as tall as the cities's tallest buildings. It's silly to think Sydney wouldn't look as good if its tallest buildings were taller than its tower. Though it isn't as silly as the ridiculous rule preventing buildings in Montreal from being taller than the 205m Mount Royal. Montreal doesn't even have a skyline as big as Calgary's despite having 3.5 times the metro population. :nuts:

P.S. Aussies really know how to squabble. You guys even outdid the Toronto thread and their boxy wars which I thought were pretty wild. :runaway:

urbanpakistan wrote the same comment in the Melbourne skyline thread. lol Of well, at least he's banned now.

urbanpakistan wrote the same comment in the Melbourne skyline thread. lol Of well, at least he's banned now.

What the heck are you talking about? I read urbanpakistan's two posts in the Melbourne thread and I how no idea how they are even similar to what I said.
(I assume you were talking about me as you didn't specify anyone else and your post was directly after mine)

.... I think it was just a general comment on urbanpakistan's post here, not specifically directed at you or anyone else. This is because his comment and score "3/10 a copycat of american city" was same in both threads. That is how I read it anyway.....

Stu

^Yeah, come to think about it you're probably right.

It doesn't make much sense to say that Australia (or Canada and NZ) are copycatting the the U.S. They are all new world countries, former British colonies, relatively sparsly populated, and have a number of other factors in common. It's only natural that they would develop similiar characteristics. The Asian countries on the other hand have somewhat copyied the U.S./new world west. Their civilizations have been around for thousands of years and have developed their own style of architecture (which the new world has not). But Asia does tend to have (somewhat) different highrise architecture than the west, as well as fewer historic building than Europe due to natural disasters, and the common use of wood. However, I doubt that there would be the same kind of Asian highrise boom we have today if skyscrapers had not been popular first in the west.

9/10

I've never been to Sydney, but I would love to see it some day. From the photographs I've seen, I think it is a stunningly beautiful city. Easily a 10/10.

9/10

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Great... thanks aLOT... now I have to go there... it looks too good to miss. I suppose it's the new New York City... Looks more interesting to me, and from me, that's a good thing. ;)

Anyways, I know this is off topic, but how safe is Sydney? Compare it to other cities.

Really, Sydney is a very safe city. Any city in Australia in an international context is extremely safe. Our murder rates and such are very low. Guns are illegal here, so this type of crime is very rare.

But problems do occur. Australia is a very multicultural country, and Sydney is essentially the multicultural hub, along with Melbourne. So, some racial issues do exist, and there are distinct groupings of ethnicities scattered throughout the city.

Sydney's crime rate is on average above the rest of the countries, but it is also the biggest city, and that is to be expected in my opinion. However, in all honesty, i have never felt threatened when walking around Sydney, nor have i ever witnessed any extreme crime.

Sydney's crime rate is on average above the rest of the countries, but it is also the biggest city, and that is to be expected in my opinion. However, in all honesty,

Well i think that is a bit of a cop out considering Melb is almost the same size but has the lowest crime rate of the mainland capitals.

Melbournites have a complex i swear. im not doubting you, but since you're so much more knowledgable, why dont you post some statistics to support, and to inform Sp!re.

9/10, Sydney has such a unique vibe and atmosphere, and it's skyline is awesome!

8.5/10

I couldn't agree more, Sydney does Australia proud. They skyline by itself is impressive enough, but combined with the location, the icons surrounding it and it's density, it's the icing on the cake... 9.5/10