http://www.nii.net/~wired781/BostonSkyline3-10-7-01.jpg


Back Bay
http://www.skyscraperguy.com/images/skyguy_pod70501_big.jpg

http://www.nii.net/~wired781/BackBay10-4-01.jpg


http://www.nii.net/~wired781/BostonSkylineNight.jpg



Downtown

http://www.nii.net/~wired781/Boston10-4-01.jpg


http://www.nii.net/~wired781/DOWNTOWN11-02.jpg


http://www.nii.net/~wired781/downtownskyline.jpg


http://www.nii.net/~wired781/mtauburnBostonSkyline.jpg


http://www.nii.net/~wired781/Boston-skyline.jpg


thanks to MikeV(www.sky-boston.com), JaysonL and Mizago for some of these photos.

9/10. because of the beautiful waterfront area.

Structures need a little more pazazz - it's a charming city with tons of character - the Big Dig is a beautiful project that will do wonders for this city! Be ready for an explosion of activity once that's done!

8/10

charming...yup. Nice skyline

8.5/10

Not bad, 7/10

Boston's skyline looks different in every picture. 7/10

Great skyline! But the city really needs a landmark.


8.5/10

its good enough. 6.5

I thought John Hancock Tower was the landmark.

8/10 an impressive skyline;)

Boston looks great from so many different directions.

Very nice skyline. Needs more height though. 8.5/10

A city with a real athmosphere about it unlike some others of these skyscraper cities. Skyline is nicely proportioned with plenty of green areas. 8.5

8/10 for the downtown area.

I thought John Hancock Tower was the landmark.

That's in Chicago.

No. The John Hancock Tower is Boston's 790 foot glass monolith. You're thinking of the John Hancock Center in Chicago.

As for it's status as Boston's landmark- it is one. However, it isn't in downtown, but in a seperate business district called Back Bay. Our larger, financial distric skyline, does really have any building that sticks out in height, so that area has no landmark.

7/10

Never been impressed by Boston's skyline...just seems a little bland.

Decent skyline, but needs some height...7/10

Yeah i like Boston!
A 8.5/10

Somehow I can't get rid of the overall feeling of boxiness when looking at these pix.
7.(5)

very impressive skyline. 9/10

For a city of its significance, I find the Boston skyline to be extremely underwhelming. Hancock is one of the finest buildings of the 70's... but besides that... it's a very short and boxy skyline. I heard Boston is building a new tall building though. 6/10

8.5/10

The third, sixth, seventh, and last photo says it all to me. All northeastern cities have the waterfront charm, but Boston stands out. It's a nice variety and good denisty right next to the water. Im sure that on somedays the sunset shimmering off the bay and the light reflecting off the smooth glass of the skyscrapers is breathtaking. My only complaint is that it's seems somewhat scattered. Why are the two tallest a mile or two away from the CBD? They just look out of place, and it's just less pleasing to look at. Anyway, 8/10.

Oh, I really dont like the second tallest, or the one next to the Hancock. It's outdated and just plain boring. A gray and black box with a gray and black platform atop make a skyscraper attractive not. And, did you know that during the initial construction of the Hancock, strong gusts of wind dislodged the window panes and fell to the ground below? Yeah, pretty dangerous stuff.

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The South Station Tower which would be 850 ft. tall was proposed, but no final decision has been made that I know of...South Station is by the financial district, so it may add that "Landmark" skyscraper that we need and deserve.

I like it.
9/10

looks good esp at night. 7/10

I rated it an 8.5/10.

We need a tall slim landmark tower in the middle of downtown, though I'm pleased that the new Leonard Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge will help give Boston a unique landmark (regionally at first) to its downtown core.

Pretty good. But not so many highrises and no unique design. 7/10

It isnt bad. I love the older architecture. But it looks very dated,has way too many boxes and too much brown and grey concrete in the skyline for my liking. Would look great with a few more modern shiny things in there. Not enough height either & it also appears disjointed. Awesome city on street level though.

5/10

looks like a mini new york

The second to the last panorama shows the skyline to be rather large and extensive. I like that there are different high rise districts. 9 of 10

A few more shots of Boston from Sky Boston.com and Boston skyscraperguy

http://users.rcn.com/tocoto/bbayfednight2.jpg

http://users.rcn.com/tocoto/chrisci-pru2.jpg

http://users.rcn.com/tocoto/Photostogo-553979.jpg

http://users.rcn.com/tocoto/Washington.jpg

8.5/10.
A nice skyline, complemented by it's waterfront setting. :)

My favorite:D 8.5

Yeah,really love this typical American city.:yes:
8.5

Boston skyline deserved a 8.5 from me ;)

I like Boston, it is a very charming and elegant city :okay:

8/10

the generic boxy look is quite attractive for some reason. from some angles it looks nice and dense. reminiscent of san francisco in a way. also the newer buildings look nice with all the glass. finally, the water adds alot to the setting. very unique!

9/10

I always liked Boston, it's 3rd in my USA Cities, after NY and Seattle. :D 9.5/10 BTW I'm going to B-town on the 22nd, and driving to Martha's vineyard. wheeee.

Cheers!
~roux

8.5/10


interesting, but not much.

8/10

one of my favourite in U.S.A

9/10

MOre boxes no real height or contrast !
Some density Low colour
Low rere from me 5

As a local Bostonian, I voted "8"
A little too much brick, a little too much boxiness, but that is finally changing. Bostonians old and new are understanding that reddish-brown and boxy is exhausted.
But, there are many "odd" buildings in Boston (Pru, Hancock, One International, the "Pregnant" Building, 125 High, 111 Huntington...) if they were spread out like in Atlanta, the skyline would be strikingly original.
As for the Pru and Hancock being a mile from the CBD, they are separated by the Boston Common and Public Gardens, and the turnpike and railways keep the CBD from expanding naturally in a southwestern direction. That's why they built the whole NEW CBD a mile to the west of the 19th century CBD where the current Pru and Hancock stand.
As for there being no "landmark" or "inspiring" supertalls in Boston, they are ILLEGAL, because Logan International Airport is about a mile and a half from the CBD.

Boston skyscraper trivia:
the Prudential Tower was the largest in the world outside of NYC when it was built
the Hancock Tower was in danger of falling over edge-wise when it was built. The inside structure was re-built and a rolling counterweight was installed one of the top floors.
the Old Hancock Tower was the tallest building constructed in North America during the 1940s.
Mayor Menino forced the architects to put the crown atop 111 Huntington which was not in the original design because he was tired of flat-topped buildings (a good sign of future design in Boston).

Impressive skyline, deserve 9/10 !!

9/10 for one of my favorites cities in USA

service lift attendant: there is no law against tall buildings in boston. The FAA reviews buildings but will allow 700 feet in the financial district at south station, right in the take off path from logan. taller buildings could probably get FAA approval in other places. the main reason boston has no supertalls is that the citizens (NIMBYs) don't want to overshadow all of the older, shorter, architecturally significant builidings in the city. Still boston has more 500 footers than atlanta, philly, miami, seattle, and frankfurt just to name a few.

http://100-0182

9/10! Great waterfront! I love 1 and 2 International Place

8.5/10

8/10

Big and dense. Amazing natural settings. It could use a nice 800-900 fter.

its Boston - 10/10!

8.5/10
nice pics:)

8.5 for the skyline, 10 for the street level... Bawstin (that's the right spelling!) is a wicked awesome city, 2nd only two NY as far as the US cities go!

How is The Big Dig going? This project fascinates me...

The northbound part is done already!:D

They say they should finish the southbound part sometime this year. And they bettah do it soon :mad:

water fornt is sexy o is down town but backbay is sort of a dissapointment 9/10

The last pic is awesome but the rest isn't that nice i'll give it a 8/10

nice city. the way the skyline splits in to two seems special and unique

8/10

a quite good skyline! Especially sunset~
8.5

me like water me don't like boston skyscraper (kinda old)

5 out of 10

This city, besides its skyscrapers, has a very old style charm. Many of the buildings are in the style of the late 19th century to early 20th century American architecture which I like a lot. The Prudential Tower has really good architecture and the top of the building next to it is really neat if you see it up close. This city has it all. I give it a 9/10.

Is the BIG DIG done??

A really nice skyline. I hope that they build the South Station Tower, because it would be a great addition to the skyline.

7.5

http://www.jochenhertweck.com/pics/northeast2002/boston/bunkerhillviewdowntown.jpg

http://www.jochenhertweck.com/pics/northeast2002/boston/bostonskyline.jpg

i love Boston;) very beautiful city.

boston has some great buildings packed in a dense core, and its skyline is most similar in scale to SF's. while the arrangement of the skyline is unique, the main drawback for me is the separation of the city's tallest from the downtown core.

7.5

7/10

For me Boston has one of the best skylines in the US. It has the element of history and character in the skyline which can't be matched anywhere else in North America. There is a certain sophistication and elegance about the Boston skyline which you don't see in Chicago or Los Angeles, for example. It's certainly not the biggest skyline in height terms or building density- but the buildings have character and charm- that's why I've given it 9/10.

Great skyline! But the city really needs a landmark.


8.5/10
hmm... isn't Fenway Park good enough?

Very nice city! :) I especially like how the skyline is next to some body of water! :) I would give the density a 9.5 and the buildings a 9.5, so...The score I gave Boston is a 9.5:)

8.5/10

Spectacular density and history, in a great and green natural setting, and a splendid mix of old and new. 10.

8,5/10 very great

Beautiful skyline, had no idea it looked like that untill I saw the pictures posted on this website, I give it a 8.5, Worlds best skylines are Hong Kong, New York, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Singapore

Proud to call this city home during the academic year...10/10.

Boston has a great feel to it and I love the atmospher..one time I went out in the middle of that big bay in a kayak from my uncles house in Weymouth. (that takes a long time)...that was funny their were big ships everywhere and i was 2 hours away from the house in a kayak...a tad freghtining...But I am giving it a 5 as a rating because Evertime I used to go their the city has something in teh air that makes me sick and I cough alot...

Here are more pics by Steve Dunwell

http://www.backbaypress.com/images/sky-night-06.jpg

http://www.backbaypress.com/images/sky-night-03.jpg

http://www.backbaypress.com/images/sky-night-07.jpg

http://www.backbaypress.com/images/sky-aerial-04.jpg

http://www.backbaypress.com/images/sky-harbor-04.jpg

http://www.backbaypress.com/images/sky-night-08.jpg

http://www.backbaypress.com/images/sky-backbay-05.jpg

http://www.backbaypress.com/images/sky-night-04.jpg

I dont want to be bias, but i m goin to giv Boston an 8/10 because i really love the way the city look at night.

8.5/10

A great city with a great skyline, plain and simple. I give it an 8/10. :okay:
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Beautiful city... looks better in the summer though

Not bad, but too many boring boxes... 7,5/10

10/10 awesome skyline for Boston's city population and one of America's finest cities!

Boston was one of first major U.S. cities to build skyscrapers
outside of it's downtown area, and it looks like my hometown
decided to follow suit. How unprofound. Anyway, I give it an
8/10.

A couple of different angles by bowesst as only he can make them.

http://users.rcn.com/tocoto/northendpano.jpg

http://users.rcn.com/tocoto/fromcustomhouse.jpg

10/10 :)

too boxy 4

for the city atmosphere 8.0

8/10

For being built on a maze of old streets It's pretty nice 7/10

^^ UGH getting around Boston takes getting used to, and it is VERY VERY cramped and crowded downtown. >_< Don't like it. The streets just seemed too narrow.

As for the skyline, not much diff upclose than it is in pictures.
7/10
Rather uncommanding and forgettable

7/10

http://www.globalphotos.org/boston/20030829/RIMG2354.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/boston/20030828/RIMG1900.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/boston/20030829/RIMG2284.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/boston/20030828/RIMG1980.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/boston/20030828/RIMG1981.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/boston/20030828/RIMG2017.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/boston/20030827/RIMG1477.jpg

For me, Boston is the most similar city to London in the world.

For me, Boston is the most similar city to London in the world.

not that great - 7/10

nice skyline
8.5

Some updated shots to replace the old one.

By Ezcheese of ArchBoston
http://www.paranoiaisparamount.com/images/northend/IMG_0759.jpg

http://www.paranoiaisparamount.com/images/northend/IMG_0772.jpg

By Bowesst
https://wfs.bc.edu/bowesst/ssp/new%20thread/50IMG_7888.jpg

https://wfs.bc.edu/bowesst/ssp/new%20thread/rIMG_7896.jpg

https://wfs.bc.edu/bowesst/ssp/new%20thread/50IMG_6782.jpg

https://wfs.bc.edu/bowesst/ssp/new%20thread/51IMG_6788.jpg

By Bowesst and Me. What Boston may look like in a few years. Yellow are proposed and black is approve/uc. Excuse me for the extremely bad rendering.
https://wfs.bc.edu/bowesst/ab/FutureBostonskyline2.jpg

Even without the propsed renderings the city looks awesome and really really big. I love cities that have 2 downtowns of skysprapers like NY and LA, and Boston is right on the ocean too. Sometimes statistics are hard to believe because it looks bigger than San Fransisco and DC.

But oh no, there's like a few boxy buildings. How tragic.

7/10

8/10

8.0/10

8.5/10

Not bad, 8.5/10.

Is it true that Boston looks like one of those europien cities??? 10/10

10/10- i really don't see anything wrong with it.

Good collection of buildings, a little more height would be nice.

8/10

^^^ We have a possible 1000 footer going downtown....that sound good to ya? ;)

IMO its skyline kick the s### out of most other US cities of similar size.

just came back from the rotterdam topic, and the first thing i notice about a lot of skyscraper cities is that they have definitely more height, but also very boring colours and material use. Height aint it all (what rotterdam shows us) and a bit more inspiration is what a lot of cities need. But @ night, this city really rocks! 8/10

This is one of the worst polls I have ever seen. How can the majority of voters give a city like Boston 3 or less??!! It should get at the very least a 5 just because it's Boston! I admit the skyline isn't the best, but it's better than San Francisco, Minneapolis (debatable), St. Louis.... The density of the skyline is great, and I like the fact that there is more than one high rise district. I give the city as a whole a 10, and the skyline an 8.5. There is definitely room for improvement, and when we do get that 1,000 footer (hopefully Winthro Sq.!!!!), it will make the city all the more amazing.

one of the best US cities IMO, the other one is San Francisco 10/10

Nice skyline.....7.5/10

7/10

I don't think Boston needs a 1000' tower necessarily. Like Hartford, the density of the skyline speaks for itself. Some cities benefit from super-tall skyscrapers, but I don't think Boston is one of these because I think (and this just my "humble" opinion) that taller buildings detract from the beautifully historic natural of the core. In a sense, no offense, Philadelphia fails in this regard. IMHO Philadelphia would be a more attractive city with more buildings less tall.

Anyone who gives Boston less than a 7 hasn't spent any time in the city - flying into Logan Airport alone is testiment to the fact that Boston is incredible.

9 :D

one of the coolest american skylines.. 9.5/10!

8/10

Pretty boxy.. but I sort of like it for some reason..8/10

Decent. I love the city though <3

7.5/10

10/10 it's just amazing

9/10 One of the best in the US. Clean, organized, and the city is wonderful too.

I'll move to Boston very soon... Nice skyline 10 ;)

I'm extremely taken by this skyline. I love the rogh industrial look, the beautiful setting, the diverse architecture, and the numerous possible perspectives from which to view it. This is my favourite US city, with one of my 5 fav US skylines. 9.5!

Good density, unfortunately the highest scrapers are outside downtown. Still 8/10 :)

^I have actually always found that appealing and distinct about the skyline, but there are 2 megatowers proposed for the financial district. If this occurs, the tallest towers will be in the financial district once again.

7/10

Never been impressed by Boston's skyline...just seems a little bland.

I honestly cant stand this craze with people not liking a skyline because it "bland". Bland or not its impressive..honestly, NewYork is bland...Toronto is Bland..so what. Years from now post modern buildings will be considered bland.

i give it a 8/10
IMO it would be nicer of the tallest towers were in the main cluster as signature towers.

Bland or not its impressive..honestly, NewYork is bland...Toronto is Bland..so what. Years from now post modern buildings will be considered bland.

Exactly!

I love nice pointless spired buildings that use 1200 ft to acheive 70 floors as much as the next guy, but those tragically boxy buildings look even more amazing at the ground level than the spired ones. And also, if you had to choose a skyline made up of either only spires or only boxes, which one would make more sense?

:tiasd:

The density that all of a sudden rises from Boston's relatively low-rise neighbors is very impressive.....8.5/10

Boston is one of my favorite urban environments in the US. 10/10

Boston's skyline ain't that bad - 9/10

8/10

Great skyline -> 8 points. I would give 9 points if there is / are (a) supertall(s)

9/10 i salute to this historical city.

Here's what the skyline might look like in a few years...the building on the left is approved, the other is proposed (hopefully it'll get approved soon).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/tmac9wr/NewSkyline.jpg

Adds some great diversity to the height downtown.

The tower on the left is 680ft. (I think)

The taller is 1,087 to the roof, ~1,100 to the glass, and 1,270ft to the tip of the spire.

had to go back to page 11 for my hometown.
definitely better at night, still impressive and classy in the daytime
Paul revere and sam adams would be proud

8-8.5/10

7 from me

8.5/10 And 9.5 if the new tower is built!

It looks very nice, especially on the 7th picture. 8,5/10

8/10 ;)

very nice
8/10

8/10

Nice, but most of the buildings have the same height... 7.5/10.
But as a city, 9/10, one of the few really nice cities in North America...

one of the few really nice cities in North America...

:?

anyway, i think boston's awsome and I hope that new tower is built...8.5/10

7.5/10

Nice and dense. Would like to see more talls though. 9/10

What building is the tallest? how many meters? how many floors?

8.5/10

Very impressive and elegant city. Undoubtedly one of America's best places to live.

What building is the tallest? how many meters? how many floors?

the tallest is the big glass square named John Hancock Tower
60 floors, 790 ft, 241 m. its the 45th tallest in the u.s.a.

the other tall one in the city is the one with the spire, the Prudential center.
its alittle shorter at 759 ft, 52 stories.

8/10

8.5
Dense and lovely!

7/10

6.5/10 not that impressed

like it, 8/10

one of the two best US cities. the other one is San Francisco imo.

8.5/10

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Some recent aerials of Boston (not taken by me). It is hard to show the Boston skyline in one photo since it covers a lot of area, has several highrise districts, and the large Charles River Lagoon is in the middle between DT Boston and Cambridge.


http://philip.greenspun.com/images/20061019-boston-aerials/downtown.3.jpg

http://philip.greenspun.com/images/20061004-boston-aerials/bunker-hill-zakim.3.jpg

http://philip.greenspun.com/images/20061004-boston-aerials/north-end.3.jpg

http://philip.greenspun.com/images/20061004-boston-aerials/hancock-towers-1.3.jpg

http://philip.greenspun.com/images/20061004-boston-aerials/mouth-of-charles-3.3.jpg

http://philip.greenspun.com/images/20061003-boston-aerials-r44/aquarium-backlit.3.jpg

http://philip.greenspun.com/images/20061003-boston-aerials-r44/fort-point-channel-2.3.jpg

http://philip.greenspun.com/images/20061003-boston-aerials-r44/fenway-park-3.3.jpg

http://philip.greenspun.com/images/20061004-boston-aerials/christian-science-church-1.3.jpg

http://philip.greenspun.com/images/20061004-boston-aerials/mass-general-helipad.3.jpg

http://philip.greenspun.com/images/20061004-boston-aerials/pru-and-hancock.3.jpg

http://philip.greenspun.com/images/20061004-boston-aerials/waterfront-from-700-feet-1.3.jpg

http://philip.greenspun.com/images/20061003-boston-aerials-r44/beacon-hill.3.jpg[/quote]

boston the beauty....9.5. ;)

https://wfs.bc.edu/bowesst/ssp/new%20thread/51IMG_6788.jpg



this was from earlier in the thread, nice.

Great pics of Beantown!!

8/10 dense city, but rather un-impressive skyline for such a city.

Steve

Boston is going through a boom right now. There are 6 towers starting construction, all well over 100m, with South Station Tower being the tallest at 203m. Compared to Vegas, NYC, London and Dubai, it's not much. For Boston, it is huge! The look of cranes along the skyline will be a great sight! And as soon as they start, I'll make sure I take pics.
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w294/cojapo/100098857_97fedcac58_b.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w294/cojapo/11.jpg

A few more of Boston some mine, some others...


http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r226/tocotobucket/buildings/BostonSkylineover.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r226/tocotobucket/bostonmarch2003078.jpg

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http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r226/tocotobucket/bostonmarch2003001.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r226/tocotobucket/buildings/P1010008.jpg

9/10 ! like its style !

9/10 great city!

Wow, very dense. Great skyline! 8.5/10 could use some height.

No doubt 10/10, I always loved this city

Shot from the Navy Yard this summer.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/DarkFenxmon/DSC00619.jpg

9/10

8.5/10

From some nice people on Flickr!
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looks ok 7

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The city itself looks amazing but I´m not really a fan of the skyline.

7/10

7.5/10

More pics courtesy of some nice people on Photobucket.

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7.5/10

I love Boston! 8.5/10!

hmmm..maybe Ill post the pics when I can freakin RESIZE them

Great city, average collection of highrises. They are so boxy. Moving from NYC to Boston in 1987 was a culture shock to be in a small city with a boxy skyline.
The Old Hancock reminded me of a stubby lil' Empire State building.

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By CelticG (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/CelticG)
I'd give Boston skyline a 8, it would be a 7.5 if it didnt have a waterfront.

Here's one from BRENTDANLEY on Flickr
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I Really like it 9/10

I really like it 9/10

7/10

From castevens on www.archboston.com
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A bit like Montreal in that the city is better than the skyline. But it is still a pretty good skyline.

i think its great!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2165/2487149106_eba93de10c_b.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/8561998@N08/2487149106/

I gave Boston a "7" which was almost painful to do. I love Boston and with the history, culture, and cleanliness, I would give it a "10" for being a city. But as skyscrapers go, it's not that impressive. But that's not a bad thing, Boston is one of the few cities that can get away with not having many tall buildings because the main draw to the city is its charm, not its flashiness. And high rises would detract from the pockets of neighbourhoods in the CBD. As far as the skyline, there are too many look-a-like boxes in the financial district. I think that John Hancock is one of the best 70's boxes out there and has a tasteful colour. Prudential has aged terribly, and before visiting Boston I hated the looks of it. However, after visitng the city, I gained some compassion for it. It's recognisable and IMO represents Boston as a whole; tough, hearty, and independent. It's one of my favourite American cities

One nice thing is there are, as indicated by all the cranes, some nice infill and moderate highrises going in. The added density is going to be great.

From SAWdesigns on Flickr:
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8/10 :)

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9/10

9/10

I like Boston...



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from castevens on www.archboston.com

Some density.

9.5/10

I LOVE how European Boston is. It reminds me of London in some ways. I'd really like to visit Boston soon. 8/10

Boston is boxy. It is much better at street level. With all the intelligence and past architectural grandeur I find it peculiar that the high rises look like shoe boxes tipped on their sides. The old Hancock has a spire but the building is so stumpy that it gets overlooked. Boston needs more spires like Philadelphia and New York City have.

8/10

A beautiful skyline but few recent buildings ?

/ Lille, France : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=23152282#post23152282

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9/10

I've always liked Bostons Skyline as it was the first city with proper skyscrapers that I saw when I was a kid. I remember standing at the base of Hancock Place and thinking wow this is amazing. The views from the top were incredible. That was 12 years ago and I've loved skyscrapers since. It's a shame the OB deck is closed to the public I'd love to go back up.
The skyline could do with a few buildings of a similar height to Hancock Place and the Prudential Building and maybe an even taller one to act as a pinnacle. At the moment Im going to give it an 8/10. It has a lovely setting with the river etc but it could do with some taller buildings.

AMAZING CITY AND BUILDINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOSTON IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nice waterfront view- i like that there's no building standing out the others- 8.5/10

I've always liked Bostons Skyline as it was the first city with proper skyscrapers that I saw when I was a kid. I remember standing at the base of Hancock Place and thinking wow this is amazing. The views from the top were incredible. That was 12 years ago and I've loved skyscrapers since. It's a shame the OB deck is closed to the public I'd love to go back up.
The skyline could do with a few buildings of a similar height to Hancock Place and the Prudential Building and maybe an even taller one to act as a pinnacle. At the moment Im going to give it an 8/10. It has a lovely setting with the river etc but it could do with some taller buildings.

If you ever want a view similar to it, just go to the prudential's observation deck :okay:

Boston is boxy. It is much better at street level. With all the intelligence and past architectural grandeur I find it peculiar that the high rises look like shoe boxes tipped on their sides. The old Hancock has a spire but the building is so stumpy that it gets overlooked. Boston needs more spires like Philadelphia and New York City have.

What`s the big fascination with spires?

What`s the big fascination with spires?


A spire has no function other than to touch the sky and, with it, the heart.
It is, in the simplest sense, a form of visual punctuation, marking the end of a skyscraper's climb as exultantly as an exclamation point ends a sentence. Poets of steel and stone call it an architectural transition from earth to heaven, from profane to sacred, from humdrum reality to glorious spirituality.
Done right, a spire makes its leap so deftly and so inevitably that a skyscraper would seem incomplete without it. Done wrong, it's a clunky afterword, an unnecessary bit of embroidery, a vainglorious flagpole that's simply trying to set a record.


http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2008/10/tall-tales-a-lo.html

Nice Skyline 9/10

Here are more pics by Steve Dunwell

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bravo!

9.5/10

9.5/10

9.5/10

While often overlooked as a "short, squat" skyline, Boston actually is very impressive up close. There is a dense cluster of 400-600 footers, with a whopping 16 buildings 500+ feet, including the 790 foot glass monolith John Hancock Tower, and the 750 foot Prudential Tower that was the tallest in the world outside of NYC when built. (for those international forum'ers, 18 buildings over 150 meters including a tallest of 241 meters)

There are some very exciting projects in the pipeline, though it is yet to be seen how many will actually come to fruition. I'm giving the city a 9.5 due to the insane density of the area and the way you feel like you are being enveloped by the city coming in from the North or South.

Here are a few recent pictures taken by me.


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Oh and just a couple more... bump

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Not bad! 8/10

boston 8.5/10 nise architecture but the buildings are not that tall.

nice architecture 8/10

7/10.

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Boston, one of my most favorite cities :x

8.5/10

8. Good. Regards.

8.5/10

8/10

It doesn't have anything astronomically tall, but I don't care. I still love this skyline.

10/10 !!!!!

8/10

http://pic.ipicture.ru/uploads/091101/AGx1Jiu0OM.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

i guess a 7.5 would do it justice(:

A little stunted downtown from the airport height limits but otherwise, an 8.

Beautiful city, was there about a month ago. Skyline's kind of scattered though so I gave it a 7.5/10. About 3 or 4 different "skylines" as you can see from the pano I took from Harvard Bridge; from left there's Cambridge, the Financial District, and Back Bay.

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I just watched a documentary on Boston. I was very, very impressed. I especially liked the amphibious trucks that give tours lol. I was also impressed with the skyline : )
9.5/10

8.5/10

Great! 9/10

wow! a great city! enjoyed my time in boston. lived here for a few months to go to school. great food. reminds me somewhat of europe with some of its architecture. a must-visit city. skyline might not be like new york, but its still ok. i'd give it an 8.

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9/10
I like this city specially the old areas.
highrise buildings are moderate though.

Awesome skyline 9!!! L.G.N.M

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Massive skyline with nice building and architecture. Really like the location of the city and the old parts. 9!

Looks like a small scale NYC, still, looks really nice 8/10

Great... typical American city... 8.0/10 for me.

8.5/10! I love this city!lots of history here,basicaly around every corner there is something to do or see!

7.5/10