9.5 :cheers:

Not large skyline if you think how big city itself is. New York and Chicago skylines are lot bigger.

7/10

One would expect the second-largest city in the United States to have a larger skyline, with perhaps two or three supertalls.

That said, the skyline is extremely well balanced, and the architecture (especially Library Tower and California Plaza) is quite nice. I hope that the skyline continues to expand outwards and upwards.

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LA night shots are amazing.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vgDbI_2AfqE/TS0UKW6sBeI/AAAAAAAAATQ/jpxUkxh7I2o/s1600/battle-los-angeles-2.jpg

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http://www.comingsoon.net/gallery/43986/Battle:_Los_Angeles_9.jpg

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http://0.tqn.com/d/movies/1/0/k/3/X/battle-los-angeles-photo7.jpg

7.5/10

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http://0.tqn.com/d/movies/1/0/k/3/X/battle-los-angeles-photo7.jpg

Bloody oath, this film sucks!

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^^
I adore this image, very beautiful L.A it has a special delight.

it's refreshing to see a big city with a modest skyline! 8/10

^^ I agree. Most of LA looks like a suburb in this pic, but the towers stand out nicely. :)

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LA rocks! 8.5/10.

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^
OMG!! I like much

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The skyline is small but distinct. The Library Tower alone is a great building. 10/10

Amazing city!

Of Night much better, I Like L.A.

CBD + Century City skyline together make LA's skyline nice.

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¡Wow! !Amaaaaaaaaaazing!, Perfect and nice pic.

Close up and street views looks stunning! Needs more density, otherwise nice skyline! 8/10.

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It's actually not such a small skyline; It's simply that the topography of LA dwarfs the downtown area. The mountains and urban basin render the high-rises as fairly trivial.

In a more intimate environment, LA's downtown would seem much more substantial, but I think that big country is part of the appeal of the Western United States.

Owing to film and television, it's also quite iconic and would probably be one of the more recognisable skylines in the world.

One of my favourite skylines

10/10

7/10

one extra large metro.
can hardly enjoy myself cos of too much time spent on the freeways.

8,5/10

skyline??all right,8.5/10

Nice skyline, but a bit ..empty.7.5/10

7/10

http://skylinescenes.com/gallery/albums/city_galleries/losangeles/losangeles_skyline_004_3992.jpg

http://skylinescenes.com/gallery/albums/city_galleries/losangeles/losangeles_skyline_031_4195.jpg

http://skylinescenes.com/gallery/albums/city_galleries/losangeles/losangeles_skyline_080_4191.jpg

^^ love it!:cheers:
Downtown LA Time Lapse...
SUNVmHJGYTc

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So Amazing, I love...

any images from the 405. dtla spectacular when u r driving down the 405 and the skyline seems mamoth to ur side every time i drive past i cant help but look

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LA's "other" skyline

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/daniel_beaman_photography/5244605459/

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I've always though LA had an awesome skyline. It's small, but bold and fairly tall. And it looks spectacular at night. Very well balanced. 8.5/10

gotta be the least dense mega city in the world. whats there is quite nice though. 9/10.

8.0

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gotta be the least dense mega city in the world. whats there is quite nice though. 9/10.

Probably also the most sprawled mega-city in the world too... hence the lack of density... I've been to LA many times and it doesn't feel like a 'city' 1/2 the time... it's a cool place though...

ugly skyline:puke:

^^:nuts::lol:

I like the mountain back-drop in LA... you have beaches on one side, Hollywood celeb's in the middle ;) and then mountains... cool city!

^ Actually, the celebs live in those mountains. ;)

http://thinkingpixels.com/print/preview/los_angeles/los_angeles_by_night.jpg
http://thinkingpixels.com/print/preview/los_angeles/los_angeles_by_night.jpg

california boy for life:cheers:

idk if its just me, but every time i see the skyline from those houses on the hills in person, it looks waaay closer at night lol

^^yeah it kinda does. LA is a stunner at night, even its low-rise density isn't bad looking!

If people were not used to modern cities and lights, this view of human creation might have been more "grand" than the mighty Grand Canyon to first visitors' eyes

10!!!

soup or man, nice pic!

Monstrous city!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9/10

Really so good! impressive!

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LA is just beyond beautiful at night..

Excellent photos.

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8.5/10

10/10! Love this city! So happy to have visited it.

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really lovely! :)

HEIGHT: 9
DENSITY: 8.5
SETTING: 8.5
ARCHITECTURE: 8.5
WOW FACTOR: 9.5
___________________

AVERAGE: 8.8 or 9/10! :cheers2:

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

:cheers2:

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8.5

Small, but nice and tall skyline. 7.5/10

9. I'm from LA, so I am a bit biased. I have traveled and seen most of the worlds best skylines. LA's skyline lacks quantity, but is amazing in quality day and night.

^ Actually, the celebs live in those mountains. ;)

http://thinkingpixels.com/print/preview/los_angeles/los_angeles_by_night.jpg
http://thinkingpixels.com/print/preview/los_angeles/los_angeles_by_night.jpg

Simply stunning!! :)

A dozen or so more skyscrapers added to its current cluster would make LA look even better. But nonetheless, the city as it stands is stunning.

Los Angeles

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The photo is not there but I know LA is 9.5!

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Wow! The density is fantastic! It's huge buildings in a sea of mid-rises, love it! I think the great thing is how large the skyline is in person too, when you look around there looks to be dozens of smaller skylines around.

Opposite angle:

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Small, but nice and tall skyline. 7.5/10

small for a city of it's size, but it's way better than a lot of skylines.

LA is actually very similar to Beijing, highrise-wise. Height size etc.

I personally really like it

I know Century City has a different thread.. but people should know that it's still part of Los Angeles and is a pretty nice cluster of buildings albeit shorter than the main skyline

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7.5
nice.

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7/10

7/10

8/10

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Is so beautiful! Not words...

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Why is everyone giving LA a 10 ? There is some serious bias here. It's a great looking skyline, but you have to bring the city's size into the equation before rating it. If LA had a population of 1 million, it would get an 8.5. But it has 4 million people, so... its gets a 6/10. LA is a beautiful city, and has a gorgeous skyline, but it's extremely weak for it's size.

Why is everyone giving LA a 10 ? There is some serious bias here. It's a great looking skyline, but you have to bring the city's size into the equation before rating it. If LA had a population of 1 million, it would get an 8.5. But it has 4 million people, so... its gets a 6/10. LA is a beautiful city, and has a gorgeous skyline, but it's extremely weak for it's size.

population has nothing to do with a skyline. just rate it what it is. plain and simple. it not called rate skyline vs population.

population has nothing to do with a skyline. just rate it what it is. plain and simple. it not called rate skyline vs population.

Well, you know how people say it's a good skyline for it's population ? Well, LA's skyline isn't good for its population size.

Why is everyone giving LA a 10 ? There is some serious bias here. It's a great looking skyline, but you have to bring the city's size into the equation before rating it. If LA had a population of 1 million, it would get an 8.5. But it has 4 million people, so... its gets a 6/10. LA is a beautiful city, and has a gorgeous skyline, but it's extremely weak for it's size.

Hate to say it, but you're wrong. Have you been to LA? There are seemingly hundreds of skyscrapers outside of LA, in small clusters like Century City, but also just spread out all over the place. I drove through the city last may for about 6 hours, and let me tell you, there's a lot more than downtown.

terrific ...

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population has nothing to do with a skyline. just rate it what it is. plain and simple. it not called rate skyline vs population.
yeah.. not much tall condos/apts/mix/hotels there when compared to CHI/NYC.... all 150m+ buildings in LA are all offices except for about 2

even with strict earthquake standards... maybe some people there still have the fault lines underneath downtown LA in mind & doesn't want to live that high up?

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10/10

thanks bro ..

yeah.. not much tall condos/apts/mix/hotels there when compared to CHI/NYC.... all 150m+ buildings in LA are all offices except for about 2

even with strict earthquake standards... maybe some people there still have the fault lines underneath downtown LA in mind & doesn't want to live that high up?

I think it's mostly attributable to the fact that no one really wants to live downtown. Downtown is not a very desirable place to live, it feels desolate.

So, the only reason to build condos if not building downtown would be for the views of the city. However, hills surround the city, and this makes views quite ample that are much better than what skyscrapers can offer.

I think it's mostly attributable to the fact that no one really wants to live downtown. Downtown is not a very desirable place to live, it feels desolate.

So, the only reason to build condos if not building downtown would be for the views of the city. However, hills surround the city, and this makes views quite ample that are much better than what skyscrapers can offer.

this was true 10 years ago. now? not so much. The downtown population is up to 55,000 (i live down here and as a realtor, i can tell you the demand for downtown grows every day. Rental vacancy is at 3% with high rents)

The reason that we didnt see many new ground up towers (about 10 were built in the last boom) is that the downtown renaissance started with rehabs of the vast historic building stock. now that a majority of these buildings are accounted for, we are seeing numerous 20 - 40 story buildings proposed and that are to break ground in the next year.

Iconic skyline, LA deserves larger cluster but it´s just so iconic that i just must give it 10. :)

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7/10
the skyline isn't that great,

What makes LA's skyline so unique are the multiple skyline clusters that stands out to the low-rise cityscape.

Especially Downtown LA where most scrapers are 700 ft or above. Plus the iconic US Bank Tower which is unique and it stands out compared to glass and steel box towers.

8.5/10

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As a native Angelino I would love downtown to grow outward and upward. That said I still gave it an 8.5 for sentimental value and cause it has room to grow

What makes LA's skyline so unique are the multiple skyline clusters that stands out to the low-rise cityscape.


That's not just unique to L.A.... Houston does the same.

^^Yeah but L.A.'s just looks better. IMO.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m21ikpeXNt1rncj8qo1_500.jpg
^^:cheers:

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http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2n8exGWzG1qb28nyo1_1280.png

^^Yeah but L.A.'s just looks better. IMO.

Eh.....

Only because of the mountians, if ya ask me.