Yes?
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lenainmechant/grattecielfrst/photos/modern_paris_the_ultimate.jpg

the skyline is fine. but the buildings in La Defense dont look to good. 7.5

Nice...some taller buildings would be nice though. 8.0/10

some taller and better design in the scrapers, anyways i love this skyline...

9/10

La Defense somehow manages to get a collection of towers that aren't very high, and aren't very good architecturally (apart from the arch, obviously), and it puts them all together, and somehow it looks great.

I don't understand... it's not fair...

8/10 for the skyline. About 15/10 for Paris itself, of course...

eh, it's ok...La Defense :) 6/10

nice, i like it.

It looks nice and neatly designed. I like the skyine, but of course France is a different story. :D

I give the skyline an 8.

panorama of paris I found on the web
<img src=http://www.digitalphotocontest.com/getphoto.aspx?pid=267499>

I give it a 8/10 modern buildings are kinda plain

Love it! Even though the buildings aren't that tall, it looks good ! 9/10 :okay:

Paris' high rises remind very much of Tokyo's beautifully designe conservatively talls, and to an extent some of Osaka's. One eg. of this is Paris's La Grande Arche:

_________________http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/5/2000/09/111314.jpg

But hey, how can we go past the historical Eiffel Tower.

We also cant discount the lower rise other historical structures, which also make up Paris' skyline.

Just beautiful.

9

La Defence could be better, now it is to boring.

Skyline: 6/10

i dont like paris, lots of blocks
-5/10

I love Paris!!

La Defense is excellent, its good they separated the skysrapers with the flat-tops...

8.5/10

Hardly ever see pics of the Paris scrapers. A bit boxy but not bad. 7.5

It is boxy however, but the centerpiece, La Grande Arche gives this skyline it's uniqueness and enhances it a great bit. 8/10.

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That pretty much sums it up for me. The buildings are boxy, banal and generally not all that memorable (save for Tour Monteparnasse and La Grande Arche). The clustering of La Defense is great, but that's about it.

7.0/10

8.5/10

7/10 pretty much boring skyline

It really needs T1 and Granite to improve the skyline, otherwise its good. Shame things seem to have slowed down to snails' pace in recent years - only a matter of time before CW overtakes it.

Well defined skyline? yes. Got height? kinda. Cool buildings? obviously! :D I really like some buildings in the La Défense business district... But outside of that there's not much of a skyline! :bash:

8.5/10

8,5/10

One of the best urban planned in the world!!!...Paris!!

8.5/10

wow! the pano mookiecece posted is amazing! thats what i call a metro....pure urban! thanx for the pic.:)

oh yea, i give it a 10/10!

Great pictures!!!!
9/10

Amazingly...boring :(

I'm sorry, it's just not my cup of tea although it does have some stunning buildings here and there, unfortunately it's just not enough. Been to Paris, say ~10 times now? and it actually manages to impress me a bit from time to time so I guess it could change in the future, fingers crossed :cool:

4/10

Nice 7,5/10

OMG!!!!!
9/10

9.5/10



I love Paris.

as has been said before, with the exception of la grande arche there's little brilliant highrise architecture in paris which is odd given the amount of amazing lower rise buildings. despite this and its lack of height which is comparable to istanbul rather than london or frankfurt it works and works well. la defense looks great from a distance, a really good skyline... paris too is a great skyline like many ancient european cities and enhanced by all those lower rise churches and govt buildings.

7/10, but eiffle tower gets it upto 9.5/10

La Defence is very Unsatisfactory and the city brands it self as "romanve low rise" and is dead in terms of Construction of Skyscrapers.

Originally posted by Hararean

La Defence is very Unsatisfactory and the city brands it self as "romanve low rise" and is dead in terms of Construction of Skyscrapers.

How is it dead ? Skyscraper construction slowed down in Paris from 1985 to 1995, but the city built a half of its 150m+ towers between 1995 and now, and even tho the quantiy of projects isdifferent from London or Frankfurt, it still has a 143m tower under construction, 2 towers of 185 and 183m that are about to start construction, and several highrise plans within the city borders. So I don't think that "dead" is the right word, Paris stills builds at the same rate as before, contrary to other european cities who look like they just discovered skyscrapers.

9.5/10

Very well planned

Paris is rather old city with poor skyline.
But it is her beauty of own, connot be found in the world.

9.5/10
suuuuper city,

nice
i give 7.5/10

Looks kinda good,because they built the new city centre farer away from the old town 7.5/10 :)

7.5/10 - skyline is really dense but skyscrapers are rather boring.

10/10. Paris is just beautiful!

I don't believe a city has to have buildings which all fly up to the sky to be beautiful - it just has to be beautiful overall, and Paris passes that test with flying colours!

Viva Paris! :rant:

I still think this is the best skyline in Europe. It doesn't need "trophy towers" to make a statement. The modern designs contrast sharply with the surrounding city thus enhancing the impact.

8.5/10

The skyline is small for such a big city.

But I don't think Paris needs a skyline :D

18% voted 3 or less ? I would be curious to see some justification, but I guess I won't since none of these 18% was brave enough to explain ;)

It's in the European top 5. Tour Monteparnasse is not in La Defense. 8/10

not very nice boxes
but skyline is impressive.
===>8.5/10

8/10

Nice and dense.

Paris: 11/10

La Defense: 6/10

I can't watch the photos,but i know this skyline!!
8/10

9/10
It is beautiful.

the night pic looks amazing!

I like the structure design and management of Paris. Especially La Defense to Arc de Triumphe to Louvre. And of course the tour Eiffel. The bridges are awesome too, with artists drawing skylines and buildings!
Nice city! I'll give an 8

the pics dont work anymore....

Anyway we are rating La Defense here right? So what does the Tour Montparnasse doing in this? La Defense building are original and nice, some of them are among my prefered like EDF, Elf or la Société Générale. I'll give it 8,5 cause it's too small but the buildings are beautyfulls. And for the skyline itself, Paris isn't to be compared to Istanbul because Istanbul is building skyscrapers about everywhere, Paris is placing them carefully (exepted the Tour Montparnasse) in order to create a beautyfull skyline.

Skyline is good,and clustered.But the buildings are kind of dull.
7.5/10

8/10 for one awesome skyscraper in La Defense...
I was last vacation in Paris and i must say that Paris kicks ass :):)

btw WTF doing this big finger in center of La Defense!?! ;)

6.5 or a 7 out 0f 10 i dont like it that much but it has one of the best skylines in europe though

8
It looks a little bit to monotonous. ;)

La Défense (Paris) is a nice place, but I can't see any image :(

http://ladefense.free.fr/skyline/defense.jpg
http://www.atkielski.com/PhotoGallery/Paris/General2/images/LaDefenseArcLarge.jpg
http://www.elknet.pl/gsi/galerie/paryz/defense.jpg
http://www.2meter3.de/longdrink/download/800x600/defense.jpg
http://christine.arzouyan.free.fr/photos/france/ete_paris/defense.jpg
http://www.math.princeton.edu/~arbooker/photo/winter01/defense-large.jpg
http://www1.cs.columbia.edu/~sedwards/photos/paris2002/Images/P3041804%20La%20Defense%20Plaza.jpg
http://www.bigfoto.com/europe/paris/paris-defense.jpg
http://luciano.stanford.edu/~fred/trip/Paris/defense.jpg
http://www.bigfoto.com/europe/paris/defense-triomphe.jpg
http://ladefense.free.fr/skyline/colombe-03.jpg
http://ladefense.free.fr/skyline/colombe-02.jpg
http://ladefense.free.fr/skyline/skylinefromstcloud01.jpg
http://ladefense.free.fr/skyline/skylinefromeiffel01.jpg

Love that last picture there, Huge band of green next to it, makes it look really nice i think..theres some good scrapers amongst that cluster, and an impressive cluster it is too.. I Know this has been compared to Canary Wharf, and whilst CW has a long way (well, may never rival LD) to go before being as impressive, i cant help thinkin that CW is a lot nicer at street level.. doesnt look as nice as i'd of imagined..whereas CW looks very nice at street level..

very well planned and very clean looking

10

Definetely my favourite city!
Great combination of classic old buildings with skyacrapers!

Great city 8/10

Very beautiful skyline. Love all the building. Wish there will be more buildings in the future . Gave 9/10

10/10

Wow, nice skylines!

9.5. It would be 10 with 2/3 higher towers!!!

Clearly one of the best skylines in Europe. It lacks anything really tall though - needs a few buildings over 200m.

In terms of height, London and Frankfurt are better. But in terms of density and cohesiveness, La Defense wins.

8/10

Paris is a perfect city. La Defense has some boring buildings, I know, but the skyline looks great and the arch just makes it more unique. 8/10 - not for the city but for the buildings!

i give a 8/10 because the buildings aren´t very talls

9/10
Paris la defense is just beautiful. I love the way they combined the old with the new. I been to Paris onece and it is just beautiful. Also, l'avenue Elysee is really cool!

this is the first real highrise district in europe that can compare with NA skylines. the grande arch is special, the density isn't bad.... but the general aesthetic is pretty bland and the pedestrian experience is very awkward. overall, pretty good.

7.5

9/10 and 10 with one tower of 250m and a other 300m

====> pictures by JP from the French forum :eek:

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/irgendwo/defensenuit/6.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/irgendwo/defensenuit/7.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/irgendwo/defensenuit/5.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/irgendwo/defensenuit/10.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/irgendwo/defensenuit/18.jpg

Not terribly impressive but still one of the best in Europe. Not that much density, not that much height, and only a few buildings of architectural merit.
7/10

Obviously a 10/10. It's impossible for me to rate it any less!!

Good skyline, La Defense has some very unique architecture. Too bad it's located south of the urban centre. I know it's the best location in terms of practicality and economics, but it just seems so "off to the side."

Good skyline, La Defense has some very unique architecture. Too bad it's located south of the urban centre. I know it's the best location in terms of practicality and economics, but it just seems so "off to the side."Actually, it's on the West, and it's not that far from the economical center of the area. However, I do see what you want to say but I would say that more than the location, the problem in La Defense is the separation between pedestrian and automotive ways.

The idea was interesting, but it finally ended as Pedestrian neighbourhood isolated from the rest of the city by a highway completely encircling it. Anyway, it seems they are looking actually to make the circular highway around La Défense more "Human" (with trees, protected sidewalks and decorated pedestrian bridges). I'm not sure it will solve the problem but at least it's getting in the right direction. :)

Maybe looks more impressive than it is because it's surrounded by 'old' Paris, which is one of the most incredible urban settlements in the world. 7.5

10/10
Simply excellent.

Top 3 in europe with london and frankfurt and top 10 in the world

A ten. I love it. I forget what movie it was but there was a high speed chase and they were going all through paris and then they went though La Defesne. It was awesome.

I give it a 10

Who wouldn't give it a ten after seeing this pic!!!!

http://img51.exs.cx/img51/6073/paris_la_defense_tele_1.jpg

SEE YA!!!

8/10

http://www.darrellpeck.com/travel/1999-europe/Part-1/images/048-la-defense.jpg
http://eras.free.fr/images/axa/ganaxa.JPG
http://eras.free.fr/images/pascal/pascal02.jpghttp://eras.free.fr/images/r/total/cofacer.JPG
http://eras.free.fr/images/r/framatome/f1r.JPG
http://eras.free.fr/images/chaos/LD.JPG

okay i'd create the same thread yesterday !!! :\

so it's closed and i continue here ! ;)

look at that diagram who show height of towers in la défense :

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lenainmechant/grattecielfrst/outil/outil_defense.jpg

I also have more diagrams like this ! frankfurt, london, warsaw.... :D

Again, the skyline is very impressive, and I expect more projects to come out of it...

9.5/10:)

4. All I see is boxes and nothing tall.

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lenainmechant/grattecielfrst/photos/modern_paris_the_ultimate.jpg

non boxy towers in la defense :

http://83.243.20.58/Photos/00/00/06/42/ME0000064299_3.JPG
EUROPLAZA

http://83.243.20.58/Photos/00/00/06/41/ME0000064155_3.JPG
BUILDING SCOR

http://eras.free.fr/images/EDF/EDFs4.JPG
EDF

http://eras.free.fr/images/athena/athena1.JPG
ATHENA

http://83.243.20.58/Photos/00/00/06/43/ME0000064343_3.JPG
SEQUOIA

http://ladefense.free.fr/sg/sg04.jpg
Twin towers chassagne & alicante

http://www.sysca.lu/img/realisation.gif
KUPKA

http://ppfeyte.free.fr/images/WaN/wan23defense.jpg
GRANDE ARCHE, who is the most original high rise in the world, and a world record !



Under construction / Approved :

http://www.archicool.com/expos/pict/granite-vue-O4.jpg
GRANITE

http://ladefense.free.fr/cbx/titre.jpg
CBX

http://www.saridev.com/iso_album/tourt1belle111_150x600.jpg
T1



........ boxy skyline ;)

That is a 8,5... very nice skyline! It would be a 10 if it would be completely integrated in the city... that means in the centre!

7.5/10!

some other great shots :

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lenainmechant/grattecielfrst/photos/ld-big-wall.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lenainmechant/grattecielfrst/photos/skyline_paris.jpg
IF all Paris's skyscrapers would be built in a huge skyline like chicago, and not in the actual disorder !

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lenainmechant/grattecielfrst/photos/globalpano.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lenainmechant/grattecielfrst/photos/LD.jpg

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lenainmechant/grattecielfrst/photos/reflets/13.jpg
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lenainmechant/grattecielfrst/photos/reflets/15.jpg
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lenainmechant/grattecielfrst/photos/reflets/16.jpg
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lenainmechant/grattecielfrst/photos/reflets/10.jpg

"LD-Coast" ;) (water is of course fake, but scrapers are not fakes)

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/lenainmechant/TEMP/defense.jpg

A really great view :D

beautiful! 10/10 :eek2:

8.5/10 - Nice density, some very intriguing buildings.

great skyline 9.0

9 - couse only HK, NY and Chicago can get 10 ;)

Not what you might expect from Paris. A great little skyline that matches the city perfectly. I give it a 9/10. :D

very beautiful 10/10

VIVE LA FRANCE!!!!!!
Liberté Egalité Fraternité
10/10 Best skyline of Europe!

very nice 10/10

Absolutely pefect. Le Grand Arche is greeeeeeeeat. :master:

7/10 Nice but...

It's ok. Definately the nicest in Europe. 7.

9/10
great skyline, my city! it needs more buildings and some higher but its slowly growing

9.5/10

Overall, a very nice skyline - dense, good building design with variety..

9/10

One of my favourite European skylines...7.5/10

8.5
Nice skyline but.. how many old buildings weren't destroyed?

9,5/10 really nice

10! One of my favourite!

8/10
Nice structure on top.
Road design, underneath buildings a bit confusing :(

as I know it just from photos its true piece of art 4 me, absolutely full marks

full marks. i may not like the french, but that skyline is fantastic. it looks even better in person! the cube is amazing to see up close, you can even see it from the champs-elysee and the arc de triomph. a 10, up there with new yorks, frankfurts, chicagos, and shanghis

I LOVE LA DEFENSE!!! 10/10

9/10 one of the best skyline in Europe..

8.5/10

4.5/10. Pretty good for European cities around but... still amazingly boring. Too average, lacks a kind of special feeling.

It looks good in some angles but rubbish in othere, it is nothing special, 5.5/10

Ok a 6

impressive, 8

9.0

10/10

I like La Défense , the way it's been built around a core and nearby the city , it's settings gives always an opportunity for beautiful pictures .

10/10

i took this one from the Pompidou.

http://www.pbase.com/lsyd/image/49860052.jpg

i give it a 9...it could use a little height.

-

Comparing La Defense to Canary Wharf is like comparing French food to English Food or French women to English women.

I give it a 10!

La Défense

http://img331.imageshack.us/img331/6480/img00749gc.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/462/img00755zu.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1338/img00775wi.jpg

http://img331.imageshack.us/img331/3153/img00781ed.jpg

:)

9/10 of course, lacks a supertall though :(

I really like it! 8.5/10

Very good skyline (espacially for European standards). But I must follow Virtual's words: It lacks a supertall building.

8,5/10

En français
J'adore citte ville!! En français, Le Ville de Paris. Moi, J'étant un haut-parleur français, J'ai obtenu de dire, ce Paris est une belle ville. Même le gratte-ciel est un contact gentil, subsistance à lui. Je dois évaluer ceci un 9/10.

In English
I love this city, in French I would refer this city as The City of Paris. Me, being a French speaker, I got to say that this city is beautiful, I love it!! Even the skyscraper is a nice touch, keep at it. I have to rate this a 9/10.

Wow. Much better than I expected from a European city. I think I like this one better than Frankfurt's! Although it's not architecturally stunning, its layed out in such a way that makes it look almost...refreshing. Up close the buildings look fantastic too, even though they're nothing unique or special. There's just something about them...maybe it's just the fact that it's Paris. 9/10 :)

OMG Paris has far better skyline then london I never knew that I was very shocked to see dense skyline in paris. 10/10 for sure.

Looks nice to me, but small and short for as major a city as Paris. 8/10

6.5/10.

Paris is an example of well planned skyline.
9.0

10/10 :okay:

8/10

Knowing how strong are anti-towers lobbies in France, it's rather amazing that such a district as La Défense could still have been built in Paris. :okay:

9,5/10:)

posted in the French forum by kony

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/4853/33230yg.jpg

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/7229/img79881ff.jpg

For a European city it has a nice skyline, only I don't like the archtitecture of the new highrises. 8/10

8/10 lots of boxes..but still nice

love it 9.5

I opinion Paris has got one of the greatest skylines in the world, suits the city very well, i give it a 9

For Europe 10/10

10/10 One of the greatest IMO!

Paris is my favourite city, and La Défense is the most beautiful skyline

Stunning!

a nice video !

VIDEO, LA DEFENSE SUPERTALL 2015 : dreams can come true (http://www.dailymotion.com/kony/video/12933)

Very nice skyline,
8/10

9/10. Will become a 10/10 when a supertall tower will be built somewhere in the middle. However, the distance between the towers and their number -not that many, not very few, give it a uniqueness that few cities in the world can rival. And La grande Arche c'est toujours la grande arche...

8.5/10

8 :yes:

It's pretty good for Paris, so i think it deserevs an 8.

I love it. The best skyline in Europe. 10/10

8.5/10

10/10

FANTASTIQUE :)

4. Paryż - La Defense
By: PB
http://members.lycos.co.uk/pborowczyk/paryz/2005_1007image0288.jpg

8/10

Few pictures from beivushtang :

http://www.pbase.com/beivushtang/image/51140432/original.jpg



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6.5/10 It pretty much needs an iconic structure.

I really dig La Defense skyline, it looks balanced, not too big but dense, and the buildings, although some would same look too "boxy" manage to create an overral sense of unity and harmony.
From my point of view it only needs a couple of supertalls and maybe a few other 200m buildings to look perfect.
For now a 9

I really dig La Defense skyline, it looks balanced, not too big but dense, and the buildings, although some would same look too "boxy" manage to create an overral sense of unity and harmony.
From my point of view it only needs a couple of supertalls and maybe a few other 200m buildings to look perfect.
For now a 9There are two other 200m buildings which are currently under construction : T1 (behind the Grande Arche) and Granite (beside Societé Générale twin towers).

A 400m tower is planned for 2010-2015, however its final design haven't been revealed yet.

8.5/10

There are two other 200m buildings which are currently under construction : T1 (behind the Grande Arche) and Granite (beside Societé Générale twin towers).

A 400m tower is planned for 2010-2015, however its final design haven't been revealed yet.

I had already heard about T1 and Granite being under construction (by the way, judging from the renders they will be awesome) as well as the planned 400+ tower but thanks for refreshing my memory. Like everyone else I am waiting anxiously for some renders of that tower.

8/10

9/10- not much of a skyline, but Paris is just awesome.

Some ordinary and boring :(
7/10

here is an opportunity to drive through la défense skyscrapers !

VIDEO, ROAD MOVIE CLIP, AROUND LA DEFENSE RING ROAD (http://www.dailymotion.com/kony/video/5027)

8.5/10

here is an opportunity to drive through la défense skyscrapers !

VIDEO, ROAD MOVIE CLIP, AROUND LA DEFENSE RING ROAD (http://www.dailymotion.com/kony/video/5027)Thanks for sharing this with us ! :cheers:

Here are few new pictures...

http://mapage.noos.fr/marla2/ladefense/defense.jpg

http://mapage.noos.fr/marla2/ladefense/defense2.jpg

http://mapage.noos.fr/marla2/ladefense/defense3.jpg

http://mapage.noos.fr/marla2/ladefense/defense4.jpg

http://mapage.noos.fr/marla2/ladefense/defense5.jpg

http://mapage.noos.fr/marla2/ladefense/defense6.jpg

http://mapage.noos.fr/marla2/ladefense/defense7.jpg

http://mapage.noos.fr/marla2/ladefense/defense9.jpg

http://mapage.noos.fr/marla2/ladefense/defense8.jpg

great shots ! especially the first one...urban atmosphere :)

8.5/10
The amount of skyscrapers is perfect. But it needs greater height differences to form a better skyline.
So build some taller buildings in the centre of La Défense and the skyline would be great!

7.5/10

Real nice, but I see a hole in the middle, just crying out for a 400m tower ;)
7/10

It's such a nice skyline. I mean, Paris could even do without it and still be Paris, but it's just such an unexpected bonus really. Who knew Paris had a skyline?
(Besides all our skyscraper fans)

Some pictures from La Défense at Christmas ! :)

Thanks to Chrispic for those pictures.




http://chrispics.free.fr/defense/gcdef40g.jpg
Merry christmas from La Défense ! :)




http://chrispics.free.fr/defense/gcdef4g.jpg
Opus12, the most recently renovated tower. In the reflect we can see Coeur Defense.




http://chrispics.free.fr/defense/gcdef18g.jpg
Exaltis Tower : the newest construction in La Défense.




http://chrispics.free.fr/defense/gcdef3g.jpg
Exaltis with Total Tower.




http://chrispics.free.fr/defense/gcdef13g.jpg
Entrance to the EDF Tower.




http://chrispics.free.fr/defense/vuedef4g.jpg
View of La Défense from Puteaux streets.

The best skyline in Europe
9/10

9/10! Great Skyline.

one of the best in Europe!
9/10

yeah, beautifu skyline and very modern 9/10

Yeah La Defence is unique for sure -- contrived of course as there are no skyscrapers in Paris proper but they wanted to do something with tall buildings so they stuck it out there. It is effective the linear orientation with the downtown, the reference to the Arc de Triomphe as well. One of my favorite skylines in all.

9/10

Love paris like the skyline 8/10

Yeah La Defence is unique for sure -- contrived of course as there are no skyscrapers in Paris proper but they wanted to do something with tall buildings so they stuck it out there. It is effective the linear orientation with the downtown, the reference to the Arc de Triomphe as well. One of my favorite skylines in all.Well actually, La Défense may be slightly out of Paris historical center, but it's clearly located inside Paris economical core.

Globally, only 30% of jobs in Paris metropolitan area are located inside the city of Paris (widely in Western Paris), 20% of jobs are located in the Hauts-de-Seine department (located at the west of Paris).

The economical core of Paris makes approximately a triangle between the district of the Opera, La Défense, and Issy-les-Moulineaux. The first half of it being in the West of the city of Paris, the second half of it being in the center of the Hauts-de-Seine department.

Paris skyline 5/10 but its elegant/beautiful 9.5/10

Paris skyline 5/10 but its elegant/beautiful 9.5/10Even at an international scale, I would consider the 5/10 mark rather harsh. If La Défense would be in North America, it would appear as a decent skyline, of course certainly not among the best in the continent, but certainly not among the smallest one either. In importance, it's at about the same level as Montreal in Canada (just to give an example).

Alot of modern and glassy building and looks good at night. 8.5/10

Pretty small buildings for a city of its size. This is paris for christ sake! paris however more than makes up for its skyscrapers with it stunning architectue 9/10

9/10. Incredible Paris.

Here are the higuest skyscrapers I have ever seen. :)

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/6506/motoslvr59mq.jpg

i dont like paris, lots of blocks
-5/10

Lol you must be the saddest person on earth or you've never been there.
Paris is a masterpiece. La Defense is a masterpiece (10/10).
It looks a bit like L.A imho (from a distance), only with less towers ofcourse.

Extremely dissapointing skyline for one of the largest, most sophisticated, cities in the world. 5.5/10

nice and modern skyline.

Extremely dissapointing skyline for one of the largest, most sophisticated, cities in the world. 5.5/10
Paris is not for high-rise buildings.

Best european skyline 9/10

Probably 8/10 now and 10 in 2015 !!

9/10

Another nice shot from Paris La Défense :

http://mapage.noos.fr/marla13/la_defense.jpg (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Esplanade-de-la-defense.jpg)

NEW VIDEOS :

From my own perspective :
VIDEO A, LA DEFENSE WAY OF LIFE (http://www.dailymotion.com/kony/video/111759)

VIDEO B, LA DEFENSE HELICO 2005 (http://www.dailymotion.com/kony/video/111857)

VIDEO C, LA DEFENSE BY NIGHT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wn9253Won4)



Then 2 other great videos...
VIDEO D, LA DEFENSE FROM THE AIR (http://www.dailymotion.com/kony/video/111757)

VIDEO E, Tony Parker in La Défense (http://www.dailymotion.com/kony/video/111804) my man BadGuyom if u hear me, that's for u !

10/10. paris is a city i have to visit before i die. :)

Yeah, NOTHING less than an 8.5 for this city indeed.
I love it.

I like this city and I give it 10 as it deserves a better ranking.

very modern and impressive yet not dense enough.8/10

7,5/10:)

Amazing!

I like this skyline, some people can say that it looks too boxy, but i think it gives it a certain "fullness" that you can get with high density and big buildings

8

looks ay-ok from the EIFFEL TOWER! not great height......... 7/10

The picture of the Motorola advertisement on the building, is that the Periphique?
The peripherique is the highway circling Paris intra-muros, it's far from LD

Great pics!! looks pretty futuristic and elegant, and most buidings have a similar style that unify the whole skyline quite nicely.

Wow, the last photo is just great. Nice density.

8.5/10. very impressive.

The Skyline is beautiful :laugh:

SKYLINE - 9/10

i am surprised with the amount of people who voted 3 or less, i give it a 7.5

La Défense

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/3359/img00743ma.jpg

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/2490/img00751pt.jpg

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/963/img00770fn.jpg

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/532/img00780ia.jpg

how La Défense could be like by 2015. massive towers should be built. Here is a collage with existing towers :

http://pix.nofrag.com/da/10/04c4b39a0a1c6fefb3a65cc5b8e5.jpg

more very nice pics of La Défense today :

http://community.webshots.com/album/474400509ZASnqp

Enjoy guys, since we are not allowed to built buildings in Paris more than 37 meters high, all the cities around Paris are starting to built skyscrapers! More to come...

^^ yeah, similar problem that London has. since there are alot of oLd listed buildings new skyscrapers sometimes may look out of place and destroy the uniquness of the city, there are also alot of height restricions like in Canary Wharf due to the airport nearby

This just makes Paris more glamorous than ever.

ok, for those who want, here is the website of la Défense. It's a state owned district,although all the buildings are privately owned. Eevrything has been planned here since 1958 and the first building.

http://www.ladefense.fr/actus_ladefens.php

French state and Paris region decided that la Défense needed some taller buildings to create a better skyline and attract investors although already 15 out of the 100 biggest firms in the world have their headquarter here.

You can download some pdf files on the bottom of the webpage. (Part 1 is today, Part 2 is future, both in English) You'll see nice pics and all the explanations you need about this project.

you can also vote on the homepage of this site.
Go to "acceuil" then, there is a box called "sondage"
Click whatever you want..."Nécessaire" seems appropriate!! lol

Take care guys

Tinou from Paris

10.... love la defense

9/10

It's a lot better than London England's that's for sure.

Paris although a European city actually has a powerful skyline.
I can't say London does.

Here is a new video of "Kony" about Le Défense. Very good to look at! I especially liked the fireworks during the Jean-Michel Jarre concert there!

click here and enjoy!

http://www.dailymotion.com/kony/video/87236

Very nice.....8.5/10

Best skyline in Europe! 9,5/10

10/10 I like "La Défense"

9.5! One of the best skylines in europe.

Impressive.10/10

9/10

Beautiful

18% voted 3 or less ? I would be curious to see some justification, but I guess I won't since none of these 18% was brave enough to explain ;)




Must be Free People From The Land Of Free without Freedom of Speech and without Jealousy-Free Education in Their the best of the best of the best coutry.:))
Americans are not even funny any more;)

The peripherique is the highway circling Paris intra-muros, it's far from LD

It's not too far, it's just across the Seine right?

8/10

9.5/10

I was surprised of the skyline Paris had. Impressive for a city you wouldnt associate with a great skyline.

A fantastic skyline in a fantastic city 9/10 :)

Its ok but boring and average for such a city 7/10

because the largest landmark in paris, the eiffel tower, is too small to really stand out, there is nothing in the skyline that really catches your eye. 8.5

9/10

because the largest landmark in paris, the eiffel tower, is too small to really stand out, there is nothing in the skyline that really catches your eye. 8.5Well, if you can't see the Eiffel tower in many of the pictures of La Défense, it's actually because it's not built in the district of La Défense but at a few km/miles of it. Furthermore, most of the pictures are taken from Paris towards the suburbs, hence with the Eiffel tower behind photographs.

Considering that the Eiffel tower is 324 m high (1,063 ft), and that the basis of that tower is 125 m large (410 ft), I wouldn't consider that tower as "too small to stand out". Actually, it's rather the opposite, the tower is omnipresent. The Eiffel Tower can be seen in most of the city of Paris and in a large part of suburbs, so I wouldn't consider there's a real problem about this.

Must be Free People From The Land Of Free without Freedom of Speech and without Jealousy-Free Education in Their the best of the best of the best coutry.:))
Americans are not even funny any more;)Many people have their reasons to vote 3 or less. There's no real reasons to accuse specifically American people and your contempt doesn't really help you to make your point.

But anyway, let's forget about it.

9.5/10...... :applause:

Lovely! 8.5

because the largest landmark in paris, the eiffel tower, is too small to really stand out, there is nothing in the skyline that really catches your eye. 8.5

Grande Arche isn't an eye-catcher?

10/10

[QUOTE=Nikom]La Défense

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/3359/img00743ma.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g2/De_Snor/HPIM4804.jpg

i really can not say that this looks better than skyline pics of the city of london.

paris is a great city. 9/10 point for it. but la defense looks a little bit like alexander platz in east berlin - like a modern socialistic prestige area. not really lovely. good that they did not build it in the middle of paris.
for la defense 7/10 .from the distance the la defence area looks better than it is

Best skyline in Europe :D 8.5/10

9.5/10 :)

Impressive. Very nice cluster of skyscrapers there in Paris. Don't like all the individual buildings, but as a whole i like it -> 7.5/10