San Francisco, California USA

Population: 811,000 (2003)
Metropolitan Area: 7,409,000 (2003)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco

The City and County of San Francisco (population 811,000), is the fourth-largest city in the state
of California, United States, in terms of population. It is a consolidated city-county situated at the
northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula that forms San Francisco Bay. The city-county also includes
the Farallon Islands 27 miles offshore.

The city is the focal point of the San Francisco Bay Area metropolitan area, whose total population is
about 7 million. U.S. census data show that San Francisco has the highest population density of any
city aside from New York City.

The first Europeans to settle in San Francisco were the Spanish, in 1776. The city grew rapidly due to
the California gold rush starting in 1848.

The city was devastated by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, but was rebuilt quickly. The phoenix on
the city's flag represents San Francisco's "rebirth" from the ashes of the fire that resulted from the quake.
Long enjoying a bohemian reputation, the city became a counterculture magnet in the second half of the
20th century. It was a center of the dot-com boom at the end of the century.

Widely recognized landmarks include the San Francisco cable car system, the Golden Gate Bridge and the
Transamerica Pyramid.



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Everything looks OK... but to me, it seems a little boxy.

8.5/10

SF skyline is really nice. 9.5/10

A classic! but not more than a 9/10.

absolutly stunning city !! 9/10

a bit boxy but perfectly clustered.. 8

I agree that its kinda boxy, the city has the strictest zoning and planning requirements in the nation-its amazing that they even allowed the Pyramid to be built in the first place!

There were 2 1,000-ft. towers proposed in 1999-once it got to the city council-they chopped them down to 4 separate structures and denied all spiral proposals.

Donald Trump has been trying for 15 years to build a 1,000-ft. tower on Market Street.

If San Francisco werent so strict, thered be 3 1,000-footers in the skyline, and thered be 5 more buildings between 700-999 ft.

Sometimes we hate the city council-but theyve protected the waterfront, Golden Gate Park and the public schools have the highest test scores of any big-city in the nation.

Always liked San Fran.

8.5

Beautiful pics and stunning skyline! 9/10!
PS:where are the hills??

The votes average between 8.5-9.0, thats pretty cool IMO

I love SF! 9

the city council maybe is afraid the 1000 footers would ruin the city beauty, cause no doubt san francisco is one of the most beautiful and romantic cities in north america

ill give it a 9.0 very generous of me indeed

nice. Interesting, not any pics of a closer angle?

8/10

9/10 awesome Skyscrapers are everywhere in San Francisco

wow! amazing SF. most US Cities tho have boxy skyscrapers.
but since you said it's about the council zoning restrictions, then so be it.
not so beautiful highrises but they were beautifully clustered.

a friend of mine who knows my interest on skyscrapers just gave me a big poster of skyscraper...and guess wat? it's SF!!! It's a very nice and very clear aerial with the bridge on the background. i dunno if it is already a much used aerial.

btw, i gave it a 9!

Very impressive skyline. 9.5/10. I wished it had more buildings though, prefably taller ones.

:dizzy: Great trip!!!!:) 8.5

San Fran's skyline is a great one by itself, especially with suck a landmark as the TAP, but enhanced by the water of the bay, the hills, and the mountains (larger hills) in the background, it boosts the skyline up to a 9/10.

I know some people would say this is a top 5 american skyline, but I say it's top 10 at best. Still a great skyline, even if I think slightly less of it than some. 9.

I guess I must be the only one that thinks its overly brown and concrete. Its a beautiful city no doubt, situated very nicely, and the TA is a standout, but the skyline itself I don't care for at all. 6.5/10

One of Americas most recognisable and beautiful cities 9/10

Love the Bank of America

"Its easier to build a 1,000-ft tall snowman in Saudi Arabia than it is to get a permit to build anything in San Francisco"-Donald Trump

The guy brought a team of high priced lawyers to city hall to coerce the city council to permit his 1,100ft. tall Trump Pacific Tower( back in 98) and he and his lawyers were basically chewed up and spit out by SF city officials-many of us were so pissed.

nostyle and crtaltdel,
i agree the skyline could be more colorful and taller, but fortunately unlike many cities-we have more going for us than a skyline.

You're right bay_area... I gave the skyline a 7.5 but the city itself is a 10 all the way! One of my faves in America!

If it only were taller. 8/10

I love SF and it`s skyline.

10/10

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The guy brought a team of high priced lawyers to city hall to coerce the city council to permit his 1,100ft. tall Trump Pacific Tower( back in 98) and he and his lawyers were basically chewed up and spit out by SF city officials-many of us were so pissed.

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So true.....I'd much rather live in SF with the current skyline than most asian cities which really just build for height. Look at most British cities......they lack world class 'skylines' but London, Manchester, Birmingham etc..are some of the greatest cities in the world.

The only way a 1000 footer will get built in SF is if there is one built in San Jose or Oakland first. A very nice skyline but the city is better than the skyline. Fantastic setting as well. 9/10

I also forgot to add, I might go to SFSU soon. I heard it's not a party school, but hey it's the bay area, and I sure want so my beloved Raiders play. Go Raiders!

5.5

San Fran is a great and beautiful city with amazing natural assets, but I really find its skyline to be rather repulsive... there is great density... but it's really beige/brown, boxy, boring and there's no great height... plus I dislike the 2 most famous skyscrapers... Bank of America with its gaudy bay windows and the pyramid... which having an interesting shape... is still that ugly beige

i think the city has many simple towers. it is impressive for its bulk and of course natural surroundings.

6.5

9.5
Love the Transamerica Pyramid and One Embarcadero Centre. One of the top three downtowns in North America. Truely a beautiful city.

9.5/10
A great city and skyline, with distinctive features such as the Transamerica pyramid.
:)

8/10

it looks ok.

8

Is such a beautiful city, but its skyline lets it down just a tad. Has a nice enough form and density, although lacking in height. It seems the majority of buildings date from decades ago and not much has been happening since (I assume because of local government behaviour :bash: ) Anyway, needs a new focal point as the TA tower is a bit too dominating on the skyline and is "yesterdays news."

Originally posted by Francis20

a friend of mine who knows my interest on skyscrapers just gave me a big poster of skyscraper...and guess wat? it's SF!!! It's a very nice and very clear aerial with the bridge on the background. i dunno if it is already a much used aerial.

I think I'm the one who gave you that.:D

Anyway, I'll give SF 9.5. I just love it.

Hi bay_area, for some reason I couldn't open your piccies but I've got a good memory and some great photos of your lovely town.

Mate, I give it 9! It's got interesting shapes, amazing geography, great scope, height and the in my books the most important element in a great city...CHARACTER!

You listed the population as 811 000. I'm comfortable with that. SF seems like a big city in the CBD, but once out of it, not very big, without urban sprwal, with little high density housing like LA.....plus you've got some geographical boundaries such as the bay, ocean, hills and National Parks............so where the heck do you get another 6.7 million in the metro/burbs. Do you count Oakland? Don't know what it's pop. is but its only a fraction of SF. Do you count Marin County and stretching it to the towns of San Jose to the South or Sonoma to the North which are both about an hour away? Even if you do I still can't see where all those 7.5 million buggers live.

7.5 million is like our Melbourne and Sydney blended together.....huge!

Just help an ignorant ol' Aussie out here and explain to me...how?

apart from that old boy you've got one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Cheers!

:cheers:

8.5

8.5

Perfectly stuctured skyline in such a great location (despite the earthquake threat). 9.5/10

San Francisco, in fact the entire Golden Gate area from Marin to Oakland, is one of the most beautiful places anywhere. Incredible skyline, especially from Treasure Island 10/10

One of the best skylines in the world.
9/10

It's one of my favourite scrapers. 9/10 for San Frans. :)

It's such a beautiful city and great skyline

9/10

One of the best skylines + amazing city = 9.5

SF.....9 average..!!

:)

9.0...for the obnoxiously great setting and the JP Morgan Chase building.

S.F is one amazing city. one of my favorite skylines ever! 9/10

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Hi bay_area, for some reason I couldn't open your piccies but I've got a good memory and some great photos of your lovely town.

Mate, I give it 9! It's got interesting shapes, amazing geography, great scope, height and the in my books the most important element in a great city...CHARACTER!

You listed the population as 811 000. I'm comfortable with that. SF seems like a big city in the CBD, but once out of it, not very big, without urban sprwal, with little high density housing like LA.....plus you've got some geographical boundaries such as the bay, ocean, hills and National Parks............so where the heck do you get another 6.7 million in the metro/burbs. Do you count Oakland? Don't know what it's pop. is but its only a fraction of SF. Do you count Marin County and stretching it to the towns of San Jose to the South or Sonoma to the North which are both about an hour away? Even if you do I still can't see where all those 7.5 million buggers live.

7.5 million is like our Melbourne and Sydney blended together.....huge!

Just help an ignorant ol' Aussie out here and explain to me...how?

apart from that old boy you've got one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Cheers!

:cheers:
Unlike other metro in the United States, the San Francisco Bay Area Metro is not dominated by one big city. The San Francisco Bay Area has three major cities, San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose. San Jose is the biggest of the three by land and population with more than 1,000,000+. San Francisco second with a population of 700,000+. Oakland last with a population of 400,000+. All three cities work with each other, San Jose, the capital of the Silicon Valley, Oakland, with the Port of Oakland, and S.F., the financial & culture center. The San Francisco Bay Area is not named after San Francisco, the city; it’s actually named after the San Francisco Bay, which is the body of water. Look for a San Francisco Bay Area map and you’ll see what I mean. You mentioned the hills as boundaries for sprawl, I think of the as hills that blocks your view of the sprawl. There’s an endless sprawl in the east, but you have to get over the hills before you get there. :)

^ clarification: SF city proper has a population of about 750,000 in 2003. the port city of Oakland across the bay has about 400,000, not 100,000. San Jose, the heart of silicon valley, is the largest city in the bay area with over 900,000. the official CMSA of the greater bay area is over 7 million, although the continuous urban development that rings the immediate bay is more like 6 million.

notice the white built-up areas ringing the bay in this satellite image - this is what is defined as the SF bay area:
http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/Browse/Full_Scenes/SanFran.JPG
in this image, you can clearly see how natural barriers like water, hills, and mountains determine the shape of urban development.

san francisco's skyline can be stunning and a bit disappointing at the same time. the assets are obvious - a famous landmark skyscraper, impressive bulk/density, near perfect layout, and gorgeous setting. but given the city's ludicrously anal approach to zoning and planning, the financial district has more or less become a plateau of buildings between 400-600 ft. despite the two dominant towers poking through the rest, the skyline looks somewhat stunted. many buildings are bland in appearance but fortunately i think there are few buildings that look tacky. the highrise architecture is pretty simple and subdued. with all the new condo developments in rincon hill and the new transbay area proposal the skyline will improve drastically, but we won't see results for another 10-15 years.

the best view of the skyline is from the south looking north on potrero hill, as you get the most complete panoramic view of the skyline facing dead on. i will post pictures soon. :)

Classic. Chicago, SF, and NY are the American players.
9/10 for the setting, skyscrapers, bridges, and the dirtier sections of the city.

Chinatown = puke

9/10 for dirtier sections of the city?

:wtf:

WOW!! I came late to this thread. Most pics are down. But the aerial view of Downtown is unbelievable. Also like the satellite pic. 9/10

SF has an impressive mix of buildings. How can you not love the Pyramid??? Only complaint is a lot of the buildings are too boxy. Even though earthquake potential keeps the overall heights down SF is a beautiful city and ranks as on the world's most beautiful. The views from Mission Delores Park (sw about 2 miles) are the best!

8/10

^ Has every going for it... beautiful setting & a skyline that matches the area. 9.5/10

SF has an impressive mix of buildings. How can you not love the Pyramid??? Only complaint is a lot of the buildings are too boxy. Even though earthquake potential keeps the overall heights down SF is a beautiful city and ranks as on the world's most beautiful. The views from Mission Delores Park (sw about 2 miles) are the best!

http://www.pbase.com/bcsf/image/36747104.jpg

:cheers:

some more pics i took recently:

http://www.pbase.com/bcsf/image/36746130.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/bcsf/image/36746141.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/bcsf/image/36747112.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/bcsf/image/36746130/original.jpg

8.5/10--I have a soft spot for SF--love that city.

San Fran's skyline is a little low, but for a skyline of that size, its density is remarkable. The density is most stunning at street level. Plus, the hilly topography creates some very unique views of the skyline. I'd love to see it get a few more post-modern buildings in there as well. But overall, SF is such a tight city, it more than makes up for these minor flaws in its skyline.

http://www.emporis.com/en/il/im/?id=114906

SF Density (http://www.emporis.com/en/il/im/?id=114906)

8/10

10/10, perfect density

Amazing. 9.

Very cool skyline, one of my favourites. 9/10

Hard to rate with only a couple of pictures whose links are still working, but most everybody is familiar with San Francisco's skyline. I like it, and if you see it with the Golden Gate Bridge in the foreground, it's a winner by a mile.

8.

10/10

Very nice and unique. I give it an 8.5/10. :okay:

Quite a nice skyline. 10/10

damn i'm gonna orgasm those pictures are so beautiful

San Francisco is a beautiful city! I give it a 10/10!

Hi bay_area, for some reason I couldn't open your piccies but I've got a good memory and some great photos of your lovely town.

Mate, I give it 9! It's got interesting shapes, amazing geography, great scope, height and the in my books the most important element in a great city...CHARACTER!

You listed the population as 811 000. I'm comfortable with that. SF seems like a big city in the CBD, but once out of it, not very big, without urban sprwal, with little high density housing like LA.....plus you've got some geographical boundaries such as the bay, ocean, hills and National Parks............so where the heck do you get another 6.7 million in the metro/burbs. Do you count Oakland? Don't know what it's pop. is but its only a fraction of SF. Do you count Marin County and stretching it to the towns of San Jose to the South or Sonoma to the North which are both about an hour away? Even if you do I still can't see where all those 7.5 million buggers live.

7.5 million is like our Melbourne and Sydney blended together.....huge!

Just help an ignorant ol' Aussie out here and explain to me...how?

apart from that old boy you've got one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Cheers!

:cheers:

You pretty much answered your own question there,mate!
Include Stockton into the beforementioned, and you have the
Greater San Francisco metro area, which does indeed number
7.5 mil. And guess what - it's still growing!

vey nice 10/10

http://www.willfox.com/images/skylines/sanfrancisco/5.jpg

With it being on the water and the mountains add to the skyline. Modern and colourful, not to mention huge! 9/10!

I like SF's skyline. A definite 8.5/10.

10/10... a great skyline especially from the hills of Marlin

8.5/10. :banana:

9/10

I love San Francisco. The whole idea of San Francisco. My favorite skyscraper is the trans-am pyramid. But unlike some cities, San Franciso isn't about its skyline. It's so much more than that. It's about its neighbourhoods, character, culture, its incredible setting and colourful history. It represents freedom and individuality like no place else on earth. Too many supertalls would take the focus away from that. The skyline is really just the icing on the cake.

8/10

like it for its density, and I like the pyramid, but still the skyline isn't really that impressive overall.

7.5 for skyline


But it is very picturesc and an amazing overall city.

10 for city

*8.5 for skyline

San Francisco is one of the great cities of the world. The skyline could use a bit more flair, but it still gets a "9'.

8.

Yes, San Francisco is a very nice city, though a bit overshadowed by Sacramento, about 1 1/2 hours northeast. lol

^ :crazy: :weird: :stupid: :|

I Think it was a joke :)

10 for my grand dad's birthplace and my hometown!!

you're fuckin lucky!

10/10

^ :crazy: :weird: :stupid: :|

Seriously Sean... I was obviously joking when I said San Francisco is overshadowed by Sacramento.

I even put a stupid little "lol" at the end in an attempt to keep gullible people from failing to note the obvious sarcasm. I guess that wasn't enough.

Here are some SF pics I took, but I think it's 10/10.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a65/whiked918/Picture183.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a65/whiked918/Picture175.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a65/whiked918/Picture068.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a65/whiked918/Picture033.jpg

9/10

sf rocks nice skyline wish it was bigger but earthquake codelines make sense 8.5/10

im sry but less than 3? for SF? who voted that???? BE mature ppl... (i hate it when ppl vote like this just to be stupid i havent ever voted less than a 3 on any skyline)

http://web.mit.edu/rlang/www/California%20trip/7%20-%20San%20Francisco%201.JPG

7/10. I think the city looks great when you're on Market St, but I it's way too white with just a few brown/tan buildings scattered throughout.

I think the GGB is just slightly overrated too, but I guess that doesn't count as skyline.

8.5/10

San Francisco is beautiful. However, most of the beauty of the city comes from its fantastic location and natural surroundings, and not its skyline. On the whole, San Francisco has been too timid architecturally, and a bevy of laws and ordinances has made interesting and innovative development too difficult. For the skyline, because it should be larger, more interesting, and less tan, 7.5/10. (I still think SF is a wonderful city, but we're rating skylines here.)

8.5/10

I don't really care about the height of the buildings. The Bank Of America and Transamerica Pyramid are enough to be the city's tallest. One of the most beautiful skylines ever!

9.5/10

10

Great location but obviously lacking a bit in terms of buildings (although TA Pyramid is awesome). I hope One Rincon Hill is finally approved, SF really needs a new building.
9.5/10

San Francisco is one of the great cities of the world. The skyline could use a bit more flair, but it still gets a "9'.


YES!

9/10

8/10

8/10 ;)

Nice 9.5/10

10/10

It gets an 8. It needs to be updated with more new stuff.

I think It has everything that a skyscraper-city needs!!! It's perfect! 10/10

so-so
8/10

Despite it's location, the city's skyline sucks for a city of it's size. Seattle is half its size and has a much nicer downtown core. 6/10

Golden Gate Bridge

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/8674/sanfranciscogoldengatebridge26.jpg

Downtown

http://www.photorogue.com/albums/24/IMG_4872.sized.jpg

http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~tschoy/photos/SanFran3.jpg

http://www.mccullagh.org/db9/d30-26/san-francisco-night-2.jpg

http://www.photorogue.com/albums/24/IMG_4906.sized.jpg

Despite it's location, the city's skyline sucks for a city of it's size. Seattle is half its size and has a much nicer downtown core. 6/10


homie, its a hilly city. hav u even been there? its hard to build skyscrapers in such terrain

Despite it's location, the city's skyline sucks for a city of it's size. Seattle is half its size and has a much nicer downtown core. 6/10

Seattle has 180 highrises
San Francisco has 400 highrises

I like Seattle, but Sf's skyline is much bigger and denser

8.

San Francisco City Hall

http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/pentax/optio_33wr-review/nightshot-tb.jpg

http://www.htmlhelp.com/~liam/California/SanFrancisco/SFCityHall2.jpg

http://www.inetours.com/images/Tours/HHBus/City_Hall-nite_0055.jpg

San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

http://www.the4cs.com/~corin/photos/2003/budapest/screen/2003052418550.jpg

http://www.airchive.com/airline%20pics/SFO%20Airport/UA%20Int%20Term%20WS.jpg

http://www.chamoismoon.com/Resources/SFO/SFO-12-18.jpg

Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge

http://www.inetours.com/images/Snglimgs/Bay_Bridge_2SnSt.jpg

http://freenet.am/~zzvanq/Bay%20Bridge%20and%20San%20Francisco.JPG

http://mayhem-chaos.net/photoblog/images/bay_bridge.jpg

http://www.inetours.com/images/Snglimgs/Bay_Bridge_SunSet.jpg

http://opinion.wisetyro.com/hello/78/2906/1024/treasure_island_view,bay_bridge,san_francisco,ca,us.jpg

Embarcadero Centre

http://www.freewisdom.org/images/2003-12-14-sf/20031214_026_5542/bay_bridge_at_night_0002.jpg

http://www.itracmedia.com/ply/65001/pictures/building/1_4ec.jpg

Pier 39

http://www.sh1ft.org/shutterbug/photographs/usa_10D_sf_pier39_05.jpg

http://govschl.ndsu.nodak.edu/~lee/pics/011004%20-%20Pier%2039%205.jpg

Coit Tower

http://www.lewissommer.com/San%20Francisco%20Images/images/Coit%20Tower%20from%20Russia0002.jpg

http://tygertyger.typepad.com/photos/san_francisco_july04/cover-image-Telegraph%20Hill%20&%20Coit%20Tower.JPG

http://www.soulofamerica.com/images/photosca/sf/Coit_Tower_daytime.jpg

http://www.stewarts.us/pics/events/SF%20Bay%20Area%20-%20July%204th%202001/resized/Coit%20Tower%20and%20Trans%20America%20Tower%20from%20Pier%2039%20Ped%20BridgeResized.jpg

Always liked the skyline of SF. 9/10

the only american city i'd love to live in!

10/10

nice skyline. i visited it several times but i am not too familiar with it currently-much of the city looks quite dated. what is going up now?

great,but lack of outstanding skrappers.
8/10

9/10

8, San Francisco is a nice looking city.

9/10

8/10

SF is alright, no way for me to live :ohno:

8/10- not much of a skyline, but great overall.

So cool.
8/10

SF is alright, no way for me to live :shake:

just curious - why ?

Amazing pictures... 9/10

The setting is spectacular. Need some nice new projects though.

Comme ca
8.5/10

Beautifull skyline with some beautifull buildings:D.......9/10

http://mayhem-chaos.net/photoblog/images/sf_golden_gate.jpg

^^ Great pic of the northern half! skyline is 10/10, hometown bias :)

The Embarcadero Area and the MOMA

The closer you get to the Embarcadero, the more you love it. That's how it was when I first saw it up close.
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/1899/embarcadero5pl.jpg
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/3042/ebcp10102366xq.jpg
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1521/p10102399wv.jpg
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/5613/x4ferry21xe.jpg
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/5716/x17jr.jpg
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4348/x3dsc005105iw.jpg
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/9088/x5dsc005026ev.jpg

What can I say about my native city just 10/10

nicest city in the usa 9/10

Clearly anyone who gives San Francisco a score lower than a 8, is looking at its skyline with lying eyes. I have noticed people are being a bit personal when voting on cities. This is an opinion poll however so you have to give people the benefit of the doubt.

I try to do so but, I feel people arent giving fair scores. At times only becuase they dont like a city and they never been there. Other times because they have visited a city and didnt like it there.


GOD IS GOOD!

Brilliant city - excellent skyline!~ 9/10

God San Fran rocks my world...the people, the atmosphere, the skyline, everything is awesome. I almost shed a smidge of a tear when I saw it for the first time :D

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2045/800pxsfhills105ap.jpg

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/855/sf6hg.jpg

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/855/sf6hg.jpg
i love that one!!! ;] come to think of it whenever ive always thought about san francisco i always think of the golden gate bridge... now i think about the bridge and its beautiful skyline ;] :) 9/10

24/7, dense, little bit of deadzones, ok height, a lot of new development, what else can someone ask for? Well, SF is got that and more, it is truly one of America's greatest skyline. I love this skylinealthough people form SF are always saying it is better than LA's. I hope SF gets the Trans Bay buildings, that would make the skyline one of the best anywhere. SF has an impressive density, I give it a 10/10.

^^ thanx for being so objective :)

most ppl from LA would give SF a 0/10 or 1/10

Very Nice skyline

Beautiful. 9.

That aerial view is so breathtaking

A snapshot of the city when I went last year.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d101/Erebus555/DSCF0111.jpg

I give the skyline a 9/10. The building all work together well and dont have to be completely glass to do so.

i love that one!!! ;] come to think of it whenever ive always thought about san francisco i always think of the golden gate bridge... now i think about the bridge and its beautiful skyline ;] :) 9/10

That isn't the Golden Gate Bridge, it's the Bay Bridge which was built around the same time. Despite being considerably large than the GGB, it is less known and really should deserve more credit.

It's longer and larger and getting a bridge that is now u/c... still not very famous.. :laugh:

Here is the RENDERING of the East Span...
http://www.mtc.ca.gov/images/ta0202/newspan_lg.jpg

and some pics!
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/OzoneWeBreathe/Images/bay_bridge_traffic.jpg

http://www.michaelp.org/photos/uss_constellation_cv-64/bay_bridge.jpg

sketches of SFO
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I love SF city and skyline.Stunning.9/10

A snapshot of the city when I went last year.
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I give the skyline a 9/10. The building all work together well and dont have to be completely glass to do so.
I found that on Google and used that as my wallpaper for months. :weird:

9/10

great but the center isn't so dense

8,5/10

9/10

A great skyline.

Recently taken photo...

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8.5/10 No comment...

9/10

Pretty nice!! 10 :)

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9/10

9/10

Like it a lot! Nice mix of colours, height and shape. 9/10

9/10

There's only one possible rating for San Fran's skyline
and it is:

10/10

charming
romantic
very recognizable

i love san fransisco ! 9/10

Very dense

10/10

Pretty nice skyline!!!
9/10

SF really lacks some modern glassy buildings -- 8.5/10

More SF pics :)

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9/10.:okay:

10/10 super

nice skyline 8/10

8/10 the skyline's very nice but there're too many low-rise buildings :)

[QUOTE=Nikom;10617802]More SF pics :)

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^^ Houses from Full House!:banana:

San Fransisco is very impressive

10/10

SF skyline is very impressively building with hilly topography, so 9/10!

"9"
It's an American classic. A lot of the main prominent buildings are older and boxy, but there's enough difference in shapes of other buildings to break it up. The Transamerica Pyramid is an instant icon and boosts the look of the city. It's become a symbol of San Fran. I wish the Bank of America were a different colour instead of plain ol' black, because even though it's a 60's era box, I find it attractive. It just looks too dreary in a city like SF. I'm actually glad they stopped large high rise developments in this city, just to preserve the charm and character of it. The harbour is gorgeous, and the bridges I can't even begin to decribe how amazing they are in person. Best skyline in California

Good zoning and truly impressive! 9.5/10.00

Excellent, very representative of an American city. Though it lacks in diversity, the skyscrapers come together VERY well to create an excellent skyline. IMO, the best in the USA after the big two. 9.5

7.5
the design and colours are needing contemporary fresh style and blood....
bit dated in my opinion
but great location

great skyline, 9/10

9/10

esta ciudad es hermosa... me gustaria vivir alli en el futuroooo..... que buen skyline. le pongo 9.:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Very nice. 9/10. My favourite USA city together with Seattle and Miami.

8/10 certainly not perfect, but a classic...i think the buildings are not that tall because of earthquakes??

The problem with most US skylines relies in the aspect they´re all boxy and brown or grey, not colorful at all, so that makes them a bit boring visually, I hope this improves in the future at least a little bit, by this I don´t meen that arquitecture designs aren´t excelent, it´s just they´re too practical in my opinion.

7.5/10

SAN FRANCISCO SKYLINE 7/10

Just to get this thread rollin'...

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Manhattan West indeed. SanFran gets a 9.

^IMO, San Francisco is the Boston of the West. Nothing rivals Manhattan.

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Nice pictures

The city sits nicely near the bay....

I am more impressed with SF grand buildings though....

I heard the city is very expensive to live ?

great 9/10

9/10
One of the best skylines in the US.

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San Francisco is the best skyline after NYC and Chicago IMO.

One of the most beautiful cities on earth, highly considered by many as having the most breathtaking natural surroundings for a city on the globe. :applause:
9

A true classic, I love the shape of the skyline and I think that the height limits have been a blessing.

10/10

9.5/10

awsome!!!!! 8.0/10

Such an amazing city. San Fran has it all. Height, history, booming economy, great architecture, famous bridges, interesting landscape, colour, variety, the list goes on...

they all have the same figures.
all blocks... little bit boring...
a 6

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10/10. Another great US city is Boston.

not that good.... 5.5/10

Definetly good. More than just good! 9/10!


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10/10 beautiful place......

San Francisco is simply stunning! 10! :D

8/10

nice. but small. 8/10

10 - classic bridge makes good skyline.

9.5/10 I like it.

No doubt 10/10

I thought it wud be as wide as NYC :D hahahah J/k j/k j/k

Btw, 9/10 ... :okay:

9/10

Beautiful!

7/10

It's good now but One Rincon is way out of place so the new developments make me wary. The Pyramid makes the skyline and it's about to be dwarfed. 8/10

9/10 for me

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oh man. such diversity in the U.S. skylines, amazing
a 9 no doubt.
transamerica is amazing, anyone remember the first Driver game?

one of my fav cities.

Quite nice.. 8.5 for this city!

8/10 ;)

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That first pic Westside is out of this world!

I am watching the all star game and they have showed a tower being built near the ball park, away from the down town cluster. Anyone know what is? And pics?

wow san fransisco is really dense

9.5- This great skyline doesn't get as much exposure as some other American cities. Maybe that is because I live all the way in the East (in NYC) or because I my-self haven't really taken the time to look at it, but this is a great looking skyline.

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The classic painted ladies look, plus it's one of my favorite NA skylines. Yum

It looks great!

9... gorgeous city

Best city on the west side! The skyline looks bigger/better than LA to me!

I love SF. One of the best cities I've lived in/near. I lived in Oakland. =P

The city is pretty dense

San Fran is one of the best cities in US no doubt! My moms from there. Cant wait to revisit next yr. Skylines a bit small but obviously growing. Love it!
Miss the view from Golden Gate

9/10 ;)

8.5/10, The Golden Gate Bridge in a picture with the skyline behind it are the best.

most beautiful city in the world!

photo taken by E|PHOTOGRAPHY @ flickr:

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Someone update the pics on the 1st page lol :)