Not by anyone objective. There are some uninspiring buildings at Canary Wharf but none are really ugly. The Canary Wharf estate is generally much better planned. There are no gaping holes round the base of the buildings. Lobbies often have stunning designs as does the Tube station. Pedestrians and cars are kept on the same level. Canary Wharf has attractive human-scaled public spaces, perfectly manicured gardens, and everything looks so fresh and well kept. There are no weeds growing up between the cracked paving slabs or litter at Canary Wharf. There are large and glossy new shopping malls, some of London's best restaurants (Plateau, Ubon, Royal China, Gaucho etc), one of the best supermarkets I have ever seen - more like a food hall with its sushi and seafood bars (Waitrose at Canada Square), a Four Seasons Hotel, lots of bars in the converted warehouses along the dock at West India Quay, and a cinema multiplex. People often compare its squeaky cleanliness to Singapore. It's also beautifully set around the water and the night time reflections in the Docks are very attractive. That's why Canary Wharf is becoming an attractive place to live and why many of the new skyscrapers in the area are expensive residential towers with luxury penthouse apartments selling for £millions each. La Defense remains desolate at night. No one would ever want to live there amongst the multi-level decaying concrete and strangled by motorways. The whole environment is ugly, hostile, and inhuman.


Ive worked for a computer company in Canary Wharf.
The district is ok during work hours (although very expensive / 5 pounds for a sandwich) but have you ever been there on the weekend?
Its totally dead, wide streets cut through the urban space and its not very pedestrian friendly.
Yes, the Canary wharf station is amazing but apart from the rush hour in the morning and evening its also quite empty.
Surely that is because of its vast size and I could imagine that it gets more lively but in order to do so the area has to attract more residents.
There are residents there, as living space in London is in high demand but I wouldnt want to live there. I would always prefer to live in the city.
I knew a person who lived there for half a year and she got depressed because you feel so cut off from the rest of the city.
Go there on the weekend. You will maybe see a handfull of people in the whole area.
You also cant drive through the center as youll need identification.
Unless you work there youll not be able to enter it with your car.
And in order to get there youll have to go through that vast tunnel network (when you go by car)
What also dissapointed me was that they didnt create an ongoing pedestrian road at the Thames riverside.
Cycling along the Thames is a great way of travelling through London but you cant approach Canary warf that way which is a bit of a shame.

I dont and thats because theres no 'iconic' skycrapers in Warsaw.Your buildings could be in any country.
http://miejsca.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/PKiN/pkin.jpg

Im not impressed.Go to USA and youll find hundreds of similar towers.
Actually just one can't remember the name.

Im still not impressed.Theres similar tower being built (or maybe just proposed?Cant remember) in Leeds.

And their have Swiss-Re in Barcelona so what? :dunno:

Warsaw icon

http://www.ernesto-travel.pl/var/plain_site/storage/images/media/warszawa_pkin_noca/3957-1-esl-ES/warszawa_pkin_noca.jpg
http://images20.fotosik.pl/397/1bd9ba21b59a5200.jpg

^^i love this building!! i even prefere it to the swiss-re in london...

(the blue illumination is shit though ;) )

Im not impressed.Go to USA and youll find hundreds of similar towers.


I thought we 're talking about the best European skyline and as far as i know the USA is elsewhere. Besides in terms of skyscrapers every single european city comparing to american seems to be a crap.


Ridiculous.


Completely ridiculous.


Quote:
Warsaw aspires to be a capital of CE/EE

Lol.Improve your roads first they are shit.

Roads are being imrpoved, but it has nothing to do that Warsaw does aspire to be the capital of this region and will in the near future achieve this status, cause considering the size and population of Poland it deserves it.
( Warsaw-CE, Kiev-EE in a few years).

True.

For me Germany is in central europe, West-Germany ist in West Europe and East-Germany in East Europe. But theres not any official border. To be honest all these subdivisions doesnt make any sense today. We are europe. :)
Sorry,where is Berlin by this subdivisions?:)

Roads are being imrpoved, but it has nothing to do that Warsaw does aspire to be the capital of this region and will in the near future achieve this status, cause considering the size and population of Poland it deserves it.
( Warsaw-CE, Kiev-EE in a few years).
We will see,
Kiev not so soon.

Who said there's no greenery in Paris?

http://img462.imageshack.us/img462/3011/dscf0070tj0.jpg

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/5075/dscf0069if5.jpg

are the photos from Saint-Germain?

The Centro Direzionale de Napoli skyline, Not much yet...
http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/sqhawj.jpg

My nr1 by far is Benidorm, look how many towers there are :nuts:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/lapsvs/benidorm5.jpg

No love for The Hague? :tongue2:

http://i14.tinypic.com/4y9hq9d.jpg
http://i12.tinypic.com/4le0vtg.jpg
http://i11.tinypic.com/4mud28k.jpg
http://i9.tinypic.com/6bmmv6q.jpg

Two great shots of La defense

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Esplanade-de-la-defense.jpg/800px-Esplanade-de-la-defense.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/CBX.JPG/450px-CBX.JPG

Ive worked for a computer company in Canary Wharf.
The district is ok during work hours (although very expensive / 5 pounds for a sandwich) but have you ever been there on the weekend?
Its totally dead, wide streets cut through the urban space and its not very pedestrian friendly.
Yes, the Canary wharf station is amazing but apart from the rush hour in the morning and evening its also quite empty.
Surely that is because of its vast size and I could imagine that it gets more lively but in order to do so the area has to attract more residents.
There are residents there, as living space in London is in high demand but I wouldnt want to live there. I would always prefer to live in the city.
I knew a person who lived there for half a year and she got depressed because you feel so cut off from the rest of the city.
Go there on the weekend. You will maybe see a handfull of people in the whole area.
You also cant drive through the center as youll need identification.
Unless you work there youll not be able to enter it with your car.
And in order to get there youll have to go through that vast tunnel network (when you go by car)
What also dissapointed me was that they didnt create an ongoing pedestrian road at the Thames riverside.
Cycling along the Thames is a great way of travelling through London but you cant approach Canary warf that way which is a bit of a shame.Canary Wharf used to be dead at the weekends but it hasn't been like that for years now. These days it's busy. You are very out of date. :)

Exactly like you, for Paris ;)

Warsaw by Markus1234
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1405/837528042_32157dd0b4_b.jpg

Istanbul:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/SSC/b02ae0bf.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/jakobzh/cool%20streetscenes/bereits%20Vorhandene/Kerem1979_116_16678.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/jakobzh/cool%20streetscenes/bereits%20Vorhandene/Faruk_levent003.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/jakobzh/cool%20streetscenes/Farmir_AITowerApril_292005_2.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/jakobzh/SSC/Faruk_sun2.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/jakobzh/SSC/Kerem1979_127_2733.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/jakobzh/cool%20streetscenes/Basdogan_D070117_078.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/jakobzh/cool%20streetscenes/Faruk_IMG_3139.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/jakobzh/cool%20streetscenes/Husnu_3012O6cmt_MASLAK__b.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/SSC/3-8.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/jakobzh/cool%20streetscenes/unal_unal_leventPICT4218_2.jpg

Warsaw-February2007
http://images11.fotosik.pl/54/22fde50e1c3a3ff4.jpg
http://images11.fotosik.pl/54/3e5e6fae17c45c5f.jpg
http://images20.fotosik.pl/65/1aed97002cf8f89a.jpg
http://images20.fotosik.pl/65/ce0425279ab10244.jpg
http://images20.fotosik.pl/87/b7308f4399fa3fd3.jpg

April 2007
http://images21.fotosik.pl/165/91b78d0860b8a60e.jpg

4 days ago

http://images28.fotosik.pl/31/9be400387f670cb1.jpg
http://images24.fotosik.pl/31/33f7a79abf41ea89.jpg
http://images24.fotosik.pl/31/212f5f000451b871.jpg
http://images29.fotosik.pl/31/8a76f69d03038968.jpg

and the picture fight has started :D

Hello everyone! I think some of you make a mistake between nice skyline and a well developed city. Almost any town in US has a great skyline, but it is because of a bad city planning. Any 20 story tall building looks great next to 1 story house.

1.Paris
2.Frankfurt
3/4.London and Warsaw

I particullary love Paris and La Défense. The buildings cladding are amazing, I think it is the number 1 in Europe.

Canary Wharf used to be dead at the weekends but it hasn't been like that for years now. These days it's busy. You are very out of date. :)

Where is it supposed to be busy?
Can you tell me?
Ive been there not too long ago again on a weekend coming from Greenwich with the bicycle.
Admitedly it was only around 7pm but Ive seen maybe 10 people in the whole area on the street.

Maslak
At the right side you can see the DOI core rising
Unfortunately not all 10 Mashatten towers are visible :(
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/ferhat_AD_DSC00545_3.jpg

well, hehe, defietely third ligue, but as long as it's about european skylines <poll: other skylines :D> i think it's worth to post it :nuts:

Poznan
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e256/8mclaren8/P1020183citys.jpg

^^maslak looks greatly dense but not really high quality

Actually Maslak is too dense :D

1# Frankfurt
2# Paris, Istanbul, Warsaw
3# London, Moscow

[QUOTE=Stan;14479000]'Russian Manhattan' will change Moscow's skyline

EWDn3x8APYQ&

http://i16.tinypic.com/5z4mm52.jpg

Warsaw's dawn
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1405/837528042_32157dd0b4_b.jpg

rotate the pic a little bit... and participate in the Urban contest. :)

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/5919/imgp1138uy6.jpg

http://i16.tinypic.com/6fs1afs.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1406/580284193_0d332b2221_b.jpg

Frankfurt:

Japan Center:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/27/57670241_ed6b8b79b9_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/33/35448177_f3eaff3a49_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/88/211713243_ece57d8877_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/165128780_0178b0f560_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/71/165129064_155106f4e9_o.jpg

Łódź, Poland
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/3882/lodzzkosmaleaj7.jpg

end of July/ start of August 2007
и вот. вчера

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5733/city6qh0.jpg

http://img-2007-07.photosight.ru/31/2224448.jpg

c фотосайта
http://www.photosight.ru/photo.php?photoid=2224448&ref=section&refid=7

Istanbul Skyline No:1 - Levent :D

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/6936/5z4mm52sy5.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/4188/4ta4by0bq0.jpg


Istanbul Skyline No:2 - Maslak :D

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/1975/ferhatadmaslak20077ih0dg4.jpg

I like the way Maslak looke from Buyukdere after the addition of "Mashhattan". Excellent skyline of moderate (until the topping out of DOI) height.

But the jaw-dropping thing will be Moscow after the Federation tower is completed. Russia is a rich country blessed with an abundance of natural resources that will definitely skyrocket in the decades to come.

ALL OUT FOR A TALL EUROPE!!! :)

depending on definition...


Central Europe for me: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary maybe Slovenia and Croatia as well
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/f/f2/350px-Visegrad_group_countries.jpg



Germany is Western Europe

so according to this definition Slovenia,Croatia,Bosnia,Montenegro & part of Serbia are southern european or even central?? :D

so according to this definition Slovenia,Croatia,Bosnia,Montenegro & part of Serbia are southern european or even central?? :D

if they'd be central then we have to extend the same to Finland and sweden

if they'd be central then we have to extend the same to Finland and sweden

yeh ure right,then were southern :nuts:

Picture of Rotterdam


http://207.44.228.232/images/B03/3243.jpg
(Sorry I don't know the photographers name! Rotterdammers help me out here...)

Lodz (Polish: Łódź)

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t107/asd1asd/PanoLodzRudzka.jpg

Unfortunately without Maslak Cluster
http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/22324/2006117492859902473_rs.jpg

Napoli:

http://i15.tinypic.com/688yrnr.jpg

http://i17.tinypic.com/5zcjeh0.jpg

http://i11.tinypic.com/4tezy2b.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/5xsyg7b.jpg

Istanbul:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/111-1.jpg

The best Skyline of Europe have Frankfurt.
But Rotterdam, London and Warsaw are also very good.

Where can I find the photos?? Thanks

I am surprised that Rotterdam is such an impressive city.

The best Skyline of Europe have Frankfurt.
But Rotterdam, London and Warsaw are also very good.
Moscow and Istanbul will be the best within 3 or 4 years...
:yes:

^^^
IMO not :D

Paris will have a great cluster. Nowaday its mabe to homogenous. But with the new 200-310m towers it will get a character

Moscow will need IMO more towers and more 100-200 towers

Istanbul's problem that it has got many clusters
Maslak is more like London City or Frankfurt. Dense and more cluster
Levent is like Sheik Zayeed Road. Towers along the Büyükdere Avenue

Levent's possible future Skyline
http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/22691/2003515638108802052_rs.jpg

In 5-10 years time I think it will be like:

Moscow
Paris
Istanbul

Paris will have a "mature" skyline and I hope they will build the new 300+ towers planned. It will always be the most progressive city in Europe in that whatever new trends in urban planning there were, Paris was first to adopt them.

Moskva will be the most dynamic meta-tall city in Europe, perhaps pairing with Longon if the Shard and Bishosgate are built. Both cities have HUGE potential and may overcome Paris in terms of thrust in urban dynamics.

Istanbul will be the Leader in Eastern Europe. Warsaw is excellent and adorable but when the DOI and the Saphire and hopefully the Dubai Towers are built, The Queen of Cities, the Big Empress of Three civilizations will rise again as the absolute queen in half of the European continent. Sorry folks but this is the plain truth...

I may be a bit biased for the supremacy of the queen of cities but to the east of Frankfurt, south of Moscow, and north of the emirates the choices seem to be limited...

In 5-10 years time I think it will be like:

Moscow
Paris
Istanbul

In 5-10 years time I think it will be like:
Frankfurt
Moscow
London
Paris
Warsaw & Madryt
Rotterdam
end Instabul
by cichus1:
view from Warsaw Trade Tower in Wola district
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb80/visualmark/wttwiev304.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb80/visualmark/wttwiev307.jpg

Warsaw = Paris? (268 vs. 270) Haha !!!

Warsaw = Paris? (268 vs. 270) Haha !!!
^^
These are the facts man. :cheers:
Does it hurt?:)

Warsaw
http://groundy.webd.pl/warszawa/Galeria/warszawa111.jpg

2 pano's of Rotterdam(thanks to Huib)
http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/2584/panokralingen1anh5.jpg

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/9094/brandgrenspanoba7.jpg

MY GOD! Warsaw has surpassed Paris! :cheers:

you have to be very nationalistic to choose warsaw over paris.

in fact to vote something else than paris or frankfurt you have to be biaised.

If I push it further, theire should be no other vote than frankfurt

Top 20 European skylines thread, but poll contains only 14 cities :lol:

Here is my top 20, hope i don't missed anything :cheers:

1. Frankfurt
2. Paris
3. London
4. Istambul
5. Warsaw
6. Rotterdam
7. Moscow
8. Benidorm
9. Naples
10. Brussels
11. Barcelona
12. Vienna
13. Amsterdam
14. Madrid
15. Vilnius
16. Birmingham
17. Tallinn
18. The Hague
19. Bratislava
20. Milan

you have to be very nationalistic to choose warsaw over paris.

in fact to vote something else than paris or frankfurt you have to be biaised.

^^
It is quite funny and a very "unbiased" line from someone from Paris east. Right?

http://skyscrapers.ru/gallery/d/10646-1/04.jpg?g2_GALLERYSID=e438278c1db55faaa30db41daa371e17

http://skyscrapers.ru/gallery/d/10644-1/03.jpg?g2_GALLERYSID=e438278c1db55faaa30db41daa371e17

http://skyscrapers.ru/gallery/d/10652-1/07.jpg?g2_GALLERYSID=e438278c1db55faaa30db41daa371e17

^^
It is quite funny and a very "unbiased" line from someone from Paris east. Right?

But from an objective viewpoint he's a 100% right.:cheers:

But from an objective viewpoint he's a 100% right.:cheers:

O... which part is 100% objective?.. that "voting fo Warsaw is very nationalistic" this part? For me its more rude than object, but :cheers: anyhow

well just the Paris skyline compared to the Warsaw one:cheers: no offense mate:cheers:

Istanbul:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/SSC/820045201_adfe1c852a_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/74/193202788_74d0edc458_b.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/131_3200.jpg

why do so much people vote for Warszawa??http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/lol.gif
:lol:...i would say Frankfurt,moscow<london<paris and Istanbul are better than warsaw..and Vienna is about as good as warsaw!!but thats typical polish nationalism i guesshttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/shake.gif
:ohno:

^^
"vienna as good as warsaw" :nuts: :lol:

sorry man but that makes me laugh.

2007
Frankfurt
Paris/Warsaw
London
Moscow
Istambul
2012
Warsaw/Moscow/Paris
London
Frankfurt/Istambul

P.S. Istambul definitely lacks 2-3 dominants.

Its Istanbul not Istambul!!

^^
"vienna as good as warsaw" :nuts: :lol:

sorry man but that makes me laugh.

2007
Frankfurt
Paris/Warsaw
London
Moscow
Istambul
2012
Warsaw/Moscow/Paris
London
Frankfurt/Istambul

P.S. Istambul definitely lacks 2-3 dominants.

It will get big ones
Sapphire - 261m - u/c (13th fl) - Levent
Diamond Of Istanbul - 270m - u/c (8th fl) - Maslak
Dubai Towers - "260" and "300"m - proposed - Levent

^^
"vienna as good as warsaw" :nuts: :lol:

sorry man but that makes me laugh.

2007
Frankfurt
Paris/Warsaw
London
Moscow
Istambul
2012
Warsaw/Moscow/Paris
London
Frankfurt/Istambul

P.S. Istambul definitely lacks 2-3 dominants.

Wow very optimistic of you! All big cities in exception of Frankfurt are building or have +250m towers right now and Warsaw doesn't even have approved ones, not even proposed ones. How do you expect Warsaw to be at the top in 2012?

Warsaw and Milan :)

And do not forget the new Frankfurt projects
Frankfurt will become more dense

for the record i voted frankfurt..

but warsaw is very good but its not near paris or frankfurt in my opinion

In the future istanbul, moscow, and london will have a world class skyline. *they are improving so fast.

Wow very optimistic of you! All big cities in exception of Frankfurt are building or have +250m towers right now and Warsaw doesn't even have approved ones, not even proposed ones. How do you expect Warsaw to be at the top in 2012?

Wola district is booming and in the near future will become a second slightly lower cluster (vicinity of WTT). In the center, Libeskind tower is UC (192m), Hines tower (160m) - construction to start soon. We're still waiting for sth really BIG (+250), the whole city is buzzing with rumours, but nothing confirmed yet, that's true. But I'm 100% certain that some huge towers are just around the corner.

It will get big ones
Sapphire - 261m - u/c (13th fl) - Levent
Diamond Of Istanbul - 270m - u/c (8th fl) - Maslak
Dubai Towers - "260" and "300"m - proposed - Levent

good for You! that will make Istanbul's skyline much more resounding.


Its Istanbul not Istambul!!

Sorry, that's cause polish spelling is diffrent and there's "m" instead of "n".

like spanish then :D

Do you really think that Europe will have cities with a world class skyline?

Brisbane, Melbourne, Seoul etc
even those cities build more +200 towers (not counting moscow :D)

like spanish then :D

Do you really think that Europe will have cities with a world class skyline?

Brisbane, Melbourne, Seoul etc
even those cities build more +200 towers (not counting moscow :D)

Sincerely task that no European city can catch up the levels of New york, Chicago, Honk kong, Shangai, Singapore

http://www.survoldefrance.fr/photos/highdef/6046.jpg
http://irgendwo.free.fr/vuemeudon/17.jpg
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z94/RogerGal/DSCN0652.jpg
http://chrispics.free.fr/defense/vuedef6g.jpg
http://chrispics.free.fr/defense/vuedef3g.jpg
http://chrispics.free.fr/defense/vuedef5g.jpg
http://jrlegallais.free.fr/photos/villes/paris/ladefense/t1/T1-20070818-001-Meudon-JRL.jpg
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6925/pict2128bp4.jpg < i love this one
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/6338/defenseow4.jpg

pictures from paris-skyscrapers.fr forum

La Defense needs just one or two +270m in order to become worldclass.

brussels - not up to date pictures

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/best/brussel17.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/best/vue_d_ensemble_sur_quartier_madou_2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/best/quartier_nord_petit_matin.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/487991763_ee1b4d0540_o.jpg

its all I could find, more pictures appreciated

barcelona

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/5909/bclnevdcfs1sf3.jpg

yeah thats true.
Paris is IMO the only which will have a world class skyline with the the proposed +200m and +300m towers

wow what's happening there in Barcelona!! Time to visit the city! Next month maybe?

ISn't it for the habitat or forum or something else?
My fav skyscraper is the diagonal or something like that :D

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/night.jpg

london

warsaw
http://images23.fotosik.pl/73/a7c3fc36e103cea1.jpg


frankfurt ach, sociszz gut wurzten jaja

http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/6616/frankfurtlongislandlounke3.jpg
http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/148/frankfurtbeleuchtungyf6.jpg

berlin
http://berlin1.btm.de/bilder/sehenswuerdigkeiten/unter-den-linden_03_gross.jpg


wien - imho not bad, very good from certain angles, could become great in the future
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/Skyshadow2500/Wien/Donaucity/Vor1.jpg
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/Norbb20/skylines/dc6.JPG
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/Skyshadow2500/Wien/Donaucity/Vor4.jpg


Liverpool - tiny but amazing!
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/8559/mycityfv1.jpg
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/5875/lplxcb9gx5.jpg

london
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/4654/img4310db0.jpg

napoli
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/430993360_d1bc2777b8_b.jpg
benidorm
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/victhor/benidorm01/benidorm0315.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1087/752826815_8d6a0a590b_o.jpg

http://skyscrapers.ru/gallery/d/11130-1/mos_46.jpg

The city view by Brad

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7018/17dr6.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1397/1223601479_7b94f4eedb_o.jpg

This is Rotterdam's 2007 skyline
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3030/img73412is7.jpg


Some Rotterdam pics made by @opgezetfan

http://members.rott.chello.nl/eoorthuis/WTC/Panorama_WTC_Rotterdam_2007_08_29-007-klein.jpg

http://members.rott.chello.nl/eoorthuis/WTC/Panorama_WTC_Rotterdam_2007_08_29-010-klein.jpg

WOW! The three I voted for are exactly the same as the top-3 in the poll :D
Frankfurt
Warsaw
Paris
in no particular order.

breathtaking pics everybody!!!!

Warsaw from new development suburbs
http://www.muratorplus.pl/images/warbud_artykul_marina4(2).jpg

Warsaw donwtown by filosss

http://images27.fotosik.pl/71/4703ef94d10881c2.jpg

^^ You have all the right to be PROUD! :D
Beautiful, clean and orderly (not messy) - the latter impresses me the most.

^^ You have all the right to be PROUD! :D
Beautiful, clean and orderly (not messy) - the latter impresses me the most.

Thanks. There is still a lot of work to do in Warsaw, but in a few years it'll become a real world city. Every single day it's just booming, changing beyond recognition.

Istanbul

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1993/g1fb9.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/4/45/Gesch%C3%A4ftsviertel_2.jpg

http://img326.imageshack.us/img326/3672/istanbullevent11ri.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/alanson/MuratDuzyol.jpg

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/2186/farukmaslak2wx7.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/8/8c/Bankenviertel.jpg

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/1795/kanyonshoppingmallinlevvu2.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/alanson/bilalercin3.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1337/942439989_bd3a22e429_b.jpg

Pictures by JP

http://irgendwo.free.fr/weseptembre/8.jpg

http://irgendwo.free.fr/SUMMER/19.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/8933/7182883qd9.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/8508/6464349pr4.jpg

paris:)

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/1402/img1491atx1.jpg



.

Warsaw

from digart.pl
http://digart.img.digart.pl/data/img/14/46/download/797130.jpg

http://digart.img.digart.pl/data/img/69/94/download/741408.jpg

http://digart.img.digart.pl/data/img/88/78/download/734955.jpg

http://digart.img.digart.pl/data/img/14/46/download/797130.jpg

AWESOME!! :cheers:

Warsaw

by szelma
http://images27.fotosik.pl/68/4abfbf885e4866c6.jpg

by deVoo
http://images23.fotosik.pl/71/8bb7ebf878bc5eac.jpg

by Pstrykacz
http://czarnota.org/gallery/albums/warszawa/Panoramy/2007_08_07/2007_08_07_-_04_-_Warszawa_-_widok_z_Mostu_Gdanskiego.jpg

http://czarnota.org/gallery/albums/warszawa/Panoramy/2007_08_07/2007_08_07_-_06_-_Warszawa_-_widok_z_Mostu_Gdanskiego.jpg

Мoscow

http://photos.streamphoto.ru/e/7/1/c04cfec9e1df3e05f33a33ee5ec8417e.jpg

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/7509/gallery32702243bq1.jpg

These two skylines are not the best of Europe, but are the nearest from my home (150km), that is the reason ...

Wien
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3558/img1584ow9.jpg


Bratislava
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/4441/img0709ja8.jpg

I am suprised. I had no idea that Wien has highrises.

Bratislava's skyline would be much better without this ugly chimney:ohno:
Anyway, i like this city:cheers:

The very best european skyline: Benidorm!:banana:
And the 2 tallest buildings are not noticeable in this great pic, it is taken from a 52-storey hotel
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/2769/benidorm0340yd4.jpg

Torre Lugano is so dominating :drool:
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4094/benidorm0336jd5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Benidorm's skyline is so impressive, but ugly

but has its recognisible sharm

Looks like smaller Panama City

The look of individual towers is not unique, but the look of the city as a whole is unique for Europe

but has its recognisible sharm
Yes, Benidorm is charming. I agree!
:yes:

Liverpool has great potential!

wow nice Benidorm pics, Torre Lúgano is best high-rise over there so far! :drool:

Looks like smaller Panama CityIt looks like a brazilian skyline IMO

I am suprised. I had no idea that Wien has highrises.
I am surprised you're surprised Kuvvaci... you're an 'old' forumer, quite courious you never saw threads or posts about Wien skyline

Finishing works



http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z83/davomadrid/IMG_0132_2.jpg

Istanbul:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/111-1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/SSC/c-2.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/SSC/d-1.jpg

By maddie digital (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maddiedigital/)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1180/1417398792_e04be9eafb_o.jpg

Posted by yoshef over in the UK forums. :cheers:

twin towers are nice, but Istanbul needs to try something else

Actually new projects are mainly 1 tower
Mecidiyeköy twins- 160m- u/c
Dubai Towers-240m and 300m - pro
Landmarrk towers-2x 250m-pro

Milano, Porta Nuova skyline (now and tomorrow)

by Skymino

Ora:
http://i20.tinypic.com/2yplusg.jpg

Dopo:
http://i24.tinypic.com/r0wdqf.jpg

Alta vista...
Ora:
http://i24.tinypic.com/2rnk9qc.jpg

Domani:
http://i20.tinypic.com/2rgkxsj.jpg

Pics taken from Duomo roof

ISTANBUL:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/SSC/942439989_bd3a22e429_b.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/SSC/806803298_f3f08d7bda_o.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/SSC/10ehv1l.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/SSC/ferhatadmaslak20077ih0.jpg

:nono::shocked:

i see nuditiy in one of the pics above, not very Muslim of them.

:nono::shocked:

i see nuditiy in one of the pics above, not very Muslim of them.
:crazy:
Turkey is not a Muslim country, free religion, mate.
;)

:nono::shocked:

i see nuditiy in one of the pics above, not very Muslim of them.

actually we are buddhist...

http://www.archunion.com.ua/img/panorams/kiev_214.jpg
Kiev

actually we are buddhist...

lol

i love the Kiev pic!!
looks very interesting to me

Yeah, the foto of Kiev looks so amazing!

Moscow
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2383/1669891735_4446f70834_o.jpg

author http://stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gifshilovpope (http://shilovpope.livejournal.com/)
taken from here http://community.livejournal.com/ru_hdr/812522.html

WIthin the last months there were many new project's in Frankfurt and the current economic situation will allow the realisation of most of them

frankfurt will get pretty dense now

by Pstrykacz
http://czarnota.org/gallery/albums/warszawa/Panoramy/2007_10_18/2007_10_16_-_001_-_Warszawa.jpg
http://czarnota.org/gallery/albums/warszawa/Panoramy/2007_10_18/2007_10_16_-_007_-_Warszawa.jpg

Moscow
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2383/1669891735_4446f70834_o.jpg

author http://stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gifshilovpope (http://shilovpope.livejournal.com/)
taken from here http://community.livejournal.com/ru_hdr/812522.html
^^Incredible, unbelievable!!
:eek2::eek2:

Moscow came just out of nothing.

Moscow came just out of nothing.
That is not true!
:nono:

We've seen many pics of Moscow lately
But I couldn't help posting this new one. :)

http://i022.radikal.ru/0710/94/046a7f529745.jpg

http://i016.radikal.ru/0710/5f/552775703229.jpg
by Bolik

^^Great photos!!
:okay:

More from ISTANBUL:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Mehmet_Bayrak_2007ekim_26900600.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Berat_Oz_maslak.jpg

...not much, but underrated I guess...

Millennium Tower

http://www.foto.pfluegl.at/gal/wse_0381.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Vienna_Milleniumstower.jpg

http://www.emporis.com/ge/il/im/?id=568073

http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~choc/images/image47.jpg

Donau City (Business Park / United Nations & IAEA Headquarters)

http://www.foto-julius.at/wien3/W2411+.jpg

http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/2358169/2/istockphoto_2358169_lightning_traffic_over_danube_bridge_and_vienna_skyline.jpg

http://www.viennaslide.com/p/0100-vienna/Viennaslide-01000168.jpg

http://www.foto-julius.at/wien3/W2407.html

Twin Towers

http://members.chello.at/julian.gruber/images/skyline13.jpg

http://www.twinpark.at/images/start.jpg

Bonus ;)
St. Stefan's Cathedral

http://www.simi.at/600/stephansdom.jpg

^^Nice photos!
:okay:

Rotterdam

(this pic is made by cityskyscrapers)
http://timdebruijn.eu/Rotterdam-pics/Rotterdam%20-%20March%20April%202007/images/pano1-klein.jpg

Update for Barcelona skyline, by IZE:
;)
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/8135/14aha6.jpg
:drool::drool:

Some perfect pictures by sturman

http://sezam-ada.net/sturman/jpg/pano.jpg

http://sezam-ada.net/sturman/jpg/city_05.jpg

http://sezam-ada.net/sturman/jpg/city_04.jpg

http://sezam-ada.net/sturman/jpg/city_02.jpg

United Nations Headquarters in the middle, subway

http://www.axel-hahn.de/axel/images/fotos_200304_wien/131-3137_img.jpg

http://www.panos.at/wienov/20010305_PANia2.042F-776-773,869,770-767DonauturmF=10,8(x525).jpg

1. Istanbul

http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/img27/1193834093-620.jpg (http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/bekijk25/-338630.html)

http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/img27/1193834149-810.jpg (http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/bekijk25/-338637.html)

http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/img27/1193834173-420.jpg (http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/bekijk25/-338638.html)

http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/img27/1193834203-780.jpg (http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/bekijk25/-338642.html)

http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/img27/1193834229-90.jpg (http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/bekijk25/-338643.html)

http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/img27/1193834252-010.jpg (http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/bekijk25/-338645.html)


2. Frankfurt

3. Paris

4. London

Istanbul ist not bad, but it's not 1.
London?? Why does everybody vote for London. It's nothing compared to other Skylines like Défense.

Most overrated Skylines:
1. London ! only Canary Wharf is nice
2. Frankfurt ... is not so good as you may think. Commerzbank Tower ist very disappointing...

Back to Vienna
http://www.simi.at/600/millenniumsturm.jpg

GO TO THE RIGHT
http://www.panos.at/wienov/20010305_PANia2.042F-776-773,869,770-767DonauturmF=10,8(x525).jpg

Rotterdam

pic made by Skyscrapercitizen
http://timdebruijn.eu/nelle/uitzicht/pano.jpg

made by hoogbouw010
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200709216475bb.jpg

made by hoogbouw010
http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200709226645bb.jpg

Five towers will be built in this area ranging from 147m till 170m (off which two are already U/C)
http://xs320.xs.to/xs320/07401/_21_0156.jpg
pic made by xlchrisij

the vienna cluster is ugly.
it really doesnt fit the generally outstanding beauty of the city.

I think Birmingham will continue to challenge the bottom end of the top 20 soon enough!

I think we all know which the top 5 are, I think we should focus more on the up and coming skylines. Vienna's is pretty poor compared to Birmingham's and Liverpools.

http://i17.tinypic.com/53sygqe.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/van_heckler/A-3.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/iceman14141414/P1010038.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/iceman14141414/P1010036.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/van_heckler/Skyline-5.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/iceman14141414/P1000976.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/iceman14141414/P1000982.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/iceman14141414/P1000925.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/iceman14141414/P1000936.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/van_heckler/Skyline9.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/van_heckler/Skyline7.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1422/1427421523_798992cb0a_b.jpg

http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/cheesetastic2000/Five%20Ways%20Tower/2007_08020041.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/iceman14141414/P1000874.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/iceman14141414/Untitled1.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/iceman14141414/P1000847.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/iceman14141414/P1000848.jpg/img]

[img]http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/iceman14141414/P1000833.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1059/693317835_79d8d846a0_b.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/van_heckler/skylinecopy-1.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/1031783397_0098387082_o.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/van_heckler/Panorama.jpg

FRANKFURT (my favourite)

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5475/3863310bo7.jpg
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/5883/4798689xc5.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/1885/39938601obib9.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/9025/borispogorzalekor1qr8.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/8070/resid1gh0.jpg
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/23/sc21jyxq3.jpg
(pics from www.******************)

Right now:

1. Frankfurt
2. Paris
3. Moscow
4. Istanbul
5. Warsaw
6. London
7. Rotterdam
8. Madrid

In 10 years (if most proposed projects go ahead):

1. Moscow
2. Paris
3. Frankfurt
4. London
5. Istanbul
6. Rotterdam
7. Warsaw
8. Madrid

The real ugly part of the Vienna Cluster are the United Nations & IAEA Headquarters. Built in the 70's, they should have done it better. Higher. The form is ugly. I don't like it. The new builduings are a little better... Anyway Vienna has more to offer then skylines...

Delugan Meissl Turm:
http://www.archnewsnow.com/features/images/Feature0193_06x.jpg

Near to the Danube:
http://img.******************/photos/2469640.jpg

1. Frankfurt
2. Frankfurt
3. Frankfurt

:baeh3:





:pet:

Current Madrid skyline, odd pic IMO



http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/2927/ctbaegipcio03xm1.jpg

Łódź, Poland

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t107/asd1asd/0342panozblk03.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t107/asd1asd/pnzblk.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t107/asd1asd/P8080033fsdhtjr.jpg

Katowice (300 000 inhabitants), Upper Silesia - Poland:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Panorama_Katowic_o_zachodzie_s%C5%82o%C5%84ca.jpg
http://www.debowetarasy.pl/images/site_big_pl_33.jpg
http://fotoforum.gazeta.pl/photo/6/mi/di/apba/JlnheVbgU4e6j9NZrX.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/176/430738104_4cf211676e.jpg?v=0

^^ Łódzki jest lepszy :P :lol:

Some more from Łódź

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t107/asd1asd/P8070001asdf.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t107/asd1asd/P8070014asd.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t107/asd1asd/P8070009adasdf.jpg

By mccu2260 in Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2110/1903109489_a60c739d82_b.jpg

^^ WOW!...the buildings in the foreground ;)

1. Paris
2. Frankfurt
3. London
4. Istanbul
5. Warsaw

My ranking:
1. Frankfurt
2. London
3. Rotterdam
4. Warsaw
5. Paris/Madrid


^^ Łódzki jest lepszy :P :lol:

W głosowaniu my wygrywamy. Koniec off topa.

U're on the top of the page making offtopic in Polish! , pathetic. It even makes me feel worse about you :bash:

Anyway, for me its still
1) Frankfurt
2) Paris
3) ex equo London / Warsaw / Rotterdam / Istanbul and still not on the top Moscow

Bit of the Birmingham skyline at night! Think its certainly going to make the grade soon enough. 138m U/C along with numerous other 60-90m towers. Enabling works underway on 152m V Building. Construction to start on 135m BST, 200m V.T.P and 163m Colmore Row in 2008 with possibly another.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2208/1832887595_ffd1fbcbb2_b.jpg

More of Frankfurt - Germany :)

http://img.******************/photos/2029249.jpg

Nightview from the Maintower (200m)
http://img.******************/photos/4405970.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/8863435.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/2383262.jpg

Commerzbank up close
http://img.******************/photos/10784268.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/3517496.jpg

At the Zeil (biggest shopping street) - it's changing a lot these days (with projects like FrankfurtHoch4 with 4 towers; recladding of shopping centers and recreating of the whole area)
http://img.******************/photos/2402263.jpg

Messe (trade fair) cluster, the big tower is the MesseTurm
http://img.******************/photos/2529303.jpg

MesseTurm up close
http://img.******************/photos/10847868.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/3992260.jpg

Panoramic view from the 'Eiserner Steg' - the Main-bridge right next to the old town of Frankfurt (you can only capture a small part of the skyline from this point)
Clicke me, I'm a link! (http://www.*****************/pc/pc/extra/fav/display/4483379)

Emerging Westhafen-cluster
http://img.******************/photos/10800772.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/10820542.jpg

Taunusanlage (kinda Central Park)
http://img.******************/photos/7937025.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/10841202.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/10824757.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/10427506.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/8476505.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/8104663.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/6321336.jpg

From Sachsenhausen
http://img.******************/photos/8884064.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/8352448.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/10814264.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/6139001.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/8914278.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/3331169.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/2381447.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/288479.jpg

DZ-Bank ('Crown highrise') up close
http://img.******************/photos/10352917.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/9616152.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/9843621.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/8064381.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/9898354.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/2019633.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/4022936.jpg

The SEK ;)
http://img.******************/photos/8904168.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/9780187.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/9046915.jpg

The skyline of sand (maybe a great metaphory for Dubai eh ;))
http://img.******************/photos/8968276.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/8916570.jpg

http://img.******************/photos/8273482.jpg

:cheers1:

U're on the top of the page making offtopic in Polish! , pathetic. It even make me feels worse about you :bash:

Anyway, for me its still
1) Frankfurt
2) Paris
3) ex equo London / Warsaw / Rotterdam / Istanbul and still not on the top Moscow

Sorry, but peoples from Łódź started quarrel with me.

Whatever, I'd had a refill for Frankfurt - Here we go :)


http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2194/frankfurtwolkenkratzerfwt3.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9051/frankfurthochnebelyn2.jpg

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/97/frankfurtlongislandlounsk3.jpg

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/2108/frankfurthauptbahnhofglbu1.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/3352/frankfurtpanoentfernungve5.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3766/frankfurttowersnachtslv5.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2835/frankfurtparktowerfastfel1.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/9771/frankfurtrmerbergmainbluh7.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9122/frankfurtmainskylinedm3.jpg

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/4085/frankfurtlangzeitaufnahqn3.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3268/frankfurtskylinebergestad9.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6185/frankfurtskylinehaufensrj7.jpg

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/1729/frankfurtgrnderzeitundmkc6.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9853/frankfurtwolkenkratzerfoq8.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/2301/frankfurtskylineobermaidf4.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/8986/frankfurtstadtblickwz5.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4036/frankfurtwesthafentowersm6.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/1351/frankfurtskyperaltbauineo3.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/3972/frankfurtskylineswmc8.jpg

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/6208/frankfurtkaisersackql0.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8278/frankfurtparknachtsoq0.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/4420/frankfurtskylinevommainxi5.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6377/frankfurtwolkenkratzerfnt9.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3073/frankfurtsungoesdownnw6.jpg

:goodbye:

Sorry, but peoples from Łódź started quarrel with me.

Ok, I'm sorry for the provocation. I didn't mean to offend you. I just intended it as a friendly joke :)

@Erbsenzaehler, These are some graet pics of Frankfurt you've collected :cheers:

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5/go131.0/0_6b85_c2aaf289_orig

La Defense in early 2005 (CBX tower 142m is not completed and T1 187m is not built)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/La_Garenne_et_La_D%C3%A9fense.JPG/800px-La_Garenne_et_La_D%C3%A9fense.JPG

Sapphire is the 2nd tower at thr right side
http://i18.tinypic.com/7xnlqwk.jpg

Moscow, nov. 12, by Brad

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5/go131.0/0_6b44_9d9794d4_orig

one more by jst: :)

http://photos.streamphoto.ru/4/a/1/6b3d975cfb878ca38bdf7f492b4e41a4.jpg

Barcelona now:
;)
Aquí pongo unas fotillos que hice hace no mucho en barcelona.

Desde Monjuitch:
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/790/bar1dx6.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/4947/bar2dm0.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2272/bar2ny0.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/3015/barfiratp2.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/9844/barpalauqt8.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/843/barpangh5.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7282/barport1yl6.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8690/barport2rk5.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/5803/bar3fy5.jpg

Ahora desde el Torre Catalunya:
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7229/barsantsxz6.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8329/bartarr2ve9.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7595/bartarr1nk7.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9718/bartressg6.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4219/bartres2my7.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/8666/bardiagmardm9.jpg

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4413/barzoom1yv9.jpg
:wink2:

I think Barca looks way too dense and overbuild for a European city - And sadly there are crappy post-war-boxes in heaps...

http://i026.radikal.ru/0711/6a/24e2becc1330.jpg

Wow, since when does Prague have such tall highrises? Last time I've visited it, there solely had been ugly commieblocks outside of the old town...
Or is it just a matter of the perspective?

http://i049.radikal.ru/0711/d8/df9bed87569f.jpg

http://i025.radikal.ru/0711/84/df000e560aee.jpg

http://i024.radikal.ru/0711/3d/e9dab042d941.jpg

http://i010.radikal.ru/0711/a7/691b7d6674e2.jpg

Bolik, why Prague? :)

Я тут сейчас нахожусь)

Rotterdam - For sure a top Europian skyscrapercity

http://huibnederhof.nl/webspace4/de_esch.jpg
pic made by Huib Nederhof

Moscow current skyline

by jst

http://photos.streamphoto.ru/5/7/b/699b795d6d8c3194822cc20e5668fb75.jpg

Rotterdam

http://huibnederhof.nl/webspace4/Rotterdam%20gezien%20vanaf%20de%20Esch.jpg
Another pic by Huib Nederhof

Rotterdam is crazy because you can see another city's skyline in the background. Is it the Hague? or Amsterdam?

anyway here is the king

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2145/2048168445_6be9f78767_o.jpg

More Barcelona skyline:
;)
Chulísimas todas las ciudades O.O!!!
La verdad es que muchas veces crees conocer un lugar, pero no lo conoces, y al ver las distintas imágenes que vais subiendo uno se queda perplejo ante la belleza de todas ellas, ya sea por una u otra cosa.

Aqui dejo unas imágenes de Barcelona (por partes xDD) desde el aire.
CLUSTER 22@:
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/1446/clusssyg0.jpg

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/1749/labcnas7.jpg

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/3964/22oqw1.jpg

Vista 1 de la ciudad (plaça espanya, Diagonal, y lo correspondiente al Ensanche)

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/3196/montyp1.jpg

Vista 2 de la ciudad (de la parte correspondiente a la zona de playa, y el borne):

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/6046/platjaih3.jpg

De noche:

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/6990/nitwk9.jpg

Y desde el mar (esta la pongo por que me ha gustado un montón!!)

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/2366/seasideda0.jpg
:D

Moscow International Business Center

by defenseur

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5823/mibcxo7.jpg

http://www.samper.pl/warszawa_z_lotu_orla/galeria/kon04.jpg

http://www.ziolek.pl/fotografie/warszawy/panorama/zdjecie23.jpg

http://biegajznami.pl/uploads/Zdjecia_Warszawy_007.jpg

http://www.zlota44tower.com/images/content/panoramaview3.jpg

http://www.zlota44tower.com/images/content/panoramaview4.jpg

http://arbiter.pl/files/g/2_1137_wiezowce.jpg

http://fotoforum.gazeta.pl/photo/7/gd/he/3tv2/uaOOFOKCical1yIquX.jpg

@Rocky

You can see the skyline of The Hague. These two cities are almost connected, only the historic city of Delft sits in between :)

Moscow International Business Center

by defenseur

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5823/mibcxo7.jpg
holy crap! :eek2: just 5 more years...
p.s.
there is no "murano eyes" on this render...

I think that Warsaw has a truly stunning skyline and I think it is the best.

are you sure ;) ?

La defense, Paris suburb

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2075/1734985794_dd53301667_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2052/1749156339_51a05cde85_b.jpg

^^omg... Paris looks great... waht is the highest building there?

^ Tour Baguette?

and how high is it?

Warsaw now:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb80/visualmark/P1130095.jpg

and in 2012:
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb80/visualmark/wttwiev304.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb80/visualmark/wttwiev307.jpg

You should at least put most important capitals of Europe at the poll,where are Lisbon,Rome and Athens?

Well, the topic is about the skylines, and the important capitals that you have mentioned.. Well.. They just aren't as good as the others that made it up the list.

So if you'd like to vote for one of those cities, then choose the option "Other (sorry mates)"
and if you like, state what city you were thinking of when selecting it :):)

You should at least put most important capitals of Europe at the poll,where are Lisbon,Rome and Athens?
Select the option OTHERS.
;)
Anyway, there are NO skyscrapers in Athens or Lisbon. Skyscraper = 150 metres high or more.
:wink2:

and how high is it?

A few towers are between 180 and 190 m. And there is no tour baguette:nuts:

The full heights of the skyscrapers u/c (seen on the pic) are shown.

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/13/go131.0/0_7d6b_68a2555b_orig

twin towers are nice, but Istanbul needs to try something else

DUBAI TOWERS ISTANBUL 350m + and 250m + :cheers:

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9937/imresolt330mp3xu4.jpg

^^Are they approved?
:eek2::eek2:

^^Are they approved?
:eek2::eek2:

Yes :)

I hope one day Liverpool will compete.

current skyline

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9076/skylineiy0.jpg

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/7206/wfrontoct006mg3.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/6427/arena190ua5.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/6518/empireskyline0033tonemarn6.jpg

Possible skyline

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8340/planyf1.jpg

Also we have two massive masterplans from Peel called Liverpool Waters and Wirral Waters.

^^Are they approved?
:eek2::eek2:

No, still proposed.
We are waiting for the last court decision, but municipality will approve it immediately
So, lets say half approved :D

ISTANBUL:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2310/2081045255_d15f451272_b.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/kuluvar_DSC02014.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/6o17byq.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1022/536472652_98ee5b5d71_b.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/Yilmaz_z_leventsabanci1.jpg

Dnipro
http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2007/12/12/14258.jpg
http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2007/12/12/14257.jpg
http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2007/12/11/14223.jpg

ISTANBUL:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/6o17byq.jpg



sry but that makes me puke :bash: :ohno:

^^
Why? a big difference is seen between old and new Istanbul.
btw, what a the small buildings to the left? Are they old commieblocks in Istanbul? Are they popular?

^^ The short buildings aren't commies they are part of an industrial area.

^^
Why? a big difference is seen between old and new Istanbul.
btw, what a the small buildings to the left? Are they old commieblocks in Istanbul? Are they popular?

Im almost shure there are many commieblocks in Istanbul.


sry but that makes me puke
Hongkongish

Im almost shure there are many commieblocks in Istanbul.
Is it possible to see these commieblocks closer? Are there pics of these old commieblocks here in SSC?

May be someone from Turkey could help to answer to this question?

Is it possible to see these commieblocks closer? Are there pics of these old commieblocks here in SSC?

May be someone from Turkey could help to answer to this question?

It's the MASHATTAN project in Istanbul's Maslak district: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=421025

OMFG HK-ish. Nice towers, but too many for one place... ;/

It's the MASHATTAN project in Istanbul's Maslak district: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=421025
thanx
But I asked about OLD commieblock on the left :) They look very oriental.

thanx
But I asked about OLD commieblock on the left :) They look very oriental.

Haha, these aren't commieblocks. They are industrial storages of past times which are going to be destroyed sooner or later in this fast grwoing district. ;)

Yes, as i kno its also more for cars
http://www.aktifbilya.com/images/ikitelli640.jpg

^^
Why? a big difference is seen between old and new Istanbul.
btw, what a the small buildings to the left? Are they old commieblocks in Istanbul? Are they popular?

as already said HONGKONG in the worst meaning of this word.
heaps of same-looking towers like commiblocks or sth :ohno:

Istanbul is too Asian for me.

Haha, these aren't commieblocks. They are industrial storages of past times which are going to be destroyed sooner or later in this fast grwoing district. ;)

But you have real commiebloks arent you? There was a thread about them in commieblock section but all the pics are gone now...

by Gamma-Hamster
http://foto.rambler.ru/public/hamsterw/7/CIMG2464/CIMG2464-webbig.jpg

Right now:

1. Frankfurt
2. Paris
3. Moscow
4. Istanbul
5. Warsaw
6. London
7. Rotterdam
8. Madrid

In 10 years (if most proposed projects go ahead):

1. Moscow
2. Paris
3. Frankfurt
4. London
5. Istanbul
6. Rotterdam
7. Warsaw
8. Madrid

Wow very optimistic of you! All big cities in exception of Frankfurt are building or have +250m towers right now and Warsaw doesn't even have approved ones, not even proposed ones. How do you expect Warsaw to be at the top in 2012?

Would you guys like to reconsider? lol

Made by Rexxx
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Daniel Libeskind U/C192m
Zaha Hadid Proposed 257 m
Jewish Community Proposed 207 m
Kulczyk Tower Proposed ~282 m (Designe will be changed)
Helmut Jahn Approved 160 m
Prosta Tower Proposed ~150 m

There was few other forumers on here who were saying how they are not impressed and Warsaw doesnt have any interesting skyscrapers. Better yet how Warsaw can't compeat with cities like London, Paris and Istanbul. Impressed yet? How many skyscraper proposals designed by Zahah Hadid do you have in your cities?

Made by cichus1
Warsaw today
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb80/visualmark/plokhbds2ev.jpg

In few years
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb80/visualmark/plokhbds2.jpg
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6614/widokkopiecpowstanianw4.jpg

This is the best future skyline of Warsaw IMHO, it's how it's gonna look for the Euro2012, with the 5 most likely to be built projects(Kulczyk 282m, Lillum 250m, Hines 160m, Shalom 207m, Zlota44 192m):

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a212/ringu-pl/Warszawa-final.jpg

How many skyscraper proposals designed by Zahah Hadid do you have in your cities?
A whole CBD ditrict :D
http://www.archiportale.com/immagini/FileProgetto/3408_1.jpg?671,3831
http://www.archiportale.com/immagini/FileProgetto/3408_2.jpg?917,1716
http://sp.ibb.gov.tr/WebPortal/tr-TR/HaberResimleri/proje_odul9.jpg
http://sp.ibb.gov.tr/WebPortal/tr-TR/HaberResimleri/proje_odul12.jpg
http://www.arkitera.com/UserFiles/Image/news/2007/11/14/manset01.jpg

^ Nice, havent heard of that yet, although those are just some very shady visualisations. According to some sources Zahah tower in Warsaw is already approved.

http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/9/4770/z4770049O.jpg
http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/8/4770/z4770048O.jpg
http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/5/4770/z4770045X.jpg
http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/3/4770/z4770053O.jpg
http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/7/4770/z4770047O.jpg
http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/9/4770/z4770039O.jpg
http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/7/4770/z4770037O.jpg[/QUOTE]

Not much of a skyline, but here it goes (made by Borja ;))

Una fotillo de hace ya un tiempo del skyline:

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8899/1754551vf9.jpg

Yeah, those are juts pre design.
was just funny :D

BTW i the Hadid building in Warsaw is really nice.
Shame Zlotta 44 is under 200m

Gorgeous City,

hello from france ...

4 more high towers for Madrid and it will have one of the best skylines in Europe

Other cities in Europe would kill to have four towers in a row flirting with or surpassing 200m as in the case of torre espacio, and the rest in its neighbourhood.

Make no mistake, Madrid Rocks!!!

Growing skyline of Moscow by jst

http://photos.streamphoto.ru/0/4/7/16a644c56adf31b860c35dc8a93b3740.jpg

The bear flexes its muscles. And they're damn big ones :eek:.

Congrats, Russia, welcome back :)!!!

Moscow's the capital of the biggest country on the entire globe. It was about time to get a proper skyline.

Nothing outstanding hitherto, but let's look forward for the Russia tower. Really hope this doesn't end in a jumbly mess - way too many different styles proposed up there. The tower designs should be more balanced, a chaotic modern look like the advised one wouldn't make the best impression, rather tacky - like Dubai or many Chinese cities. I hope it may show some times more taste than these, just a duty as a European city, isn't it?

for me russia is a word...

I be fine with Frankfurt, Paris, London, Rotterdam, Warsaw, Moscow and Madrid. The others aren't really that worth talking about, sorry ;)

I have the mild suspicion that there have to be at least five cities in Russia that are candidates for a decent skyline for the next ten years. Russia displays a dynamism and economic robustness and at least in terms of construction I would always keep an open eye for the developments there.

Now, want it or not, the list of European highrise capitals should include Istanbul as regardless of the existence of an already mature skyline and numerous modern clusters, there are two towers above the 250m mark under construction in the European side amidst already existing clusters (Levent and Maslak).

BTW how's Milan doing with this regeneration project and the towers designed by Hadid, Isozaki and Liebeskind? Milan is a candidate to enter the European highrise stardom with these.

Plus we have Bratislava, Vienna, Beograd, Pristina, and a number of other smaller Balcan stars that should not be neglected as they already make considerable efforts to modernize their skylines :). But that's going to be clearly evident in 2010 - 2015.

Europe's getting taller :).

Europe's getting taller :).

And it's getting more replaceable.

Nothing outstanding hitherto, but let's look forward for the Russia tower. Really hope this doesn't end in a jumbly mess - way too many different styles proposed up there. The tower designs should be more balanced, a chaotic modern look like the advised one wouldn't make the best impression, rather tacky - like Dubai or many Chinese cities. I hope it may show some times more taste than these, just a duty as a European city, isn't it?

And it's getting more replaceable.


Right, right!

Russia isnt a country, Russia is a world

for me russia is a word...

:lol: :lol: :lol: :cheers:

More from Istanbul:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/8fm77ua.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/7y6wza0.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/8ay8kgl.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/6wxxh5u.jpg

Istanbul's scrapers look awful. But the skyline is recognizable for sure.

Istanbul's scrapers look awful. But the skyline is recognizable for sure.

Tastes are different and every city has its own style. I don't like the towers in Paris either, but it's not the style I prefer.

Istanbul offers a huge amount of high quality skyscrapers such as Kanyon, Kempinski Residences Astoria, Kempinski Bellevue Residences, Polat Tower, Is Bank Towers, AI Tower, Sun Plaza and many more. Those towers are on the highest standarts level like few others in Europe. Sapphire Tower, Dubai Towers and Diamond of Istanbul are on the way. But of course, there are crap towers like in other European cities as well...

Vienna

http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/2358169/2/istockphoto_2358169_lightning_traffic_over_danube_bridge_and_vienna_skyline.jpg

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2756/2vr8.jpg

http://www.hlportal.de/images/community/user/gallery/2221.jpg

for me- Warsaw. It has a skyline that was made in many years, and other big cities like London, Paris, Frankfurt, made their business centers by a plan, so Warsaw has a skyline that is spontaneus and very pleasent. I saw some new plans for a skyscrapers there, and i hope they won't ruin the view... ;)

^^'Spontaneous' is not a plus.

^^
NY,Chicago, LA - all these are spontaneous "skylines". It means that in Warsaw skyscrapers grow naturally, not as a plan or sth as in Paris or Moskow. (of course I don;t mean Hong-Kongish mess) And unlike in the mentioned cities skyscrapers in Warsaw are in the very center of the city not making business enclaves.

skyscrapers in Warsaw are in the very center of the city not making business enclaves.
Thats right they are part of the city life no other european city have so many scyscrapers right in the city center thats why Warsaw is the city of scyscrapers not just with scyscrapers like Paris, Madrid etc.

^ Yeah, of course. Frankfurt also has all its skyscrapers in the city center and doubtlessly has much more of them than Warsaw.