^^ The body of this plain is new look at the pictures of 1988 and 2000 youll see. And yes the second one is due in 2008

edit.

Frankfurt Owns! Beautiful skyline!:)

Rotterdam seen from The Hague (15 miles away)

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5840/p1000851editedborderph1.jpg
pic made by @909

Rotterdam
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/5751/img2333wg7.jpg

Istanbul the two clusters you can see
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3120/2682823349_0093a04cee_b.jpg

I must say, that's a beautiful photo! :)

Mix from polish forumers:

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/1669/warsawkopia2pg7.jpg

Gettin better (higher, wider) every year :)
http://i34.************/347fj0n.jpg

damn i thought i posted the best picture in this thread :lol:

Barcelona, Fòrum cluster:
;)
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/460/forumfv3.jpg
:wink2:

Yeah, Barcelona has got impressive skyline... Especially from Park Guel.

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/2292/barcapanoramadr6.jpg

But, anyway, Barcelona is a beautiful city.

Maybe Barcelona needs more glass towers??!?!!?

think of a "Top 20" is too much. it´s dificult to find Top10, after that it surely would get unserious.


two possibilities:

1.) skyline by good looking
2.) skyline by inhabitants

Maybe Barcelona needs more glass towers??!?!!?
This is being made now.
:yes:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3206/2732470432_9fa63633ca_b.jpg
Bigger one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loresima/2732470432/sizes/o/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/2733134200_7c550c9f0c_b.jpg

Moscow by MakZer

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/35/makzero.c/0_12e11_af4b4e61_XL

^^ very nice, very high, but very small cluster

It would be much better if in Moscow there could be several such highrise clusters, not just one. IMO Moscow is the most suitable city for skyscrapers in Europe.

Milano
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/5765/img0224api4.jpg

im voted istanbul:banana:
Rotterdam
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/5751/img2333wg7.jpg

too many skyscrapers:eek:
:lol:
j/k
im joking, nederlands is under the sea.so, you guys cant build skysrapers.i understand you.

Yeah under the sea.. like in the core of the earth :|

Amsterdam the european Atlantis ?

Amsterdam the european Atlantis ?

Scientists say this might happen after about 70 years... And not only Neatherlands, but also regions of many countries that border the sea. :no:

@illuminat:
nop.all nederlands.my grandmom and dad is lives in nederlands.im worrying about them:(

Scientists say this might happen after about 70 years... And not only Neatherlands, but also regions of many countries that border the sea. :no:
Many parts of Spain too, for example...
:(

Some pictures of Vienna

Here is a part of the skyline on the Danube platform at night.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1341/728011853_5816935b67.jpg?v=0


Vienna DC as seen from a bridge across Danube.

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg90/stefanguti/CIMG4671.jpg

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg90/stefanguti/CIMG4670.jpg

Vienna is wonderful but it needs some higher skyscrapers - not too much, only one or two but they should in in the midlle of skyline.

My fauvourites:
1. Frankfurt
2. Paris
3. Warsaw

Kyiv by Levshev:

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/32/levshev.2/0_19696_869c7121_XL

By _Hawk_

http://i.io.ua/img_aa/medium/0473/57/04735778.jpg

http://i.io.ua/img_aa/medium/0473/57/04735779.jpg

By Mraku:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3273/2570560980_3a0b76644f_o.jpg

by jst;
http://photos.streamphoto.ru/b/5/1/0ce81482ed4224029891a7cd940fc15b.jpg

Moscow
http://lh3.ggpht.com/pyenot/SJru4PXEe2I/AAAAAAAACTU/zDNb_Uu8vgI/s800/DSC_7124.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/pyenot/SJru5HPYAJI/AAAAAAAACTc/eFu7GJ7Ie1g/s800/DSC_7119.jpg

ёё

by jst;
http://photos.streamphoto.ru/b/5/1/0ce81482ed4224029891a7cd940fc15b.jpg

woww:eek2:moscow's skyline is really impressive:eek2:

I cannot imagine how this skyline will look in 2012. Moskva is in the right track and will soon set new standards in Europe. Notably, Moscow has the tallest building in Europe at the moment and will continue so well into the next decades with the federation tower and especially after the Tower of Russia is built.

All that while the rest of the proposed projects in the continent are half the height of Moscow's envisioned tallest...

As for me, Kyiv as well looks really impressive. But yes, Moscow just has to have the best skyline at least in Europe - it's the capital of the most enormous country in the world anyway... :master:

Fantastic photos Brad & Gamma!:cheers:

Dnipropetrovsk from gorod.dp.ua
http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2008/08/11/19224.JPG
http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2008/08/11/19232.JPG
http://gorod.dp.ua/photo/usergorod/2008/08/21/19421.jpg

http://soldatenglueck.de/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/bw-p-ueberflug-warschau.jpg

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/4504/66rf6.jpg

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/3458/55su0.jpg

Moscow´s skyline is impressive but boring.

It would be interesting to do the poll again :)

See next page for new Barcelona skyline.
;)

Barcelona new skyscrapers:
;)
A mí me gusta cuando sale bien acompañadita en la foto...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/2714936070_32a49875b2_o.jpg
flickr©Ajit_B
:wink2:

by jst;
http://photos.streamphoto.ru/b/5/1/0ce81482ed4224029891a7cd940fc15b.jpg

Quite impressive indeed. Great progress.

It would be interesting to do the poll again :)
+1

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/3885/oguzhanardahancamlicamaog1.jpg

Moscow, Zhivopisny bridge ...

http://photos.streamphoto.ru/f/a/c/5e57d09fe2d5ab8676452b4dfdc94caf.jpg

^^ Beautiful ;) Especially those yellow houses ;)

Istanbul - I'm very suprize, super photo

^^
^^
not much of the skyline though

http://img-a.photosight.ru/3ec/2845549_large.jpeg

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/9811/dsc15042small1024gx5.jpg

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/41/go131.5/0_19668_d76e9961_orig

made by lordey
http://i38.************/2ush27n.jpg

photo by jst Sept 2007
http://i058.radikal.ru/0809/95/97c062ca3638.jpg

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/9811/dsc15042small1024gx5.jpg


:shocked::drool::okay:

OMG! I must admit Moscow City cluster is absolutely the best highrise district in all Europe, isn't it?! :cheers:

posted by MisterMariott

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/2885199997_470306d50a_b.jpg

and here it goes again :)
Moscow
by mr.Myxin
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2888395888_b53ee1ae2d_o.jpg

and by Makzer
http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3007/makzero.13/0_19ddd_5e42526c_XL

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3300/makzero.13/0_19dde_5ec978d6_XL


i think it is time to do the poll again.

and here it goes again :)
Moscow
by mr.Myxin
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2888395888_b53ee1ae2d_o.jpg

and by Makzer
http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3007/makzero.13/0_19ddd_5e42526c_XL

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3300/makzero.13/0_19dde_5ec978d6_XL


i think it is time to do the poll again.

Those Moscow skyscrapers look great, but other than that the city doesn´t look that interesting.Skyscrapers in London, Paris and Madrid are surrounded by fantastic old buildings and landmarks which enhance the cityscape.

Those Moscow skyscrapers look great, but other than that the city doesn´t look that interesting.Skyscrapers in London, Paris and Madrid are surrounded by fantastic old buildings and landmarks which enhance the cityscape.

well. Moscow officials have decided that they want to preserve the historical center the way it is right now. A lot of renovation work and new low rise buildings there though.

Well, what I´m trying to say is that Moscow doesn´t look very historic. Way too many commie blocks etc.

i guess i'll have to find pics of historical neighborhoods in Moscow and post it for u :)

i find moscow's skyline boring, too. i prefer la défense or istanbul :dunno:

I would say Moscow has one of the best historic skylines in Europe

from photosight.ru
originally posted by anm

http://img-2007-09.photosight.ru/26/2321972.jpg

^That´s really great. But whenever I see a panorama of Moscow it´s dominated by post-war buildings. It´s doesn´t come close to Paris or London.

i love the way old and new buildings are mixed in moscow!
to me the historical architecture which is left is simply amazing :okay:

posted by MisterMariott

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/2885199997_470306d50a_b.jpg

This is the best one so far. It does not look boring at all :cheers:

Yep. Could be mistaken for any Chinese city.

^^no way. Moscow in overall is pretty well planned, whereas Chinese
cities give impression of chaotic urban sprawl.

buildings from the '90 look very asiatic

^^ I like the woods a lot.

I would say Moscow has one of the best historic skylines in Europe


http://img-2007-09.photosight.ru/26/2321972.jpg

… the soviet stars and double-headed eagles are killing me.
It is very historic indeed :ohno:

For me i think each skyline is great for different things, London is my fave for being the most eclectic and inovative in design (though only a few buildings), whilst also having a very american style skyline in canary wharf (love the setting of the old docks as well). Frankfurt is my fave because its the classic tall buildings of good quality and design situated close together. Paris is my fave becuse nothing apart from the empire state and crysler building come close to the Eiffel tower in terms of tall buildings and La dafense is very impressive with the grand arch (although most of the buildings currently are quite boring and in need of some maintenance when i went). Warsaw is a really impressive skyline which i find exciting as its a symbol of the re-emergence of eastern europe, and although boxy they all seem quite high quality (also love the comunist building, very iconic amongst the tall buildings). Moscow is really coming on, the designs are good and the height impressive (though its not what i judge skyscrapers on). But the problem with moscow i have is that despite differences in good quality design, the materials make it all seem very samey, like a las vegas version of a skyline and puts me in mind of a film with too much special effects, where once they were exciting yet now boring. Maybe different lighting effects could creat a truely amazing skyline at night (and would then be the best IMO) but in the day would still be boring.

^^ I totally agree!!

… the soviet stars and double-headed eagles are killing me.
It is very historic indeed :ohno:

you don't consider the imperial and Soviet symbols to be historic?

Probably Kaski doesn't consider The Red Star, which 20 yrs ago was
a symbol of existing state, historic.
My point would rather be why Russians still expose the symbol
of criminal state so proudly?
But that seems to be out of grasp for majority there.

that's a matter of perception. Communists could consider the eagle to be a symbol of a criminal state. Obviously most Russians do not have negative feelings attached to the Soviet symbols though.

^In theory, you´re right. All flags, coats of arms etc represent evil in one way or another. But there is a difference. You just can´t have nazi or soviet symbols on top of government/religious buildings.

As far as Russians not having anything against it is quite irrelevant. I don´t want to sound rude but whatever history that has been teached in Russia over the last century is mostly bullshit propaganda.

You just can´t have soviet symbols on top of government/religious buildings.

Oh yes you can.

Btw, do Finland and Poland still use state symbols they used in 1940s and 1612?
If yes, i want them removed cause they are criminal:bash:

3 clusters in one pic
http://i36.************/2ezjts8.jpg
by oguzhanardahan from wowturkey:cheers:

that's a matter of perception. Communists could consider the eagle to be a symbol of a criminal state. Obviously most Russians do not have negative feelings attached to the Soviet symbols though.



It is not only a matter of perception. The problem is that the star is the symbol of soviet state, which was a terrorist country with victims counted in tens of millions. You cannot just say that it’s not true and/or it does matter. It does matter. One can only wonder why for modern Russians it's not a problem. For the same reason you do not use nazi symbols in Germany any more. And you can say that communism was not only terror… you can say the same about German nazi system, but still, they do not use swastika any more and they consider those days to be ok.
The double headed eagle is a symbol of XIX century style imperialistic country. There were more of those double headed symbols around in Europe those days, but they are a history now.
Both symbol I consider sarcastically “very historic”. Obviously they reflect not a very progressive/modern thinking around those spires.

Btw, do Finland and Poland still use state symbols they used in 1940s and 1612?
If yes, i want them removed cause they are criminal:bash:

The difference is that Polish eagle is a 1000 years old symbol for good and bad. The communist star was exclusively communist. It was not national symbol but ideological. The same way swastika was the symbol of nazi ideology, not of the German nationality.
For me the stars and eagles really spoil your skyline, sorry.

PS. I have seen the 1612 movie last weekend. It’s not that good :)

It is not only a matter of perception. The problem is that the star is the symbol of soviet state, which was a terrorist country with victims counted in tens of millions.
Lol, tens of millions, cut your BS propaganda.

The difference is that Polish eagle is a 1000 years old symbol for good and bad.
I don't care i demand everything connected to Poland of 1612 destroyed. Symbols must be taken off, buildings destroyed and books burned.

Lol, tens of millions, cut your BS propaganda.

Just any from the web:
Books of The Times; How Stalin's Victims Remember His Rule
Published: March 15, 1994
The Unquiet Ghost Russians Remember Stalin By Adam Hochschild. 304 pages. Viking. $22.95.

No one in history, the scholar Richard Pipes has written, "possessed such power over so many human beings; no one ever inflicted such havoc on his own country."

At the height of the Stalinist terror, an estimated one of every eight Soviet men, women and children was shot or sent to the gulag, where many more died. The 30-year rule of Stalin -- "wise and intelligent chief of the Soviet people," "devoted continuer of Lenin's cause," "best friend of all children," in Pravda's words -- left at least 20 million people dead. The scholar Roy Medvedev puts the number of Stalin's victims at 40 million; Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn at 60 million...



I don't care i demand everything connected to Poland of 1612 destroyed. Symbols must be taken off, buildings destroyed and books burned.
and you may KMA :weird:

Oh yeah, 20 mln dead 60 mln dead... blah-blah.

Unfortunately for you , facts and documents say otherwise.:)

It seems you are one of those who have been misguided by Russian propaganda. The only reason why Hitler´s rule is concidered more terrible than Stalin´s is because Germany lost the war.

2 Kaski 2 SuomiPoika
i think you need to turn this page in your head... You have strange soviet phantoms in the history of Russia(it's realy cool if know our history history better)...
What is between Russia and Poland? So, plz stop off topic

"Soviet phantoms in the history of Russia". Are you saying that Russia and the Soviet Union are two completely different things? Are you denying that millions of people were killed and abused during the soviet regime?

Why do you Russians have such a hard time admitting these things? Are you really that brainwashed?

2 Kaski 2 SuomiPoika
i think you need to turn this page in your head... You have strange soviet phantoms in the history of Russia(it's realy cool if know our history history better)...
What is between Russia and Poland? So, plz stop off topic

It will be hard to do for me, as two only brothers of my grandmother were killed in a prisoner of war camp by your soviet heroes, and you guys keep denying it was not ok…
So yes, there is no point for this off topic.

"Soviet phantoms in the history of Russia". Are you saying that Russia and the Soviet Union are two completely different things?

What they have in common?

Are things really that bad over there?

The difference is that Polish eagle is a 1000 years old symbol for good and bad. The communist star was exclusively communist. It was not national symbol but ideological. The same way swastika was the symbol of nazi ideology, not of the German nationality.
For me the stars and eagles really spoil your skyline, sorry.
That's the problem. You just don't know the history. The star has became a symbol of army in the middle of XIX century during imperial times by the order of Nicolaus I. It's 2 centuries old symbol for good and bad. Stalin was only a part of this symbol, just like coat of arms. USSR was exist before and after Stalin for over 50 years.

"Soviet phantoms in the history of Russia". Are you saying that Russia and the Soviet Union are two completely different things? Are you denying that millions of people were killed and abused during the soviet regime?

Why do you Russians have such a hard time admitting these things? Are you really that brainwashed?
It's a business of Russians, as Russians was most repressed nation during Stalinist regime. But yet again Soviet != Stalinist. It's divided into several periods
Civil War
Lenin - Social democracy (NEP)
Stalin
Khrushev - Socialism
Kosygin/Brezhnev - Democrats and Utter capitalists
Andropov - Utter capitalist as well
Chernenko - just like Stalin
Gorbochev - Andropov's apprentice




But this thread is about architecture, not about political preferences

^The history of the star is quite irrelevant. Hitler didn´t invent the svastika either, but still people only assosiate it with nazi-Germany just as people assosiate the star with the Soviet Union.

Furthermore it´s not just "a business of Russians" is thens of millions of people are murdered. You can devide the history of the Soviet Unions in periods all you want but it doesn´t change the fact that people in this thread are deying genoside.

OK guys, back to topic

http://dv.springfield.ru/Lifef/2008/2008.09.29/IMG_0078.JPG

More photos here: http://huan-carlos.livejournal.com/112012.html

I hope the towers under construction use a wider variety of materials as its all lookinga bit monochromatic and kind of dull IMO, also looks like its being built in a council estate. Nice designs of the buildings though.

Zagreb

http://i38.************/s5ivee.jpg

Moscow City looks too monotonous and nothing extraordinary! :ohno:

I think we have to wait for the +300m towers and the Russia Tower :D

well the project for the tallest building on this picture is not finished yet.
http://dv.springfield.ru/Lifef/2008/2008.09.29/IMG_0078.JPG

possibly it will be taller of 300m.

Warsaw

http://images42.fotosik.pl/6/95d2a9c7cc23b87f.jpg (www.fotosik.pl)

Moscow City looks too monotonous and nothing extraordinary! :ohno:

I mean, I don't want to say it's ugly but for a while I thought the whole cluster is a complex designed by a single architect. It is already the hottest skyline in Europe but it really needs some differently designed skyscrapers and different claddings.
What happened to Warsaw actually, not seen any new scraper for a long time.

^^ There are few towers under construction already, other few are in planning. Another reason for lack of new towers in Warsaw is a slow down on apartment market. Many developers change function of their buildings from residential into office - it takes time.

http://community.livejournal.com/photopanorama/596343.html#cutid1


http://s51.radikal.ru/i133/0810/fd/13c602fb73fa.jpg

http://s41.radikal.ru/i092/0810/16/1b2fccb1e51b.jpg

Moscow City looks too monotonous and nothing extraordinary! :ohno:
Yes, Riga skyline is much better, oh yeah!
:jk:

Skyline of Vienna

Some builduings missing

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg90/stefanguti/T-mobil_center_wien.jpg

Skyline of Vienna

Some builduings missing

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg90/stefanguti/T-mobil_center_wien.jpg


Yes,Wienerberg with his small 'cluster'.

More Vienna

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg90/stefanguti/2185210072_a43d2a8f2a_o.jpg

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg90/stefanguti/2021503603_7b7c7a3b81.jpg

OK guys, back to topic

http://dv.springfield.ru/Lifef/2008/2008.09.29/IMG_0078.JPG

More photos here: http://huan-carlos.livejournal.com/112012.html

Very beautiful. Well done Russia.

1. Frankfurt (first by far).
2. Moscow (getting more and more impressive every month).
3. London (needs a supertall highlight in City's cluster).
4. Warsaw (needs some more density)
5. Paris (frankly, don't like it, contrary to those two above it's too tight and uniform, looks like one giant blockhouse, but must admit that is also impressive).
6. Rotterdam (kinda sparse and lacks dominants).

Without Maslak
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1238/gokselkpanaroma10qz0.jpg
Bigger one
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/610/gokselkpanaroma10yr7.jpg

Istanbul Levent and Maslak together as seen from the north. The tall building to the right is the 261m-tall Sapphire of Istanbul already being topped out and in advanced stage of cladding.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c94/gm2263/Other%20Cities%20and%20Regions/Istanbul-LeventandMaslak.jpg

Picture already posted in the Best Eastern Europe Skylines thread and reposted here after some color editing and slight rotation.

I can't imagine what it will look like with the Diamond of Istanbul (anticipated height 270m) which is slowly rising to the left of the picture... Or the Dubai Towers (300m+, 240m+) once they start to rise to the left of the Sapphire :).

Moscow should look like this by 2012 once "Russia" tower (~ 700 m) completed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjLmCblDOic

gm

sorry totally forget to inform you :)

Next to the new GS stadium we have 2 new projects.
-255m and 75 floors
-450m and 120 floors

At the old GS stadiums ite (Sisli) they will built a +300m residence tower

I remember a ~420m project called Imar Plaza (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu?id=imarplaza-istanbul-turkey) which was never built anyway. Click on link for more.

Istanbul follows the normal progression for cities of its size. First it established a skyline, now the time has come to become taller. It is also good to see that for any project that may be stalled or on hold, many more are proposed, which means that the city has a momentum for progress and competition amongst various construction firms :).

Imar Plaza was a very old project and it was cancelled.
There is a new project for this plot.
Istanbul Garden Plaza
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/stormicy/85e9f778.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=355077
But they have problems with the city. Torunlar group wants to built it higher :D


BTW, IMO the Agaoglu 450m tower will reach it with a spire and total count of floors will be 100. So it could be like this. 100 Floors above ground and 350-380m roof + 70-100m spire.

Tasyapi Seyrantepe Tower (255,75fl (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=24717898) can be a lil bit higher according to the TASYAPI president. TASYAPi has got also a 300m tower project for Sisli.

Yeah, Istanbuls rise is really natural. But IMO its time for a plannd CDB. We need a masterplan. IMO within the next 10-15 years the west site of Levent will be turned into a big CBD area.

Yellow and purple part
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/sercanaek.jpg

Libeskind Tower in Warsaw starting to rise
http://images31.fotosik.pl/383/3c9546d0db741914med.jpg

Libeskind Tower in Warsaw starting to rise


Do you have renders how it will look like?

Do you have renders how it will look like?

Sure

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/783LibeskindDoesWarsawSkyscraper_pic3.jpg

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2007/070224_wystawa_msn/070224_wystawa_msn_5832.jpg

Excellent news! Will help to give the skyline a bit of shape other than high class boxes. Next to the intercontinental as well, that means i can get a discount and see it!

I heard they want to get rid of the shopping complex next to the Palace but the owners are resisting - can anyone offer more input or an update?

also when are they going to start work on the museum near the palace?

http://www.bdonline.co.uk/Pictures/468xAny/u/p/d/exterior_1_ready.jpg

L'Hospitalet, Spain
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/6005/img0508lb3.jpg

^^Barcelona outskirts.
;)

Barcelona, Spain (Badalona, Spain -Sorry, I though that I was behind the river Bessos)
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/2919/img0798bc7.jpg

Barcelona, Catalunya - Spain
from beach
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/9588/img0477ka5.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6940/img0488pi4.jpg

from hill
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/4828/img0686qm3.jpg

from port
http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/2532/img0729em5.jpg

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/9032/img0742yf5.jpg

.

Badalona, Spain
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/2919/img0798bc7.jpg
That is Fòrum area in Barcelona, not Badalona.
;)
Very nice photos.
:okay:
Many thanks!
:wink2:

very nice looking Barcelona ! :banana:

MILANO skyline (Italy)
trip from "free of charge" parking place to roof of famous gothic cathedral and back
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/5479/img0159rc8.jpg

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3339/img0167ai9.jpg

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/6060/img0222xb9.jpg

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/8002/img0244vy8.jpg

.

rotterdam by @huib nederhof

scroll>>>>
http://huibnederhof.nl/webspace4/Rdam_vanaf_zuid+s.jpg

^^ Very beautiful highrises and skyline! :cheers:

^^ Very beautiful highrises
Haven't seen any.

Haven't seen any.

If you haven't scrolled that pic to the right, than you probably haven't seen them! But if you would do that, than you'll see an amazing skyline with lots of pretty highrises! :lol:

If you haven't scrolled that pic to the right, than you probably haven't seen them! But if you would do that, than you'll see an amazing skyline with lots of pretty highrises! :lol:

Indeed:lol:

http://www.photosight.ru/photos/2913418/

http://img-0.photosight.ru/5ce/2913418_large.jpeg

^Stunning pic!

http://s56.radikal.ru/i154/0810/63/90e8507bae65.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru/)

source: Huan Carlos:
http://huan-carlos.livejournal.com/115062.html

Rotterdam by Huib Nederhof

scroll>>>>>>>
http://huibnederhof.nl/webspace4/Rotterdam%20begin%202008_mh.jpg

^^
Looks really great

Istanbul at night
http://i38.************/2prtctw.jpg

Rotterdam looks a lil bit like an american city. I really like it

Rotterdam looks a lil bit like an american city. I really like it

Not a little! Very much american! It's really impressive!

More from ISTANBUL:

http://i34.************/34y5u1z.jpg

http://i36.************/10pq81k.jpg

http://i35.************/2ccv5g6.jpg

http://i34.************/2j5j8ra.jpg

http://www.photosight.ru/photos/2933082/

http://img-6.photosight.ru/6b6/2933082_large.jpeg

Milan airview of Stazione Centrale area... you can see on the left Lombardia region new seat u/c and many other cranes in the area for Porta Nuova project (pic by sainz (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sainz/3010768997/))

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3015/3010768997_2dfcf85b71_b.jpg

Here the same pic when current projects will be ultimated (by Skymino)

http://i38.************/24w7hgh.jpg

^^ very nice! especially regarding the density! :cheers:

http://www.photosight.ru/photos/2913418/

http://img-0.photosight.ru/5ce/2913418_large.jpeg

great picture. very atmospheric

19 Pages without Frankfurt, enough is enough.

nochemal:

http://p3.focus.de/img/gen/E/K/HBEKy92B_Pxgen_r_1400xA.jpg?

bild (c) affe charlie

Hab ich im Thread Best Current European Skyline schon gepostet, aber nun auch noch mal hier weils so schön ist:

Ach du meine Hessen-Metropole :cheers::cheers:

http://www.ld-host.de/uploads/images/30c5d195a68e9b3e0206d4e225202462.jpg

http://www.ld-host.de/uploads/images/7de7013d7f05f2e1460b5d2a5bb7c962.jpg

http://www.ld-host.de/uploads/images/2d0c9a477c0f4731fd2cfa001527d550.jpg

http://www.ld-host.de/uploads/images/b9b42da2b8070b161ae244d7fe2348a7.jpg

Schöne Bilder, danke!

Hier noch ein paar gigantische Bilder:

http://www.ld-host.de/uploads/images/cd5970624b82569def28a6511cc0e3ea.jpg

Und dann noch das hier:

http://www.ld-host.de/uploads/images/57a32740fa59ece06794124d50b252b4.jpg

------------------------------------------------> Scroll

Seht ihr die Skyline im letzten Bild?

^^^^ Ach, ist Deutschland schön....:):):) :cheers: :banana:

^^ niiice!!! :banana:

Frankfurt the best !!! :cheers:

Vienna

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg90/stefanguti/2185210072_a43d2a8f2a_o.jpg

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg90/stefanguti/T-mobil_center_wien.jpg

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg90/stefanguti/CIMG4670.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3136/2583980409_f4c4b80b2a.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/476865521_c4debcf308.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1341/728011853_5816935b67.jpg?v=0

http://www.s44.at/_f_blogged/images/uploads/photoblog_roman/2007_10_16_skyline.jpg

http://www.liesing.at/laab/Feuerwehr_floridsdorf/Dach.JPG

so, noch paar bilder von mir von gestern und vorgestern:

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/4778/sky01ud6.jpg
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4383/sky02if8.jpg
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/2716/sky03lc6.jpg
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4313/sky04in7.jpg
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7863/sky05du0.jpg
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/9538/sky06np3.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9866/sky07ju6.jpg
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/7985/sky08xv4.jpg

...

Warsaw

by filosss

http://iv.pl/images/lusn0jk3lbzjcv4e3swk.jpg

http://images36.fotosik.pl/21/be92ad6a157c39e6.jpg

by Tomasz 32

http://images38.fotosik.pl/16/5b3c69854619d59e.jpg

http://images28.fotosik.pl/289/aff283d07f534448.jpg

another moscow

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3104/gelionsk.19/0_1c929_d1f7e289_orig

http://stts2.mosfont.ru/photo/00/84/91/84910.jpg

http://s55.radikal.ru/i149/0811/a3/e9c33e928526.jpg

http://pics.livejournal.com/chistoprudov/pic/0019gyak

^^ and again - Moscow looks too commiesh!! Even new residential towers are so simply-cheaply-looking! :ohno:

i would say simply a kitsch

Liverpool

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1244/clipboard01nv1.jpg

another moscow


http://stts2.mosfont.ru/photo/00/84/91/84910.jpg


omg :puke:

neo socreal?

batman- Vilnius
Triceratops-Riga
and at last...
WMS - warszawa
where is ukraine???
:baeh3: :baeh3: :baeh3:
our "eastern europe" friends without suburb districts...

where is ukraine???
:baeh3: :baeh3: :baeh3:
our "eastern europe" friends without suburb districts...

Emm, I think pics of Ukrainian cities are as well frequently shown as Russian or Polish ones by many different Ukrainian forumers, you should just have a look at previous pages! :)

Ukraine have simmilar problems

Rotterdam - I believe port cities have something special ;)
Istanbul - I found it really impressing - now I see it's a very underrated city
Warsaw - historical, unmistakable, sentimental
To emphasize - two of these cities were completely destroyed during the war...

Besides - I really miss Cologne here.

Moscow never sleeps
http://chistoprudov.ru/livejournal/roofs/mirax-plaza/01.jpg

http://chistoprudov.ru/livejournal/roofs/mirax-plaza/04.jpg

http://lifter.publicvm.com/56837BC4.jpg

not bad, but again, only Moscow's IBC makes something beatiful between monotonous commie skyline...

not bad, but again, only Moscow's IBC makes something beatiful between monotonous commie skyline...
Get lost with that bullshit already:lol:

Get lost with that bullshit already:lol:

man, you should just agree with me, it's obvious that Moscow's commieblock skyline, except 7 sisters and IBC, just can't be the best one in Europe...

So as Riga, Paris, London, Madrid, New York etc etc etc


Several Panoramas taken by Russos on May 9
http://russos.livejournal.com/519299.html#cutid1

http://russos.without.ru/img/moscow/moscow-114.jpg

http://russos.without.ru/img/moscow/moscow-117.jpg

Note 540m tall Ostankino Tower is located about half way between this point and the border of urban area.
http://russos.without.ru/img/moscow/moscow-118.jpg

ok, not so bad, I would say pretty! but still not so urbanly dense..

^^ Moscow is not urban! Gimme a break :lol:

it's even too dense for my taste...

^^ Moscow is not urban!

Must agree with you. I know, many say, Moscow's just one big village!

Frankfurt is awesome. The best skyline in Europe without a doubt :D

, Moscow's just one big village!This was a saying in the 19th century :)

i love these moscow shots!!

This was a saying in the 19th century :)

IMO not so much changed since then..

what do you mean?

IMO not so much changed since then..
I won't post the modern skyline again.

This is the old one

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3305/go131.5/0_20d51_a3800f8f_orig

that's ~ 1860's

Moscow of that time looked way much densier than todays, though very low..

Now Moscow is very vast. It has dense areas and big parks also.
In the middle of the 19th century the territory and the population of Moscow was 15-20 times smaller .
So, the old parts of Moscow are not less dense now than in the 19th century.
Here one can see the graph of Moscow population.
These numbers can explain why Moscow built a lot of commies during the Soviet era, especially in the parts of Moscow that had not belonged to the city before. London, for instance, didn't have this problem since its population is smaller now than a century ago.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Population_Development_Moscow.png/800px-Population_Development_Moscow.png

ok, that explains much, though I see commies even in places, which used to be in the city borders before... strange, why aren't they demolisheing them because they do harm a view of the historic centre and, as I know, Moscow now has a special programme of demolishing most Soviet period buildings ?

This is the old one
[IMG]
That look better than the tons of commies today...

That look better than the tons of commies today...

I think many will agree with you! But the problem is that without commies Moscow would look very leaky, empty because of the fact that during different fires and wars main part of the historic buildings was either burnt or destroyed!

I think many will agree with you! But the problem is that without commies Moscow would look very leaky, empty because of the fact that during different fires and wars main part of the historic buildings was either burnt or destroyed!
So it was old Dresden, but they restaurated the old buildings not build cheaper commies.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j286/h5forem/ddresden1.jpg

They built commies because they are the ceapest, from New York to Moscow and Hong Kong.

:ohno:

The city from the historic center.....MADRID

unas increibles fotos de Flickr:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/3161116503_b581075b0b_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/3161118137_2c3e1fe2d8_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/3161954648_e2ea832082_o.jpg

love those "falling" towers!! :cheers:

It is named Puerta De Europa i think, "Gate of Europe"

http://i39.************/30jmumw.jpg

http://i43.************/r1g0zt.jpg

http://i39.************/dqj9fq.jpg

http://i41.************/15flsb6.jpg

http://i44.************/24dom.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/106/288983580_ca94609eeb_b.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/2547961741_18573a26ae_b.jpg



http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/2547961489_97b0b4e653_b.jpg

the one with the pipes definately is the best photo of the city skyline!! :dizzy:

London from Hampstead Heath:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/3163982680_63e02c3ee9_b.jpg

Canary Wharf from the City:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3206/3091069948_6fcc5f1c13_b.jpg

^^The city of London looks more impressive than Canary Wharf

Cold January in Moscow

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/2712/go131.5/0_20f95_3c1d3f3d_orig

finally something similar to skyline of Moscow cause pics posted before were showing only IBC...

Too bad most of this buildings are on hold due to lack of funds.

only one of those you can see is on hold (Imperia tower) and there are talks, that actually interior works are still going on.

http://professor.zokov.net/professor/january_10_2009/pano_msk.jpg

http://professor.zokov.net/professor/january_10_2009/photo_02.jpg

http://victorprofessor.livejournal.com/84533.html

Luzhinki looks fantastic!

^^ indeed, very beautiful stadium!!! :)

Great photos, BRAD!
:drool:

Moscow once again :)
http://photofile.ru/photo/l0gin/95070061/104181316.jpg?pid=30ec447101bf377a7a89a234fd2a1785
http://ferroekvinolog.livejournal.com/15539.html

http://professor.zokov.net/professor/january_14_2009/photo_03.jpg
http://kumiko-artistka.livejournal.com/17209.html

Not so much progress as seen from last pics has been made recently at Moscow IBC..:ohno:

Triceratops
you seems misread the title

http://i40.************/m0zfr.jpg

^^ stunning lightening of the buildings!!

http://i40.************/m0zfr.jpg

Just perfect!!!

http://img-8.photosight.ru/1c5/3079433_large.jpg

:cheers:

Thanks to Nuri
http://i42.************/28ntrq.jpg

wow!! so snowy in Istanbul!? just amazing!! :cheers:

^^ No. It's radioactive dust.

Warsaw

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/2972660654_5ca4bdf04a_b.jpg

^^ really nice pic, hopefully soon that highrise cluster will become higher and densier!! :cheers:

This was Rotterdam's skyline from a distance (three years ago)
http://www.pawelsz.republika.pl/panorama3.jpg
pic by hoogbouw010


some close-ups
http://i37.************/11ul3cw.jpg
by Wolkenbestormer

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9551/wijnhaeve1dx6.jpg
by Topaas

http://timdebruijn.eu/Rotterdam%20updates/090207/090207-central-post1.jpg
by Skyscrapercitizen

http://www.fotosvanrotterdam.nl/pix/01/1165.jpg
by Jan

http://www.oranga.com/pics1/s200203015104bb.jpg
by hoogbouw010

http://i41.************/atq5w8.jpg
by topaas

by bolik and myxin

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3213/makzero.25/0_23bd9_7698f2d3_orig

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3309/bolikalex.0/0_5672_490939d3_orig

http://s51.radikal.ru/i133/0902/ad/73e25140f666.jpg

http://s40.radikal.ru/i087/0902/e6/956b2726fc64.jpg

http://www.myxin.ru/fotos/moscow_city/25.02.09/IMG_1075.jpg

My vote goes to Paris :)

wow! how the illuminating can change the whole view of Moscow IBC!! very nice!! :cheers:

Rotterdam's density

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3030/img73412is7.jpg
by Jan

indeed, amazing highrise density!! :cheers:

Benidorm:
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/9026/bepan00ul6.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/196/benidorm0366fb4.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8813/benidorm0367yw7.jpg

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/5327/beplayaid4.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/265/benidorm0362qr6.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2579/benidormnoche0018ie2.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2397/benidormnoche0019mu9.jpg

Benidorm looks veeeery South American. Nice.

^^ Indeed, thought it's Rio or Sao Paulo :D

wow! how dense and how pretty are the highrises in Benidorm!! :banana:

^^ dense- yes! impressive- yes! great skyline- yes! pretty - NO! :)

wow! how dense and how pretty are the highrises in Benidorm!! :banana:
If you take any highrise from Benidrom and put down them to the any central part of Riga you would realize how ugly they are. Actually every highrise in Benidrom is the same comie like we have in our cities (so called slepping part of city). But a thing you make to say wow is a huge density of high buildings what isn't common in our region and whole Europe.

If you take any highrise from Benidrom and put down them to the any central part of Riga you would realize how ugly they are. Actually every highrise in Benidrom is the same comie like we have in our cities (so called slepping part of city). But a thing you make to say wow is a huge density of high buildings what isn't common in our region and whole Europe.

I must agree with you! But this proves that even commies may look pretty sometimes! :banana:

Actually every highrise in Benidrom is the same comie like we have in our cities (so called slepping part of city).

not really, most of those buildings are cheap, old, and look really ugly, but not "commies", they are much better than the ordinary commies of the same time in Spain, and you won't see more than 2 buildings with the same repetitive design. They look ugly because of the facade materials, but architecturally some of them have good details and appear in architecture books, in fact, Benidorm could be the spanish city with the best average architecture of that time (1960-1980). Have in mind that those are second residence buildings, when most of the high-rises in the european skylines are offices and bank towers, compare them with the residential towers of that time in London, Paris or Madrid, and you will notice Benidorm towers look better usually.

Turkish news channel NTV shows the cluster of Moscow in the background while reporting on economy. :cheers:

reporting on economy. :cheers:Russian economy?

no just economy news. You know, if there is some reporter on the phone reporting about economic news they show some pictures to make it not so boring for viewers in NTV uses pictures of Moscow for this purpose.

well most of projects in moscow ibc are being built by turkish contractors - enka and ant yapi. so there is nothing strange.

what are the construction news from Moscow?

well most of projects in moscow ibc are being built by turkish contractors - enka and ant yapi. so there is nothing strange.

I don't think that a news channel cares that much about the fact that some Turkish companies are active in Moscow. I think the reason is because it looks impressive, modern and still unknown to most people.

http://s54.radikal.ru/i144/0903/7b/7f9d23dbf7bf.jpg
Bolik

http://www.ljplus.ru/img4/m/i/miraxmedia/city_march1.jpg
http://miraxmedia.livejournal.com/6533.html

^^ The last picture look a little chicago-ish... :)

FFM.
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/5223/viv2ro4.jpg

But, this is not an actual photo, right :)

^^ a 200m tower render over a photo.

^^ these two are the best skyscraper districts in Europe IMO!! :cheers:

^^if one is inflicted by amnesia and can't remember La Defence, then yes.

^^ He/She say they are the best, not the only ones... :ohno:

Thanks to Nuri
http://i42.************/28ntrq.jpg
One of the most impressive photos of Istanbul I've ever seen :okay:

http://photos.streamphoto.ru/f/a/0/c2e85e23cd625ffdd97dae7a4afb60af.jpg
jst

http://lorenc.home.pl/waw-sky3/10.jpg

http://lorenc.home.pl/waw-sky3/6.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Warsawpj.jpg/800px-Warsawpj.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3390/3333385097_4f7d908bbb_b.jpg

Warsaw skyline is really ugly!!!

I am not quite sure it is the best in EE now, but you are the only one who uses these rude words "really ugly"
Besides the Warsaw skyline has a big potential.
PS If you really believe what you said, it is better not to write it here, because you will hurt many people.
PPS A skyline can not be really ugly. It can be
- perfect
- very good
- good
- intersting
- developed
- promissing

must agree with Bred! Warsaw is a very perspective city with promising skyline!! :cheers:

PARIS - The one and only one!

Courtesy of Liwwadden
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3587/3339459529_8bd1e1af62_b.jpg

Courtesy of J.Ph
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3433/3385788340_175408e064_o.jpg

La Defense in 2015 - by KaEL-
http://pics.imagup.com/01/1237144332_Montage_Rendu.jpg

^^ i hope they´ll never build these twin towers. they look too strange :ohno:

curved towers are indeed weird, but the ones which are standing straight are just wonderful!! :banana:

http://img-9.photosight.ru/db1/3147591_large.jpg

Nice picture above :cheers:

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3214/go131.6/0_2596b_813fb958_orig

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=34436110&postcount=1832

On the last pic Moscow looks stunning!

One of best shots of Moscow I've ever seen...shows spectacular context, nice!

^^ indeed!! relly spectacular pics! it seems Moscow has not only one highrise cluster! :cheers:

^^ indeed!! relly spectacular pics! it seems Moscow has not only one highrise cluster! :cheers:I don't believe my eyes :)

On the last pic Moskau look like modern city. Very nice.

^^

plus historical:)

http://s60.radikal.ru/i169/0903/3e/bfa4d8cac6e8.jpg
http://s53.radikal.ru/i139/0903/e1/3009418ce906.jpg
http://i002.radikal.ru/0903/07/2af9b68c39e7.jpg
http://s43.radikal.ru/i101/0903/7e/e8c2b03d8dd4.jpg