How would you rate this up-and-coming American city?

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
City Population (2003) 594,176
MSA Population (2003) 1,629,196
Metropolitan Region Population (2003) 2,170,391

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There's a city we don't get to see much of on here.
Good pics. Not a lot of buildings or density, but the height is fairly good.
I give it a nice 8.5

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Pros: Nice height... exceptional architecture!

Cons: Not enough buildings, too many gaps.


Overall: 7.5/10

For just a medium sized city, it has a big suk'n trophy tower...and bloody good look'n to boot.

Don't know how I'd "rate" it just for that, but it impresses you anyway.




KGB

Very nice. It's beautifully balanced, with a variety of styles to keep you interested. It's non boxy which is good. Too bad it's not enhanced by a riverfront or mountains. I haven't seen the skyline in person at night for a while now. I need to go back soon before I go mad. It's variety of height differences as well, with a definate focal point. Not too spread out at all. It's achieveing that Emerald City feel. I give it an 8.5.

I really like the buildings in this city. The skyline needs a bit more balance. It will come with time. 7.5

I like the skyline alot and the biggest tower is awsome! But for some f**ken reason, the 2nd largest tower next to the BOA is getting on my nerves. It slightly slants on one side as nears the ground.

Why does it do that?!?! :bleep: Its really eating at my brain!
Just for that.....7.5. :D

It doesn't slant on one side.

the skyline is a bit small, but it has some 500+ footer buildings..
6.5 not bad at all

Thanks for showing those pics Nostyle. I like it better now. I thought it just slanted On one side. It was really messing with me for some reason. :D

That one tallest building's gotta be one of the tallest in America eh?
Or am I wrong? :? :? :? :?

it is the 56th tallest building in the world..i think... as for just america i do not know. If i can ever get back on skyscrapers.com i will try and find out

Off the top of my head I can think of buildings in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Dallas, Seattle, and Cleveland all have at least one building taller than Charlotte's BofA.

Style, I'd imagine the difference in square feet would be due just to that strip of glass at the corners, since it grows as the building's height increases.

That pic was taken from the new parking deck on fairview by the South Park Mall.

I liked the Charlotte skyline even before the BOA. Give it an 8.5

I love Charlotte's skyline- 9/10

one of my top 5 american skylines! 10!

Charlotte is definately growing on me.

I give it a 7

are there anymore buildings that are going to be built or anything like that??

awesome, charlotte is a cool city

6

BOA and Hearst are extremely awesome... but there's not much else there... not my type of skyline or downtown... very spaced out... no old buildings (probably because Charlotte metro was only 197,000 in 1950)... to many gaps... low density... but for being such a tiny nothingtown... to this big city today... I guess it's pretty good

8/10

nice, specially for an unknown city.

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Originally posted by dcb11

I'm starting to think the 1st pic might be a little bit "enhanced."

:D ...use your natural scaling sense ...don't you see that the front tower has much bigger windows and appears much larger in comparison to the one behind it although it is obvious that in scale it is much smaller?...this means that the tower in the back is indeed quite a distance away...as in the shot of the skyline. I don't see what's so confusing for you...but it's funny you think someone would go through the trouble to enhance that pic. to give any sort of illusion...

As for Charlotte's skyline...I was lucky enough to see it myself...and it is amazing. I love the fact that the stadium is also in the downtown area.
9.5/10 easy. :cool:

...Charlotte's "downtown" is concentrated in a walkable area that houses (now) nearly 10,000 people, a couple of full service grocery stores (even a "Dean and Deluca"); and soon, a Johnson and Wales University campus (complete with "chocolate institute"), museums, parks, electric trolley, major league stadium and (soon) arena.

Oh, i figured out why I wasn't getting it. The buildings, contrary to what I was thinking, are on opposite sides of the street. Thats why they look so close, but really, as Peter the Great mentioned, Hearst is much shorter than it looks in the pic, which means its closer. So they are really close (only separated by the width of the street), but if shot looking up that street, they seem much further apart.

I guess it all comes down to the fact that I thought Hearst was taller.

8/10

I saw this poll and thought about how Bank of America bought that bank in Boston. I didn't know what to expect. I'm impressed. I had no idea charlotte had grown up so much.

I have a colleague who travels there for business and she says that downtown is very vibrant with lots of new places to live and eat and people on the streets all day and night. Maybe my husband and I will visit too!

Nice pictures too

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Skyline looks a bit like Frankfurt. Love it. 8/10

Not a lot of buildings and the height of the buildings are quite tall !! This is what I like !!

Nice overall

9/10

BOA and Hearst greatly improve this skyline. The downside is that it reminds me of the Texas skylines that have virtually no classic architecture. Too much glass and steel. Still one of the best in the South.

7.5/10

Originally posted by Oaronuviss

That one tallest building's gotta be one of the tallest in America eh?
Or am I wrong? :? :? :? :?
It would be the 9th tallest building in Chicago, I believe, so it may be in the Top 25 or so.

A very standard North American Skyline!!!

not so much for a skyline.. but the BOA is one of the most beautiful skyscrapers in the world !!!!!!

I'll give Charlotte a 9, for it's ultimate-skyline..........surprisingly gorgeous!!!......:cool:

Originally posted by dcb11

Quick question. In the photo directly above, in the little lower section of Hearst that juts out, there appears to be a huge room in the top of that part of the building. Just curious: Does anyone know what that is?

That is Bank of America's new Trading Floor. Huge trading floor at that. Their current one located in Bank of America Corporate Center is wired to take over for the NYSE if it can not do its job. I assume that would be the case for this new one too.

Quite beautiful buildings, very nice and tall, but seems to stick up like a mountain surrounded by plains, ie not much depth etc.
But it does look dense and is definitely one of US's better skylines therefore 7/10 (I think?)

Charlotte is awesome! Not a 10 yet, but this new-south city is on the riiiiise.

Originally posted by ParraMan

Quite beautiful buildings, very nice and tall, but seems to stick up like a mountain surrounded by plains, ie not much depth etc.
But it does look dense and is definitely one of US's better skylines therefore 7/10 (I think?)

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What an amazing location for a trading floor! Its even more cool that the place could be a replacement for the NYSE. Further reason that Charlotte is VERY important in the world of buisiness.

Cool! Much better than I expected 7/10

Charlotte, North Carolina...

Plenty of hot hung boys and hot hung towers...I give it 10 inches...I mean a 10 :D

8.5
for my favourite basketball team that used to play there :)

7
Glassy, smooth, tall, and elegant, but still there just isn't enough of it. 20 years will do wonders for this town.

Once again, this is the 3rd best skyline in the US. Not just Hearst and BOA. the WHOLE skyline rocks (for those of you who think the skyline sucks.) Which is the most stupid thing I've ever heard.

7
Glassy, smooth, tall, and elegant, but still there just isn't enough of it. 20 years will do wonders for this town.

I agree with VT, but say in the top 10. In any case, it won't take 20 years. There are already several buildings under construction or breaking ground in 2004 that will broaden the width of the otherwise centrally-focused ridge of skyscrapers...see "The South" forum for images of these new buildings in the "Charlotte Construction" thread.

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6.5 only two or 3 tall buildings

Please define "tall"

A classic. Sets a new standard for Southern skyscapes. Very sharp and definitely distinctive. Wish we were so lucky.

Holy shite, Batman! Truly remarkable...

It's nice, but not spectucular. It really needs more buildings of style and height.

7/10

I really enjoy watching this skyline rise.

It is a beautiful, clean city.

Just because you're jealous of this city's new, glassy, fast-rising, tall, beatiful skyline, doesn't mean you should vote it 3 or below...it deserves NOTHING below a 6. such petty things people will do... What idiotic people..Throw this city somewhere in europe, and it would reciece a 10, whooping other city's asses...If you cut Hearst and BOA in half, it would still be praised anywhere else. with a city of APR. 500,000, its skyline kicks ass.

Once again, this is the 3rd best skyline in the US. Not just Hearst and BOA. the WHOLE skyline rocks (for those of you who think the skyline sucks.) Which is the most stupid thing I've ever heard.
havn't traveled much have we ;)

I give it a 7... nice skyline... reminds me of Cleveland :cheers:

it looks really good!some high and some tall buildings and many different styles!one of my favours in america!9/10

Charlotte? What is in Charlotte, other than nothing....Try a real American southern city like; Atlanta, Memphis or New Orleans a city with history, depth.

Gets a 7/10, mostly because of the low amount of high rises, but its still a decent skyline for a city of its size. But I think it looks much better with the Hearst.

been to charlotte, looks better in pics than in reality but that was like 5 years ago, theres a lot going on down closer to street level from what i've heard, lot's of residential infill etc that should make this a peculiarly urbane city for the american south

The weird thing about Charlotte is that even in the last 5 years things have changed noticeably. It's finally bumped up to a higher level of urbanism, which is making the downtown in particular a more interesting place to be. It's no New Orleans, but it's definitely making headway in terms of culture and nightlife. I don't blame anyone who visited in the past for feeling like the city lacked a heart, but I would invite them to come again and see some of the fruits of that "sterile" phase when construction was the primary downtown activity. Things are especially going to pick up once the downtown arena and its adjacent development is completed in a year or so.

Ugly. 4/10

Don't like it, 4.5.

Changed my opinion. Not my favorite but I like it. 7.5.

I know where Charlotte's Skyline rates in the US. There are about 10 cities ahead of it.
And if you think I'm weird (lol) then why did you just put Charlotte at a 7.5? I thought it only got a 4.5 from you. Oh well. At least its better.

7.5. Pretty nice looking, I've never seen Charlotte.

I think the buildings are nice, I would like to see more of a design differential

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I like it
7.5

The skyline is OK, but other factors of the city turn you away pretty quickly. The roads in Charlotte need much improvement as far as smoothness goes. Also, there are many roads that change names more than 6 times throughout the city.

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Come on people, it's not a bad skyline for a city around of ut's size.
And if the roads in Charlotte have anything to do with a skyline, then I'm mistaken.

It's a nice skyline for a city of it's size but there's really only two buildings in it that I find interesting and does have to many gaps. And It's tallest is one of my favorites and I also really love it's second tallest. So it reaches a 5.5/10 for me.

i enjoy the city skyline everytime i approach the city, there is always something new each visit. It's an emerging city and is growing at an exciting pace and for me that is the kind of place i want to be. charlotte is one of the cleanest cities that i have ever been to and i think its very underated.

7.5/10

8/10

The buildings are amazing, but the skyline is not so good... 7/10

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Charlotte looks fantastic! I've heard of the city but not seen any pictures of it. I was very positively impressed!

7/10

7/10. A very interesting skyline. It is glassy and elegant. I like the two tall post-modern buildings a lot, particularly the one that grows slimmers as it approaches the ground. Also, the height is impressive. But I think that there aren't enough buildings yet and there are some gaps that need to be filled in. This skyline nevertheless has serious potential to grow and get better.

8.5

I love Charlotte's skyline. It's growing, rising, and filling in quite nicely. Charlotte has established itself as a capital of high-quality modern architecture, proving that modern buildings need not be boring boxes. I especially like how some buildings have incorporated Art Deco cues and influences into their ultramodern designs.

I like Charlottes skyline alot. Whats amazing is there was no skyline 15 years ago!! So the one guy who said..imagine the skyline 20 years from now is so right! There are alot of scrapers getting ready to be built. Charlotte could never be a NYC or Chicago, everybody knows that. Could it beat out Atlanta one day? Maybe not beat it out but skyscraper wise It will come close I think. For such a young downtown center I give Charlotte a 9.5/10. I look foward to watching her grow in the future!

It would be cool for someone to post the skyline pictures from the Mtns, and inside the stadium.

the skyline is very nice, and i hope that it get's bigger and better later on in the future. i like the tallest building, because it evens out the rest of the skyline. i see great potential in this skyline, and i hope that everything goes smoothly with the city.

8/10 :)

http://www.grandfather.com/scenery/milehigh-gallery/charlotte.htm

My favorite shot of the Charlotte skyline..picture taken 100 miles away atop Grandfather Mountain.

That's always been one of my faves. It's amazing that someone actually captured that. I wonder if something similiar has been done recently, to get the newer towers in the picture?

Talk about average lol 6

It looks interesting. The BoA its 50% of the skyline. 6.0

Pretty neat city, I've seen it a few times from I-77 but never actually went in. Nice to see what buildings could be in Buffalo right now had all the people not moved south! 8/10

Good buildings, but not very much of a skyline. I give it a 7.5/10.

Good height and architecture, but density isn't the best ;) 7,5/10

"Good height and architecture, but density isn't the best 7,5/10"

Thats true, there are alot of projects getting under way though, two buildings will be more than 50 stories.

7.5/10. Nice enough I guess. A few more skyscrapers and it will have a 8.5/10. :)

The best southern skyline second to Atlanta!

Its a beautiful skyline, and I like how BOA, Hearst and a couple of the others compliment each other perfectly. They almost look like as if they are part of one complex because they look so much alike. Only thing not going for Charlotte is Density, and that should come soon hopefully. Its not the best in America, and I wouldn't put it in the top 10 yet. But it would beat out a lot of cities in the world so i'll give it a 7.5.

Its a beautiful skyline, and I like how BOA, Hearst and a couple of the others compliment each other perfectly. They almost look like as if they are part of one complex because they look so much alike.

Several of the city's tallest, including Hearst and BoA, were built by Bank of America. You're right about them complimenting each other, it's almost like a tailored suit for the city.

Charlotte has some impressively-high buildings for a city and metro area of relatively small size. Looks like a very nice place. 8.5/10

8.5/10

7.5/10

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8/10

Not a bad skyline
but still need a litlle bit improvement

8/10

I can't see the pics, but here's one from the web:

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I'd give it an 8/10. It's pretty goood but still needs some work.

BOA makes this skyline, i voted 7.

8/10 Not bad one more tower would really help.

Without the BoA Coorporate Headquarters a 6. With it an easy 7.5.

the skyline is okay
8/10

BOA is fantastic, but the skyline could use a few more buildings. 7/10

BOA and Hurst are gorgeous buildings and the whole skyline blends very well...BUT, Charlotte really lacks mid-rise buildings. But, their skyline is changing daily and in about 5 years, it will look vastly different than it does today. I really think that it will resemble Atlanta (on a smaller scale) within the next 10 years...with shiney towers speard-out along a corridor.

Charlotte metropolitan area is ~1,350,000 people (U.S. Bureau of Census)and the skyline resembles its size very well. Two more building similar to BoA and it will be perfect.

Charlotte Is by far one of my favorite North American skylines... and I really have no idea as to why but im sure BOA building has something to do with it!

8/10 The nice things about Charlotte's skyline are that it is not just along one street, as it has greater depth. It's also got a fairly decent population living in the CBD.

For a city the size of Charlotte, it's quite an amazing downtown.

i give it a 10, even though these pics don't show its best building, the Westin.

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I never know how to vote on these threads. If we are supposed to compare Charlotte to all the other skylines of the world, obviously it doesn't come close to NY, Chicago, HK etc... Then it gets maybe a 7 from me.

But, maybe we should consider cities to be in different classes, as in boxing. Charlotte can't be expected to compete against NY, Chicago, or even Atlanta. It's much smaller. For a city it's size, it's skyline is fantastic. NC cities in general have great skylines for their size (Winston-Salem and Asheville especially), but Charlotte's is much more futuristic than those older skylines. For a city of it's size, it has perhaps the best, most forward-looking skyline in the US, and I expect even greater things from this city.

Charlotte can't be expected to compete against even Atlanta

don't mention that on the southeast forum... :runaway:

i agree though, of U.S. cities with the 1-3 million metro populations it's got a great skyline, especially b/c it is so futuristic.

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When I judge a skyline I put it in perspective. For example, my favorite American skyline is Chicago. It is the most architecturally appealing and balanced IMO. New York makes top 3 based on bulk alone, but really the fact that it's gigantic doesn't make it the instant #1 in my mind. Other skylines that aren't necessarily the largest, but have a great look include Seattle's, Minneapolis', Philadelphia's, and Pittsburgh's. I'd put all of these cities' skylines ahead of charlotte not just because of size but for their overall appeal. Now take a city like Atlanta. Atlanta has some gaps that need to be addressed, which keeps it from being a truly great skyline. it's almost there though. Almost.

Charlotte doesn't have gaps like Atlanta but it is lacking the midrise density of these other cities. There are many projects in the works that will improve this (some of which are already done but these pics are too obsolete to show), but for now that has to be taken into consideration when grading Charlotte's skyline.

don't mention that on the southeast forum... :runaway:


Comparing Charlotte and Atlanta is taboo, huh? Well, I live in the Southeast, and outside of both Charlotte and Atlanta, so I thought I wasn't so biased. Does this mean I can't use the term "Charlanta" either? :)

I guess when I think of "skyline" I'm generally thinking of a collection of skyscrapers, rather than a view of them. Some cities have well-balanced skylines, but lack any masterpieces. Charlotte has at least one masterpiece, but it's not a balanced skyline compared to many others, but rather a collection of scrapers.

Balance:

http://www.mcdonaldhopkins.com/images/lib1/Columbus-skyline-web_1.jpg

Now see I don't consider that pic you posted to be balanced. It's lopsided to the right. I believe that's Columbus, and I KNOW Columbus has a better overall skyline than that pic reflects. Find a better one that shows off its linear balance better.

7.5/10

FOr a small skyline, it has a huge impact. 9/10

its ok...4.5/10

:uh: As high as all these Charlottle forumers talk, the number of surface lots in that photograph is mindblowing. I figured they were a thing of the past...
I don't even think Louisville is that bad, and we have a couple of rather intrusive surface lots DT.

I like the skyline!

7/10.

:uh: As high as all these Charlottle forumers talk, the number of surface lots in that photograph is mindblowing. I figured they were a thing of the past...
I don't even think Louisville is that bad, and we have a couple of rather intrusive surface lots DT.


A large number of these lots are set to be filled with towers (there are already projects set to go over them). I kind of think the surface lots are good for now. It leaves plenty of room for growth. :)

The city should be more dense! Yet the buildings are very cool, nice city, been there many times

The city should be more dense! Yet the buildings are very cool, nice city, been there many times
I agree, there are some fantastic new towers and good ones on the way, but if you go to Emporis and look at the list of buildings, there is a HUGE drop in height once you get out of the top 20-30. A real lack of 15-20 story buildings. I have been so jealous of all of the residential towers and structures going up, but now I realize why...there werent any to begin with. At least for a City Charlotte's size.

Not a diss on Charlotte, just an observation. The City is really charging ahead though!

7/10

7.5/10

i think this city is absolutely great! don't know exactly why, accept that the towers are awsome!, but i've got a very positive feeling by this town... :D

Holy crap! When did Charlotte grow up? If you haven't seen it in person...it was a big surprise for this first timer. Charlotte is in the shadow of DC and Atlanta but being in the city for only a couple of days makes me wonder - how long until the word gets out about this surprisingly sophisticated city with a dramatic and rapidly growing skyline? I especially loved the view of downtown from the "4th ward" (?) park. Skyscrapers, at close range, emerging from a park with mature trees, extensive and beautiful landscaping, children playing, older people, blacks, whites, browns, gays in the shadow of towers...amazing city.

8/10 now, but 10/10 in 5 years.

Most of the parking lots in the above aerial will be gone over the next 5-10 years with the addition of a park and minor league baseball stadium in Third Ward, mixed-use village in First Ward and numerous high-rise projects either under construction or in the works. Keep an eye on the CLT!

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8/10- very well-developed but i don't like its density.

one of my favorite skylines...

10/10

7/10

good buildings, good height, not much density but overall very good for its size 8/10

8, Cool looking downtown.

When I was a teenager flying through Charlotte for a layover, and before I knew I was obsessed with skyscrapers, skylines, etc. (wow, that's weird to admit!) I remember looking outside while smoking at the terminal being like "Holy shit, that's a really tall, nice looking building! [BOA building]"

Very nice skyline for its size, 8/10!

first off i think a few people in here that are hating on this skyline are jelouse lol apeacially of that tall one. i gave it an 8.5. Three of its building are nice and that tallest one is very impressive for a city of this size. That building is in the area of 900 ft !!!! also i have to add the style of some of the buildings is very nice " i like "

It's okay... Very green

7/10

I like some of the towers! 8/10

I love seeing those cranes everywhere. Charlotte still has many many many gaps in its skyline.

7/10

I like this one very much.. not sure if I would if it didn't have the BOA, though. 10/10

6,5/10

quite nice.. 9 ;)

Looks trendy, shiny, unpersonal, cold: mixed bag. One overdefining/dominating tower but very stylish. 7.5/10

7/10

too many pics of an average skyline

Nice shape, very typically american, but the number of scrapers seems a bit out of proportion to the size of the city.

Looks trendy, shiny, unpersonal, cold: mixed bag. One overdefining/dominating tower but very stylish. 7.5/10

that's why i love it...it looks like the evil government city from a B-sci-fi movie, all shiny and new and stylish and ego driven over the surroundings. with all of the banks there, that's not too far from the truth. ;) i love the skyline, i wish they'd kept more of the old/historic buildings intact when building it, and the infill seems great.

i think a lot of forumers just have a raging hard on for generic asian commie blocks surrounding a tall tower or two. :ohno:

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Nice (especially the individual very high towers), but not a very large skyline, but thats not the only condition for rating a skyline. I give 7 point

7/10

Ok, I think it is time for some fresher pictures of Charlotte!

I would like to thank "mobuchu" for these great photos. If you would like to see his entire collection of Charlotte photos, click the link below! It's well worth it! :cheers:

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:cheers:

8/10

Very nice, one of my favorites in the US South...8.5/10

very nice city I give 8/10

from a few weeks ago

http://www.pbase.com/lsyd/image/70936478.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/lsyd/image/70936470.jpg

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9/10. I really like Charlotte's skyline. The airport is nice too.

Very nice and neat :wink2:
I love the contrast between the old and the new sides of Charlotte.
10 for sure

An 8/10 for the general good taste and nice talls

7.5/10. I think my cousin now works in Charlotte! Great city

8.5/10

Yes i like it :).
8/10

8/10

boring skyline, is not amazing. 4/10

Love this skyline! 8.5/10!

boring skyline, is not amazing. 4/10

And yet, if this were the city of Carlotta in the Mexican state of Carolina del Norte, instead of Charlotte, North Carolina, you'd have given the skyline a 12. You're just trying to bring down scores. You lost your credibility when you gave a low rating to the New York skyline.

nice city. I love the BoA
8/10

great, 8/10

Looks very similar to Cleveland. 8/10

8/10

nice and beautifull

8/10

8/10

Thought I'd add some updates, as most pictures are pretty old by now. Got these off of urbanplanet.org

This one is from cyrusuncc:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2149/2074712830_59f8a24050_o.jpg

Neo:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2156/2306915917_cd201b3032_b.jpg

eastsider:
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/8510/carrillonredxv9.jpg

durham_rtp:
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh247/triangle82/Charlotte/Picture025.jpg

Mobuchu:
http://www.pbase.com/mobuchu/image/92674334/original.jpg

DjStedali:
http://stedaliimaging.amusementgraffixintl.com/albums/charlotte/IMG_0558.JPG

revitalize:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2320/2243668922_619e0995b1_o.jpg

atlrvr:
http://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/post-a4713-

Raintree21:
http://www.ibscc.org/downtown1.jpg

Andyc545:
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb195/Andyc545/Charlotte/LYNX%20Blue%20Line%20South%20-%20Light%20Rail/11-29-07021desat2.jpg

thechabra:
http://www.littleinteractive.com/pictures/IMG_0034_optimized.JPG

For the city's size, I think it's got a great skyline. Nicely proportioned, and all that chat.

First picture is great, too - plenty of atmosphere.

8/10

Lovely skyline. Has the potential to be great. 8/10

8/10

10/10

10/10

8.5/10 remarkable. Easily #3 in the Southeast (Miami first then Atlanta, GA).

Dallas and Houston are Southwest?

7,5/10. Charlotte is relatively unknown in Europe. Thanx for sharing and promoting this city.

One of the best "small" skylines. :cheers:

Wonderful during night, day view a little bit worse, but still 9,5/10

I think Uptown Charlotte is approaching Downtown Atlanta's skyline. Too bad that's all Charlotte has, while Atlanta has Midtown and Buckhead as well.

8.5/10

10/10

One of the best "small" skylines. :cheers:

:cheers:

A shot of the Charlotte skyline taken from a bridge at Central and N Kings st. The tallest building, the Bank of America building top is blue because the NFL team the Carolina Panthers were playing a home game:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1287/1262430027_7f88326792_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmallen/1262430027/)
by NCphotoguy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmallen/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3204/3127074980_0f901011ff_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fandi3/3127074980/)
by NCphotoguy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmallen/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/166/409480743_3c0dcbb7cc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/barth_brad/409480743/)

by flvrsaaver (http://www.flickr.com/photos/barth_brad/)

looks interesting and nice, I like it 8/10

not bad 8/10

9/10 :)

9/10

9/10

Not my photo, A friend emailed it to me a few months ago, but he forgot who took it.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e320/charmcity7/1815504.jpg

the buildings are massive! charlotte is beautiful at night! 7.5/10 for its skyline!

Nice, clean, elegant looking skyline. 8/10

i'm surprised. 8/10.

i love charlotte i live in wilmington, so having such a large high profile skyline in our state is amazing, most people dont know about charlotte, too bad, its a great city clean and nice 10/10 lots of culture too, too bad i dont like the panthers haha, EAGLES BABY

9.0/10

10. Excellent. Regards.

8/10

9/10

cant believe right now charlotte is the city skyline displayed in the top!!! thats so cool, i live right next to charlotte and didnt know that many people knew of it

Off the top of my head I can think of buildings in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Dallas, Seattle, and Cleveland all have at least one building taller than Charlotte's BofA.

Style, I'd imagine the difference in square feet would be due just to that strip of glass at the corners, since it grows as the building's height increases.

That pic was taken from the new parking deck on fairview by the South Park Mall.

miami as well i believe

Tight skyline and very high quality buildings! 8.5

http://s006.radikal.ru/i214/1001/ac/6f06cfb8a1f2.jpg
http://s57.radikal.ru/i156/1001/3a/a9b7584e65f1.jpg
http://s47.radikal.ru/i116/1001/d1/d961ad3ce491.jpg
http://s001.radikal.ru/i194/1001/38/50b8a8d51071.jpg
http://i076.radikal.ru/1001/42/ff6188329873.jpg

10/10

miami as well i believe

^^^^Not at This moment! Miami does not have a building taller than Charlotte's BOA,at this time,although Miami does have some proposals that are taller!

here are a few updated pics.
The first three were taken by InitialD and the last was taken by CltNative , both at Urbanplanet.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2623/4107240049_f910088a55_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2596/4107244493_162c8e21a6_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2732/4107241797_1041946d6c_b.jpg

http://www.rumphshaker.com/Ashton-View-Background.jpg

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/wackyplanetshop_2088_14603546

7.5/10

Could use with a few gap-fillers, but the height is good. BofA really makes it beautiful.

Its fantastic.. the skyline is great.. but only few highrises so to speak... 7.0/10.

I am surprised by Charlotte it's not the city of USA the most known but the skyline is great, the buildings are good qualities 8,5/10 :)

It was nice seen from the airport :)

7.5/10

Charlotte has great height for a city its size and its stiill growing. Im from Norfolk/Va Beach,VA and must say Im very impressed with were Charlotte is today. Banking has transformed this city 360 degrees!!! L.G.N.M

Fantastic supertalls.

More Charlotte Skyline
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3383/3519063996_806379b3d9_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/2748491082_44de4b4913_o.jpg

Fantastic supertalls.

^^Charlotte has towers over 1,000ft? NO, The BOA tower is under 880 ft!

I love that Bank of America tower

I love that Bank of America tower

^^agreed,BOA is One of The sexiest towers around,its just stunning!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2406/4513657394_3c049b2b81_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42335331@N06/4513657394/

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I love that Bank of America tower

Thats which one?

7 points

Wow, I'm more than impressed by the skyline of Charlotte. Definitely one of the best on the east coast after New York, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Miami. What's impressive is the city is not as big as the aforementioned, and the buildings themselves are very beautiful. Such a beautiful city as well. 8.5/10

well based on city limits charlotte is a much bigger city then miami! but its true, charlotte is a corporate giant! many of the big banks call charlotte home, especially for their regional operations! as so it is able to gain the skyscrapers it has, also duke energy is headquartered here, which pumps more into the city

It's okay ... pretty good actually ... but obviously it's not NY, Chicago, Miami, San Fran, Seattle, Houston, Atlanta ... and Philly's skyline is a little bit more impressive.

^^ To add too that list,I'd put Boston,Dallas,LA,Denver,Minneapolis,Pittsburgh all ahead of Charlotte also!That's just my opinion,but Charlotte's skyline has come so far in the last 10-20 years,just wait another 10-20 yr's!

^^ To add too that list,I'd put Boston,Dallas,LA,Denver,Minneapolis,Pittsburgh all ahead of Charlotte also!That's just my opinion,but Charlotte's skyline has come so far in the last 10-20 years,just wait another 10-20 yr's!

Well, I did only say east coast, but out of the ones you mentioned, I can't say Boston has that good of a skyline as compared to Charlotte though

^^My bad,I should have read your post more clearly!but in my opinion Boston does have a better skyline,it's way more dense,but Charlotte does trump it in The height category!so I'd call it a wash!but for Charlotte's skyline even to compete with these much bigger metro's is amazing!No doubt Charlottes skyline is ONE of The best in The country!

The additions to the skyline in just 10 to 20 years have been amazing for a city in that size catagory. If it wasn't for the terrible economic woes over the last 2 years or so, this city would have an even better skyline because there were some very nice proposals in the works that never got built. But then again, that could be said about other cities to to one degree or another.

7.5/10

I just love American skylines. 8/10

10/10.

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/Charlotte%20Trip/CharlotteTrip095.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/Charlotte%20Trip/CharlotteTrip100.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/Charlotte%20Trip/CharlotteTrip151.jpg

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http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/Charlotte%20Trip/CharlotteTrip163.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/Charlotte%20Trip/CharlotteTrip198.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/Charlotte%20Trip/CharlotteTrip095.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/Charlotte%20Trip/CharlotteTrip100.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/Charlotte%20Trip/CharlotteTrip151.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/Charlotte%20Trip/CharlotteTrip160.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/Charlotte%20Trip/CharlotteTrip163.jpg

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad1/jsimms3/Charlotte%20Trip/CharlotteTrip198.jpg

^^ Stunning pictures. Charlotte definitely looks very European imo.

Needs yet more buildings, but the existing ones are amoung the best around. 7.5/10.

8/10! and 8.5/10 at night!This city lights up beautifully at night!

very nice towers. needs more density though. looks great and its a 7.5 all the way.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5244/5382478473_7607e8d563_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danguffey/5382478473/sizes/l/in/photostream/

bullshit i change it to a 9.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/5026139809_9823da578d_b_d.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbtuohy/

I never expected that Charlotte had this kind of skyline, few buildings but great designs.

8/10

Nice city!



:cheers:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5296/5459819025_112e3aefb0_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/terenceleezy/5459819025/sizes/l/in/photostream/

10/10 the skyline of Charlotte Definitely one of the best.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5617839630_b0dd9c1370_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbtuohy/5617839630/)
Charlotte Sunset (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbtuohy/5617839630/) by jbtuohy (http://www.flickr.com/people/jbtuohy/), on Flickr

One of my favorite skylines! The buildings are beautiful. Each one has a distinct design. 10/10

9/10

Charlotte in the clouds

Charlotte in the clouds...

I woke up to this view early Saturday morning. Very surreal! Unfortunetly I waited a little too long because the fog/clouds were dissipating, it was much thicker not 20min earlier. But...I was pressed for time, so I got ready quick, skipped breakfast, and snapped these off before heading out.

5-7-11
http://www.ericbahrsphotography.com/photos/i-FJtPD55/0/L/i-FJtPD55-L.jpg

http://www.ericbahrsphotography.com/photos/i-2mCWFfM/0/L/i-2mCWFfM-L.jpg

http://www.ericbahrsphotography.com/photos/i-QhwQZ8G/0/L/i-QhwQZ8G-L.jpg

http://www.ericbahrsphotography.com/photos/i-6fQKXbX/0/L/i-6fQKXbX-L.jpg

http://www.ericbahrsphotography.com/photos/i-7v9dsmc/0/L/i-7v9dsmc-L.jpg

:)

http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000L.D05e8DhK8/s/750/750/uptown-Charlotte-NC-skyline-photo.jpg

http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000lwmnuG4Nnqw/s/750/750/Charlotte-NC-Skyline-2011.jpg

http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000j46sNNWHPjI/s/750/750/2011-photo-of-the-Charlotte-NC-skyline-at-sunset.jpg

looks like Shanghai, in some way :D

LOL