Discuss: Best HISTORIC Skyline in Europe

[Brad]

Many European cities don't have big modern skylines, but they have very impressive old castles, churches etc. So these cities could participate in the 'best historic skyline in Europe' poll.
Since only 15 cities can participate in the poll, let's discuss the candidates.(I wanted to start the poll, but it seems to me that it's better to discuss first.)

Please, show us the historic SKYLINES of your cities.
Only the buildings OLDER than 50 years will be taken into consideration.

[Gatis]

I nominate my beloved city of Riga, Latvia. Two pics. Brad... you had to limit the number of pics, some will post 15 and more...

http://www.inspirationriga.com/uploads/kjgkbgagjsfcfmtookzr419a4635874ad.JPG

http://www.inspirationriga.com/uploads/rqmkmldmwnponugyuiud419a468fbd008.jpg

[nurhak]

Istanbul
http://home.dbio.uevora.pt/~oliveira/Tourism/Mosq_Skyline.jpg
http://www.bosphorusapart.com/files/Download/Istanbul-skyline-5543.jpg
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39318000/jpg/_39318401_istanbul_bbc203.jpg

[www.sercan.de]

The historical Peninsula (400 years old)
http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/30684/2002830392553116234_rs.jpg

[zwischbl]

no particular order:
Dresden
Riga
Istanbul (i love this ^^ pic)
Munich
Prague
Hamburg

[Kampflamm]

Dresden looks quite nice

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/Aviller71/nmarkt4.jpg

[Fallout]

^^But are these buildings older than 50?:|

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2310/prisco24wf.jpg

[Gamma-Hamster]

Moscow's Kremlin
by Advocate:
http://photofile.ru/photo/-advocate-/3042839/63211448.jpg

by Brad:
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4233/02cn5.jpg

[Kampflamm]

^^But are these buildings older than 50?:|

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2310/prisco24wf.jpg

Yes, because they used to be there between 17xx and 1945.

[Gamma-Hamster]

Hmmm... 50 years?
Then Count Moscow State University in :):

by Bolik:
http://skyscrapers.ru/gallery/d/10064-1/mos_4.jpg

[Brad]

Yes, because they used to be there between 17xx and 1945.Europe suffered much during WW2, so I think reconstruction of old buildings is OK.

May be I couldn't express myself well..
It's better to see one big historic skyline than several pics of individual building. For instance, Moscow university is very interesting skyscraper, but Moscow's historic skyline (in this particular shot) doesn't comprise it. May be there is a shot with University and the Novodevichy convent together?

[Gamma-Hamster]

May be I couldn't express myself well..
It's better to see one big historic skyline than several pics of individual building. For instance, Moscow university is very interesting skyscraper, but Moscow's historic skyline (in this particular shot) doesn't comprise it. May be there is a shot with University and the Novodevichy convent together?
There must be a photo of Kremlin and Ministry of Foreign Affairs(also older than 50 years) together...

[whatever...]

Couple shots of Vilnius.

(c)Edd, from miestai.net
-------------->
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/7313/pano6zn6.jpg

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/4859/oldtownskylinevilnius1ua5.jpg

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/3418/124mb1.jpg

[Tarzan]

It should be Moscow or Vienna, no doubt about it!

[Calabrese]

Dresden and Prague.

Amazing. :master:

[delfin_pl]

Gdansk

http://images2.fotosik.pl/221/c5200d6e2571733d.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Gdansk_2004.jpg
http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/gdansk/060831_z_fortow/060831_gdansk_z_fortow_1354.jpg
http://www.gdansk.pl/g2/img_b/54/47_file.jpg
http://www.gdansk.pl/g2/img_b/54/68_file.jpg
http://www.gdansk.pl/g2/img_b/54/50_file.jpg

[delfin_pl]

Krakow

http://www.gorpol.pl/foto/430_d.jpg
http://www.gorpol.pl/foto/225_d.jpg
http://www.gorpol.pl/foto/433_d.jpg
http://www.krakow.fr.pl/wawel/wawel_028_d.jpg
http://www.krakow.zax.pl/inne/panoramy/panoramy_005_dczyste.jpg
http://www.krakow.zax.pl/inne/panoramy/panoramy_007_dczyste.jpg

[Efes]

Wow! Gdansk is stunning. I had never even heard of it before :cheers:

[ch1le]

i nominate Tallinn :I
Uh, no pics. but its nice.

[Arjuch]

Maybe Ghent

http://i15.tinypic.com/5yn0wvo.jpg

http://i15.tinypic.com/4mwxpck.jpg

[Brad]

i nominate Tallinn :I
Uh, no pics. but its nice.How will forumers vote for Tallinn if there are no pic?
I would also like to see Lvov, Kiev, Vilnius, St. Petersburg, Scandinavian and German cities,
Prague, Budapest and many other cities.

[Kampflamm]

Lübeck...has 7 towers (see if you can find them all)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/L%C3%BCbeck_Holstentor.jpg/800px-L%C3%BCbeck_Holstentor.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Germany_Luebeck_overview_north.jpg/800px-Germany_Luebeck_overview_north.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/L%C3%BCbeck_Dom-von-Westen_070311.jpg/400px-L%C3%BCbeck_Dom-von-Westen_070311.jpg

http://www.clasohm.com/locations/luebeck/big/96-2-21_Petrikirche.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Germany_Luebeck_St_Jacobi.jpg/260px-Germany_Luebeck_St_Jacobi.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Germany_Luebeck_St_Aegidien.jpg/450px-Germany_Luebeck_St_Aegidien.jpg

http://i11.tinypic.com/6b269oj.jpg

http://i19.tinypic.com/4zaly5t.jpg

http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/medieval/trails/hansa/luebeck.gif

[VelesHomais]

Lviv
http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/650/ukrainelv045046te.jpg

[delfin_pl]

Wow! Gdansk is stunning. I had never even heard of it before :cheers:

it is indeed but I am surprised you don't know where WW2 started and where communism in Europe collapsed.

[Gatis]

I would also like to see Lvov, Kiev, Vilnius, St. Petersburg, Scandinavian and German cities,
Prague, Budapest and many other cities.

OK, Prague has to be there, just because it is the best in Europe in this respect :D Was there two weeks ago, happy me. These are not mine pics:
http://www.gumbopages.com/festivaltours/images/prague.jpg

http://k43.pbase.com/u37/alangrant/upload/16565732.prague_064.jpg

[leebuk2005]

http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~SSS06/Website/images/SNOX.jpg
Oxford, England :)

[zwischbl]

Munich

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/7695/munheadmj9.jpg

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/9617/beautymunichfl9.jpg

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/7181/8202081munichuy9.jpg

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/8760/7408156muenchenay4.jpg

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/3456/1000185ye7mnchenyt7.jpg

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7050/1000185ye7mnchenus4.jpg

(not my pics)

[Adiks]

Krakow


http://www.krakow.fr.pl/wawel/wawel_028_d.jpg
http://www.krakow.zax.pl/inne/panoramy/panoramy_005_dczyste.jpg


Wow, its quite a surprise that the Tatra Mountains are so well visible from Krakow :nuts:

[Unionstation13]

My vote goes to Dresden! :cheers:

[stefanguti]

My hometown:

Votivkirche
http://www.phototravels.net/vienna/vienna-p/photo-vienna-p-019.3.jpg

Riesenrad
http://www.simi.at/600/riesenrad.jpg

Stephansdom
http://www.foto-julius.at/wien3/W2118+.jpg

http://www.mosgallery.com/Fine_Art/images/Eidenberger/002_Vienna_General_View.jpg

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

Rathaus
http://www.206tours.com/tour173/City%20Hall.JPG

http://www.simi.at/600/wintercity3.jpg

Hofburg, Karlskirche, Belvedere
http://www.simi.at/600/hofburg.jpg

enjoy ;)

[erbse]

I nominate Dresden. Let me show you why:

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5875/dresdenelbenachtshb9.jpg

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/1901/dresdenneumarktnachtssepo3.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4971/dresdenbrhlschelbuferun7.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1572/dresdenschlossunddomwi0.jpg

Would have been a nice lil' addition made by Stalin eh ;)
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2344/dresdenkulturpalaststalts9.jpg

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/9121/dresdenfrauenkirchenebeau4.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/5450/dresdenbrhlscheterrassenh1.jpg

http://img.fotocommunity.com/photos/6788297.jpg

[-{ Rick }-]

San Gimignano

http://aycu28.webshots.com/image/33187/2000127719601789773_rs.jpg

http://www.limoserviceinflorence.com/San%20Gimignano.jpg

[zwischbl]

Vienna has marvellous buildings (!) but they dont really form a compact skyline.

[VelesHomais]

Lviv
http://img-2007-05.photosight.ru/03/2067311.jpg

http://img-2006-11.photosight.ru/22/1777653.jpg

http://img-2006-09.photosight.ru/28/1672202.jpg

http://img-2006-08.photosight.ru/24/1605687.jpg

http://img-2006-08.photosight.ru/28/1613671.jpg

http://img-2006-03.photosight.ru/29/1350440.jpg

[VelesHomais]

Kyiv
http://www.photographic.com.ua/image/2222.jpg

http://img-2005-09.photosight.ru/23/1048552.jpg

http://img-2005-07.photosight.ru/18/950062.jpg

http://img-2004-12.photosight.ru/14/701807.jpg

Though it's difficult to capture Kyivan skyline, the city is too spread out

[EszettRocks]

Tallinn
Historic skyline in a coastal city.. a perfect combination.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/27/56933364_d046622c61_b.jpg
Flickr - villoks (http://www.flickr.com/photos/villoks/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/124/352124340_f1dc9dd028_b.jpg
Flickr - phototouring (http://www.flickr.com/photos/phototouring/)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1174/1231054825_5902cb4dcf_o.jpg
Flickr - fede_gen88 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fede_gen88/)

[Marco_]

Amsterdam:

http://gallery.miliux.com/img/v2/p767724943-4.jpg
http://gallery.miliux.com/img/v2/p735328558-4.jpg
http://gallery.miliux.com/img/v2/p606978262-4.jpg

See also this thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=537818&highlight=Amsterdam

[Jünyus Brütüs]

http://www.photographic.com.ua/image/2222.jpg

I liked every building in this photo. Tasteful architecture:okay:

[SouthernEuropean]

It's hard to nominate just one...in Greece one could be

Kerkyra(Corfu):

http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/73333/corfu.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1420/695955626_8f65cab723.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1043/1194101816_e991ed87eb.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1395/1380021107_e4b0ea1236.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/123/323747259_5f86918996.jpg?v=0

[Gamma-Hamster]

My personal favourite:
Rovinj
http://www.kroza.hu/jpg/Rovinj/rovinj.jpg

[RaKLeZ]

My personal favourite:
Rovinj


Rovinj looks nice indeed :)

my photos...

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/9055/img0017os7.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2420/img0040mg4.jpg

[VelesHomais]

I liked every building in this photo. Tasteful architecture:okay:

That's the most recognizeable skyline in Kyiv, this street is actually 1000 years old, the legend has it that this is where the first millennium new year celebrations took place in Ukraine. The architecture is of different periods. This is right below here
http://img-2007-04.photosight.ru/09/2023569.jpg

and this is a sort of another skyline view
http://img-2007-10.photosight.ru/29/2382634.jpg

[Llinass]

V I L N I U S

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20071108/hstskyline1.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20071108/hstskyline2.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20071108/hstskyline3.jpg

this one is by (c)tadux from miestai.net
http://foto.miestai.net/inkelti/20070125/1.JPG

[MakaWella]

Roermond ( Netherlands )

Church 80m high

http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/img29/1194625038-430.jpg (http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/bekijk27/-366796.html)

http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/img29/1194625095-660.jpg (http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/bekijk27/-366801.html)

Another church

http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/img29/1194625185-140.jpg (http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/bekijk27/-366807.html)

[ch1le]

another pic of Tallinn:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Aiwasowski3.jpg

[we_shine]

San Gimignano coz it's one of the kind, then

Prague,
Riga,
Edinburgh,
Salzburg
and Munich as the most spectacular skylines

and then every single city and town metioned in this thread. Amazing photos guys!

[Gamma-Hamster]

Good foto of Moscow by jst:
http://photos.streamphoto.ru/2/f/c/2e2708428941fd437c8e92abfa798cf2.jpg

[Thorgeirr]

My hometown:

Votivkirche
http://www.phototravels.net/vienna/vienna-p/photo-vienna-p-019.3.jpg



Wow!

Stockholm may be a candidate too:

http://kramgasse.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/stockholm.jpg

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/5827/stockholm3eo2.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8982/stockholmswedenft0.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9868/sotckholm4aj7.jpg

[Benonie]

Maybe Ghent


Why not?
http://i22.tinypic.com/257k3dv.jpg
(pic fluimkabouter)

http://www.gentblogt.be/wp-content/20051120_Gent.jpg

http://skyscrapercity.com/database/buildings.02/2602.jpg

[Maszkaron]

T o r u ń (Thorn)
1233 - 1466 Teutonic Order
1466 - 1793 Poland
1793 - 1920 Prussia
1920 - 1939 Poland
1939 - 1945 Germany
1945 - present Poland

scroll --->
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5316/panoramatoruniazbalkonueg5.jpg

scroll --->
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7766/starytorun20043620x588vx8.jpg

[Benonie]

^^Torùn is a very nice city indeed.
Some pics I took when travelling through Poland in august:

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g92/Benonie/Polen/Torun/100_5593.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g92/Benonie/Polen/Torun/100_5946.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g92/Benonie/Polen/Torun/100_5793.jpg

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g92/Benonie/Polen/Torun/100_5832.jpg

[Maszkaron]

^^
I'm waiting (after your stunning photos from Warsaw and 3city) for more views on polish forum. Time for Toruń and Malbork.

[Benonie]

I'm waiting (after your stunning photos from Warsaw and 3city) for more views on polish forum. Time for Toruń and Malbork.

Thanks.
I always keep the best (Torùn?..) for the end.
If I can I post them this week. Promissed!

[Bolik]

http://i013.radikal.ru/0711/c5/17021676aaf6.jpg

[PedroGabriel]

Porto's skyline is surelly a TOP 10, and its "skyscrapers" are way older than you grandma and all original. A pitty I couldn't find a picture with the two towers and at dust with seals flying around it, it's an awesome view.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/112/305905437_08289294b3_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2078/1776667396_e67e5cfc09_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2317/1861521806_de9ebb32a0_o.jpg

http://vistasnapaisagem.weblog.com.pt/arquivo/5RibeiraPorto.jpg

http://bilhas.files.wordpress.com/2006/11/porto2.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/183/484872823_88ad05e98d.jpg?v=0

[Gatis]

A pitty I couldn't find a picture with the two towers and at dust with seals flying around it, it's an awesome view.
How do you manage to get seals flying?

[zwischbl]

^^ not in the top 10 i´d say.

for me top 10 are now (no particular order)

Krakow
Prague
Munich
Vienna
Dresden
Istanbul
Tallin
Vilnius
Ghent
Kyiv

its very hard to make a proper decision though.

[whatever...]

Some pictures of Vilnius from 1870-1914 by Czechowicz
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20071121/14.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20071121/11.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20071121/12.jpg

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20071121/1.jpg

and one stuning shot by Jan Bulhak from early 1930's
http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20071121/bulhak1.jpg

[EvanG]

How do you manage to get seals flying?


It's not that hard, only for a very short time tough. The cleaning up afterwards is a lot less fun.

[Marek.kvackaj]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1010/1342816193_2d692a2b9e_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/103/307984020_6bcb695730_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/113/313706352_a938a365c0_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/243/1514971018_5009eba079_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/48/140894759_36080ec8b7_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/121/305112753_6810da1213_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/50/165268541_967ce9a385_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1131/964352546_0df133eee8_b.jpg

and one off topic ...but

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/403709881_44ff1fa1ce_b.jpg

[Thorgeirr]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/103/307984020_6bcb695730_o.jpg



Perfection!

[zwischbl]

:drool: Prague.

[PedroGabriel]

here's a better pic from Daniel Coimbra a SSC forumer.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s164/daniel_staclara/Porto/DSC04809.jpg
now, this is an historic skyline, even the iron bridge is historic.

Porto is not a TOP 10, but a TOP 5 historic skyline. one of the scrappers is 300 yrs old. The wall is about 700 yrs old or more. The bridge is more than 100 yrs old. The city is inhabited from time immemorial but most the neighbourhood was fairly developed 1000 yrs ago. Stones here have real history. It's a world heritage city and it survived to our days, unlike Lisbon, because it was not destroyed by any significant war since the Arabic invasion since the 9th century except for sporadic Viking raids and the napoleons invasions that left no significant problems, and any natural event, area not prone to Earthquakes.

[zwischbl]

^^ there is no skyline ^^
this is a skyline (Munich)

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/9945/11160063fh8.jpg

[erbse]

Definetly worth mentioning. Probably the most beautiful baroque skyline around - Dresden, Saxony, Germany.

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/385/dresdenfeuerwerksilvestcm4.jpg

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/4815/dresdenhofkircheschlossly2.jpg

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/8276/dresdenelbenachtsmn2.jpg

[Francisco91]

Top 10 with no particulary order:

Madrid
Rome
Athens
Stockholm
Paris
Istanbul
Amsterdam
Barcelona
Moscow
Lisbon

[Dinivan]

Zürich :cheers:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2033/2159214574_2fde8fe5fa_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/108/296523306_3ef75a716b_b.jpg

[zwischbl]

Top 10 with no particulary order:

Madrid
Rome
Athens
Stockholm
Paris
Istanbul
Amsterdam
Barcelona
Moscow
Lisbon


:lol: could you just show me the historic skyline from Athens??
i think your post ist worthless....:nuts:

[Jünyus Brütüs]

Maybe many other Historical Skylines of Europe look better than Istanbul or look more developed, detailed... but do not ignore, Istanbul's skyline is centuries older than others.

http://www.fikribol.com/resources/istanbul_kizkulesi.jpg
this photo reflects just little part of it.

Anyway, all those Historical skylines look so cultured and beautiful.

[whatever...]

Vilnius. Terrible weather, but i hope you do get the point.

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080129/DSC_0044.JPG

http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080129/DSC_0051.JPG

[Arbais]

Some pics from Poland

Bytom:

http://images28.fotosik.pl/34/27784fa89cb39047.jpg

http://images33.fotosik.pl/89/d4c7b82a38b1f08b.jpg


Torun:

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/9808/146541201619053be2cosw3.jpg

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/3559/24691888445a1ba9314our2.jpg

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/2483/1098564051galoooqt6.jpg


Kraków:

http://plfoto.com/zdjecia/638461.jpg

http://www.plfoto.com/zdjecia/333837.jpg

http://www.krakau-online.de/images/kra0501-05.jpg

http://labenski.pl/pictures/misc/rynek/IMG_5142.panorama2.1.jpg

http://www.krakau-online.de/images/kra0501-03.jpg


Rybnik:

http://images34.fotosik.pl/35/a163dbc9f4360722.jpg

http://images31.fotosik.pl/86/c27d3317878b1911.jpg


Opole:

http://aycu14.webshots.com/image/23173/2005337856760579307_rs.jpg

http://aycu03.webshots.com/image/24282/2005353620814045316_rs.jpg


Gliwice:

http://plfoto.com/zdjecia_new/1054081.jpg

http://plfoto.com/zdjecia/472913.jpg

[whatever...]

Some more of Vilnius


http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080201/458106211_b6f4cb8094_o.jpg



http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/8189/2151315829af143d8d3abxi3.jpg



http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080201/458106443_93c6a05399_o1.jpg



http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080201/2179048798_4188cbdd67_o.jpg



http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080201/2178258221_1367ef07b6_o.jpg



http://foto.terpe.lt/inkelti/20080201/2179058244_0bb74d4cfd_o.jpg



http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/2641/2182388237a366d58959bxe1.jpg


(c)Flickr.com

[Zabonz]

My personal favourite:
Rovinj
http://www.kroza.hu/jpg/Rovinj/rovinj.jpg



Rovinj is just perfect

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Rovinj_07.JPG/800px-Rovinj_07.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Old_town_of_Rovinj_Croatia_2005-09-15.jpg/800px-Old_town_of_Rovinj_Croatia_2005-09-15.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/Rovinj_old_town.jpg/800px-Rovinj_old_town.jpg

[erbse]

^ One tall tower doesn't make a skyline if you ask me.

But it looks like a great historical city for sure ;)

[RaKLeZ]

Aerials of Krakow

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8193/43cracviaringueecentrohqy8.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2102/44rynekglowny220x220metfd7.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/659/45marcaodos3poderesaf3.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3065/46cracviacentrohistricodc9.jpg

don`t know who took these...

[frozen]

Toledo, the old Capital of Spain (before Madrid) and where Muslims, Jews and Christians were living in peace during the medieval age.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/102691880_be4d23a742_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/196/461966221_67e2b42db3_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/373115423_b85a43d984_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2044/2113359726_c92c388f8f_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/163602929_f8b9433530_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/188/421968015_422a63f252_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/29/96405717_b87a493d3b_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2222/1509088864_72d0eadd3e_b.jpg

from flirckr.com

[frozen]

Segovia/ Spain

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1251/1232593222_316245c956_o.jpg

Roman Aqueduct

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1351/531397243_2a19354f80_b.jpg

Alcázar

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/144/347725869_2965277e1e_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1259/971197338_8362850b7d_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/35/123814103_981e2004ae_b.jpg

[frozen]

Ávila/Spain Santa Teresa and San Juan city (the two biggest mistics)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2075/1929249202_7461360abe_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2155/2074823868_22f8ea1c51_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/86/249395754_befc32215a_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2017/1715994608_c29ffc7f1c_b.jpg

[Dinivan]

^^ Apart from the wall Ávila does not have any skyline at all...

[Federicoft]

Hmmm...

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3918/1364623811cd320d8943oab7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Ubertino de Casale]

It´s surely very hard to choose the best skyline in Europe, because Europe is full of fantastic historical skyline anywhere you go.
So I wouldn´t do it, but I must say: that cities like Carcassone, Segovia, Oxford, York, Firenze, Brugges etc. have a lot of more better skyline than majority of the cities here. At least for what I have seen...

I will pick perhaps not the best skyline, but my beloved city..
Banska Stiavnica, UNESCO signed
Slovakia
http://www.travel-images.com/slovakia184.jpg

[Darryl]

I nominate Dresden, Germany as one of the best historic skylines of Europe.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/Aviller71/nmarkt4.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/Aviller71/ddresden1.jpg

[frozen]

^^^^

Simply stunning :drool::drool:

[Arbais]

^^ But beautiful

[Tiaren]

For me, Dresden is the winner (or one of the winners) too!
It may have a small skyline, but it's compact, stunningly beautiful, elegant and very unique.

[erbse]

Simply stunning
But beautiful

Does one preclude the other?

Nevermind. Dresden again.

http://i32.tinypic.com/xo07zk.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/10fb8t4.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/izao9v.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/28qp3q.jpg

[whatever...]

Vilnius yet again.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9513/dsc0116gx8.jpg


http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/5506/dsc0149uu2.jpg


http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4781/dsc0139jz9.jpg

[paku]

Wroclaw
http://images31.fotosik.pl/98/e4a9d6652465835a.jpg

http://images33.fotosik.pl/98/b881726d078ab188.jpg

http://wroclaw.hydral.com.pl/foto/191/191003.jpg

http://wroclaw.hydral.com.pl/foto/191/191510.jpg

http://wroclaw.hydral.com.pl/foto/191/191511.jpg

http://wroclaw.hydral.com.pl/foto/192/192467.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w41/ivn-wrc/Panoramy/Panorama3-2.jpg


and two panoramas
http://www.panoramy.wroclaw.pl/obrazy/211645KatedraSW300607_4934_46Web.jpg

http://www.panoramy.wroclaw.pl/obrazy/162343KatedraSWN300607_4922_4Web.jpg

[French-Polish_Man67]

Strasbourg :


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Absolute_ponts_couverts_02.jpg

[vcoco]

I start saying that this is the first time I saw this thread and I don't think that those are the best historical skylines in Europe.
I would call this thread " the best skyline in East Europe".
Where are cities like Paris, Barcelona, Florence, Venice or Rome???:nuts:
This is the best one ever:ROME.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2228/2219597918_b8ff34922d_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2098/2249778172_54aeeb33d5_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2130/2249771404_c1bb75ace3_b.jpg

[nebunul]

This is the best one ever:ROME
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2228/2219597918_b8ff34922d_b.jpg


Dito :cheers:

[Federicoft]

Not bad. Looks somewhat familiar.

[Federicoft]

Prague is the best one IMO anyway. The view over the Castle from Karluv most is one of the most beautiful sights on earth.

[Küsel]

What about Bern
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/5/5e/20050823095944!Bern_panorama_vom_muenster.jpg
http://www.wmda2008.org/images/pictures/bern/alps.jpg
http://www.rowney.org/graphics/DSC01069_800_600_85.jpg

Or Fribourg?
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/122/298975490_aff9db1394.jpg
http://www.zermattguide.ch/cms/images/stories/fribourg/fribourg1.jpg
http://www.dillum.ch/html/fribourg_vieille_ville_04.gif

[Conrad]

Würzburg, Bavaria.

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/5351/wrzburgindernacht2ul1.jpg

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9464/7047626sf5.jpg

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/3252/wrzburgfrankenry1.jpg

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/7287/wrzburgresidenzgartenep4.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6946/wurzburgskylineqz6.jpg

[Kaski]

This is the best one ever:ROME.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2098/2249778172_54aeeb33d5_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2130/2249771404_c1bb75ace3_b.jpg


:dunno:

[Küsel]

:dunno:
That's about what Bush left behind of the US as well ;)

[Barragon]

Porto :D

http://img.olhares.com/data/big/162/1627095.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/danielcoimbra/Porto/DSC04615.jpg

http://img.olhares.com/data/big/83/835949.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k174/jpda74/Porto/cais_gaia/Picture060.jpg

[SouthernEuropean]

Corfu-Kerkyra:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1420/695955626_8f65cab723.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1215/1125178934_4e2a9883ab.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1373/1124336515_4a78e8074b.jpg?v=0

[Dinivan]

Remember the thread is about skylines pictures... the city might be highly historical but it does not mean it has a historical skyline.

[Ribarca]

Toledo and Porto are my favourites.

[Nolke]

imo, it will take time 'til we can see a building playing its role in a skyline in the same majestic way as the Eiffel Tower does in Paris. It's interesting that so many people seem to rate skylines for the "cluster", "amount" and "stylized silhouette" factors. Nothing wrong with that, just don't agree at all. In that sense, I'm pretty sure that certain cities with few or just one notable building, or simply an interesting shape due to relief shapes, which are got nonetheless an interesting scenery deserve to be named here too. Some examples already posted could be Oporto, Florence, and we could say the same for generally most of western and southern European historic towns, such as these ones from northern Italy:

(pictures from flickr.com and panoramio)

-Turin

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2297/2211160699_857bf3f326.jpg
by asfal.to

-Verona

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/1686525.jpg

-Novara

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/4192621.jpg

^^ Nothing special about this, those just mean to be random examples of a very specific region, could have posted the roofs of Carcasonne or a lonely and massive tower of an English cathedral for the same. The point of this is pretty obvious, skylines aren't only consisted of a gathering of buildings but also their arrangement in the landscape, the shapes of the latter, and even its symbolism.

One of my favourites has to be Edinburgh, for sure:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/50/116423060_5927c87e3a_o.jpg
By C Ray Dancer

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/12/17560963_5d0dc1c5fb_b.jpg
By Daveybot

[Federicoft]

Toledo has a splendid skyline IMO. The Alcazar emerging from the roofs catches all the attention... wonderful.
Novara is plain ugly. :D
While Turin has a wonderful skyline too, due to the Mole and the Alps. A very underrated city.
This is the most iconic view over the city, from Cappuccini hill.
>>>>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcobillo/2189356849/sizes/o/in/set-72057594054858006/

[Kaski]

imo, i... I'm pretty sure that certain cities with few or just one notable building, or simply an interesting shape due to relief shapes, which are got nonetheless an interesting scenery deserve to be named here too. Some examples already posted could be Oporto, Florence, and we could say the same for generally most of western and southern European historic towns, such as these ones from northern Italy:

I have the feeling that your approach above is too broad. Sure, you can post the towns with "nice scenery" but still it will not make them to have a good historic skyline, if they do not have some/several tall structures
from Wikipedia:
A skyline is best described as the overall or partial view of a silhouette of a city's tall buildings and structures consisting of many skyscrapers in front of the sky in the background. It can also be described as the artificial horizon that a city's overall structure creates. Skylines serve as a kind of fingerprint of a city, as no two skylines are alike. Skylines that are stretched out to a large (sometimes panoramic) view because of large cities or twin cities are called cityscapes. In many metropolises, skyscrapers play a significant role in defining the skyline.
... so, nice hills in the bacground will not make any city to have a nice skyline, if they do not have any.

[Kame]

What about the seven towers of Luebeck (Germany)?

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/2953/5705195au7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
source: fotocommunity (http://www.fotocommunity.de/)

That's a pretty good skyline for a city of only about 200000 inhabitants.

[casofatal]

Edimburgh, Barcelona, Dresden, Toledo, Porto, Krakow, Santiago de Compostela, Rome

Dresden, Germany
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/385/dresdenfeuerwerksilvestcm4.jpg

Santiago de Compostela, Spain
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/5377/105471842473e6b9ca7bus1.jpg

[Puinkabouter]

Home (Ghent, Belgium):

http://i27.tinypic.com/2uomek0.jpg

http://static.gallery.zoom.nl/images/3/7/4/3749/468/MgPSXc.jpg




But Prague & Riga are in fact my favourites...

[casofatal]

Girona, nothern city of Catalunya, Spain

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/7282/girona3re2.jpg


http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/5/20070528223042girona2rz5.jpg


http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/403/girona0yw9.jpg


http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/8038/girona1hj3.jpg

[Leofold]

These are not skylines, they are only pics of certain buildings. Skyline people, skyline..

[Skyland]

Not to forget the historic skyline in Cologne that reaches 157m...
http://www.magellanworld.net/deutschland_unten_dom.jpg
http://www.anicursor.com/koeln_0815.jpg
http://www.welt.de/multimedia/archive/00350/Stadt_Koeln_DW_Reis_350100g.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/114/261277602_7350ccb70e.jpg?v=0

[freeksregistration]

a part of brussels called schaarbeek:
http://www.fotosop.nl/files/thumb_big_200806081626121870084799.jpg (http://www.fotosop.nl/mijn_fotos.html?show=187008479920080608162612)
or bruges also nice:
http://www.fotosop.nl/files/thumb_big_20080608163532884176801.jpg (http://www.fotosop.nl/mijn_fotos.html?show=88417680120080608163532)
(couldn't find a better one buth it's really a nice skyline)

i prefer dresden, on the other hand, the maria church has been rebuild recenlty,
if that counts i choose prague

[LoveCPH]

Copenhagen :nuts:

http://www.perroloco.net/images/KobenhavnSkyline.JPG
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/Copenhagen_1895.jpg

[Kevlargeist]

^ The first CPH picture has Mediterranean feeling shoved all over it.

[HS]

Opole in Upper Silesia

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/9639/s8303938jp0.jpg

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2599/22uj8.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs20/f/2007/259/f/c/Opole_by_LittleSilentKing.jpg


Gliwice, the same region

http://plfoto.com/zdjecia_new/1054081.jpg


Kalisz in Greater Poland

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/alexlie/IMG_0134a.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/alexlie/Panorama2a-1.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/alexlie/IMG_0671a.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/alexlie/kalisz13.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/alexlie/kalisz14-1.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/alexlie/kalisz2.jpg


But in my opinion Dresden is the best!

[Triceratops]

WOW!! Didn't knew Poland has so many cities with such amazing historic skyline! :)

[Nadlor]

Can't post the picture... :-(

[Le MORS]

Toruń: skyline by night

http://images23.fotosik.pl/258/eb40b8dbcfec74c8.jpg

[alsen strasse 67]

Wroclaw (Breslau)

http://wroclaw.hydral.com.pl/foto/160/160789.jpg

http://wroclaw.hydral.com.pl/foto/104/104629.jpg

before war

http://wroclaw.hydral.com.pl/foto/4/004265.jpg

[Darryl]

^^
wow, those before and after photos are interesting!

[EvanG]

and saddening

[cardiff]

Oxford

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sanstiss/oxfordskyline.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sanstiss/Oxford_Skyline_Panorama_from_St_Mar.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sanstiss/Ox-Skyline.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sanstiss/376906858_59091224e3_o.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sanstiss/2705857045_a6a7182dec_b.jpg

[cardiff]

Edinburgh - so stunning, and these pics dont include the volcanic skyline of the city

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sanstiss/20124404_ebf1694daa_b.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sanstiss/1385468999_1827a0aeac_b.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sanstiss/2365064392_1ec4ab4650_b.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sanstiss/521773947_3ded72ae7e_o.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sanstiss/761585195_91c2474a52_o.jpg

[Jünyus Brütüs]

WOW, both Oxford and Edinburgh look fantastic:cheers:

[OlekD]

Przemysl, eastern Poland
Little town with great historic skyline.

plfoto.com
http://plfoto.com/zdjecia_new/996759.jpg

przemyski.blox.pl
http://przemyski.blox.pl/resource/panoramaBielskiego.jpg

http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/crees/outreach/Poland%20Pics/Rooftop%20view%20of%20Przemysl,%20near%20Ukrainian%20border.jpg

[OlekD]

and one photo of Krakow
http://www.krakow.zax.pl/inne/panoramy/panoramy_008_dczyste.jpg

[Triceratops]

^^ commieblocks spoil Krakow's skyline so much! :ohno:

[Gamma-Hamster]

By Immortal_SH:

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/2/immortal-ru.11/0_12087_c3f59b6_XL.jpg

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/54/immortal-ru.14/0_12279_201c8bb5_XL.jpg

[ØlandDK]

A few more Copenhagen skyline pics:
http://i10.tinypic.com/7xw7jfl.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1088/1278762365_23fa7c0dcb_b.jpg
by Marionzetta from flickr.com

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/116/277860427_e21b010d30_o.jpg
by Kim Bach from flickr.com

[Puinkabouter]

That last one from CPH looks pretty awesome :)

[AMS guy]

Hamburg was not mentioned yet, but I find its skyline quite impressive.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/44/145087236_9cfaade946_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/47408622_40399951af_b.jpg


Amsterdam is not bad either
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/AMSguy/144564386_beebe9739a_o1a.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b59/beatax/DSCN8724a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/AMSguy/2173288897_3d33b71cf2_o1b.jpg


my favourite historic skylines are:

1. Rome
2. Prague
3. Munich
4. Riga
5. Stockholm
6. Copenhagen
7. Ghent

[dzejsek]

OLSZTYN - the town in northern Poland, region where you can see a lot of gothic castles and churches.

http://plfoto.com/zdjecia_new2/1563687.jpg

[Triceratops]

OMG, how Amsterdam is dense and nice! :)

[AMS guy]

Nice skyline of Antwerp
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2316/1570652603_796b726982_b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/Amsfan/Antwerpen2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/Amsfan/Antwerpen1.jpg

Mont Saint Michel
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2776452875_f9df156eb3_b.jpg

Rouen
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3092/2786915069_7ffab74594_b.jpg

[cardiff]

Do you know what, i was waiting for someone to say mount st michael - absolutly stunning!

[AMS guy]

Mont Saint Michel is one of the best historic skylines in the entire world, I think.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2401/2093721431_e0b78228f6_b.jpg

^^
Here its little brother in Cornwall: St Michael's Mount.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1126/1306039460_fb389d1c1e_b.jpg


Other nice historic skyline - Stockholm.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1126/982091353_bd4585e434_o.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/AMSguy/Stockholm.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1267/564917906_fc286eebdf_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1420/564917866_69c7f37c90_b.jpg

Cologne
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/465447988_5868236e7a_b.jpg

[Make it so]

Zadar
http://www.idassa.hr/slike/popup/zadar2_1212144216.jpg

Trogir
http://www.apartments-karen.com/pictures/trogir_large_2.jpg

Dubrovnik
http://www.goyatours.com/img/dubrovnik.jpg
http://www.mojportal.hr/var/mojportal/storage/images/moj_portal/dalmacija/aktualno/otvorena_izlozba_dubrovnik_u_domovinskom_ratu/382093-1-cro-HR/otvorena_izlozba_dubrovnik_u_domovinskom_ratu_tabfull.jpg
http://ibci.hr/userfiles/image/SLIKE/IZLETI/DUBROVNIK/DUBROVNIK2.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Forteresse_de_Dubrovnik.jpg/800px-Forteresse_de_Dubrovnik.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Walls_of_Dubrovnik.jpg/800px-Walls_of_Dubrovnik.jpg

Sibenik
http://www.hrphotocontest.com/data/gallery1/739/48152.jpg
http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Portals/0/images/2008-06-06/O%20ku%C4%87o%20mala/sibenik1.jpg
http://www.itm.hr/slike/gradovi/sibenik.jpg
Korcula
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3854/hpim2780de1.jpg
Osijek
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb247/morsky-2007/OSIJEK2.jpg
Zagreb
http://www.skyair.biz/chauffeur/images/Kaptol%20Zagreb.jpg
Rab
http://otok-rab.info/images/galerija/rab_zvonici_9.jpg
http://www.sunturist.hr/documents/rab_main.jpg

Mali losinj
http://www.mali-losinj.com.hr/images/fotogallery/big/mali-losinj-092.jpg

[Triceratops]

Croatia is awesome!!! Definately, one of the nicest countries in Europe! :)

[MasonicStage™]

nice pics here :okay:

here's one pic of Zagreb's historic skyline.
http://i44.tinypic.com/330csxe.jpg
:cheers:

[MasonicStage™]

Mont Saint Michel
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2776452875_f9df156eb3_b.jpg


Mt. San Michel is also one of my favourite. Amazing mix of romanesque & gothic art.

[Biolector]

Kazan

http://www.kazanfoto.ru/pub/pics/337/i33730.jpg

[Petr]

Stockholm is for sure one of the best together with Krakow.

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8610/imgp0243wo8.jpg

[zwischbl]

i prefer the Munich one since it has so many buildings with many different shapes. have a look:

seen from the south to the north
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/7695/munheadmj9.jpg

from the north to the south (with alps in the background)
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/9617/beautymunichfl9.jpg

from east to west
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/9945/11160063fh8.jpg

and here a view down the isar-river
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/3456/1000185ye7mnchenyt7.jpg

the croatian cities look so amazing :drool: not to speak of mount saint michel which is a thing of its own. incredible!

[thoju75]

Nice thread, some awesome cities I didn't know ;)

I would add Carcassonne, nobody said it.

http://dolphyns.free.fr/images/Cathares/Carcassonne.jpg
http://www.protoolsmixing.com/uploaded_images/City%20of%20Carcassonne-732365.jpg

[Marbur66]

Some of the pics of Croatia's Adriatic coast cities are unbelievable. So historic and beautiful, and in a great setting lined with palm trees. I'm going there this summer......I can't wait.

[-=JAG=-]

Nice thread, some awesome cities I didn't know ;)

I would add Carcassonne, nobody said it.

http://dolphyns.free.fr/images/Cathares/Carcassonne.jpg
http://www.protoolsmixing.com/uploaded_images/City%20of%20Carcassonne-732365.jpg
^^
Amazing!!

[earth intruder]

^^ wooooooooooooow :O speechless...

[Triceratops]

^^ Carcassonne seems not to have changed even a bit since when this stunning castle was built!! :cheers:

[nurhak]

some of Istanbul

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/22393.jpg
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/6352/deniztumerp2130101.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/my.php?image=deniztumerp2130101.jpg)
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9695/10381463.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10381463.jpg)
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/586/2eycsah.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2eycsah.jpg)
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3237/hisarfn2.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hisarfn2.jpg)
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4821/vapurlu04cb0hi6.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vapurlu04cb0hi6.jpg)

[Quicksilver]

Semi-historic skyline of Kyiv:

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3111/nnn58.15/0_2809e_8b993766_-1-XL

Taken from http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/nnn58/view/163998?page=0

[Triceratops]

Kyiv looks so dense!! Nice pic! :)

[HS]

^^ Carcassonne seems not to have changed even a bit since when this stunning castle was built!! :cheers:

It was heavily changed in XIX century ;)

[Pansori]

I'm surprised there are hardly any photos of Riga in this thread... and it's certainly got one of the best historic skylines

(c)khoogheem (flickr)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/120435872_f0222bd60a_b.jpg

some old photo found using Google
http://www.barkans.net/images/01Riga.jpg

[Triceratops]

@Pansori, thanks for the pics! they are just wonderful!! :cheers:

[whatever...]

Vilnius

by (c)[sp], from miestai.net

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6899/dsc23162.jpg


http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2913/dsc23143.jpg

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9530/dsc23256.jpg

[Triceratops]

Pics of Tallinn old town also.

(Flickr, (c)smela)
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1362/3267920638_3d90c1528a.jpg

(Flickr, (c)phototouring)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3259/2558684272_d60d9fb73e_b.jpg

[DocentX]

Krakow

http://www.krakow.zax.pl/forum/_dsc9084.jpg

http://www.krakow.zax.pl/forum/_dsc9157.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh77/oralek/DSCF1363.jpg

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2741/krakoweb5.jpg

http://www.krakow.zax.pl/inne/panoramy/panoramy_005_dczyste.jpg

[whatever...]

Eastern part of the old town, Vilnius

(c)Szaman, fotokudra.lt

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2954/i260597.jpg

[DocentX]

Torun (Poland)

http://plfoto.com/zdjecia_new2/1819615.jpg

http://plfoto.com/zdjecia_new2/1819626.jpg

[Triceratops]

^^ stunning illumination!! :)

[Major Deegan]

There is a place for Kazan, the little-known capital of Tatarstan in Russia, among the historic mega-cities.

http://img-3.photosight.ru/90b/3212016_large.jpeg
by Денис Ларкин (http://www.photosight.ru/photos/3212016/?from_member)

http://img-9.photosight.ru/830/2947361_large.jpg

by Askario

http://s55.radikal.ru/i150/0906/5e/143624be0910.jpg

http://s59.radikal.ru/i164/0906/27/279596a9e23e.jpg

http://i022.radikal.ru/0901/ce/e963c5077da5.jpg

[Justa]

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3604/makzero.33/0_2a068_da4586d9_orig

[Triceratops]

^^ the photo is no doubt great! :cheers: but there's no more historic skyline of Moscow, except Kremlin spires..

[Brad]

^^ the photo is no doubt great! :cheers: but there's no more historic skyline of Moscow, except Kremlin spires.. Many European historic skylines include only churches/castles.
In Moscow we have not only many many churches/cathedrals, but the Kremlin towers also :cheers:

[Dr.Seltsam]

1. Rome, for sure

2. Munich

3. No idea!

[artoor]

No doubt, there are lots of stunning historical skylines in Europe.
But all the cities in comparison to Rome - a heavy-weight champion -
are at best the mid-weight pretenders.
No other city is marked by so many iconic buildings, erected during
over 2 tousand yrs of history.

[Brad]

No doubt, there are lots of stunning historical skylines in Europe.
But all the cities in comparison to Rome - a heavy-weight champion -
are at best the mid-weight pretenders.
No other city is marked by so many iconic buildings, erected during
over 2 tousand yrs of history.
I have never been to Rome/ Please show us what you mean.
We are not talking about the remains of iconic buildings but about historic skylines.

[artoor]

I have never been to Rome/ Please show us what you mean.
We are not talking about the remains of iconic buildings but about historic skylines.

You'll rather go to Rome first than I find time and desire to learn
how to post photos in this forum:ohno:

I'm talking about quality here. Skyline is made up out of buildings
which are placed in natural setting. It matters who and when had built
them, what are construction materials and how they fit into the skyline.
Now, collect some money, fly to Rome, climb one of its hills and look
around. If you don't realize what I mean, what else can be done?
I've pretty much seen most of major European historical towns and have no doubts
about Rome's superiority.
But you choose what you like and be happy:cheers:

[Locke]

Rome for sure, no contest.

[Brad]

Rome for sure?
I doubt it
If you have another opinion prove it with the pictures not words.

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/996967/2/istockphoto_996967-rome-skyline.jpg http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1437/1108513460_01c5f00981.jpg?v=0

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/3324402.jpg

[Dr.Seltsam]

It's not about high buildings! It's about the aesthetic!

[Brad]

It's not about high buildings! It's about the aesthetic! The thread is not about aesthetic, but about the SKYLINE of a city without mordern buildings!
This thread is NOT about "the most historic city"

[Dr.Seltsam]

Munich:
http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/4/4/30/f_fP4200196ram_62b0b4b.jpg


http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r108/bitchler/060-Kopie-1.jpg


http://www.globe-photography.com/components/com_joomgallery/img_pictures/europa_25/bayern_1/muenchen_2/muenchen_20090605_1215526680.jpg

[Brad]

You got the idea :)

[Brad]

Kazan, Russia

http://img-3.photosight.ru/90b/3212016_large.jpeg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=39255698&postcount=582

[Countach]

Rome, for sure. I hope they will never make skyscrapers there to spoil that wonderfull skyline.

[Triceratops]

Well, Rome actually does not have that wonderful skyline as f.e. has Munich! Rome might look a beautiful city from below but definately not from above! Truly to say, pretty dense but quite monotonous!

[Leofold]

Istanbul (Constantinople) Historical Skyline

From the photographer Gabris Özatay (www.milliyet.com.tr)

Two Continents (Asia & Europe) in One Picture :)

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7537/24580762.jpg

[Triceratops]

^^ Oh, yeah! Absolutely beautiful shot! :banana: But is it the whole historic skyline of Istanbul or it's bigger?

[Brad]

http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/30684/2002830392553116234_rs.jpg

[Union.SLO]

Some skylines of 2 Slovene historical towns:

Piran:
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg258/unionslo/d9a9d322.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg258/unionslo/piran3.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg258/unionslo/piran2.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg258/unionslo/Piranpeninsula1.jpg

Ptuj:
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg258/unionslo/Ptuj.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg258/unionslo/ptuj4.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg258/unionslo/ptuj5.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg258/unionslo/ptuj6.jpg

[Triceratops]

:omg: How truly beautiful Slovenia is! Thanks for these marvellous pics! :banana:

[HS]

Cordes-sur-Ciel

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/3338/cordessurciel.jpg

Mazamet

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/2285545599_ce2d7a7bdf_b.jpg

[Triceratops]

^ Typical French villages, nothing extraordinary if regarding that such kinds of villages are all over not just France but whole Western Europe!

[HS]

Believe me, those cities are really stunning! Especially Cordes-sur-Ciel is wonderful - this town is build on high mountain and looks simply impressive. I don't know how they built it hundrets years ago!

[Triceratops]

I absolutely agree! But due to the fact that I've visited dozens of such towns/villages in France I should tell you that France has muh more to show if regarding the impressionability or singularity! Almost each of them is way beautiful!

[Triceratops]

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/5412/dsc0415n.jpg

That's Riga! Not bad, say, ha? :D

[Bogus Law]

I love this thread :)

[Bavarian Angelshark]

Time for some pics of WÜRZBURG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%BCrzburg) (Bavaria,Germany)


http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r108/bitchler/352991781_17f3f9f740_b.jpg

source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-arkansas-traveler/352991781/)

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r108/bitchler/132536098_ceef21c3ac_o-1.jpg

source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelroiber/132536098/)

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r108/bitchler/3418189046_5f79104cf9_o.jpg

source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/33118684@N02/3418189046/)

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r108/bitchler/522581318_81e67dee0a_b.jpg

source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benbuxton/522581318/)

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r108/bitchler/1142286274_ea943bba38_o.jpg

source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dreamlogic/1142286274/)


(http://www.flickr.com/photos/beatbull/2509431024/)

[Bavarian Angelshark]

Some pics of BAMBERG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamberg) (Bavaria,Germany)


http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r108/bitchler/3663051845_6328a4a155_b-1.jpg

source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/werkunz/3663051845/)

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r108/bitchler/145045373_c8890557d5_b-1.jpg

source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67058795@N00/145045373/)

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r108/bitchler/3010830524_1634116fee_b-1.jpg

source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ambidexy/3010830524/)

[DocentX]

Krakow

http://plfoto.com/zdjecia_new2/1863712.jpg

http://plfoto.com/zdjecia_new2/1739065.jpg

http://plfoto.com/zdjecia_new2/1733825.jpg

http://plfoto.com/zdjecia_new2/1658292.jpg

http://plfoto.com/zdjecia_new2/1432583.jpg

http://plfoto.com/zdjecia_new/1377349.jpg

http://plfoto.com/zdjecia_new/1349726.jpg

http://plfoto.com/zdjecia_new/1339325.jpg

[zwischbl]

The last 3 posted cities are awesome!
Würzburg, Bamberg and Krakow!

[Nightsky]

^^I totally agree, these photos look like paintings!
I didn't realize that there are mountains so close to Krakow when I was there.:nuts:

[Perun]

I didn't realize that there are mountains so close to Krakow when I was there.:nuts:

You need luck, to see Tatra mountains from Krakow. Weather must be perfect. It's about 100 km ;)

[Triceratops]

^ But when such weather comes, then Krakow is just out of competition! :cheers:

[involved]

If we talking about historical Skyline, Wurzburg is incredible :nuts:

[Triceratops]

^ Agree, but Bamberg for me looks a bit more woderful! :)

[Gatsby]

http://static0.blip.pl/user_generated/update_pictures/635704.jpg

http://static0.blip.pl/user_generated/update_pictures/635705.jpg

http://static0.blip.pl/user_generated/update_pictures/635707.jpg

http://static0.blip.pl/user_generated/update_pictures/640299.jpg

http://static0.blip.pl/user_generated/update_pictures/640301.jpg

http://static0.blip.pl/user_generated/update_pictures/640300.jpg

http://static0.blip.pl/user_generated/update_pictures/640304.jpg

http://static0.blip.pl/user_generated/update_pictures/640302.jpg

http://static0.blip.pl/user_generated/update_pictures/640311.jpg

http://static0.blip.pl/user_generated/update_pictures/640313.jpg

http://static0.blip.pl/user_generated/update_pictures/640317.jpg

http://static0.blip.pl/user_generated/update_pictures/640319.jpg

http://static0.blip.pl/user_generated/update_pictures/651376.jpg

http://static0.blip.pl/user_generated/update_pictures/651375.jpg

http://static0.blip.pl/user_generated/update_pictures/651372.jpg

http://static0.blip.pl/user_generated/update_pictures/651371.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=206493&page=75

[tanosmile]

one of the more particular...Alberobello, Puglia, Italy
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2816838867_3431f416c0_b.jpg

http://forum.eurodesk.org/forum/FOV1-0001F08D/S006FB660.4/trullo%20from%20Alberobello.jpg

http://www.thisfabtrek.com/journey/europe/italy/20070612-reggio/alberobello-trulli-ter-4.jpg

[tanosmile]

Firenze (Florence)
http://www.paradoxplace.com/Perspectives/Italian%20Images/images/Firenze/Firenze_Skylines/800/Florence-Oct06-DC9132sAR800.jpg

[artoor]

Firenze is just awesome! Beside its historical center
I love the suburbia with old villas scattered around the hills.

[GrimFadango]

Firenze reminds Tower Castle from Heroes Of Might & Magic III :D BTW it is really impressive, greetings to all Mario Rossis:D

[Kampflamm]

Dresden:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2785/4203204859_609dcbdff3_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4203962546_e43e26550c_b.jpg

[Elvenking]

Were these church towers rebuilt and when? Cause I guess not much of this city survived those two nights in february '45. Prety nice job with Dresden though; city and this skyline look quite awesome.

[HS]

:eek2:

And nothing more can I say

[פובליק פיינט]

Prague from the Castle
http://yaodynasty.com/Contents/2007-PragueVeinna/image/Prague_Panorama1.jpg
Old Town hall view towards New Town district
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/108/283910901_f8db179b22_o.jpg
Charles bridge
http://www.cheap-prague-apartments.net/pamatky/foto/charles_bridge/foto2.jpg
Castle view
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/CzechRepublic/Highlights/PragueFromStVitusCathedral.jpg.
http://fotobob.topweb.cz/photosprag/20080614_BK_028x.jpg

[earthbound]

more of the Prague

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/8239/44975633.jpg

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/743/45810439.jpg

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/9854/90122649.jpg

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/2338/25232956.jpg

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/8884/77049454.jpg

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2953/43964669.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2234/85999971.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/6696/22299231.jpg

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/73/97090224.jpg

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/9977/93070581.jpg

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2561/73097558.jpg

[Triceratops]

Incredibly stunning city!! And how great is the old town preserved! :banana:

[EagleX]

These may not be the candidates but they haven't been seen and you may find them interesting

Serbia
Novi Sad(the capital city of Vojvodina)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2745/4274765440_093295ba66_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4274765436_e4c8178719_b.jpg
Subotica(2nd city of Vojvodina(5th in Serbia))
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4274765428_cd09e7155b_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/4274765434_dd7be94452_o.jpg
Sremski Karlovci(a small historic town)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4274765420_1a7e768b88_o.jpg
same spot(mist)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4274765424_e48ce80d88_o.jpg

[Triceratops]

^ These ones are indeed something never seen before, thanks for sharing!! Amazing Serbia! :banana:

[EagleX]

Thanks :)

[_VeNeT_]

Ljubljana has a nice skyline. :)

http://www.shrani.si/f/2v/sx/1Sh81mnf/02-ljubljana-snapshots10.jpg

[bubach_hlubach]

Zagreb. :nuts:

http://i50.tinypic.com/30ro03n.jpg

:cheers:

[ancov]

Nice! :cheers:

[Triceratops]

^ Agreed!! LOVE sLOVEnia! Ljubljana is magnificent city! :banana:

[3tmk]

Ljubljana has a nice skyline. :)

http://www.shrani.si/f/2v/sx/1Sh81mnf/02-ljubljana-snapshots10.jpg

Can you imagine a tower built on top of the castle on that hill? :D

[Vikusz]

Budapest

http://www.tropicalisland.de/hungary/budapest/budapest_castle_hill/images/04%2001%20DSC_0161.jpg

http://www.tropicalisland.de/hungary/budapest/budapest_gellert_hill/images/03%2001%20DSC_0072.jpg

http://www.tropicalisland.de/hungary/budapest/budapest_parliament_area/images/02%2001%20DSC_0048.jpg

http://www.tropicalisland.de/hungary/budapest/budapest_bridges_and_danube_river/images/BUD%20Budapest%20-%20Elizabeth%20Bridge%20%28Erzsebet%20hid%29%2004%203008x2000.jpg

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/609/img8412resize.jpg

http://www.owl.hu/owl/3gallery/gownpic2009/2009_41_01q2.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/142/352712977_912e8e6b32_b.jpg

http://www.fotohaz.hu/fotoarena/data/533/3671Budapest_Budapest_de_csod_s_xx.jpg

And my favourite.

http://www.earth-photography.com/photos/Countries/Hungary/Hungary_Budapest_ParlamentDawn.jpg

[Kampflamm]

OK, this is not the "flood the thread with pics of your fav. city" thread. Seriously, I'd appreciate it if we saw pics of actual skylines and not tourist shots.

I mean come on, why is this shot (http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/609/img8412resize.jpg) in a thread about historic skylines?

[Triceratops]

^ Agree, there are hardly two shots that can be counted a skyline pics, all the rest just to boast with the capital city of your country..! Maybe we'll some really historic panoramic views of Budapest?

[Vikusz]

OK, this is not the "flood the thread with pics of your fav. city" thread. Seriously, I'd appreciate it if we saw pics of actual skylines and not tourist shots.

I mean come on, why is this shot (http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/609/img8412resize.jpg) in a thread about historic skylines?

Okay,you have truth. Sorry for my behave. i overdo linking pictures.
I just like those photos. And i wanted to share with sy. :)
It wont happen repeatedly. :)