Richmond

Population: 200,123 (Metro: 1,212,977)

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Greater Richmond area. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties, the city is located at the intersections of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64, and surrounded by Interstate 295 and Virginia State Route 288 in central Virginia. The population was 200,123 in 2007, with an estimated population of 1,212,977 for the Richmond Metropolitan Area — making it the third largest in Virginia.

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Just a city......
Don't like it

5/10

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7.5
nice skyline :)

6.5/10

Boxy standard Grey waterfront
5/10
Sorry nothing of intrest of landmark in those photos

old and ugly buildings,little varied, 4/10

7/10

it looks ok

Very ugly 2/10.

7.5/10

I dont know. I look at the city and its blah! But, its in the south. And also when i look at it ...it looks pretty dense. So thats a BIG plus for me. I mean, skyline,7, but im sure it would be awesome at ground level. so over all...8

Very nice, I like it, thanks for pics:):)
8/10

Lots of small boxes... but I still like it 6/10

Richmond's skyline is unique compaired to most US cities, because it's very modest looking. I notice most of the scrapers are squared off and seem to keep a uniformed look. It's a beautiful skyline on its own.

4/10

Other american bunch of boxes, now appreciate much more NY and Chicago, not every gringo city is the same, and this is a good proof of it :D

ehhmmmm..... well, not much to say . . . 6/10

Here is a photo that shows just how dense Richmond is-

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CLASS/am485_98/pontius/MR/richmond.jpg

I really like This Skyline.

I like it.
7/10.

I hate it

4.5 out of 10

Very nice for a city of its size. I give it a 7.5/10. :okay:

I like it 8/10

8!

The density more impresses me than the design of any of the buildings themselves because as other have said, they're pretty bland and boxy. It's certainly not a bad skyline by any stretch of the imagination, however. 7. Nice, but not terribly remarkable.

mmmm. even though the first post has no pictures in it, i find that last pictures quite yummy. claps for richmond. :) 7.5

8/10

It really dense, but quite flat... Looks good anyway ;) 7/10

Looks very southern, but not bad. Awesome night effects.

6.5

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Richmond all in all has a great skyline for its size. No building really stands out but the density of all the buildings together has a great effect. 8 of 10.

Yeah, I remember this little guy surprised me when I saw it - 7/10

Always like the density, but BAH, who allowed there to not be any hint of wanting to be unique in design. Forgettable if it wern't for density. Somone says Richmond, I will say short and stalky.
7/10

10/10, i just love richmond for some reason

Very dense, very modern, very big for a city its size. Makes every other city with a metro population of one million envious.

I give it an 8.5..

Quite okay, but nothing special
6.5

I give it a 6.5. It's nice and simple. Not every city needs a Sears Tower.

6/10

wow, i'm impressed. 8.5/10

6/10 :)

5.5/10

better than expected
and isn't the weather channel located here?

Richmonds skyline is very dense but there is one problem, the city seems dead when your walking, you seem like the only one there...maybe the high crime rate has people scared i dont know,...but all in all richmond is a great city 8/10

Half decent for a city its size, yes indeed not too chabby. problems are tho it lacks height, and the city only has around 60 high rises, architecture is old and boring, night shots were nice, still tho not bad for a city that size

5.9/10

A very ugly skyline, only about (exaggerating) 4 buildings ... but at ground level or in person, unlike what many people think, its even worse, it is poor and gray...and there are many stores that are closed, its empty...I would give it a minus 10 but I can't so I give it a 0. Lived there 5 years.Not going back ever again.NOt to be mean, but its very dissapointing.

5.5

Could they maybe get a building that is not a simple box?

I personally liked Richmond. Unfortunately, the city has suffered from poor leadership for the past few years. But I do see Richmond rebounding very soon; it already has to a certain extent.

very dense, pretty nice skyline, 8/10

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8/10- beautiful city it's greeness and density. the skyline's nice too :D

7/10

It looks nice and cozy for such a small city, in terms of population of course.

6/10

For an American Skyline I give it a 3 or less. For a world wide skyline I give it about a 5.

nice..7/10

7.5 because small city

8/10

http://www.city-data.com/cpicv/vfiles1017.jpg

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http://www.ci.richmond.va.us/departments/portofrichmond/images/homepage_photo.jpg

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Richmond has one of my favorite Southeast US skylines, and has many beautiful old neighborhoods too. I've never been to its most famed neighborhood--the Fan. I'm overdue for a visit there.

Thanks for all of the excellent pics, JRQ! :cheers:

6.5/10

little skyline and no high enough. 4/10

ok, looks a bit 'dead' 4.5/10

7/10

Not too bad. Cute little skyline. 7/10

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photos from flickr

I like the skyline. it's not bad, 7/10

I'm from Brazil...
and Richmond makes me remember a brazilian city, i don't know why...
maybe because the buildings aren't tall...
but i liked it!!!
i have some friends livin' there!!

9/10

nice medium city

7

Nice little city.
I found these on flickr:

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7/10, great skyline compare to most of the world's cities.

8/10.

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Pics from my school (VCU) website:


The Canal Walk and downtown
http://www.gen.vcu.edu/images/rich_canal.jpg
These are dorms of my school and they dont appear in any skyline pics because of their distance from the main 'skyline' area...
http://www.housing.vcu.edu/reshalls/monroepark/rhoads/images/rhoads_ext_01.jpg

An image of the style of housing found in the "Fan District" tho technically not part of the skyline
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g304/540BOY/Richmond/pic3.jpg

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Richmond in the distance to the left
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This pic is from http://www.aia.org/
This is Richmond's city Hall:

http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek06/1215/1215d_va2cityhall_b.jpg

Here are a few pics that I found from Flickr

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I like it 7.5.A good skyline indeed.

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Not trying to focus on the skyline that much...just a few shots around the capitol, etc.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/jquesen/100_1396.jpg

City Hall
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5/10

Quoted from and credited to uliveandyouburn who posted these pictures in another thread

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and also Spencer114

Those lights are just for the holidays. Here's a non-holiday view...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b375/bustedpits/richmondnight.jpg

Richmonds skyline is very dense but there is one problem, the city seems dead when your walking, you seem like the only one there...maybe the high crime rate has people scared i dont know,...but all in all richmond is a great city 8/10

When I was a kid I went to Richmond and it seemed big for a city its size in terms of the downtown. Dense more than tall in terms of skyscrapers which makes it seem as if the buildings arent as tall as most cities. That said, Richmond has a dense skyline especially in person. The downtown when I was a kid was alot more busy with people shopping and working. Urban flight has created the problem in most urban cities like Richmond that thrived in the early century until the 1970's/1980's!

As a kid Richmond had crime problems when I visited family there but, its worse now. Most the people there are good people though but, gangs are getting worse in all of the state of Virginia like Norfolk/Va Beach were I live. Back to Richmond, urban flight and crime has caused the empty feel but, thats what the eye sees. Truth is Richmond is a very important U.S city. Most dont know it because theres no pro team etc.. located in Virginia but, Richmond is the number 6th ranked U.S city for Fortune 500 companies having a total of nine headquartered in Richmond and 13 total with offices in Richmond as well. Richmond also has 1 of the federal reserve banks located in the city among its judicial importance in the court systems as well. More to this city than even I knew until a year ago and I was proud a Virginia city was this important in Government! :):):)

7.5 is my score for the skyline by the way!!! Forgot to score it!!

I give 8, nice, tidy skyline, but nothing special - 6 for skyline, +2 for being capital of Confederacy :cheers:

Great place to go to school and find employment afterward and not have to move depending on what you major in during college!!! L.G.N.M

Actually the crime in Richmond is the lowest it's been in three decades (recorded and true, btw), and the population has actually grown for the first time in decades, to 203,000 according to the 2008 census report. Plus I went to Richmond about 2 months ago, and I would like to know where it seemed dead. As I walked along the streets in the capitol district, people were everywhere, especially in the business district. Then the VCU area alone has tons of people walking around.

Richmond is a very very boring city.. if it wasn't for VCU the downtown area would be dead. The suburbs of Richmond are really spread out.. the city fits anybody that has a family and just wants to take it slow otherwise not much there.. i lived there for a year.

7/10

Richmond needs more pictures with better angles. I have no knowledge of how to add pictures nor do I own a camera. Anyone viewing this in Richmond,Va who knows how to and has a camera add better pictures from different angles here!!! L.G.N.M

8/10

A few I took around the end of April....
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7,5/10

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Some greatttttttttt Richmond Shots from flickr-

Richmond, Virginia
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although the skyline doesn't look like anything special, if you have ever been to NYC from north carolina or south of it, you have probably passed through the city, and one of the coolest things to do in life is pass through the city at night! it is awesome, the highway takes you almost through the downtown its crazy

7.5/10

8. Good. Regards.

Richmonds skyline looks dense and established. It has a charecter to its skyline like other older U.S cities that have been around since the 1700's. The skyline is quite dense with enough new skyscrapers(1980's-present) to give it a new flavor with the established charecter of the city!! L.G.N.M

Outdated buildings 6.5

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7.5/10
nice city in its own right.

7/10

7.5/10

Pretty good for a city of only 200K and a 1.2 million metro.

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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6464560417_795042143a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/smitty0509/6464560417/)
RVA Night 3 xmas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/smitty0509/6464560417/) por smitty0509 (http://www.flickr.com/people/smitty0509/), en Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6450326751_0b6f4e2dee_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolinabiker/6450326751/)
Lights of Richmond (http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolinabiker/6450326751/) por carolinabiker (http://www.flickr.com/people/carolinabiker/), en Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6445217175_513fd19064_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgrendelx/6445217175/)
Sin título (http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgrendelx/6445217175/) por Kev Z. (http://www.flickr.com/people/xgrendelx/), en Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marylesh/6427430543/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6414948247_b4d2ee31d0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/erinsphoto/6414948247/)
Dusk (http://www.flickr.com/photos/erinsphoto/6414948247/) por Erin SS (http://www.flickr.com/people/erinsphoto/), en Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6397915057_b26fb490e0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbell1975/6397915057/)
Richmond VA Skyline and Lucky Strike Plant from Libby Hill (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbell1975/6397915057/) por mbell1975 (http://www.flickr.com/people/mbell1975/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6035/6397912897_e43a2f9681_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbell1975/6397912897/)
The Old Lucky Strike Cigarette factory in Richmond VA (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbell1975/6397912897/) por mbell1975 (http://www.flickr.com/people/mbell1975/), en Flickr

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Richmond VA Skyline and Main Street from Libby Hill (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbell1975/6397917607/) por mbell1975 (http://www.flickr.com/people/mbell1975/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6047/6377289561_d1d6337673_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/erinsphoto/6377289561/)
In the distance (http://www.flickr.com/photos/erinsphoto/6377289561/) por Erin SS (http://www.flickr.com/people/erinsphoto/), en Flickr

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