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arzaranh January 8th, 2009, 01:51 AM was looking at a future-pic of the toronto skyline as seen looking north from the lake and although it looks exciting and impressive i think it's about half the length of the skyline as seen from land looking west. now i know that it is a lot shorter than Chicago, NYC and HK but i think that it is longer. if i'm wrong which one is longer? make sure you post some pics!
arzaranh January 8th, 2009, 02:17 AM here are the pics i was talking about:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/WINTER%202008/maldivenewNov08largerender.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/WINTER%202008/maldivenewNov08ii.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/69/155313786_9f64c09cb9_o.jpg
Major Deegan January 8th, 2009, 02:18 AM My skyline is the longest in the world(or so I've been told by some fairly cool people)
zwischbl January 8th, 2009, 02:21 AM i love how the cn-tower is so much higher than the buildings surrounding it. gives a very nice contrast!
Bob_Omena January 8th, 2009, 03:17 AM I think the 'longest' is either in Hong Kong or in São Paulo!!! its an ocean of buldings with no end !!!
Skybean January 8th, 2009, 05:48 AM Toronto has more of a node skyline instead of a continuously long one. There is a highway separating North York from the Toronto midtown. It's probably not Hong Kong since all the buildings are clustered together on a small island... although the skyline does wrap the island.
ex. http://www.pbase.com/liphotos/image/81945304.jpg
If you consider huge urban masses as a skyline it's going to be one of those megacities - Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Beijing.
isaidso January 8th, 2009, 02:09 PM Toronto has more of a node skyline instead of a continuously long one.
I agree. Toronto's CBD near the waterfront to the skyline in North York may be 16 kilometres in length, but it's not a continuous skyline. I don't see them merging into one in the near future. Manila and Makati? Do they merge together or are they nodes as well? Manhattan's skyline must be at least 5 kilometres long. Chicago's a little less? Miami? Gold Coast?
It would be interesting to get maps of each skyline to the same scale so one could compare. In the end, it will be difficult to get a good sense of the relative length of skylines as it's fairly arbitrary as to where a skyline starts and stops.
isaidso January 8th, 2009, 02:22 PM Look at this photo of the shorter lakefront skyline in Toronto. Where to start, where to stop?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3005/2984739969_52254eb893_o.jpg
christos-greece January 8th, 2009, 06:25 PM Hong Kong and Toronto have the greatest skylines :)
the spliff fairy January 8th, 2009, 06:32 PM Shanghai its impossible to get them all in one shot (4000 highrises over 400ft and counting), bear in mind this is a fraction of the whole:
Thnax to Staff, www.imageshack.us
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1984/75211690jt3.jpg
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http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/9326/2138969342a0586c53eaopd9.jpg
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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/138/380323196_1de67c4d68_o.jpg
christos-greece January 8th, 2009, 06:36 PM Awesome panoramas btw :cheers: ^^
arzaranh January 8th, 2009, 09:22 PM HERE IS RECIFEhttp://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x278/robertoomena/RECIFE1.jpg
and sliff your first two pics are exactly NOT what i was talking about but the panorama one was impressive. i would say that maybe it is our leader, except we don't have a scale, so...
skybean i think your right T-O's N/S skyline isn't contiguous so i guess that disqualifies it
Bob_Omena January 8th, 2009, 11:43 PM ^^ wow! stunning !!
philadweller January 9th, 2009, 12:30 AM Miami and the beaches skyline is like 18 miles long.
Assemblage23 January 9th, 2009, 12:40 AM Shanghai must be the longest (largest?) one.
unusualfire January 9th, 2009, 01:11 AM My vote would be São Paulo. I heard it has 20,000 skyscrapers.
arzaranh January 9th, 2009, 01:39 AM My vote would be São Paulo. I heard it has 20,000 skyscrapers.
it's not the number of towers that matters its how they are arranged. a city with less than half that number that had them all lined up along the coast would look far more impressive than SP does. remember this thread is about the longest not the largest.
gabrielbabb January 9th, 2009, 02:06 AM MEXICO CITY
Seen from east to west:
And still it follows to the left
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd297/gabrielbabb/mexicocityfromfarawayzi6-1.jpg
Trying to make a pano from north to south
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http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4159/aann8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/8492/adra1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3702/aera3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/2963/agkj6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/8822/ahxk9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1910/aiyr3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/403/ajbm9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/3420/alue7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/9630/amfh9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4678/anzr6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8974/ao2ep6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8263/apsk2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/1522/aren5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
South the nearer part, center the far buildings
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/4530/delvallenapolesreformaxk9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
AcesHigh January 9th, 2009, 05:41 AM http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj195/zinho2008/bv10032_1.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/2631943.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/latinohunk/poa14a.jpg
xlchris January 9th, 2009, 01:47 PM New York City?
omevil January 9th, 2009, 05:29 PM Bangkok too far but so long.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v421/pon/scentral.jpg
christos-greece January 9th, 2009, 05:37 PM Mexico city panorama is really awesome!!! :cheers:
Also AcesHigh panoramas are awesome too :) Its Sao Paulo?
AcesHigh January 9th, 2009, 05:50 PM Mexico city panorama is really awesome!!! :cheers:
Also AcesHigh panoramas are awesome too :) Its Sao Paulo?
Nope, its Recife, Curitiba and Porto Alegre.
christos-greece January 9th, 2009, 05:56 PM Ok ^^ thanks for the info ^^
nygirl January 10th, 2009, 02:00 AM New York City?
Ny is not the longest skyline in the world and there is a large gap between the two main skylines but here is how it stacks up
From the East River
http://img133.exs.cx/img133/4240/panorama040078th.jpg
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http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3381/nycskylinestitch7lp.png
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http://www.pbase.com/image/72046994/original.jpg
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From the Hudson River it does not seem as long.
http://www.pbase.com/image/106198185/original.jpg
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googleabcd January 10th, 2009, 03:28 AM I think any building lower than 200m shouldn't be called skyscrapers nowadays
dave8721 January 10th, 2009, 06:28 AM I agree. Toronto's CBD near the waterfront to the skyline in North York may be 16 kilometres in length, but it's not a continuous skyline. I don't see them merging into one in the near future. Manila and Makati? Do they merge together or are they nodes as well? Manhattan's skyline must be at least 5 kilometres long. Chicago's a little less? Miami? Gold Coast?
It would be interesting to get maps of each skyline to the same scale so one could compare. In the end, it will be difficult to get a good sense of the relative length of skylines as it's fairly arbitrary as to where a skyline starts and stops.
With Miami it all depends on what you consider a "skyline" and what you consider continuous. Running along the coast from South Beach up to almost Palm Beach is pretty much continuous buildings of about 10 stories and up for about 65 miles but here are several breaks in between of maybe half mile or so.
Here is a nice image of a few of the Beach skylines (Sunny Isles Beach, Hallandale Beach, & Hollywood Beach in this pic). This is just a few miles in this spread, it extends for dozens of miles in either direction:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mkoffman/3171623547/
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1048/3171623547_8e6bbb3dd6_b.jpg
arzaranh January 10th, 2009, 10:24 AM ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mkoffman/3171623547/
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1048/3171623547_8e6bbb3dd6_b.jpg
WOW THAT'S IMPRESSIVE!
AND PEOPLE MY QUESTION WAS IN REGARDS TO A SKYLINE VIEW OF A CITY NOT AN AERIAL
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A SKYLINE IS THEN HERE: 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.
ArchiTennis January 10th, 2009, 11:03 AM http://www.pbase.com/image/72046994/original.jpg
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This is a jaw-dropping image. Approximately, how long would this be?
christos-greece January 10th, 2009, 11:06 AM http://www.pbase.com/image/106198185/original.jpg
:cheers:
Aceventura January 27th, 2009, 04:34 AM Miami may not be the longest, but it certainly fits in with the discussion.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/2903843514_d9f05e8d5b_o.jpg
philadweller January 27th, 2009, 07:28 AM http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Hong_Kong_Skyline_Restitch_-_Dec_2007.jpg
jacks January 27th, 2009, 05:41 PM Shanghai has 200m buildings 20km apart in the King Tower and the Maxdo with pretty much continuous mid-to-high rise in between. The lesser high-rises spread out a bit further, especially atthe Maxdo end.
You can drive over 50km from Incheon through Seoul and up to Uijeongbu and be surrounded by tall buildings pretty much the whole way though Seoul doesn't have much really tall stuff.
Of cities I've been to those two are way out in front.
christos-greece January 27th, 2009, 06:06 PM ^^ Awesome pano!! :eek: :drool:
_00_deathscar January 27th, 2009, 06:14 PM Awesome, and much posted, picture philadweller - but it doesn't actually show case the length of the Hong Kong Island skyline.
To truly appreciate the length Hong Kong Island skyline, you have to go to Fei Ngo Shan.
However, for now, this will have to do. This is an older picture (around 2006), showcasing the 'main' skyline - from Kennedy Town to Sheung Wan to Central, Admiralty, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, just before North Point.
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9624/hkpano5ff6plsboymy5c8wu2.jpg
End to end, the picture is about 4.5 miles - if you chuck in North Point which is visible from the promenade areas in Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom, that makes around 5.5 miles.
Because North Point 'sticks' out physically, the Island Eastern skyline (Quarry Bay, Tai Koo Shing, Sai Wan Ho and so on) is not visible from the promenade, but may be viewed from a peak such as Fei Ngo Shan, which is a shame, as there are quite few buildings in each area from greater than 150 metres.
Edit: Found one, although it is an old picture - again from around 2006/2007 - you can see One Island East is just about to top out.
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1896/83102551oe9yis3yhongkonuy7.jpg
The set of tall buildings furthest to the east (left in the picture) is the "Island Resort" at just over 200m.
As you can see, because some parts of the Island stick out more, it is not a truly 'continous' (visible) skyline, although the buildup is continuous.
End-to-end, this is over 8 miles along.
christos-greece January 27th, 2009, 06:38 PM http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1896/83102551oe9yis3yhongkonuy7.jpg
:drool: very nice pano too :eek2:
Skybean January 27th, 2009, 06:50 PM http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9422/largepanowm3.jpg
_00_deathscar January 27th, 2009, 07:07 PM Shanghai its impossible to get them all in one shot (4000 highrises over 400ft and counting), bear in mind this is a fraction of the whole:
How is each building counted? For example, an estate with 13 buildings sharing the same 'podium' - does that count as 1 'building' or 13 seperate 'buildings'?
I was intrigued, so I had a look.
According to skyscraperpage.com, there are 350 buildings over 400 feet in Hong Kong, but this is counting buildings sharing the same podium as one building. Emporis, which counts each building seperately, lists it at 571 buildings over 400 feet.
There are 47 buildings over 200m in Hong Kong (emporis.com)
Densetsu January 27th, 2009, 07:56 PM Shanghai is pretty long and big.
http://i39.tinypic.com/1socqu.jpg
thaproducer January 28th, 2009, 12:37 AM OMG!!!!!!!
hong kong is the most impressive skyline, and shanghai so dense, but the longest is.............mmmmmmm hard desition.
more pics pliease!
General Huo January 28th, 2009, 08:16 AM Shanghai, no doubt. It's not only the longest (largest too), but also it's the fastest growing one.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3232/01d7469bed31ddfa51db0dfbc9.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5964/a0a790e8cc3527680a60509ik3.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6139/31888723951f4ac7e2d5bee7.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5150/20090108128b5936873cd07ta2.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2852/03a49fabbh9.jpg
isaidso January 28th, 2009, 10:42 AM From what has been put forth, thus far, I'd give it to Miami. 65 miles of skyline in a very thin band hugging the beach? If that's accurate, it wins. It's by no means the biggest, or tallest, but if we're talking strictly skyline, it stretches quite a bit further than any of the others.
A skyline is merely a visual line that the buildings make against the sky. Even Miami's 10 floor condo towers will count if they contribute to that line. Toronto to North York is 16 miles, so it's not even close. There's also a large gap between North York City Centre and where the Toronto skyline down to the lake starts. A more interesting contender in the future might be Oshawa-Toronto-Hamilton. That's one continuous built up swath of city and it's 80 miles long.
jiverage January 28th, 2009, 10:44 AM Bangkok?
christos-greece January 28th, 2009, 05:59 PM Those aerials of Shanghai are really awesome :)
Jax419 January 29th, 2009, 09:20 AM From what has been put forth, thus far, I'd give it to Miami. 65 miles of skyline in a very thin band hugging the beach? If that's accurate, it wins. It's by no means the biggest, or tallest, but if we're talking strictly skyline, it stretches quite a bit further than any of the others.
A skyline is merely a visual line that the buildings make against the sky. Even Miami's 10 floor condo towers will count if they contribute to that line. Toronto to North York is 16 miles, so it's not even close. There's also a large gap between North York City Centre and where the Toronto skyline down to the lake starts. A more interesting contender in the future might be Oshawa-Toronto-Hamilton. That's one continuous built up swath of city and it's 80 miles long.
What 65 miles? I dont even think the city of miami is that long is it?
..besides fromt he pics everyone has been posting...miami looks weak compared to HK,Shanghai,NYC
saiholmes January 29th, 2009, 09:31 AM http://users.adelphia.net/~royjea/pic/lapano01.jpg
LA
ina555 January 29th, 2009, 10:46 AM There are 47 buildings over 200m in Hong Kong (emporis.com)
I have to say,this is an old number
the spliff fairy January 29th, 2009, 11:16 AM How is each building counted? For example, an estate with 13 buildings sharing the same 'podium' - does that count as 1 'building' or 13 seperate 'buildings'?
I was intrigued, so I had a look.
According to skyscraperpage.com, there are 350 buildings over 400 feet in Hong Kong, but this is counting buildings sharing the same podium as one building. Emporis, which counts each building seperately, lists it at 571 buildings over 400 feet.
There are 47 buildings over 200m in Hong Kong (emporis.com)
I dont rely on Emporis, which in turn relies on internet enthusiasts to submit photos of buildings in their areas. Basically there aren't that many Chinese logging onto or having heard even of Emporis outside of HK. The Shanghai City Council back in 2005 (over 1000 highrises have been built since then), put the number of over 400ft at 3000 buildings. Emporis has it at about 500.
-I reckon they must count them differently though from HK, (ie without sharing the podium).
Skyline_FFM January 29th, 2009, 12:52 PM I suppose them to be Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Big Apple, Chicago and Seoul! Althoug China has so many enormous skylines that it is hard to say whether there is another hidden giant or not.
Simon91 January 29th, 2009, 02:08 PM Those aerials of Shanghai are really awesome :)
Agree.. :eek2:
christos-greece January 29th, 2009, 06:34 PM Sao Paulo:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2189/1518095812_8879987acd_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13182609@N05/1518095812/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3072/2362624382_9680091cf6_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anijdam/2362624382/
Galandar January 30th, 2009, 01:59 AM Shangai looks incredible :uh:
RonnieR January 30th, 2009, 08:39 AM no doubt, it's Shanghai...
arzaranh January 30th, 2009, 11:31 PM you people are flippin' stupid.:bash: i ask you for one thing and you give me exactly what i specifically asked for you NOT to show.
dave8721 January 30th, 2009, 11:55 PM What 65 miles? I dont even think the city of miami is that long is it?
..besides fromt he pics everyone has been posting...miami looks weak compared to HK,Shanghai,NYC
Actually it doesn't even include the City of Miami. Its Miami Beach, Surfside, Bal Harbour, Sunny Isles Beach, Hollywood, Hallandale Beach, Ft Lauderdale Beach....etc up the coast. For most of the length the "skyline" is literally one building wide though, just a single line of buildings lining the ocean up the coast.
itom 987 January 31st, 2009, 09:29 AM you people are flippin' stupid.:bash: i ask you for one thing and you give me exactly what i specifically asked for you NOT to show.
Yes, Shanghai and Sao Paulo's skylins aren't in a line but those skylines are HUGE, you could cut a straight line through them and the line would be longer than Toronto's skyline.
I nominate Tokyo for the title.
kolkatausa January 31st, 2009, 09:34 AM OMG..i will get so lost in cities like Shanghai and Sao Paolo.
I am so glad I live in America(NYC excluded, then again...Big Apple's signature pieces helps you find your way around).
christos-greece January 31st, 2009, 10:33 AM NYC is another city with great skyline ^^
the spliff fairy February 1st, 2009, 03:55 AM Beijing back in 2004 so this is VERY outdated (in 2005 alone there was more under construction than 3x all the office buildings in NYC):
http://img71.exs.cx/img71/2393/Beijingpano_2.jpg
bobbycuzin February 1st, 2009, 04:03 AM new york city for the longest skyline that actually looks like a skyline (not monotonous mass-produced condos that all look the same)
http://www.pbase.com/image/72046994/original.jpg
thaproducer February 1st, 2009, 04:06 AM wow beijing it´s to long and shanghai too.
christos-greece February 1st, 2009, 11:44 AM New York City :
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1134/534803895_682be1a6ef_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilhelmja/534803895/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2329340976_474e153519_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/desrosj/2329340976/
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/392879036_a49819c587_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/macperth/392879036/
kaul February 1st, 2009, 11:44 AM new york city for the longest skyline that actually looks like a skyline (not monotonous mass-produced condos that all look the same)
NYC definitely has the longest skyline, followed by Tokyo. Tokyo and NYC seem to be the only two cities with skylines made up of mostly office buildings; Shanghai, Hong KOng, and possibly Sao paolo's ones are rather monotomous condo apartments. can someone post a picture of Tokyo's pano
christos-greece February 1st, 2009, 11:59 AM Can someone post a picture of Tokyo's pano
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/459129040_ec1686dcb2_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imuttoo/459129040/
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/116/310343796_bcb5b1c2de_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisekdg/310343796/
scroll >>>>>>>>>>>
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1362/1460119934_e0b729b73b_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jorpe/1460119934/
:cheers:
kaul February 1st, 2009, 12:36 PM ^^^thanks
tokyo skyline actualy looks really long if taken from the rainbow bridge
hey christos, are you from Greece?
christos-greece February 1st, 2009, 02:02 PM ^^ Yeap...
bobbycuzin February 1st, 2009, 06:56 PM tokyo's skyline looks a little too scattered if you ask me
nyc and chicago skylines are more "together"
http://i.pbase.com/o6/55/435155/1/72268041.m6w3gFuE.NYChiago.JPG
the spliff fairy February 2nd, 2009, 03:45 AM ok heres one for the 'skyline' effort
bienvenue a Paris, only one third the panorama - (check out the Eiffel Tower for scale):
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/1154/21693651fromsacrecoeur9lvnf8.jpg
http://membres.lycos.fr/jgallay/p_villes/p_paris2.jpg
l'eau February 2nd, 2009, 03:53 AM Shanghai is pretty long and big.
http://i39.tinypic.com/1socqu.jpg
if you consider these crappy commieblocks as skyscrapers.
Plumber73 February 2nd, 2009, 04:07 AM ^^ The definition of skyline >>> "an outline of land and buildings defined against the sky." :)
People keep posting aerial photos. What we should be looking at are... well.... ^^
christos-greece February 2nd, 2009, 07:10 PM Nice Paris panoramas ^^
arzaranh February 2nd, 2009, 07:53 PM ^^ The definition of skyline >>> "an outline of land and buildings defined against the sky." :)
People keep posting aerial photos. What we should be looking at are... well.... ^^
it's no use. they're still going to post them.
gabrielbabb February 2nd, 2009, 08:21 PM Shanghai is pretty long and big.
http://i39.tinypic.com/1socqu.jpg
excesively insaaaane !!! OMG ... excess of commieblocks :P
Plumber73 February 3rd, 2009, 02:05 AM it's no use. they're still going to post them.Probably. They might as well post the urban area numbers while they're at it. A satellite photo might be even better for them. :hammer:
staff February 3rd, 2009, 03:33 AM if you consider these crappy commieblocks as skyscrapers.
What's actually commieblocks in that photo (the low rectangular blocks) doesn't make up anything of Shanghai's skyline. The vast majority of the newly constructed buildings (most building are new in Shanghai) are middle-class residential buildings - not commieblocks.
But.. continue the trolling by all means..
felix801 February 3rd, 2009, 05:17 AM I think when he said "longest" skyline, he meant longest skyscraper cluster rather than longest area with buildings. Although Shanghai's skyline is gigantic, it is too circular to be considered longest. I think the winner of this should be the city that can fill the longest distance with real downtown skyscrapers. The winner has got to be NYC....
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d61/felixrhett/original.jpg
^^even in this ridiculously long pano you can only see a tiny spec of the lower downtown district (where ground zero is) which is a huge part of the city's skyline.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d61/felixrhett/NewYork_andylyang.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d61/felixrhett/originalnewyorkau4.jpg
christos-greece February 3rd, 2009, 07:01 PM ^^ Nice N.Y.C. panoramas
appleness February 4th, 2009, 10:04 AM http://www.box.net/shared/static/w1m2qxqo8g.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1355/1404225220_af005202c8_o.jpg
the spliff fairy February 4th, 2009, 11:06 AM Nanjing
http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/03AB65FF.002C
http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/03AB66AF.002C
bobbycuzin February 4th, 2009, 09:48 PM actually, if you've been to shanghai, you would know the skyscrapers there are far from "commie blocks". the city has literally some of the most diverse architecture i've ever seen because of the lack of building regulations. a lot of architects use shanghai as an experimental ground for new designs and it's actually one of the first things you'll notice when you first arrive.
the spliff fairy February 4th, 2009, 11:05 PM Yep alot of the buildings are very high standard (the ones that date from the mid 1990s though are crap) being in an earthquake zone as well as having to endure yearly typhoons and floods. They have some of the most stringent building criteria there is.
They aren't all commie blocks, mostly condos:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3226/2657668982_84c56f238a_b.jpg
http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p340/Dalianon/S5004802.jpg
new style
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh39/foglio4/A0.jpg
old style, these are the commie blocks:
http://www.daleyblog.com/weblog/images/shanghai-highrise.jpg
Chongqing riverfront 10 years ago
http://www.daleyblog.com/weblog/images/China%20Cron%20Slideshow%20-%20158.jpg
sul_mp February 5th, 2009, 12:25 AM Shangai or Sao Paulo.
emagdnim February 5th, 2009, 12:46 AM those Shanghai panos are surreal
skyscraper03 February 14th, 2009, 09:29 AM Seoul, S.Korea
http://uccfs.paran.com/PUD/sk/ypoker/IMG/1234595981_200902141602214259268301_0.jpg
christos-greece February 14th, 2009, 10:25 AM Awesome pano skyscraper ^^ :cheers:
WallyP February 16th, 2009, 07:04 AM I don´t think that São Paulo has the longest skyline, but São Paulo is a sea of buildings with lots of differente skylines in all regions of the city. Its pretty dense and impressive with no end.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3270/3072456297_34d270e84c_b.jpg
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XLucky4LifeX February 16th, 2009, 07:10 AM As you know, Greater Los Angeles Area is the world's largest whatever...
Including over hundred(s) of skylines, but it does not go into the continuous skyline section.
These do NOT belong to me.
Credits-
Wikipedia
This one picture I found from somebody
Wikipedia again
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Los_angeles_mountains_to_ocean_pano.jpg
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x304/luckypet4747/LosAngelesCombinedSkyline.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/7/79/20071204053609!LosAngelesPanorama2007.jpg
Skyline_FFM February 16th, 2009, 12:55 PM If you consider greater LA with 17 million inhabitants I would rather say it is not too impressive for it's size! Although the skyline is great.
But it surely does not qualify for one of the world's longest! A pitty that I cannot remember where I saw an awesome 270° pano of Seoul. That was the longest skyline I have seen so far,...
christos-greece February 16th, 2009, 06:29 PM L.A. has awesome skyline ^^ it is impressive indeed...
bestkub April 27th, 2009, 09:05 PM By =Tep=
Bangkok Skyline >>>>>>>>>>>>
http://upload.siamdoo.com/files/to4jzhymvm4t2h2yejnm.jpg
Bigger Size http://upload.siamdoo.com/files/jydd...3zjejmmuoh.jpg
WESTSEATTLEGUY April 28th, 2009, 04:00 PM The longest skyline definitely has to be the continual stretch of skyscrapers 100 miles along the Florida coast from Miami all the way just north of West Palm Beach. It's more then 70 miles so it is the longest skyline.
Chicagoago April 28th, 2009, 04:27 PM The longest skyline definitely has to be the continual stretch of skyscrapers 100 miles along the Florida coast from Miami all the way just north of West Palm Beach. It's more then 70 miles so it is the longest skyline.
I guess we need to decide if we're talking a constant stretch of highrises or what? Miami is pretty good for awhile, but there are some massive breaks between Miami and West Palm Beach. It's not just ONE skyline.
Chicagoago April 28th, 2009, 04:41 PM Chicago's is very solid for about 11 miles, or aroudn 18 KM. There are many other highrises north/south of that line, but that's the most constant/dense cluster.
From the north (off the picture to the lower right) down to the south side (beyond downtown) it's a pretty solid mass.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f385/Candrson/2917392083_0fdbe9a180-1.jpg
Skyline_FFM April 28th, 2009, 05:53 PM Seoul is also one of my faves. You simply see only a piec o it no matter which pano you take. It is impossible to see where it starts and where it ends! :eek: :drool:
http://toto.pascalonline.org/photos/blog/Seoul%20panorama%201.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/3668926.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/2818397195_5c8081f4fb_o.jpg Holy crap! :eek:
Galandar April 28th, 2009, 07:09 PM Shangai is absolutely amazing!
arzaranh April 28th, 2009, 07:19 PM By =Tep=
Bangkok Skyline >>>>>>>>>>>>
http://upload.siamdoo.com/files/to4jzhymvm4t2h2yejnm.jpg
Bigger Size http://upload.siamdoo.com/files/jydd...3zjejmmuoh.jpg
wow thanks! i've never seen a skyline pic of bk before. the idiots here don't know what a skyline is so...
i'm still waiting for someone to post a real skyline of seol, but i'm not going to hold my breath,
philadweller April 28th, 2009, 08:13 PM Mexico City and LA are starting to look alike.
LAgreek18 May 1st, 2009, 10:41 AM The Gold Coast, just south of Brisbane, with a 9-10km stretch within this picture, from south (left) to north (right).
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3650/3487913660_491d7f22df_b.jpg
By Michael Dawes of Flickr
LAgreek18 May 1st, 2009, 10:51 AM And just 60km north of the Gold Coast, The Brisbane CBD,
This picture was taken in 2007, through which the skyline is about to change very dramatically with highrise buildings as tall as 100m have been approved in the subrubs to the right and left of the picture, creating a much longer skyline.
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9523/smoginbrisbanexu1.jpg
gabrielbabb May 2nd, 2009, 12:36 AM edit
Dubai_Boy May 2nd, 2009, 01:01 AM Abu Dhabi has kind of a long skyline aswell if you think about it !
i cant post one single shot of the whole thing because the island its located on is kind of an angle in the middle , well ill post some pictures to make is easier for everyone to understand :nuts:
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/8811/abudhabimap.jpg
The black thick line you see is where the skyline streches all along the sea side. If your standing where i drew the big black Dot , you see picture (1) skyline posted below , and if you stand at the big red dot , you see picture (2) skyline posted below aswell (both pictures are old though , so many changes now)
Picture (1) skyline
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/625/123kga.jpg
Picture (2) skyline
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7844/456tfd.jpg
gabrielbabb May 2nd, 2009, 01:34 AM As you know, Greater Los Angeles Area is the world's largest whatever...
Including over hundred(s) of skylines, but it does not go into the continuous skyline section.
These do NOT belong to me.
Credits-
Wikipedia
This one picture I found from somebody
Wikipedia again
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Los_angeles_mountains_to_ocean_pano.jpg
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x304/luckypet4747/LosAngelesCombinedSkyline.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/7/79/20071204053609!LosAngelesPanorama2007.jpg
SIMILAR TO LA, MEXICO CITY HAS DIVIDED SKYLINES THAT MAKE A LONG SKYLINE COVERING ALL THE CITY
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/6896/mexicocityxd8.jpg
http://community.dcmag.co.uk/photos/raycasas_gallery/images/627970/original.aspx
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3971/dfw364m346w346copygt6.jpg[/QUOTE]
Indictable August 23rd, 2009, 03:49 AM Probs the Gold Coast, Australia, the skyline goes on and on!
christos-greece August 23rd, 2009, 10:15 AM Abu Dhabi city, skyline is indeed very nice :)
~MELVINDONESIA~ August 23rd, 2009, 05:52 PM I think Jakarta's skyline is long....
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/4252/1001121.jpg
D.D. August 23rd, 2009, 06:59 PM new york city for the longest skyline that actually looks like a skyline (not monotonous mass-produced condos that all look the same)
http://www.pbase.com/image/72046994/original.jpg
I agree, My vote goes to NYC, which has a prominent visible and dynamic skyline...
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