DISCUSS: Best European Skyline II

[Tiaren]

Will you show me a pic of City of Capitals, with just about 8 towers? *yawn* You couldn't even count all the towers in the above Frankfurt picture.
And, yeah, exactly because Frankfurt is a much smaller city than wide spread out Moscow, it's compact skyline is much more impressive.

But I should respect your opinion. let's leave it at that.

[SO143]

the real number one is this fellas!

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[Tiaren]

Yeah...it kinda looks okay-ish...

[Countach]

Originally Posted by il fenomeno

i dont get the obsession with "supertalls" (which is just a constructed term anyway). some of the best syklines on earth do not have any of these "supertalls". look at los angeles, singapore etc...

I agree. For common people there are just skyscrapers, the others are just definitions that help the discussions among skyscraper's lovers (and sometimes also controversial) but have nothing to do with the beauty of a Skyline.

[VitMos]

8 towers-city




http://vk.com/moscowcity_news

[Tiaren]

So this:

Originally Posted by VitMos

8 towers-city

http://vk.com/moscowcity_news

Is honestly better than this?

[VitMos]

Originally Posted by SO143

the real number one is this fellas!

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Best skyline however as well as always

[VitMos]

Originally Posted by Tiaren

So this:

Is honestly better than this?

in this photo is several times greater than the skyscrapers in Frankfurt and also without MIBC

http://vk.com/msc_whiterabbit
more Moscow


http://vk.com/guardest

http://vk.com/id19162330




http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/wander911/

http://vk.com/id154866683


http://vk.com/albums5203509

http://pwndplace.livejournal.com/2876.html


http://vk.com/club575399





http://vk.com/nick268

[Raddie]

Frankfurt's skyline is somewhat impressive but I don't think it is that good. It severely lacks a bridge between the few-story lowrise buildings and the (for European standards) supertalls.

Frankfurt's skyline would be so much better if it would have a solid base of 70-100 m tall towers in front of all its talls. Something where it is really lacking compared to the metropolises of Europe. The last picture on the previous page reflects what you feel in real life, it's really two cities, one there on the ground and one up there in the sky. In real life, it really feels disconnected.

The biggest culprit is the Mainzer Landstrasse.

Besides, it is quite a spreadout skyline, the above angle is one of the only ones where it looks like one cluster.

I like the city, because it's an unreal combination of a cute European city with supertalls. It's a one-of-a kind place. But the skyline falls short on aesthetic beauty imo, even on a European scale, and on a worldwide scale it's just a missed chance. Frankfurt should take some serious inspiration from Seattle, comparable in height, but just much more balanced.

La Defense is still unbeaten in terms of density, urbanity and builtup in my opinion. London is getting there, but even with all it's boom still disappointing considering its importance in the world.

I'm damn impressed by Yekaterinburg. That's just simple Asian awesomeness in Europe.

In the non-capital, non national financial centre category Rotterdam is imrpessive. Compared to comparable cities like Birmingham, Manchester, Lille or Hamburg, it simply owns the place. That skyline could beat Frankfurt if they would build one or two 200m towers. Simply because the height buildup is much more balanced (although I must say I don't really like the Wilhelminapier in this sense, but it does add a nice two sides of the river urbanity).

Unfortunately, I'm not seeing it happening soon.

[Los Earth]

Originally Posted by VitMos

I think in 3-4 years will be as follows:
1-tier group:
London and Moscow(in these cities built more skyscrapers than in many other combined, absolute domination in Europe)
2-tier group:
Paris, Frankfurt, Warsaw, Istambul, Ekaterinburg, Milan, Rotterdam, Benidorm, Kiev
3-tier group:
Madrid, Barselona, Samara, Liverpool, Sochi, Naples, Berlin, St.-Petersburg

Ekaterinburg, Samara, Sochi and Berlin should not be here

[Union.SLO]

Agreed - rather than some others, The Hague would fit much more into the 3rd group IMO:


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by Christopher A. Dominic

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by Christopher A. Dominic

Originally Posted by Leonardo M. Gaz

Originally Posted by Momo1435

[il fenomeno]

the hagues skyline is beautiful, pure classicism. in my very personal rating, its better than most other european syklines.

[VitMos]

Originally Posted by Union.SLO

Agreed - rather than some others, The Hague would fit much more into the 3rd group IMO:

I'm sorry I forgot the Hague

new:This ranking is based on my assumption!
1-tier group:
London and Moscow
2-tier group:
Paris, Frankfurt, Warsaw, Istambul, Ekaterinburg, Milan, Rotterdam, Benidorm, Kiev, Hague, Vienna
3-tier group:
Madrid, Barselona, Samara, Liverpool, Sochi, Naples, Kazan
4-tier group:
St.-Petersburg, Berlin, Grozny, Monaco, .......

[VitMos]

Ekaterinburg, Russia














http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/vzadumin/
by Revenger 666

[Ji-Ja-Jot]

ekaterienburg looks nice, but needs one or two eyecatchers in the center.
So it looks a bit like Birmingham doubled in mass and slightly better in quality.
Still thanks for the pictures. Like to see some pictures of more unknown european skylines.

anyway

Originally Posted by Twister2010

>> scroll

[VitMos]

you compare it to Ekaterinburg?

[Himmelwärts]

Originally Posted by VitMos

I'm sorry I forgot the Hague

new:This ranking is based on my assumption!
1-tier group:
London and Moscow
2-tier group:
Paris, Frankfurt, Warsaw, Istambul, Ekaterinburg, Milan, Rotterdam, Benidorm, Kiev, Hague
3-tier group:
Madrid, Barselona, Samara, Liverpool, Sochi, Naples
4-tier group:
St.-Petersburg, Berlin, Grozny, Monaco.......

you also forgot vienna, but included grozny instead..

[Ji-Ja-Jot]

Originally Posted by VitMos

you compare it to Ekaterinburg?

no. I am posting a picture. Not more, not less
So what's your point?

[undercontrol]

My top 5:
1. Frankfurt
2. London
3. Moscow
4. Paris
5. Rotterdam

Some pictures of Madrid

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Amanecer en Madrid el 12 del 12 del 12 por Juan Carlos Cortina, en Flickr

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Asomado a la ventana en Torre Espacio por Juan Carlos Cortina, en Flickr

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Madrid skyline por davic, en Flickr

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m azca noche feb05 07 por JuanLuisPolo, en Flickr

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[VitMos]

Originally Posted by Ji-Ja-Jot

no. I am posting a picture. Not more, not less
So what's your point?

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