DISCUSS: Best European Skyline (major cities only)

[Pfeuffer]

Originally Posted by SO143

this diagram is dated. in Frankfurt there are 12 Buildings taller than 150m
existing and 2 more uc, ecb headquaters and the taunustower.
tower 185 is nearly finished. maybe this year another 3 towers will be uc.

[Disturbing Reality]

Originally Posted by Pfeuffer

@disturbing reality
wtf are you talking about ? Frankfurt has no skyline. o.k. I show a pic of it:

what do you call that then? it's small, ok! but it's good!
anyway, to each his own so just carry on! and leave me alone!

[Pfeuffer]

sorry I misunderstood you

[Disturbing Reality]

just forget about it...

[Victhor]

Originally Posted by SO143

From the european skylines pictures thread:

Originally Posted by SASH SCF

No pictures this time. Sorry for that, but a list of completed buildings taller than 90 meter in the EU.

1. Paris - 112 buildings
2. London - 49 buildings
3. Frankfurt - 38 buildings
4. Benidorm - 35 buildings
5. Rotterdam - 30 buildings
6. Brussels - 22 buildings
7. Warsaw - 21 buildings
8. Vienna - 20 buildings
9. Madrid - 17 buildings
10. Berlin - 15 buildings

[alexandru.mircea]

It's between Paris and London for me. I liked the pics for Liverpool, though, even if they may not qualify.

My first post!

[Disturbing Reality]

i'm reconsidering my list and i'm also giving each of my top 10 a rating and a comparison on how they fare with my top 10 skylines overall:

MY PERSONAL TOP TEN SKYLINES
1. New York City 9.50/10
2. Hong Kong 9.10/10
3. Chicago 9.00/10
4. Shanghai 8.75/10
5. Dubai 8.60/10
6. Toronto 8.30/10
7. Bangkok 8.25/10
8. Gold Coast 8.20/10
9. Singapore 8.15/10
10. Seattle 8.10/10

in europe
1. Frankfurt 5.6/10
2. Paris 5.5/10
3. Barcelona 5.2/10
4. London 5.1/10
5. Moscow 4.9/10
6. Benidorm 4.8.10
7. Rotterdam 4.5/10
8. Madrid 4.2/10
9. Istanbul 4.1/10

[SO143]

Originally Posted by Victhor

From the european skylines pictures thread:

Both lists are not wrong and obviously as you can see the difference in these two surveys. The first table surveyed by wikipedia is based on skyscrapers which are at least 115-125m tall. And his list is also true that Paris has tons of residential highrises that are between 85-95m


Cities with top 10 tallest skyscrapers in EU

Madrid - 4
London - 3
Frankfurt - 2
Paris - 1


Cities with top 20 tallest skyscrapers in Europe

Moscow - 8
Madrid - 4
London - 3
Frankfurt - 2
Istanbul - 2
Paris - 1

[alekssa1]

Originally Posted by Pavlemadrid

Madrid had the tallest skyscraper in Europe in 1929 (Edificio Telefónica, 88m) and in 1957 again (Torre de Madrid, 142m)

Are you sure
Timeline of tallest buildings
City of Capitals: Moscow Moscow 2009–present
Naberezhnaya Tower C Moscow 2007–2009
Triumph-Palace Moscow 2005–2007
Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt 1997–2005
Messeturm Frankfurt 1990–1997
Moscow State University Moscow 1953–1990
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Moscow 1952–1953
Boerentoren Antwerp 1932-1952

I make the most classical choice: Frankfurt, Istanbul, Moscow, London, Paris, Warsaw, in no particular order

[Eduardo L. Ramirez]

I love that aerial of London! Looks really impressive

Originally Posted by SO143

Both lists are not wrong and obviously as you can see the difference in these two surveys. The first table surveyed by wikipedia is based on skyscrapers which are at least 115-125m tall. And his list is also true that Paris has tons of residential highrises that are between 85-95m


Cities with top 10 tallest skyscrapers in EU

Madrid - 4
London - 3
Frankfurt - 2
Paris - 1

And which 3 in London would that be? I suppose you don't include buildings that don't exist currently.

According to Wikipedia:

Cities with top 10 of tallest skyscrapers in EU

Moscow - 5
Frankfurt - 2
Madrid - 2
Istanbul - 1

Originally Posted by SO143

Cities with top 20 tallest skyscrapers in Europe

Moscow - 8
Madrid - 4
London - 3
Frankfurt - 2
Istanbul - 2
Paris - 1

Moscow - 8
Madrid - 4
London - 2
Frankfurt - 2
Istanbul - 2
Paris - 1
Warsaw - 1

In context of the top 10 list surprisingly almost correct (except of London and Warsaw)

[SO143]

Originally Posted by Eduardo L. Ramirez

Cities with top 10 of tallest skyscrapers in EU

Moscow - 5
Frankfurt - 2
Madrid - 2
Istanbul - 1

Well, you don't count Moscow because it is not part of EU

Originally Posted by Eduardo L. Ramirez

Cities with top 20 tallest skyscrapers in Europe

Moscow - 8
Madrid - 4
London - 2
Frankfurt - 2
Istanbul - 2
Paris - 1
Warsaw - 1

In context of the top 10 list surprisingly almost correct (except of London and Warsaw)

I don't count things like Communication towers, Eiffiel Tower (Cultural type), TV antennae, Churches spires and Chimneys etc. So i thought that tallest one in Warsaw is some kind of like Cultural type that's why i didn't put it in the list and i put The Shard instead because it currently standing at 280m+ which is taller than any other U/C towers in EU. Isn't it fair lol i can change my list if you want.


Istanbul
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Warsaw

[Pavlemadrid]

Originally Posted by Pfeuffer

I have been in Madrid last year and I can tell you it is lightyears away from
being the best in Europe. It got 4 scrapers and these seem very lonesome.
from far away like the airport you just see these 4 scrapers.
Frankfurt got 14 scrapers, not 4. the two tallest of Frankfurt are taller
than your 4 ! so how do you think you got 4 of the 6 tallest in europe
that would mean that you have the 4 tallest in Europe except Frankfurt.
what is with Paris, London, Warsaw...?
btw. what is the height of the 4 towers of Madrid ?

What you saw from far away is not the reality.
I didn't say Madrid is the best European skyline, I only wanted to say Madrid has a skyline like few European cities, and you said that Madrid didn't deserve be in this list, absurd.
Why do you talk about Frankfurt? Don't feel attacked, I know the Frankfurt skyline is better than Madrid skyline (for me the second in Europe after the Parisian).
Yes, Madrid has 4 of the six tallest in EU:
1-Commerzbank Tower. Frankfurt. 259m.
2-Messeturm. Frankfurt. 256m.
3-Torre Caja Madrid. Madrid. 250m.
4-Torre de Cristal. Madrid. 249m.
5-Torre Espacio. Madrid. 236m.
6-Torre Sacyr. Madrid. 236m.
You have to add ten +100m buildings (and a lot of proyects), some of them were the tallest in Western Europe.

Originally Posted by alekssa1

Are you sure
Timeline of tallest buildings
City of Capitals: Moscow Moscow 2009–present
Naberezhnaya Tower C Moscow 2007–2009
Triumph-Palace Moscow 2005–2007
Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt 1997–2005
Messeturm Frankfurt 1990–1997
Moscow State University Moscow 1953–1990
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Moscow 1952–1953
Boerentoren Antwerp 1932-1952

I make the most classical choice: Frankfurt, Istanbul, Moscow, London, Paris, Warsaw, in no particular order

I talked about Western Europe, sorry.

[SO143]

Actually no city in EU can compete with Moscow (in terms of height and number of supertalls) which is home of Europe's tallest buildings.
I really quite like it


Moscow Business Center (Taken on Oct, 2010)
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Another one taken on Aug, 2008
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Originally Posted by mr. MyXiN

Originally Posted by mr. MyXiN

20.05.11

[Iluminat]

Originally Posted by SO143

I don't count things like Communication towers, Eiffiel Tower (Cultural type), TV antennae, Churches spires and Chimneys etc. So i thought that tallest one in Warsaw is some kind of like Cultural type that's why i didn't put it in the list and i put The Shard instead because it currently standing at 280m+ which is taller than any other U/C towers in EU. Isn't it fair lol i can change my list if you want.

Well it's name is "Palace of Culture and Science"

[isaidso]

01. Paris
02. Moscow
03. Frankfurt
04. London
05. Rotterdam

06. Warsaw
07. Istanbul
08. Brussels
09. Liverpool
10. Madrid

[SO143]

Some snaps of La Defense, Paris
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Some snaps of Frankfrut

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[Pfeuffer]

1. Frankfurt
2. Moscow
3. Paris
4. Warsaw
5. Istanbul
6. London
7. Rotterdam
8. Madrid
9. Vienna
10. Milano

[WooWoo]

To me, a skyline isn't just skyscrapers, its a mixture of old and new architecture. So I rate London, then Paris as my top 2, because out of all of Europe's cities, they have managed to intertwine the old and new beautifully.

Then for the rest;
3. Rotterdam
4. Moscow
5. Warsaw

I really think that Rotterdam's skyline is under-rated. Its in my top 3 easily, but in some 'best of Europe' threads, it barely scrapes the top 10

[SO143]

LONDON

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London
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