Your personal Top 10 skylines

[Leonardo M. Gaz]

Originally Posted by Leonardo M. Gaz

Top Skylines & General (Latina American) (share the same opinion)

This missing in Brazil: Olinda, SJ do Rio Preto and many other Brazilian cities in this list.

[Gudavalli]

My Top 10

1. Chicago
2. Hong Kong
3. New York City
4. Singapore
5. Dubai
6. Toronto
7. Shanghai
8. Melbourne
9. Mexico City
10. Manila

[Cityland123]

My Opinion of the top 10:

1. NYC
2. Chicago
3. Toronto
4. HK
5. LA
6. Sydney
7. Frankfurt
8. Cape Town
9. Seattle
10. Houston

[Manitopiaaa]

Two people on this page have rated Toronto above Hong Kong. I know there's a lot of Toronto fetishism on this site, but there is no way to justify that. Hong Kong is the world's premier skyline on par with only Chicago and New York. It has more skyscrapers than Toronto by far (and I mean far). It has a better setting than Toronto which frankly doesn't really have one other than the lakefront. Hong Kong has the mountains, the hills, the valleys, the ocean. Hong Kong has the height. Hong Kong has 6 supertalls. Toronto has only 1 and that's because I'm being nice and calling CN Tower a building rather than a structure which it is.

So...here's the tally:

When it comes to density and number of skyscrapers: Hong Kong > Toronto
When it comes to natural setting: Hong Kong > Toronto
When it comes to height: Hong Kong > Toronto

Hong Kong has architecture on par with Toronto with the main skyline thoroughfare including towers by world-class architects. Sure it has a lot of tall commie blocks but that just adds to the density while letting the architectural gems shine. I know this is subjective and opinions are like assholes (everyone's got one and sometimes they're full of shit) but can anyone please tell me how Toronto trumps Hong Kong in any measurable, quantitative way?

Edit: It's now 3 people in the past two pages.

[Sid Vicious]

after having seen both cities, HK and Toronto, I have to say, that HK is more impressive!

[IrishMan2010]

Originally Posted by Manitopiaaa

Two people on this page have rated Toronto above Hong Kong. I know there's a lot of Toronto fetishism on this site, but there is no way to justify that. Hong Kong is the world's premier skyline on par with only Chicago and New York. It has more skyscrapers than Toronto by far (and I mean far). It has a better setting than Toronto which frankly doesn't really have one other than the lakefront. Hong Kong has the mountains, the hills, the valleys, the ocean. Hong Kong has the height. Hong Kong has 6 supertalls. Toronto has only 1 and that's because I'm being nice and calling CN Tower a building rather than a structure which it is.

So...here's the tally:

When it comes to density and number of skyscrapers: Hong Kong > Toronto
When it comes to natural setting: Hong Kong > Toronto
When it comes to height: Hong Kong > Toronto

Hong Kong has architecture on par with Toronto with the main skyline thoroughfare including towers by world-class architects. Sure it has a lot of tall commie blocks but that just adds to the density while letting the architectural gems shine. I know this is subjective and opinions are like assholes (everyone's got one and sometimes they're full of shit) but can anyone please tell me how Toronto trumps Hong Kong in any measurable, quantitative way?

Edit: It's now 3 people in the past two pages.

We all know that Hong Kong's is a better skyline than Toronto's, there is no doubting that, but the title of this thread is "your PERSONAL top 10 skylines" and people may just prefer the aesthetics of Toronto's skyline over Hong Kong's, simple as that.

[Redkey]

Originally Posted by Sid Vicious

after having seen both cities, HK and Toronto, I have to say, that HK is more impressive!

Agreed, i live in Toronto and *at least in my opinion* it's not more impressive than Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is my #1 while Toronto lands #5
between them; New York, Chicago and Shanghai

[isaidso]

Top 10 Cities
01. New York 9.42
02. Shanghai 9.35
03. Hong Kong 9.28
04. Chicago 9.03
05. Tokyo 8.98

06. Dubai 8.88
07. Toronto 8.86
08. Guanghzhou 8.62
09. Bangkok 8.59
10. Melbourne 8.49



Top 10 Countries
01. United States
02. China
03. Canada
04. Australia
05. Japan

06. South Korea
07. United Arab Emirates
08. Brazil
09. Thailand
10. Malaysia

[Icover]

Originally Posted by isaidso

Top 10 Cities
01. New York 9.42
02. Shanghai 9.35
03. Hong Kong 9.28
04. Chicago 9.03
05. Tokyo 8.98

06. Dubai 8.88
07. Toronto 8.86
08. Guanghzhou 8.62
09. Bangkok 8.59
10. Melbourne 8.49



Top 10 Countries
01. United States
02. China
03. Canada
04. Australia
05. Japan

06. South Korea
07. United Arab Emirates
08. Brazil
09. Thailand
10. Malaysia

so nice

[èđđeůx]

Originally Posted by isaidso

Top 10 Cities
01. New York 9.42
02. Shanghai 9.35
03. Hong Kong 9.28
04. Chicago 9.03
05. Tokyo 8.98

06. Dubai 8.88
07. Toronto 8.86
08. Guanghzhou 8.62
09. Bangkok 8.59
10. Melbourne 8.49

I use to have Guangzhou in my top 10, but now I can't find anything that special in its skyline. My favorite building in the city is the Pearl River Tower, but other than that the rest is just....meh for the most part.

Top 10 Countries
01. United States
02. China
03. Canada
04. Australia
05. Japan

06. South Korea
07. United Arab Emirates
08. Brazil
09. Thailand
10. Malaysia

We're ranking countries, by what may I ask? I may want to contribute.

[Los Earth]

Originally Posted by isaidso

Top 10 Cities
01. New York 9.42
02. Shanghai 9.35
03. Hong Kong 9.28
04. Chicago 9.03
05. Tokyo 8.98

06. Dubai 8.88
07. Toronto 8.86
08. Guanghzhou 8.62
09. Bangkok 8.59
10. Melbourne 8.49



Top 10 Countries
01. United States
02. China
03. Canada
04. Australia
05. Japan

06. South Korea
07. United Arab Emirates
08. Brazil
09. Thailand
10. Malaysia

Japan to me is a little too high
Maybe 11-15th place IMO

[Redkey]

Originally Posted by èđđeůx

We're ranking countries, by what may I ask? I may want to contribute.

I'm going to guess by how many good skylines that country has,
For example the USA has NYC, Chicago, LA, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Seattle, San Francisco, Miami, Boston, Houston, Dallas, Detroit, Charlotte, St. Louis, Denver, Pittsburg, New Orleans, Baltimore, San Diego, And more, which is why it's first.

China has HK, Shanghai, Chongqing, Beijing, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Shenyang, Dalian, Wuhan, Xian, Lhasa, Nanning, Hohhot, etc.

Canada has Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Mississauga,
Winnipeg, Halifax, Quebec City, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Victoria, Hamilton, Windsor, London, and a few others.

Australia has Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Adelaide.

[Nouvellecosse]

Originally Posted by IrishMan2010

We all know that Hong Kong's is a better skyline than Toronto's, there is no doubting that, but the title of this thread is "your PERSONAL top 10 skylines" and people may just prefer the aesthetics of Toronto's skyline over Hong Kong's, simple as that.

Exactly. Some people seem to be confusing impressive with attractive. Impressive is mainly related to size and height, while attractive can be a variety of
things based on personal aesthetic preferences.

Also, the person's comment about Toronto not having a setting other than the lake shows a bit of ignorance. That's like saying NY or Sydney doesn't have a setting other than the harbour. Toronto has hills, numerous ravines, a harbour formed by islands and outcroppings of land, an ancient escarpment, etc. The setting is not as dramatic as Vancouver, HK, or Sydney, but it's certainly there and quite lovely none-the-less.

[èđđeůx]

You took the words right out of my mouth!

Originally Posted by Redkey

I'm going to guess by how many good skylines that country has,
For example the USA has NYC, Chicago, LA, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Seattle, San Francisco, Miami, Boston, Houston, Dallas, Detroit, Charlotte, St. Louis, Denver, Pittsburg, New Orleans, Baltimore, San Diego, And more, which is why it's first.

China has HK, Shanghai, Chongqing, Beijing, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Shenyang, Dalian, Wuhan, Xian, Lhasa, Nanning, Hohhot, etc.

Canada has Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Mississauga,
Winnipeg, Halifax, Quebec City, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Victoria, Hamilton, Windsor, London, and a few others.

Australia has Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Adelaide.

Oh in that case:

1) U.S. (NY, Chicago, San Francisco, L.A., Seattle, Philly, etc.)
2) Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Yokohama, Kobe, etc.)
3) China (HK, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Tianjin, etc.)
4) Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Gold Coast)
5) Canada (Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal)
6) UK (London, Leeds, Birmingham, Liverpool)
7) Brazil (Sao Paulo, Rio, Salvador, Fortaleza, Belo Horizonte, Recife)

[isaidso]

Calgary and Mississauga didn't make your cut?

Originally Posted by èđđeůx

We're ranking countries, by what may I ask? I may want to contribute.

I saw someone else do it so I took a stab at it too.

[Guillermo93]

Cities

1. Hong Kong, China.
2. New York City, USA.
3. Shanghai, China
4. Panama City, Panama.
5. Mexico City, Mexico.
6. Gold Coast, Australia.
7. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
8. Dubai, UAE.
9. Beijing, China.
10. Madrid, Spain.


Countries (based on cities' density, height, beauty, aesthetics, harmony and my personal oppinion)

1. China
2. USA
3. Japan
4. Canada
5. Mexico
6. Panama
7. Brazil
8. Spain
9. UK
10. UAE

[FAAN]

Top 10 countries:

1. United States
2. China
3. Japan
4. Canada
5. Brazil
6. Australia
7. South Korea
8. Malysia
9. Indonesia
10. Mexico

[Dralcoffin]

1. Chicago: the lakefront, broad range of architectural styles, hometown bias

2. New York: sheer size, the pre-war beauties, urban density

3. Hong Kong: sheer size, density, some striking glass pinnacles

4. Shanghai: fast growing, some architectural gems like Jin Mao and SWFC

5. Toronto: lakefront setting, density

6. Seattle: small but impressive

7. Guangzhou

8. Singapore

9. Dubai

10. Tokyo

[èđđeůx]

Originally Posted by isaidso

Calgary and Mississauga didn't make your cut?

Oh I forgot to add Calgary to that list! Mississauga is just alright, IMO.

[èđđeůx]

Anyways new lists. Last time in the spur of the moment I put cities I thought I liked the most. But now after thinking long and hard here is my new list:

Top 10 Overall:

1) New York
2) Tokyo
3) Hong Kong
4) Chicago
5) Metro Manila
6) San Francisco
7) Bangkok
8) London
9) Sydney
10) Los Angeles

Top 10 in North America:
1) New York
2) Chicago
3) San Francisco
4) Calgary
5) Los Angeles
6) Vancouver
7) Toronto
8) Miami
9) Philadelphia
10) Seattle

Top 10 in Europe:
1) London
2) Moscow
3) Warsaw
4) Istanbul
5) Frankfurt
6) Rotterdam
7) Kyiv
8) Monte Carlo
9) Paris
10) Madrid


Top 10 in Asia + Oceania:
1) Tokyo
2) Hong Kong
3) Metro Manila
4) Bangkok
5) Shanghai
6) Sydney
7) Busan
8) Osaka
9) Taipei
10) Melbourne