Frankfurt am Main - Germany

BMXican · December 31st, 2002, 07:47 PM

rate the frankfurt skyline here

Kramer · December 31st, 2002, 08:34 PM

9.5
Frankfurt has a nice skyline

SteelCity32 · December 31st, 2002, 10:22 PM

yes it does. Nice and vibrant.

7.5/10

December 31st, 2002, 10:48 PM

More midsize skyscraperrs would help. Beutiful job on the architecture. 9/10

January 1st, 2003, 12:22 AM

Pro: Nice architecture, nice height, pretty dense in some areas.

Con: Not enough smaller buildings, it makes the skyline look a bit empty from some angles.

Overall: 9.0/10

Hacksaw · January 1st, 2003, 01:14 AM

Good density, nice architecture, nice broad skyline.

Lack of small to medium sized buildings though.

9.0/10.0

***SeeMacau*** · January 1st, 2003, 06:08 AM

Very nice skylines and a lot of highrise
9/10

January 1st, 2003, 04:48 PM

it has height without bulk. the bulk makes it look a bit empty, it needs a good half a dozen mid rises to fill the CBD up more. i also it isnt a very european skyline, it doesnt have the same european feel as london, paris or istanbul. give it 7.5/10.

CTroyMathis · January 2nd, 2003, 03:51 AM

Frankfurt is on the make. That said, for now 7.5.

Jeff from Winnipeg · January 2nd, 2003, 05:56 AM

Some angles dense, some angles not too dense... I'm gonna go with the pics that make it look dense and throw a 9/10 at it. Truly, one of Europe's premier skylines!

SUNNI · January 2nd, 2003, 06:19 AM

very nice, one of my favs in Europe..
9

Mike · January 3rd, 2003, 06:14 AM

7/10. Frankfurt looks great in the east-weast axis, especially from a distance. But it needs more midrises (or highrises

) to fill the gaps that are quite visible from the north and the south. Here are two pictures that show the extreme differences in occurence:

Dense from the west:

Sparse from the south:

matomatala · January 4th, 2003, 10:26 AM

I went to Frankfurt just to walk among it's
skyscrapers 1 year ago. I really like the city.
It more than lived up to my expectations.
Love the modern towers. I rate it an 8.5/10.

renell · January 5th, 2003, 03:27 PM

imo europes best skyline. its buildings are very different from each other, unlike apartment blokes. 8.0

ASIMOV · January 5th, 2003, 05:21 PM

I gave Frankfurt a 10/10 because of the "avantgarde" design of its towers and the city's overall "enthusiasm" in building skyscrapers. I wish we had the same enthusiasm here in Istanbul, where 99 % of the people don't even know the names of the skyscrapers, and they don't even care at all...

The Germans have always been the best in "avantgarde" design.

Just watch a "German Expressionistic" movie of the 1920s (like the skyscraper models in Fritz Lang's "skyscraper movie" classic "Metropolis" of 1927), or the Bauhaus designs of the same years (the ultra-modern designs of Walter Gropius which paved the way for future architects like Mies van der Rohe in next generation skyscraper designing, known today as the "international style"), or simply look at a BMW or Merc of today...

Look at those "cutting edge" lines, fruit of a designing tradition which has always been one step ahead of the others...

You gotta love them Germans...

DrumCorpsAlum · January 27th, 2003, 10:15 PM

8.5/10. A beautiful and balanced skyline, enhanced by lots of variety, and many different and unique styles of buildings to look at.

Blah · January 29th, 2003, 02:01 PM

Beautiful buildings and nice height makes this the best city in Europe for pure skyscrapers. It lacks the historical influence I like in European cities however. That's what makes London and Paris so awesome.

8/10

SteelCity32 · February 3rd, 2003, 09:08 PM

nice and cool. 9/10

Kaneda · February 4th, 2003, 02:08 PM

Some of my farvorite skyscraper are in Frankfurt, so i'll have to give it 9/10 !

renell · February 4th, 2003, 09:06 PM

i'd give it a 9/10 in a "european scale" and a 7.5/10 on a worldwide scale

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December 31st, 2002, 07:47 PM	#1
BMXican Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 583 Likes (Received): 0	Frankfurt - Germany rate the frankfurt skyline here Last edited by De Snor; December 15th, 2008 at 09:54 AM.

December 31st, 2002, 08:34 PM	#2
Kramer mad man Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Waterloo Posts: 25 Likes (Received): 0	9.5 Frankfurt has a nice skyline __________________ They don't have a decent piece of fruit at the supermarket. The apples are mealy, the oranges are dry... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!

December 31st, 2002, 10:22 PM	#3
SteelCity32 Don't be that guy! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,098 Likes (Received): 0	yes it does. Nice and vibrant. 7.5/10 __________________ I often dream of huge numb buildings, jet black sinister architecture. Being installed when nobody sees. Their appearence so sudden that few would take notice.

January 2nd, 2003, 06:19 AM	#11
SUNNI architect by day Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 3,059 Likes (Received): 0	very nice, one of my favs in Europe.. 9 __________________ kr.au

December 31st, 2002, 10:48 PM	#4
DaninTO Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	More midsize skyscraperrs would help. Beutiful job on the architecture. 9/10

January 1st, 2003, 12:22 AM	#5
X-seed 4000 Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	Pro: Nice architecture, nice height, pretty dense in some areas. Con: Not enough smaller buildings, it makes the skyline look a bit empty from some angles. Overall: 9.0/10

January 1st, 2003, 01:14 AM	#6
Hacksaw Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 323 Likes (Received): 0	Good density, nice architecture, nice broad skyline. Lack of small to medium sized buildings though. 9.0/10.0

January 1st, 2003, 06:08 AM	#7
*SeeMacau* Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 14,923 Likes (Received): 48	Very nice skylines and a lot of highrise 9/10

January 1st, 2003, 04:48 PM	#8
gothicform Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	it has height without bulk. the bulk makes it look a bit empty, it needs a good half a dozen mid rises to fill the CBD up more. i also it isnt a very european skyline, it doesnt have the same european feel as london, paris or istanbul. give it 7.5/10.

January 2nd, 2003, 03:51 AM	#9
CTroyMathis Sea™ Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dallas.TX Previously:New London.CT/Portsmouth.NH Posts: 290 Likes (Received): 0	Frankfurt is on the make. That said, for now 7.5.

January 2nd, 2003, 05:56 AM	#10
Jeff from Winnipeg Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 108 Likes (Received): 0	Some angles dense, some angles not too dense... I'm gonna go with the pics that make it look dense and throw a 9/10 at it. Truly, one of Europe's premier skylines!

January 3rd, 2003, 06:14 AM	#12
Mike Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 608 Likes (Received): 6	7/10. Frankfurt looks great in the east-weast axis, especially from a distance. But it needs more midrises (or highrises ) to fill the gaps that are quite visible from the north and the south. Here are two pictures that show the extreme differences in occurence: Dense from the west: Sparse from the south: Last edited by Mike; December 27th, 2004 at 09:36 AM.

January 5th, 2003, 03:27 PM	#14
renell Here Since 2002 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney/Metro Manila Posts: 6,715 Likes (Received): 2	imo europes best skyline. its buildings are very different from each other, unlike apartment blokes. 8.0 __________________ dafuq I've been here ten years?!

January 5th, 2003, 05:21 PM	#15
ASIMOV BANNED Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul Posts: 1,435 Likes (Received): 0	I gave Frankfurt a 10/10 because of the "avantgarde" design of its towers and the city's overall "enthusiasm" in building skyscrapers. I wish we had the same enthusiasm here in Istanbul, where 99 % of the people don't even know the names of the skyscrapers, and they don't even care at all... The Germans have always been the best in "avantgarde" design. Just watch a "German Expressionistic" movie of the 1920s (like the skyscraper models in Fritz Lang's "skyscraper movie" classic "Metropolis" of 1927), or the Bauhaus designs of the same years (the ultra-modern designs of Walter Gropius which paved the way for future architects like Mies van der Rohe in next generation skyscraper designing, known today as the "international style"), or simply look at a BMW or Merc of today... Look at those "cutting edge" lines, fruit of a designing tradition which has always been one step ahead of the others... You gotta love them Germans...

January 27th, 2003, 10:15 PM	#16
DrumCorpsAlum Phoenix, AZ/Camden, SC Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ/Camden, SC Posts: 320 Likes (Received): 0	8.5/10. A beautiful and balanced skyline, enhanced by lots of variety, and many different and unique styles of buildings to look at. __________________ http://www.galleychronicles.com http://www.facebook.com/DrumCorpsAlum

January 29th, 2003, 02:01 PM	#17
Blah Jafa Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Auckland Posts: 509 Likes (Received): 1	Beautiful buildings and nice height makes this the best city in Europe for pure skyscrapers. It lacks the historical influence I like in European cities however. That's what makes London and Paris so awesome. 8/10

February 3rd, 2003, 09:08 PM	#18
SteelCity32 Don't be that guy! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,098 Likes (Received): 0	nice and cool. 9/10 __________________ I often dream of huge numb buildings, jet black sinister architecture. Being installed when nobody sees. Their appearence so sudden that few would take notice.

February 4th, 2003, 02:08 PM	#19
Kaneda Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 461 Likes (Received): 1	Some of my farvorite skyscraper are in Frankfurt, so i'll have to give it 9/10 !

February 4th, 2003, 09:06 PM	#20
renell Here Since 2002 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney/Metro Manila Posts: 6,715 Likes (Received): 2	i'd give it a 9/10 in a "european scale" and a 7.5/10 on a worldwide scale __________________ dafuq I've been here ten years?!

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