Top 25 Highrise Skylines & Top 25 Historical Skylines - Page 2

Skyprince · February 14th, 2009, 02:33 PM

I think 50% of overall judgement should come from Mods/admins, while another 50 from ordinary members. That will be better and more precise.

Bobdreamz · February 15th, 2009, 12:38 PM

well I won't disagree but Warsaw & Rotterdam over Miami?

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brianmoon85 · February 15th, 2009, 01:05 PM

not accurate vote
Where the heck is Seoul and Buenos Aires????
It's always the same old NYC, Hong Kong and whatsoever
Such a boring list no offense

nameless dude · February 15th, 2009, 01:12 PM

Wow maybe it's because I live in Sydney myself and I've seen its skyline just so many times I don't see it as anything spectacular anymore but hey, I never knew or even realised that Sydney is all the way up there at #4 against every skyline this entire world.

luci203 · February 15th, 2009, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobdreamz

well I won't disagree but Warsaw & Rotterdam over Miami?

The top is made by people's choice.

So when we rate Warsaw or Rotterdam, unconstient, we compare-it to Paris, London, but when we rate Miami, unconstient, we compare-it to New York, Chicago.

xlchris · February 15th, 2009, 02:17 PM

Nice to see what the people of SSC think...

Weird there's no Amsterdam in the list of historical skylines/highrise skylines!

Amsterdam highrise skyline

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Originally Posted by Michiel

Amsterdam historical skyline

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mr impossible · February 16th, 2009, 01:27 AM

Prague - Czech Republic is only number 8 it should be like 2 or 3.
And why is Yemen there???

Dubai in like 5-10 years it probably will be the top or near.

oliver999 · February 16th, 2009, 02:02 AM

beijing should be in histrical list , i suppose.

Major Deegan · February 16th, 2009, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by oliver999

beijing should be in histrical list , i suppose.

And that is because... Come on people, don not hesitate to round your arguments up.

isaidso · February 16th, 2009, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyprince

I think 50% of overall judgement should come from Mods/admins, while another 50 from ordinary members. That will be better and more precise.

No offense intended to mods or admin but they are no more qualified. By definition, the ability to moderate and administer has nothing to do with knowledge of the world's built form. Zero. All it means is that they've made a commitment to this site.

USAPatriot · February 27th, 2009, 10:19 PM

Nice to see Seattle up in the top 12. Such a pretty city skyline.

Great list Major Deegan. You can't please everyone.

I think your way of making the list was detailed, and a lot of work. Thanks for your time at making the list.

fayo · February 27th, 2009, 10:38 PM

toronto?
paises arabes.........moscow, etc. ?

Pruim · February 27th, 2009, 11:04 PM

I've checked the current Top14 ranked by % 10 point v.s. ranked by total average.

position - city - (% 10p. rank) - average voted - number of total votes

1. Hong Kong (1) 9.37 1049 votes
2. New York (2) 8.91 2243 votes
3. Chicago (3) 8.84 2057 votes
4. Tokyo (7) 8.49 1269 votes
5. Kuala Lumpur (8) 8.48 1501 votes
6. Sydney (4) 8.44 2194 votes
7. Shanghai (5) 8.40 1534 votes
8. Singapore (10) 8.38 1322 votes
9. Toronto (6) 8.30 1795 votes
10. Melbourne (9) 8.16 1762 votes
11. San Francisco (13) 8.13 666 votes
12. Seattle (12) 8.11 891 votes
13. Dubai (11) 7.85 1274 votes
14. Rio de Janeiro (14) 7.68 369 votes

Puertalian · February 28th, 2009, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by thaproducer

yea maybe, just give to the city 5 years, and the top will change.

Not in this economy my friend. its is going to be a bit longer than that, assuming Dubai's economy ever goes back to being what it was, which i sincerely doubt considering it was founded on little more than sand and sun.

isaidso · February 28th, 2009, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Puertalian

Not in this economy my friend. its is going to be a bit longer than that, assuming Dubai's economy ever goes back to being what it was, which i sincerely doubt considering it was founded on little more than sand and sun.

Dubai's future is quite rosy regardless of what happens to the global economy. It's become the hub of an entire region. People from across the Middle East and into the Indian sub-continent who used to look to London, now look to Dubai. It's fortunes have never been dependent on oil, but on trade and commerce.

Dubai in many ways is the capital of a region and will continue to boom whether people in the west accept this upstart or not.

broadie · March 1st, 2009, 11:31 AM

evryone has opinions but this thread is pretty much true,
hk nyc an chigago then good to see sydney
but i think the gc should be higher,

MN_Badger · March 3rd, 2009, 02:42 AM

That photo of Melbourne looks like Mordor, with Sauron, the dragon thing flying around, etc....

JRQ · March 7th, 2009, 01:11 AM

I agree with your list for the most part. Best compilation I've seen around...

progressisgood · March 30th, 2009, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Major Deegan

-- Czeslaw Milosz, 'Shadow Journal'

Here is a most recent list of TOP 25 world skylines according to the members of Skyscrapercity. The rankings are based on average percentage of 10 pt votes received and NOT the total average/median scores. For statistics' sake only those cities that received 100 or more of #10 votes were included in the counting. Enjoy!

World's TOP 25 Skylines

#1. Hong Kong, China 70.81(% of total votes ) 730 (total #10 votes received)

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#2. New York • Manhattan, USA 62.72 1398

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by wmliu

#3. Chicago, USA 52.88 1082

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by The New No. 2

#4. Sydney, Australia 43.24 944

by Diliff

#5. Shanghai, China 36.43 553

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by RJJ Chan

#6. Toronto • City, Canada 34.48 613

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by Redroom Studios

#7. Tokyo, Japan 34.18 433

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by el_jorpe

#8. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 32.17 480

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by Tall Justin

#9. Melbourne, Australia 31.88 561

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by Richard & Jo

#10. Singapore CBD, Singapore 31.66 416

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by -=Wacky B=-

#11. Dubai, UAE 30.78 386

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by H. Evan Miller

#12. Seattle, USA 30.44 270

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by ray fischer

#13. San Francisco, USA 30.12 200

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by whipartist

#14. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 29.54 109

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by Ana Taves

#15. Jakarta, Indonesia 29.49 499

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by chef d'oeuvre

#16. Guangzhou, China 28.83 190

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by naylomo

#17. Vancouver, Canada 28.22 243

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by idatewe

#18. Bangkok, Thailand 28.03 534

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by macccc

#19. Metro Manila, Philippines 27.5 344

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#20. São Paulo, Brazil 27.36 139

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by conras

#21. Frankfurt am Main, Germany 26.66 245

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by twentyeight

#22. Minneapolis, USA 26.47 203

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by 3rd foundation

#23. Shenzhen, China 26.02 205

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by bocaj

#24. Los Angeles, USA 25.07 251

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by waynewhuang

#25. London • City, UK 24.47 198

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by mathewbest

The Runners-Up

#26. Brisbane, Australia 24.37 183
#27. Paris • La Défense, France 24.22 257
#28. Seoul, South Korea 23.9 158
#29. Warsaw, Poland 23.13 272
#30. Rotterdam, Netherlands 22.3 192
#31. Buenos Aires, Argentina 21.69 123
#32. Gold Coast, Australia 21.65 147
#33. Mexico City, Mexico 21.5 146
#34. Montréal, Canada 21.49 124
#35. Calgary, Canada 21.1 134
#36. Miami, USA 19.37 141
#37. Houston, USA 18.93 124
#38. Perth, Australia 18.03 141
#39. Atlanta, USA 14.88 108

Even though the following skylines were eliminated in the process of counting due to the insufficient number of votes, they would still rank fairly high on the TOP25 list:

Panama City, Panama 35.06 27
Tel Aviv • Ramat Gan, Israel 27.41 54
Santiago, Chile 26.65 85
New York • Brooklyn, USA 24.14 58

TOP Historical Skylines

- Skylines needed to have at least 10 #10 votes to qualify.
- To qualify a historical cityscape must show evidence of a well preserved city centre; recent/modern high-rises visible in any direction and/or significantly affecting the cityscape are crucial, the fewer of these the better.

#1. Saint Petersburg - Russia 55, 37.67%, 146

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by Senecarus

#2. Dresden - Germany 16, 34.04%, 47

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by dig-i-pic

#3. San Gimignano - Italy 56 32% 175

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by lo.tangelini

#4. Shibam - Yemen 51 29.48% 173

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by richard.mcmanus.

#5. Paris - France 153 28.71% 533

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by EdBob

#6. Jerusalem - Israel 37 28.03% 132

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by sduffy

#7. Heidelberg - Germany 23 26.44% 87

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by kramboner

#8. Prague - Czech Republic 48 26.23% 183

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by Vincént

#9. Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Germany 21 23.6% 89

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by Batikart

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by Klaus_Dolle

#10. Wroclaw - Poland 41 21.69% 189

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by Rafal S.

Runners-up

11. Brugge - Belgium 51 20.99% 243
12. Sana'a - Yemen 23 20.54% 112
13. Krakow - Poland 43 19.82% 217
14. Oxford - UK 22 19.82% 111
15. Munich - Germany 37 19.68% 188
16. Lviv - Ukraine 11 18.33% 60
17. Athens - Greece 32 18.18% 176
18. Stockholm - Sweden 44 17.6% 250
19. Oslo - Norway 25 15.72% 159
20. Rome - Italy 23 14.94% 154
21. Antwerpen - Belgium 16 14.41% 111
22. Leuven - Belgium 12 14.12% 85
23. Zürich - Switzerland 11 13.75% 80
24. Gent - Belgium 15 12.4% 121
25. Liège - Belgium 10 6.67% 150

Rome 23rd in historical skyline? Wow.

Major Deegan · March 30th, 2009, 10:46 PM

For god's sake, do not quote the entire freaking post with all the images over on this page!

View Poll Results: ...
Bangkok, Thailand	266	17.39%
Chicago, USA	263	17.19%
Dubai, UAE	163	10.65%
Frankfurt am Main, Germany	106	6.93%
Guangzhou, China	69	4.51%
Hong Kong, China	330	21.57%
Jakarta, Indonesia	138	9.02%
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	219	14.31%
Los Angeles, USA	100	6.54%
Melbourne, Australia	115	7.52%
Metro Manila, Philippines	162	10.59%
Minneapolis, USA	54	3.53%
New York • Manhattan, USA	426	27.84%
Paris, France	102	6.67%
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	63	4.12%
San Francisco, USA	99	6.47%
Sao Paulo, USA	66	4.31%
Seattle, USA	115	7.52%
Shanghai, China	208	13.59%
Shenzhen, China	80	5.23%
Singapore CBD, Singapore	148	9.67%
Sydney, Australia	151	9.87%
Tokyo, Japan	128	8.37%
Toronto • City, Canada	173	11.31%
Vancouver, Canada	103	6.73%
Other (please specify)	159	10.39%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 1530. You may not vote on this poll

March 30th, 2009, 10:46 PM	#40
Major Deegan Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: ORD ✈ MSP Posts: 6,951 Likes (Received): 35	For god's sake, do not quote the entire freaking post with all the images over on this page! __________________ Skyscraper illustrations & Infographics \| Future Minneapolis - St. Paul Transit Map

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February 14th, 2009, 02:33 PM	#21
Skyprince Asian boi Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 7,564	I think 50% of overall judgement should come from Mods/admins, while another 50 from ordinary members. That will be better and more precise. __________________ visiting Mexico this April - really excited :)

February 15th, 2009, 12:38 PM	#22
Bobdreamz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Miami/Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,846 Likes (Received): 3	well I won't disagree but Warsaw & Rotterdam over Miami? image hosted on flickr __________________ Metro Miami...1000+ highrises completed & under construction.

February 15th, 2009, 01:05 PM	#23
brianmoon85 Proud Korean New Yorker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seoul, New York, Tokyo, San Jose, Managua Posts: 2,265 Likes (Received): 15	not accurate vote Where the heck is Seoul and Buenos Aires???? It's always the same old NYC, Hong Kong and whatsoever Such a boring list no offense

February 15th, 2009, 01:12 PM	#24
nameless dude What's my name? Who am I? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Where am I? Posts: 1,555 Likes (Received): 12	Wow maybe it's because I live in Sydney myself and I've seen its skyline just so many times I don't see it as anything spectacular anymore but hey, I never knew or even realised that Sydney is all the way up there at #4 against every skyline this entire world.

February 16th, 2009, 01:27 AM	#27
mr impossible Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 110 Likes (Received): 0	Prague - Czech Republic is only number 8 it should be like 2 or 3. And why is Yemen there??? Dubai in like 5-10 years it probably will be the top or near.

February 16th, 2009, 02:02 AM	#28
oliver999 starwar Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,875 Likes (Received): 28	beijing should be in histrical list , i suppose. __________________ 每天晚上睡觉前我都要亲一下我的小内内感谢它每天都为我装比

February 27th, 2009, 10:19 PM	#31
USAPatriot Northwest Photo King Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,244 Likes (Received): 3	Nice to see Seattle up in the top 12. Such a pretty city skyline. Great list Major Deegan. You can't please everyone. I think your way of making the list was detailed, and a lot of work. Thanks for your time at making the list. __________________ Washington State Forum Visit today!

February 27th, 2009, 10:38 PM	#32
fayo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: lima Posts: 1,532 Likes (Received): 0	toronto? paises arabes.........moscow, etc. ? __________________ quiero saber si alguien tiene mejores fotos de lima de otras partes de la ciudad, pero actuales, los nuevos intercambios viales, una foto tomada de baja altura de las zonas de miraflores, san isidro o el centro de lima por el centro civico o la av. tacna. muestralos bratzoo algun buen peruano.

February 27th, 2009, 11:04 PM	#33
Pruim shnnbp Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,563 Likes (Received): 0	I've checked the current Top14 ranked by % 10 point v.s. ranked by total average. position - city - (% 10p. rank) - average voted - number of total votes 1. Hong Kong (1) 9.37 1049 votes 2. New York (2) 8.91 2243 votes 3. Chicago (3) 8.84 2057 votes 4. Tokyo (7) 8.49 1269 votes 5. Kuala Lumpur (8) 8.48 1501 votes 6. Sydney (4) 8.44 2194 votes 7. Shanghai (5) 8.40 1534 votes 8. Singapore (10) 8.38 1322 votes 9. Toronto (6) 8.30 1795 votes 10. Melbourne (9) 8.16 1762 votes 11. San Francisco (13) 8.13 666 votes 12. Seattle (12) 8.11 891 votes 13. Dubai (11) 7.85 1274 votes 14. Rio de Janeiro (14) 7.68 369 votes __________________ The ability to post on this Forum does not make you intelligent

March 1st, 2009, 11:31 AM	#36
broadie gigidy gigidy Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tweed coast, AU Posts: 1,574 Likes (Received): 5	evryone has opinions but this thread is pretty much true, hk nyc an chigago then good to see sydney but i think the gc should be higher, __________________ if love is a bong pass it on

March 3rd, 2009, 02:42 AM	#37
MN_Badger Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 26 Likes (Received): 0	AWESOME!!! That photo of Melbourne looks like Mordor, with Sauron, the dragon thing flying around, etc....

March 7th, 2009, 01:11 AM	#38
JRQ Sic Semper Tyrannis Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Richmond, VA, USA. Posts: 1,253 Likes (Received): 1	I agree with your list for the most part. Best compilation I've seen around... __________________ ____________ -Fairfax County-1,110,000 --Virginia Beach-440,000 ---Norfolk-250,000 ----Chesapeake-225,000 -----Arlington-210,000 ------Richmond-205,000 -------Newport News-185,000 --------Hampton-140,000 ---------Alexandria-140,000 ----------Portsmouth-100,000 -----------Roanoke-100,000