DISCUSS: Best South-Asian Skyline?

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MansoorBashir

Discussion Starter · Apr 21, 2014 (Edited)

I'm from South-Asia and all the states here are developing states which means most of them are somewhat on par with each other when it comes to infrastructural development. The four countries in this region that can boast skylines are Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Let's discuss as to which city has the best skyline and which has the potential to develop into the best.

Also, for reference, below is a list of cities in South Asia with the number of high-rise buildings (35m+) in them.

Mumbai - 2300
Delhi - 1805
Dhaka - 1521
Karachi - 1503
Lahore - 1185
Chittagong - 630
Kolkata - 627
Islamabad - 621
Chennai - 620
Pune - 555
Faisalabad - 521
Bangalore - 511
Hyderabad - 462
Gurgaon - 223
Multan - 196
Kochi - 139
Trivandrum - 138
Kanpur - 120

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Pals_RGB

· #15 · Apr 22, 2014

^^ Hmm interesting topic. But Delhi is a historical city.. Skyscrapers are not permitted in Delhi. So you should exclude Delhi from such lists.

Mumbai's skyline is basically under construction. From 'no skyscrapers (200m+)' in 2010.. this city will have 50+ completed skyscrapers by 2020.

Some more good photos of Mumbai / Bombay here - http://postimg.org/gallery/62tdafji/39d650d7/

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Pals_RGB

· #16 · Apr 22, 2014

9. Delhi:
Technically, Gurgaon and Noida are part of Delhi's metropolitan area but they're considered different so I count them as such.
Delhi doesn't have many tall buildings. Period. But the view in Connaught Place does show that it has potential. Hopefully, we'll see some more of it in the future.

I wish tall buildings were allowed in and around Connaught Place.

Pic courtesy : wikipedia

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· #47 · Mar 8, 2015 (Edited)

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I hate this thread.. so many low resolution low quality pictures being posted.

hno:
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Mumbai

https://www.flickr.com/photos/toprea/16525129848/sizes/h/

Central Bombay By Night by Aatif Sumar, on Flickr

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· #56 · Oct 2, 2015

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Just a few random pics of Bombay aka Mumbai.

Photos copyright: Pixeldo.com

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· #76 · Oct 18, 2015

Good photos but where is the skyline?

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· #77 · Oct 18, 2015

Only cities in South Asia to have decent skylines are Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Noida, Gurgaon, Kolkata and Colombo. Others are just flat cities with no skylines. A one or two highrises here and there don't form a skyline. Sorry if i sound rude but that's the truth.

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· #97 · Jan 18, 2016

Mumbai night skyline by Skye Vidur, on Flickr

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· #113 · Feb 8, 2016

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Mumbai

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· #114 · Feb 8, 2016

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^^

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· #115 · Feb 8, 2016

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· #116 · Feb 8, 2016

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Gurgaon

Well, i know this is not the best skyline, but i think this city (along with Noida) has huge potential to put up an impressive skyline in the near future. Thousands of 20+ floor buildings are currently u/c in these two tier II cities (Noida & Gurgaon).

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· #117 · Feb 8, 2016

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^^ Few more from the Gurgaon cityscape thread

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· #127 · Feb 18, 2016

Rising skyline of Mumbai. This is worli area in the southern part of the city.

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· #165 · Mar 24, 2016

Terrible pictures.

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· #190 · May 16, 2016 (Edited)

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Sorry for spamming folks.

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