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Registered User
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Location: New Zealand
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Favourite skylines?
What city has your favourite skyline? I like most cities that have a mix of slick, modern buildings, and older skyscrapers, and look... together. Meaning, they aren't all scattered around, with wide spaces between them, and then a sudden drop-off into normal two-story shop streets. They need to look like a city, for me, and the backdrop matters a lot too. My favourites would be... Auckland) It isn't the biggest in the world, nor with the tallest buildings, but I love the way the Sky Tower stands out like that, and the way you can see Rangitoto (a volcano) in the harbour. Spoiler
Wellington) Yeah, another New Zealand city. I know I'm patriotic. Again, it isn't the highest in the world, but I love the way it suits the harbour perfectly. Spoiler
Vancouver) Some of the buildings themselves are ugly as hell, but the mountains behind the skyline are awesome. We have these huge buildings, but they're still dwarfed by the mountains. It's kind of on the verge of looking cluttered and ugly, but not yet. Spoiler
New York) Manhattan just fits together perfectly. It's internationally recognized, and... amazing. Strange, though, I couldn't find any decent photos. Spoiler
Hong Kong) Hong Kong is another city that fits together perfectly, and, again, I love the mountains in the background. Spoiler
As for other cities... Tokyo looks too cluttered for my taste, and both Dubai and London are too sparse. Doha City in Qatar has some amazing buildings, but they need some more to fill in the gaps. I hate that thing sticking out in Shanghai. I dislike Beijing. Other cities I like, but I'm too lazy to find pictures of, are Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, and Perth. Singapore is amazing. Gold Coast I love for the way it's all lined up on the beach. Most Australian cities are really good. Chicago seems awesome, and I love all the old ones. Yours?
Last edited by Kiwi; 09-10-2012 at 07:09 AM.
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Lurking
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The queen city Charlotte, North Carolina  You just have to love it in the fall with that carolina blue sky. |
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Old member
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Location: Tennessee
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The Willis Tower in chicago is amazing.
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Procrastinating
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princess
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don't call it a comeback
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Seattle, Manhattan, and Tokyo are my top three. Manhattan's gonna be beautiful once the WTC memorial is complete.
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floating on
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Scientist
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Location: California, USA
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I went to Washington over summer and stayed with a friend, she lived right over the bay, and on the 4th of July the moon was huge and orange and we had the most amazing view of Seattle. Unfortunately the only camera I had was my phone, so I couldn't get any good pictures, but the Seattle skyline is phenomenal.
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here and there
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Hong Kong.
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Professional Burger
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Houston, yeah... No one goes to our downtown but its still big for some reason. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Panoramic_Houston_skyline.jpg/800px-Panoramic_Houston_skyline.jpg (Unsupported image host) |
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I live in the second largest city in Sweden and this is honestly most of it: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...a-20110911.jpg zzzz my fav (from pictures) is probably hong kong or something. |
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zzz
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These pictures make me feel calm haha
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The muffin man
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clever clever
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