The Top 25 World's Best Urban Cities Skylines
The World's Best Skylines has finally been updated, mathematically ranking the world's best skylines.
Full list of 200+ skylines! http://homepages.ipact.nl/~egram/skylines.html What are the rules? This list is an attempt to rank the impressiveness of city skylines. The score of a city is equal to the sum of all building heights (structural height, in m) after substraction of the minimum of 90m/295ft for each building. Freestanding towers (not skyscrapres) count for half their height. Only completed and topped-out buildings are included. http://homepages.ipact.nl/~egram/details.html Below are the top 25 World Skylines according to the website: (names of people cited for images are from skyscrapercity.com) 1 Hong Kong China 87,128 pts 3054 buildings (90 m and taller) 484 m/1,588 ft International Commerce Centre (Tallest building) Source : http://www.flickr.com/people/kmdd/ http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6135/...bd89f8d5_b.jpg 2 New York (inc Jersey City, Fort Lee, Guttenburg, W New York) USA 36,915 pts 885 buildings (90 m and taller) UC541 m/ 1,776 ft One World Trade Center (Tallest building) midtown manhattan at night, nyc by andrew c mace, on Flickr http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6133/...978c844f_b.jpg 3 Shanghai China 21,822 pts 785 buildings (90 m and taller) 492 m/ 1,614 ft Shanghai World Financial Center (Tallest building) Pudong skyline by Lowcola, on Flickr http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6195/...1db4865a_o.jpg 4 Tokyo (inc Kawaguchi, Kawasaki, Ichikawa) Japan 21,453 pts 666 buildings (90 m and taller) 248 m/ 813 ft Mid Town Tower (Tallest building) pic by castermaild55 http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/bluestyle...2/c2d8a217.JPG 5 Dubai UAE 21,018 pts 332 (90 m and taller) 828 m/ 2,717 ft Burj Khalifa (Tallest building) Dubai Skyline by tioguerra, on Flickr http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5163/...17b20dfa_b.jpg 6 Chicago USA 16,831 pts 349 buildings (90 m and taller) 442 m/ 1,451 ft Willis Tower (Tallest building) same picture different day by jedimind0421, on Flickr http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6030/...a1fa6eed_b.jpg 7 Bangkok Thailand 15,072 pts 478 buildings (90 m and taller) 304 m/ 997 ft Baiyoke Tower II (Tallest building) Bangkok by JulioGonzalez1 July 10, 2011 in Si Lom, Bang Rak http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6142/...cee2a18d_b.jpg 8 Guangzhou China 15,002 pts 399 (90 m and taller) 440 m/ 1,444 ft Guangzhou International Finance Center (Tallest building) posted by General Huo http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/0518827A.002C 9 Shenzhen China 11,694 pts 290 (90 m and taller) 442 m/ 1,449 ft Kingkey 100 (Tallest building) by the spliff fairy http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/6...f74f7adva7.jpg 10 Chongqing China 10,536 pts 371 (90 m and taller) UC287 m/ 941 ft Chongqing Poly Tower (Tallest building) posted by feipeng8865 @ Gaoloumi, Photos by Macy.Gray http://bbs.classic023.com/attachment...c414627ac5.jpg 11 Singapore Singapore 9,599 pts 365 buildings (90 m and taller) 280 m/ 919 ft Republic Plaza (Tallest building) Singapore Skyline Jun 2011 8 by Roberto Rocco, on Flickr http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6010/...04593ec2_b.jpg 12 Seoul South Korea 9,490 pts 304 buildings (90 m and taller) 264 m/ 865 ft Tower Palace Three, Tower G (Tallest building) posted by KAZAN RESIDENT http://s46.radikal.ru/i114/0911/79/47443293b6fc.jpg 13 Kuala Lumpur (inc Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya) Malaysia 8,748 pts 247 buildings (90 m and taller) 452 m/ 1,483 ft Petronas Tower 1 (Tallest building) http://www.flickr.com/photos/1c1p1s/5758131137/ http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/...b5ca8301_b.jpg 14 Metro Manila Philippines 7,825 pts 202 (90 m and taller) UC302 m/ 991 ft Gramercy Residences (Tallest building) http://www.panoramio.com/photo/48970948 http://static.panoramio.com/photos/o...l/48970948.jpg 15 Panama City Panama 7,343 pts 185 (90 m and taller) 284 m/ 932 ft Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower (Tallest building) By Panasky http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/9156/s8301271.jpg 16 Jakarta Indonesia 7,159 pts 198 (90 m and taller) 262 m/ 859 ft Wisma 46 (Tallest building) http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/...04b5f8f7_b.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/...04b5f8f7_b.jpg 17 Toronto( inc Mississauga) Canada 7,031 pts 251 buildings (90 m and taller) 298 m/ 978 ft First Bank Tower (Tallest building) http://www.flickr.com/photos/rself/5...n/photostream/ http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/...b000f89e_b.jpg 18 Beijing China 5,882 pts 251 buildings (90 m and taller) 330 m/ 1,083 ft China World Trade Center Tower 3 (Tallest building) By 黑水 from a Chinese photography forum http://www.photofans.cn/uploads2011/...0513141835.jpg 19 Osaka (inc. Sakai, Amagasaka) Japan 5,753 pts 157 buildings (90 m and taller) 256 m/ 840 ft Osaka World Trade Center(Tallest building) Posted by Mdaf http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/544/nishiumeda.jpg 20 Nanjing China 5,657 pts 113 buildings (90 m and taller) 450 m/ 1,476 ft Nanjing Greenland Financial Center (Tallest building) 台城上看南京市街 by 温克劳德, on Flickr http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/...9184af21_b.jpg 21 Moscow Russia 5,259 pts 177 buildings (90 m and taller) 302 m/ 990 ft Moscow, City of Capitals (Tallest building) Moscow skyline by BrunsE13, on Flickr http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6181/...4e9666d0_b.jpg 22 Busan South Korea 5,154 pts 89 buildings (90 m and taller) UC301 m/ 988 ft Doosan Haeundae We've the Zenith Tower A (Tallest building) picture by 南韓國의 首都 http://uccfs.paran.com/PUD/jk/719882...80206101_0.jpg 23 Miami (inc Miami Beach) USA 4,991 pts 111 buildings (90 m and taller) 240 m/ 789 ft Four Seasons Hotel & Tower (Tallest building) 20090419-150129-6626 by Miami.FlyMe, on Flickr http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/...fab9c8fa_o.jpg 24 Houston (inc Pasadena) USA 4,983 pts 117 buildings (90 m and taller) 305 m/ 1,002 ft JPMorganChase Tower (Tallest building) image hosted on flickr http://farm1.static.flickr.com/50/13...cc2d81c2_o.jpg 25 Sydney (inc. N. Sydney) Australia 4,899 pts 142 buildings (90 m and taller) 244 m/ 801 ft Chifley Tower (Tallest building) http://www.flickr.com/photos/lenslenswork/5223122033/ http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5130/...55302b92_b.jpg Additional cities on http://homepages.ipact.nl/~egram/skylines.html |
Great thread, thanks. Honk Kong, NY & Chicago are my top 3. China's on a roll.
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toronto seems low, I guess
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Interesting approach, but I think you forgot to give points for aesthetics.
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Wheres Vancouver?
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These are better representations of Toronto (all by SSP's own FLAR) http://www.metroperspectives.com/img...97260831-5.jpg http://www.metroperspectives.com/img...21015792-5.jpg http://www.metroperspectives.com/img...49147958-5.jpg http://www.metroperspectives.com/img...65150310-5.jpg http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=194913 |
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Vancouver fails in a poll like this, because despite looking large in pictures, all of its buildings are quite short in general. They look taller due to the higher floor counts of residentials, but really don't measure up on the world scale. For Toronto, it has nothing to do with the images they chose of the skyline. Toronto is affected by having the CN Tower only count for half its height, and also because so much of its skyline is still under construction. I would say watch for Toronto to move up in the coming years, but there isn't a single city above it that doesn't have its own boom going on (same for the next 5 cities below it) so it probably won't move up as much as many of you would expect. While I believe this is an excellent measuring system for pitting skylines against each other, it does fail in 2 ways. The first is in aesthetics, since it is only based on height and doesn't factor in the design, and the second is in density/composition. A city with multiple far flung skylines will have them all count together, while a city with a larger core won't get extra points for having all its buildings in the same area. Still, I don't think you will find a much better system out there for measuring skylines. It's tough to argue against mathematics. |
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China is killing it! And of course the US is holding its own pretty well still.
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Vegas #41 best urban skyline, great list!
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why isn't Munich number one? :D
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