What the prettiest skyline under 500-600 ft?

[Spotila]

I should like to submit Wellington NZ (tallest 116m / 381ft)

[urban_encounter]

Originally Posted by DZH22

Shout out to Hartford, mainly for the Travelers Tower and State Capitol.

Hartford-0070 by -SOLO--, on Flickr

Hartford, CT by Mark Lotterhand, on Flickr

Love Hartford’s skyline.

[dimondpark]

Originally Posted by Spotila

I should like to submit Wellington NZ (tallest 116m / 381ft)

Wellington is absolutely a contender imo. Having been there in person, I can say it is an absolutely stunning city.

[pdxtex]

Cincinnati of course.

[Laceoflight]

Québec (the city) could be a contender for North America.
As a Montrealer, Québec's skyline has always charmed me.
Not much to say on the skyscraper side. However, geography, spires and church towers compensate for that. It's a pretty skyline.

Originally Posted by Masoliantekw

Here's a panorama to complete the visit.
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Originally Posted by FrAnKs

Source : https://www.facebook.com/Quebeccite/...type=3&theater

Originally Posted by FrAnKs

[Buckeye Native 001]

I always kinda liked Halifax, but I'm a sucker for waterfront skylines. I don't think they have anything reaching 500'?

[craigs]

Quebec City has a fun and pretty skyline--from some angles it looks like something out of time--but it's not a "500-600 ft. skyline." It's tallest is only 415 ft.

[ue]

If you’re not purely looking for a bunch of tall skyscrapers in a skyline, Quebec City easily has one of the best skylines in Canada. It’s a different kind of skyline from Toronto or even Montreal, but it’s rather special and unique for North America at least.

[Laceoflight]

Originally Posted by craigs

Quebec City has a fun and pretty skyline--from some angles it looks like something out of time--but it's not a "500-600 ft. skyline." It's tallest is only 415 ft.

You are absolutely right and I am sorry - I still dabble with imperial system (born and raised in metric only)

[jd3189]

Quebec City has a more European "Medieval" skyline if that makes sense.

[chris08876]

Bellevue, Washington.

The topography makes it unique as well.

[dubu]

theres so many types of cities its like they could be music genres. one i just made would be nu goth/ midieval. i have no clue if im accurate, i like european cities and there are a bunch that are gothic. the only thing that makes the city gothic is the fancy goth buildings. i dont know what to call a non goth city in europe. does anyone know? people just say europe style city i think and if its goth then goth europe type city i guess? im not that into skylines though.

[Streamliner]

Originally Posted by Laceoflight

You are absolutely right and I am sorry - I still dabble with imperial system (born and raised in metric only)

I mean, the title clearly says skylines "under 500-600 feet", so Quebec City definitely qualifies for this thread.

[Centropolis]

Originally Posted by ChiSoxRox

Kansas City is a nice skyline, but One Kansas City Place is 624 feet.

oh, oops. 1950s KC, then...

pinterest.com

[SFBruin]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

the tallest tower in that pre-war pic, CBoT at 605' tall (on the left), is now only the 52nd tallest building in chicago, and dropping.

Batman Begins made it look a lot taller than that, though.

[Streamliner]

San Diego International Airport's runway apron basically forms downtown's northwestern border, so no structures are allowed to exceed 500 feet. This can give the skyline an plateau effect from some angles, but it also enforces some density that you don't often see in western US skylines. Thankfully, there is some diversity in architectural styles, so it's not completely dominated by walls of exposed balconies that you often find in other sunny locations. Furthermore, the topography is very attractive, with the skyline fronting San Diego Bay, and hills and even distant mountains forming the backdrop.

Bay, mountains:


The skyline plateau exemplified. Local topography + the Bay and Mexico in the distance


Somewhat of a (truncated) pyramid effect:

[plinko]

Originally Posted by urban_encounter

Love Hartford’s skyline.

...at the same time...what might have been:

Cutter Financial Center - 878ft 61fl

hart005 by Michael Stroh, on Flickr

180 Allyn Street - 801ft 44fl

hart004 by Michael Stroh, on Flickr

Society Center - 700ft 45fl (yes, it was by Pelli and somewhat recycled in Cleveland)

hart003 by Michael Stroh, on Flickr

Not sure what the upper left and lower right are...

hart002 by Michael Stroh, on Flickr

I have architectural gripes with each of these buildings, but Hartford's skyline by the early 90s would have looked like Charlotte's does today.

[3rd&Brown]

Originally Posted by Shawn

I'm one of those people who aesthetically just can't get behind a skyline dominated by residential with exposed balconies.

I can't get behind a skyline where I know the city is dead on the ground.

Who cares how pretty if there's nothing to do.

[UrbanImpact]

Originally Posted by 3rd&Brown

I can't get behind a skyline where I know the city is dead on the ground.

Who cares how pretty if there's nothing to do.

There's nothing to do in Miami, Vancouver, Fort Lauderdale, etc. because their skylines have lots of balconies? What do you think all those people do, reverse travel to the suburbs?

[pianowizard]

Rio de Janeiro, with its tallest building being only 535 ft: