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View Poll Results: Which Mega City Skyline is your favorite?
Chicago 149 41.39%
New York 211 58.61%
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Old 02-28-2009, 01:45 PM
 
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And, you are a part of it now. Congrats. Skyline is not just about the buidlings, it is alos about monuments and bridges and this category Chicago has not much to show for and New York... Well, If you ever seen Verrazzano you know what I am talking about. Queensboro, Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges add additional flavour and finally there is Lady Liberty.
Chicago skyline may impress, but only New York's is truly impressive.
Honestly, I don't think any of New York's bridges outside of the Brooklyn Bridge look nice. The Statue of Liberty is nice, but it doesn't really make the skyline.

 
Old 02-28-2009, 01:54 PM
 
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Honestly, I don't think any of New York's bridges outside of the Brooklyn Bridge look nice. The Statue of Liberty is nice, but it doesn't really make the skyline.
You probably haven't seen much. Verrazano Brigde is IMHO one of the most beautiful bridges in the world. Big enough, like Statue of Liberty to make the skyline. Take a look next time you are in the city.


http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/verrazanoconstruction/vzbridge.jpg (broken link)

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Old 02-28-2009, 02:03 PM
 
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The Verrazano is a nice site to see because of its massiveness.


http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/verrazanonarrowsbridge.jpg/1/w468.png (broken link)

And you gotta love this sign when you're entering the bridge from the Brooklyn side lol:


And entering Brooklyn:

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/ny77.jpg/1/w500.png (broken link)
 
Old 02-28-2009, 02:09 PM
 
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Old 02-28-2009, 02:11 PM
 
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We can always count on bigcityguy to post pictures to prove our points
 
Old 02-28-2009, 02:15 PM
 
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We can always count on bigcityguy to post pictures to prove our points

Thanks bigcity. I think the shot with Lady Liberty proves the point about NY superb.
You can build tall buidling from Shangahai to Dubai but nobody can get the Lady to grace it with her historical and beautiful presence.!
 
Old 02-28-2009, 02:23 PM
 
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Exactly. Nothing like flying back home into NY and the Statue of Liberty welcoming you home
 
Old 02-28-2009, 02:29 PM
 
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Exactly. Nothing like flying back home into NY and the Statue of Liberty welcoming you home
If you can see it through the smog/haze. It isn't always visible.
 
Old 02-28-2009, 04:03 PM
 
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If you can see it through the smog/haze. It isn't always visible.

I'm talking about Ny, not LA.
 
Old 02-28-2009, 04:47 PM
 
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How can you pick between these two skylines? They're both just amazing skylines bar none.

Here's the bottomline: New York's skyline is much bigger and more diverse. Chicago's skyline in my opinion, is just as intimidating as New York's and that is mainly because the Sears, Hancock, and Aon are probably the most intimidating skyscrapers any skyline can have.
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