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The list doesn't include WTC 1, WTC 2, and WTC 7 towers which "should" be there but aren't. So your list is taking advantage of a temporary gap in NYC's height because the current WTC towers are still under construction. You should come visit NYC by the way, the new towers already look pretty awesome in person. WTC1 is only half way done and its already huge.
i dont know how anyone could say chicago. ny is definately the winner. and i dont see the fascination about chicago's skyline. yes its tall, modern, and lakefront, but ny is denser, larger, has more diversity, and is in all around better city. if i were to move to one it would definately be ny:better weather, more fun, more variety of food, and it would the most amazing thing walking around at midnight with no less people on the streets.
this is ny's skyline. just beautiful with the ocean and islands:
http://abodenyc.com/images/New%20York%20City%20Images/New-York-Skyline-Night%20-%20Fixed.jpg (broken link)
los angeles with its mountains, san diego with the beaches and mountains, miami with its islands and beaches, and seattle and portland with mountains also havemagnificent skylines thanks to the natural beauty of the area, although the actual skylines are not comparable
los angeles:
http://mk23.image.pbase.com/u14/jazzmaster221/large/38725847.LosAngelesSkyline.jpg (broken link)
The list doesn't include WTC 1, WTC 2, and WTC 7 towers which "should" be there but aren't. So your list is taking advantage of a temporary gap in NYC's height because the current WTC towers are still under construction. You should come visit NYC by the way, the new towers already look pretty awesome in person. WTC1 is only half way done and its already huge.
Well I certainly wasn't intending to take advantage, just giving out stats. NYC is still double Chicago in skyscrapers. I have seen pics of the construction, looking good.
Maybe I'll start a thread titled "Why do some posters get offended when people prefer other cities to NYC?".
Not sure, U.S. has a lot of good cities. I would have no qualms about living in a bunch and don't necessarily think one is "better" than the other. Who knows, I might end up in NYC. I'm not really "stuck" on any city, I get bored after awhile anywhere and need a change of scenery.
Um, maybe because the tallest building in North America is located in Chicago...?
Um, is this Chicago Public Schools "New Math"?
NYC has 6 times as many tall buildings as Chicago. Obviously it has more tall buildings than Chicago.
If I build a 2000 foot toothpick in Fargo, North Dakota, would you say Fargo or Sao Paulo has more tall buildings? I mean, one city has tens of thousands of highrises, and the other has a 2000 foot toothpick?
NYC has 6 times as many tall buildings as Chicago. Obviously it has more tall buildings than Chicago.
If I build a 2000 foot toothpick in Fargo, North Dakota, would you say Fargo or Sao Paulo has more tall buildings? I mean, one city has tens of thousands of highrises, and the other has a 2000 foot toothpick?
Taller buildings can go either way, it depends on what metric you want to use (number of tall buildings after a certain height and tallest building overall are two metrics by which Chicago could win and it wouldn't be some kind of semantic cheat). Though in any case we're not talking about giant toothpicks or even antenna towers/monuments. It's pretty disingenuous to mention that when we're talking about skyscrapers.
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