Rank the beautiful & classic skyline of Asian capital city? (cons, areas)
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I agree with this. Bangkok needs a distinctive landmark building to serve as the focal point of it's skyline.
Noooo, say it ain't so. All you gotta do is look around Red. Bangkok has numerous distinctive landmarks that serve as skyline focal points. As I mentioned previously, different areas around the city provide uniquely different views of the skyline. Below are a few striking examples. These are ground level views.
I agree with you nightbazaar.
Most of landmark in Bangkok relates to culture and tradition.These fascinate tourists all over the world and raise Bangkok to be the most tourist city (more than London in 2013) .Moreover Bkk is "world 's best city" for fourth year from travel leisure (voted from tourists all over the world)
Bkk was founded approximately 230 years ago and it needn't to establish a modern cement building (like some country with poor culture) to attract many tourists and boast about wealthiness or make itself outstanding from other countries.
"If you have much money , you can build the tallest building in the world or such an attractive place . But sorry ,not for B-A-N-G-K-O-K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree with you nightbazaar.
Most of landmark in Bangkok relates to culture and tradition.These fascinate tourists all over the world and raise Bangkok to be the most tourist city (more than London in 2013) .Moreover Bkk is "world 's best city" for fourth year from travel leisure (voted from tourists all over the world)
Bkk was founded approximately 230 years ago and it needn't to establish a modern cement building (like some country with poor culture) to attract many tourists and boast about wealthiness or make itself outstanding from other countries.
"If you have much money , you can build the tallest building in the world or such an attractive place . But sorry ,not for B-A-N-G-K-O-K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're right. I admit I'm partial to Thailand because I have friends and family there, my wife is a Thai, and we have a house there. But, even part from that, I'd still be inclined to view BKK and Thailand as being very unique. Although I can certainly understand that features that are very large or incredibly attractive in some cities around the world do indeed serve as excellent skyline focal points that become identified with a city (such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris), but there's no rule that all cities need such structures.
In a way, every place, from huge cities to small villages have some sort of skyline. So it really boils down to the eye of the beholder as to what's impressive or what's beautiful. Certainly, there is a general consensus of beauty and impressiveness which gets down to mutual agreement. And that's okay and I agree. I'd have a hard time thinking about London without Big Ben, or Cairo without the pyramids. BKK, on the other hand, has a wide variety of features that don't really need to be large and yet still serve as interesting skyline focal points. And I think one of the most interesting features about BKK is that it does have a certain blend of old and new, of traditional and contemporary, that works perfectly for it. It'd hard to pick out any single structure that solely identifies BKK by its skyline and focal point structure because there are so many different views there. I suppose if I had to pick out one as a notable skyline focal point for BKK, it would probably be Wat Arun.
Views of the city from a highrise or overhead from a plane, it's more difficult to spot specific and notable structures, although everytime I fly into BKK, I always find myself gawking out the window, admiring the view below, and feel really excited with the familiarity of it. But then, that's just me. Maybe a lot of it has to do with the thrill of being glad to see everyone I know again.
I do understand other people's views and opinions, and I agree with them too. But I also think that each city has it's own particular features that are unique about it, including the skylines. There are indeed what might be called "classic skylines", but quite honestly, in most cases, it's based on the view from a particular point and direction. If you approached a city from a different direction, the view may be quite different.
^ The lights make it look prettier, but I think it sort of lacks focus. I could say the same of Tokyo and Seoul, I suppose, neither has a particularly aesthetic or focused skyline from most angles. I just prefer Singapore's on an aesthetic level and most would agree, but it's subjective. My image of the Bangkok skyline is seeing it as a jumble of buildings in a haze driving from the airport. It certainly didn't strike me as particularly attractive.
^ The lights make it look prettier, but I think it sort of lacks focus. I could say the same of Tokyo and Seoul, I suppose, neither has a particularly aesthetic or focused skyline from most angles. I just prefer Singapore's on an aesthetic level and most would agree, but it's subjective. My image of the Bangkok skyline is seeing it as a jumble of buildings in a haze driving from the airport. It certainly didn't strike me as particularly attractive.
Nothing wrong with having a preference for Singapore's skyline. Sure, it's all pretty much a subjective matter of personal preference. I posted a number of examples that contribute to BKK givng different kinds of views of the skyline. The images that Davy posted look pretty good to me. The last image he posted looks dusky, but not many lights on, and still looks great. I think it really has a lot to do with the location you're viewing from. I know not everyone is going to share the same opinion about it, but that's okay and understandable.
LOL! Yeah, I agree nothing looks all that great with a hazy blanket of smog over the city. I'm guessing the route you take going into the city from Suvarnabhumi (Camp Swampy) Airport is probably via Sukhumvit Road. That's not really the best view of the city. That might have something to do with it. I can see how that might not make the most dazzling impression on a person. I've been that way before going from Bang Saen Beach into BKK. Not much in the way of interesting architecture out that way and hard to see the city until you get closer in.
We take the Motorway 7 Toll Road from Camp Swampy (north of BKK), then head north to to Sarburi. The view of the city (what you can see of it) to the south looks pretty good, albeit a long way off in the distance. When the only international airport was at Don Meung (before the overhead expressway was put up) the view going into the city was also good, and, of course, a different kind of view.
What do you think it is that provides appealing focus?
- Tokyo
- Singapore
- Beijing
- Abu Dhabi
- KL
- Jakarta (it actually do have beautiful buildings)
- Bangkok (lots of cluster and buildings but i agree to some, that its not particularly impressive)
- Manila
- Seoul
- Riyadh
- New Delhi (pretty pathetic, Mumbai would be fairer)
For me, it is
-Hong Kong (amazing!)
-Singpore (organised and modern)
-Dubai (ultra-modern)
-KL (Petronas Towers)
-Manila (compact/dense, organised)
-Bangkok/Tokyo(huge, scattered, modern)
-Jakarta/Seoul
-Hanoi
1. Hong Kong (1st worldwide)
2. Tokyo (ranked 5th)
3. Bangkok (9)
4. Singapore (11)
5. Manila (12)
6. Seoul (13)
7. Kuala Lumpur (14)
8. Jakarta (15)
9. Beijing (18)
10. Abu Dhabi (25)
11. Taipei (41)
I thought it was interesting that Asian capitals were in a row from 11th to 15th place
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