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While not an American city, I just got back from Vancouver B.C. Having the water front, mountains, and highly terrain, coupled with a hi-density and plethora of Hi-rise residential buildings makes its skyline impressive, day or night. Even in the suburbs of Burnaby and Surrey, there are several hi-rise. On Highway 1 east heading from North Vancouver, one can see how elevated some areas are and vistas some suburban residents get to enjoy of Vancouver properi.
Normally I'd agree in this case but, there is nothing subjective in say Miami's skyline dwarfs those cities in every aspect baring those cities super-talls (all of which are at the lower end of that thresh hold)
Even with those cities having one or two super-talls (and even that era of Miami is coming to an end), it doesn't make up for the sheer gap between raw building counts in this case... not when Miami has 18 buildings over +600' and another 71 buildings over +400'
This thread simply about the largest, not the most iconic or picturesque (which I do agree with your points)
Exactly this. I’m in no way a particular fan of Miami in general, especially in terms of urbanity and its skyline, but I’ll give credit where it’s due: In terms of SIZE (which this thread is about) it blows all other out of the water. Drive into Miami on the MacArthur from across the bay, and I bet people might just have a different outlook afterwards.
I think what he is saying is a place like Boston the State House has a presence in the skyline because it’s on top of beacon hill so it looks as tall as some buildings 2x taller on the shoreline.
Seattle has this too from the sound. There are buildings 100 feet above sea level that makes a 350ft tower look 450 feet.
Exactly. And some start 200-300' higher than sea level.
Exactly this. I’m in no way a particular fan of Miami in general, especially in terms of urbanity and its skyline, but I’ll give credit where it’s due: In terms of SIZE (which this thread is about) it blows all other out of the water. Drive into Miami on the MacArthur from across the bay, and I bet people might just have a different outlook afterwards.
Totally agree, but Im still having fun trying to find SFs widest skyline angle anyway #goals
Here's a night view from San Leandro in the East Bay.
"Opinion" , lol. I would use a different word, like observation or assumption. Anyway I chose Miami because it's the correct answer. If this included Canada the answer would be without a doubt Toronto
For largest, I think #3 is Miami, #4 is SF and #5 is Philly. I personally find SF to have the third most impressive skyline, though. Philly is #3 for highest building, after NYC and Chicago, but our skyline is not particularly impressive beside that fact.
Philly's lucky to have 2 big suspension bridges and other big bridges though. Chicago only has 1 big bridge at all and it's not a suspension bridge.
A couple of Boston..the skyline is expanding further with new projects coming up in Kendall square, seaport, north station etc..Boston needs to continue with filling in and looking for opportunities for elusive super tall
Totally agree, but Im still having fun trying to find SFs widest skyline angle anyway #goals
Here's a night view from San Leandro in the East Bay.
😍😍😍 SF is so beautiful!
This is the widest I have of Dallas’ Skyline. Notice the height gets taller from left to right. Height restrictions due to Love Field.
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