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philly blows miami's out of the water.. Miami is a bunch of residential beach house high rises. no real downtown at all
Like everything else (and not saying I don't agree with you), I think it just comes down to a matter of taste.
If you're more into exclusively modern architecture and consistently-tall towers (combined with a nice beachfront setting), then obviously Miami is going to be your choice. But if a more traditional (and dare I say, complex), skyline with a mix of ages, heights and a many different architectural styles (on a dual-riverfront setting), then Philadelphia is the clear winner.
Like everything else (and not saying I don't agree with you), I think it just comes down to a matter of taste.
If you're more into exclusively modern architecture and consistently-tall towers (combined with a nice beachfront setting), then obviously Miami is going to be your choice. But if a more traditional (and dare I say, complex), skyline with a mix of ages, heights and a many different architectural styles (on a dual-riverfront setting), then Philadelphia is the clear winner.
this is very true and fair. Both are actually fairly remarkable - Miami from the water - off-shore is very impressive both night and day for the seemingly continuous string of high rises.
Philly has more of central cluster very dense with very tall modern structures and many gorgeous variations of architecture that are compressed. To me they are hard to compare
What would be interesting is if you combined the two you might have layout more similar to Chicago with a central cluster (chicago still larger) and a linear coast like the north side of Chicago
Miami has more highrises... and that's it. Philly has taller towers, better architecture, it looks denser and more compact and put together. It looks as if it is a real mixed use downtown with hotels, office buildings and residential buildings all mixed in together, where Miami clearly looks like an overgrown resort town.
Miami is right behind the Chi and Ny af far as skylines go, this thread is unreal lol.
Miami's skyline is a resort skyline. I will never consider Miami or Honolulu as having REAL SKYLINES. It's just a bunch of resort condos that are kinda tall. Miami's skyline sucks copared to the real skylines of other cities
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