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The problem is that you added the height of the 10 tallest skyscrapers. If you had added the height of the top 25 skyscrapers this would be a much more accurate list (i.e. NYC above Chicago, SF above Seattle)
The problem is that you added the height of the 10 tallest skyscrapers. If you had added the height of the top 25 skyscrapers this would be a much more accurate list (i.e. NYC above Chicago, SF above Seattle)
Not really. A skyline with 20 buildings at 500 feet isn't any "taller" than a skyline with 15 buildings at 500 feet. A family with 5 kids who are each 6 feet tall isn't any taller than a family with 3 kids who are each 6 feet tall.
Maybe if one were to take the top 25 skyscrapers in any city and figure the average height.
Still, I really like the list the OP came up with.
The problem is that you added the height of the 10 tallest skyscrapers. If you had added the height of the top 25 skyscrapers this would be a much more accurate list (i.e. NYC above Chicago, SF above Seattle)
lol okay... lets have a go. this is easy information...
i know you have a beef with chicago and all, but look you still lose. :/
...doo dee doo
NYC still loses *gasp*
Top 25 for Chicago 21692 ft
Top 25 for NYC 21430 ft
and thats with giving nyc the principle of charity and adding the goldman sachs which is not even finished, and the new BOA...
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Originally Posted by JMT
Not really. A skyline with 20 buildings at 500 feet isn't any "taller" than a skyline with 15 buildings at 500 feet. A family with 5 kids who are each 6 feet tall isn't any taller than a family with 3 kids who are each 6 feet tall.
Maybe if one were to take the top 25 skyscrapers in any city and figure the average height.
Still, I really like the list the OP came up with.
and again for top 25, average... Chicago wins for both top 10 and top 25...here is Chicago/NYC top 25.
1. Chicago - 21,693'
2. New York - 21,430'
3. Houston - 17,054'
4. Los Angeles - 15,938'
5. Atlanta - 15,148'
6. Miami - 15,138'
7. Dallas - 15,131'
8. Seattle - 14,813'
9. San Francisco - 14,199'
10. Philadelphia - 14,019'
Miami and Seattle both moved up a couple of spots, but the top 5 stayed the same. Chicago is still above NYC and Seattle is still above San Francisco.
lol okay... lets have a go. this is easy information...
i know you have a beef with chicago and all, but look you still lose. :/
...doo dee doo
NYC still loses *gasp*
Top 25 for Chicago 21692 ft
Top 25 for NYC 21430 ft
and thats with giving nyc the principle of charity and adding the goldman sachs which is not even finished, and the new BOA...
and again for top 25, average... Chicago wins for both top 10 and top 25...here is Chicago/NYC top 25.
Chicago average for top 25 = 867.7 ft
NYC average for top 25 = 857.2
Lets do the Mean too...
Chicago mean for top 25 = 820 ft
NYC mean for top 25 = 808.7 ft
Great post! I was actually about to reply to the same post because Chicago's 25 are taller than New York's 25. But as usual, Chicago's bashers somehow try to find a way to put New York on top but it ain't that easy when going against Chicago's skyline!
Currently, of the top twenty-five buildings, eight are in Chicago and seven are in New York. Also 4 of the top 6 are in Chicago. Of the top 8 Chicago is still ahead of New York 4 to 3.
Houston and Atlanta aren't known for their skylines??? Obviously not as much as NYC and Chicago, but HOU and ATL are definitely known for big/tall skylines.
I said they aren't really known for their skylines compared to NYC & Chicago, I know they have nice (and tall) skylines but I was surprised that they were so close to Chicago & NYC. I wonder if Antennas count because the Sears Tower is really the tallest building in the World (minus the Burj Dubai), up until 2000 the WTC's North Tower was actually taller than the Sears Tower (by like 3 feet) and then the Sears Tower grew by like 6 feet lol. The Empire State building is actually nearly 1,500 feet when the antenna is taken into account, the Sears Tower is 1,730 feet when the antenna is taken into account.
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Obviously not as much as NYC and Chicago, but HOU and ATL are definitely known for big/tall skylines.