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Out of that category, I would rank the John hancock building as the best skyscraper, due to it's modern architecture from the idea of less is more. I absolutely love the Chicago skyline. New Yorks is a liitle boring and redundant.
You need to take a Jager-bomb to let out the beast within. You'll feel like a million bucks and in the mood for a fight. Perfect mindset for the City-vs-City section.
Hancock and Empire are close together in my ranking though, with the #1 and #4 solidly in their place.
I'm not sure what it is about Hancock that makes me like it so much granted it has a pretty simple design. It could so easily have just been a boring black box (like IBM), but for whatever reason I absolutely love the cross-bars, antenna and tapering of the building.
Nothing beats Chrysler though. It's a beautiful building.
Hancock and Empire are close together in my ranking though, with the #1 and #4 solidly in their place.
I'm not sure what it is about Hancock that makes me like it so much granted it has a pretty simple design. It could so easily have just been a boring black box (like IBM), but for whatever reason I absolutely love the cross-bars, antenna and tapering of the building.
Nothing beats Chrysler though. It's a beautiful building.
I think its just such a powerful building. It's positioned against the lake and just seems to be a massive building shooting up from the ground. I think alot has to do with its positioning and its simplistic yet intriguing design.
It just seems like a classic building without feeling "old". I dunno...its an interesting building.
Love Chrysler too by the way. Two very different skylines and very different cities. Wish people could learn to appreciate them both because they're two very interesting cities.
Wish people could learn to appreciate them both because they're two very interesting cities.
People do appreciate them both. IMO, there is a good reason why New York City's skyscrapers are way more filmed and photographed.. and just more iconic. Remember those boxy designs for automobiles in the late 70s -the 80s? Chicago is sort of like the 1985 Delta 88 of large skylines (really big and really boxy) New York is more like a classic 1939 Lincoln Zephyr! [URL]http://www.tilt-rotor.com/2004/JapnTrip/Toyota/20040326_LincolnZephyr.JPG[/URL] Also, I dont think anyone can ever downplay the balls of steel that it took to build skyscrapers like the Chrysler. Just a different all around feeling when looking at those buildings.
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People do appreciate them both. IMO, there is a good reason why New York City's skyscrapers are way more filmed and photographed.. and just more iconic. Remember those boxy designs for automobiles in the late 70s -the 80s? Chicago is sort of like the 1985 Delta 88 of large skylines (really big and really boxy) New York is more like a classic 1939 Lincoln Zephyr! http://www.tilt-rotor.com/2004/JapnT...colnZephyr.JPG Also, I dont think anyone can ever downplay the balls of steel that it took to build skyscrapers like the Chrysler. Just a different all around feeling when looking at those buildings.
I think you've to it backwards. Chicago more boxy than New York? Now I won't question anybody who thinkgs NY has the better skyline. I can see arguments both ways. But Chicago's skyline is far from boxy or boring.
Hancock (is just my favorite building)
Empire
Chrysler
Sears
All impressive just one opinion
I love both skylines, I see NYC all the time from the jersey side and have trouble paying attention to the road. And just love Chicago as well
They are the two best city skylines in the country by far, I cant decide which i like better so overall I say a tie
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IMO, there is a good reason why New York City's skyscrapers are way more filmed and photographed.. and just more iconic. Remember those boxy designs for automobiles in the late 70s -the 80s? Chicago is sort of like the 1985 Delta 88 of large skylines (really big and really boxy) New York is more like a classic 1939 Lincoln Zephyr! [URL]http://www.tilt-rotor.com/2004/JapnTrip/Toyota/20040326_LincolnZephyr.JPG[/URL] Also, I dont think anyone can ever downplay the balls of steel that it took to build skyscrapers like the Chrysler. Just a different all around feeling when looking at those buildings.
Kind of depends on how you're evaluating them.
