A skyline is the overall or partial view of a city’s tall buildings and structures consisting of many skyscrapers in front of the sky in the background. It can also be described as the artificial horizon that a city’s overall structure creates. Skylines serve as a kind of fingerprint of a city, as no two skylines are alike. For this reason news and sports programs, television shows, and movies often display the skyline of a city to set location.
In general, larger cities have broader and taller skylines, though lower density cities often have smaller skylines than expected for city size. Taller buildings are found where either land value or desire for visibility is higher, and the tallest buildings in a city are usually office buildings. Because of this, the skyline of a city can be seen as symbol of the city’s influence and economy.
Parallel Lines by Linus Gelber
Battersea Power Station London by vulture labs
San Francisco New Years Fireworks – Happy New Year 2012 by Darvin Atkeson
Sun Over Frankfurt by Philipp Klinger Photography
Nice Sundown in New York by Sprengben [why not get a friend]
A painting of pastel colors – New York from the Rock at Sunset by 1982Chris911
en route to laguardia at night, new york city by andrew c mace
Singapore Countdown New Year Eve Cityscapes by Kenny Teo
The 2010 Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse over Jersey City, NJ by mudpig
Chicago- Foggy Loop Skyline in B&W by doug.siefken
City Lights, Alamo Square, San Francisco, California by PatrickSmithPhotography
st. paul, mn – saint paul, minnesota by Dan Anderson.
Golden City by Jinna van Ringen
Windmill´s sunset by Artigazo
New York City Love by {peace&love?}
Lightning Crashes by HK Buckeye
Seattle in Motion at Sunset by Surrealize
Doha – The Morning Mirage by DanielKHC
30 Seconds of Seattle by moog55
Cheap by Jeff Engelhardt
Good Morning by clay.wells
A Darling Harbour view – Sydney by kees straver (will be back online soon friends)
Kuwait – Welcome Home Sunset over Kuwait City by © Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com
Frankfurt Skyline by ? rednaxela_west
Central Skyline by cnmark
Revisiting a sweet spot by vedd
A Night To Remember by Jörg Dickmann
Storms Loom Over Boston by chris lazzery
Misty NYC – Gotham City I by … Arjun
Early Tai-Chi on the Bund by le niners
Denver”s Skyline: More Impressive Than You Might Think by Fort Photo
Iconic Fog by A Sutanto
Manhattan by orgutcayli
Persistence by Tyler Westcott
Dark clouds and lightning over NYC skyline by John P Sullivan
I Love New York by CiaoChessa
The Neo Monoliths of Chicago by Stuck in Customs
Midtown Shadow by Automatt
Fire in the Summer Sky by The New No. 2
Storm Front & Light Trails by briburt
Last Breath of a fading Sun Over Paris HDR (II) | Paris City, France |Paris skyline roofs | eiffel tower | tour eiffel | davidgiralphoto.com by David Giral | davidgiralphoto.com
A hazy shade of winter by timijimi
A beacon of hope shines in the city that never sleeps by LucasAeon
Lauren in LA by isayx3
Paris Exposition: night view, Paris, France, 1900 by Brooklyn Museum
New York City Skyline by GHD PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN
