45 Breathtaking Examples Of Skyline Photography

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

Parallel Lines

Battersea Power Station London by vulture labs

Battersea Power Station London

San Francisco New Years Fireworks – Happy New Year 2012 by Darvin Atkeson

San Francisco New Years Fireworks - Happy New Year 2012

Sun Over Frankfurt by Philipp Klinger Photography

Sun Over Frankfurt

Nice Sundown in New York by Sprengben [why not get a friend]

Nice Sundown in New York

A painting of pastel colors – New York from the Rock at Sunset by 1982Chris911

A painting of pastel colors - New York from the Rock at Sunset

en route to laguardia at night, new york city by andrew c mace

en route to laguardia at night, new york city

Singapore Countdown New Year Eve Cityscapes by Kenny Teo

Singapore Countdown New Year Eve Cityscapes

The 2010 Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse over Jersey City, NJ by mudpig

The 2010 Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse over Jersey City, NJ

Chicago- Foggy Loop Skyline in B&W by doug.siefken

Chicago- Foggy Loop Skyline in B&W

City Lights, Alamo Square, San Francisco, California by PatrickSmithPhotography

City Lights, Alamo Square, San Francisco, California

st. paul, mn – saint paul, minnesota by Dan Anderson.

st. paul, mn - saint paul, minnesota

Golden City by Jinna van Ringen

Golden City

Windmill´s sunset by Artigazo

Windmill´s sunset

New York City Love by {peace&love?}

New York City Love

Lightning Crashes by HK Buckeye

Lightning Crashes

Seattle in Motion at Sunset by Surrealize

Seattle in Motion at Sunset

Doha – The Morning Mirage by DanielKHC

Doha - The Morning Mirage

30 Seconds of Seattle by moog55

30 Seconds of Seattle

Cheap by Jeff Engelhardt

Cheap

Good Morning by clay.wells

Good Morning (Fire Eater)

A Darling Harbour view – Sydney by kees straver (will be back online soon friends)

A Darling Harbour view - Sydney

Kuwait – Welcome Home Sunset over Kuwait City by © Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com

Kuwait - Welcome Home Sunset over Kuwait City

Frankfurt Skyline by ? rednaxela_west

Frankfurt Skyline HDR

Central Skyline by cnmark

Hong Kong - Central Skyline

Revisiting a sweet spot by vedd

Revisiting a sweet spot

A Night To Remember by Jörg Dickmann

A Night To Remember

Storms Loom Over Boston by chris lazzery

Storms Loom Over Boston

Misty NYC – Gotham City I by … Arjun

Misty NYC - Gotham City I

Early Tai-Chi on the Bund by le niners

Early Tai-Chi on the Bund

Denver”s Skyline: More Impressive Than You Might Think by Fort Photo

Denvers Skyline: More Impressive Than You Might Think

Iconic Fog by A Sutanto

Iconic Fog

Manhattan by orgutcayli

Manhattan

Persistence by Tyler Westcott

Persistence

Dark clouds and lightning over NYC skyline by John P Sullivan

Dark clouds and lightning over NYC skyline

I Love New York by CiaoChessa

I Love New York

The Neo Monoliths of Chicago by Stuck in Customs

The Neo Monoliths of Chicago

Midtown Shadow by Automatt

Midtown Shadow

Fire in the Summer Sky by The New No. 2

Fire in the Summer Sky

Storm Front & Light Trails by briburt

Storm Front & Light Trails

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

Last Breath of a fading Sun Over Paris HDR (II) | Paris City, France |Paris skyline roofs | eiffel tower | tour eiffel | davidgiralphoto.com

A hazy shade of winter by timijimi

A hazy shade of (almost) winter

A beacon of hope shines in the city that never sleeps by LucasAeon

A beacon of hope shines in the city that never sleeps

Lauren in LA by isayx3

Lauren in LA

Paris Exposition: night view, Paris, France, 1900 by Brooklyn Museum

Paris Exposition: night view, Paris, France, 1900

New York City Skyline by GHD PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN

New York City Skyline

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