skyline

A skyline refers to the panoramic view of tall buildings and skyscrapers in the world's greatest cities seen from a distance, and especially when these man-made monuments are all lit up against a night sky. Some of the most beautiful skylines in America can be seen in cities like Seattle, San Francisco, and of course New York City.

The beauty of the Seattle skyline comes down to the uniqueness of iconic structures like the Space Needle, which is still a futuristic looking spectacle nearly fifty years after it was built. With the city by the bay, the Golden Gate Bridge is still a sight to behold, especially when framed against the Harbor Lights.

New York City of course remains in a class all its own — where both the bridges and the iconic structures are covered. You don't find man-made buildings any more famous than Lady Liberty, after all. Interestingly, all three of these great cities also have a close proximity to water, making the sparkling lights of their skyline glisten all that much more.

Some of the world's other great skylines are found in cities like Chicago, Sydney, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong, London, Paris and Rio De Janeiro. You'll find bloggers taking in the view of the skyline at sites like Chicago Tribune Cityscapes and Skyline Online.

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• Great View and Great Taste at Prima Tower Revolving Restaurant Keppel Road

  
  Singapore Travel Blog — Authority: 99
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• Sand Sculptures and the Zoo

  
  15 Hours Ahead — Authority: 94
  After stumbling across information for the Hawkesbury International Sand Sculpting Championships , we decided to get a car for the weekend to see the sculptures and go to Taronga Zoo. The championships for the sand sculpting were held last weekend in Windsor and the finished products would be on display for two ...
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• Les applications gratuites et en promotion sur iPad – 21 janvier 2012

  
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• Torre Ibiza Oeanfront Condo in Santo Domingo

  
  SkyscraperCity — Authority: 152
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• Mountain bike team forming in Sammamish

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 420
  While many young mountain-biking enthusiasts in Sammamish may have already spent time traversing one of the state’s few designated mountain bike parks in Duthie Hill Park, they now have an option to compete formally. More and more cyclists from Eastlake, Skyline and other area high schools are joining the ranks of ...
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• Skyline student makes others think about plastic

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 420
  Skyline junior Macey Knecht doesn’t consider herself a “tree-hugger,” she said. But during a curiosity-driven after-school “dumpster-diving” session, it hit her just how much plastic the approximately 1,800 students at her school use and throw away — as much as 1,000 bottles — every single day. ...
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• Skyline basketball tops Eastlake in overtime

  
  The Sammamish Review - News, Sports, Classifieds in Sammamish, WA — Authority: 420
  If Eastlake would have figured out a way to get Michael Hwang and Brandon Lester the ball in the second half Jan. 13, the Wolves could have ridden a comfortable lead to victory over Skyline. But the Spartans were able to contain the two hot shooters and get past the Eastlake defense down the stretch. Skyline guard ...
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• Hong Kong Victoria Harbor from “ToTT bar, 34th floor of...

  
  Eric From Tokyo — Authority: 101
  Hong Kong Victoria Harbor from “ToTT bar, 34th floor of The Excelsior Hotel in Causeway Bay #hongkong #hk #china #asia #skyline #sea #sunset #cloud #amazing #building #excelsior (Taken with Instagram at ToTT’s and Roof Terrace)
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• GReddy 35RX Nissan GT-R cracks 333kph Fuji Speedway Top Speed Challenge (Video)

  
  CustomPinoyRides.com — Authority: 108
  In the quest to build the best Nissan GT-R on the planet, Japanese aftermarket tuning company TRUST / GReddy seem to have created their own holy grail – the GReddy 35RX GT-R , an extremely modified Nissan R35 GT-R. In short, Godzilla on steroids. Where us mere mortals form beads of sweat on our foreheads going ...
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• Guimarães, Portugal | European Capital of Culture 2012

  
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  Guimarães is a city with 52.000 inh. in Northwest Portugal, 50 km north of Porto. This year is the European Capital of Culture Some photos ...
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• New York City

  
  Composed Volcano — Authority: 85
  UNO Pic credit : Rishi Menon This post is a continuation to the earlier post – ‘The City of New York’ 8.    UN The headquarters of the United Nations is in New York City. There are guided tours and audio tours conducted here. Audio tours are available only on weekends. There are multilingual tour ...
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• Crystal Nicaragua

  
  WordPressPlanet.com -:- Ultimate WordPress News Magazine Site — Authority: 140
  Volcano Momotombo looks over the crystal Managua lake. Along the skyline, the eruption seems to define the nationalism and the conscience of the tiny nation
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• Belo Horizonte in HDR - A synthesis of Brazilian urban life.

  
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  BH in HDR All photos were taken by me. 01. by CharlesBH 02. by CharlesBH 03. by CharlesBH 04. by CharlesBH 05. by CharlesBH 06. by CharlesBH 07. by CharlesBH 08. by CharlesBH 09. by CharlesBH 10. by CharlesBH 11. by CharlesBH ...
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• Think Fabricate Gets Into A New York State of Mind

  
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  For Brooklyn-based architecture and design collective Think Fabricate, the "big lights will inspire you" bit in the hook of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind" proved prophetic. After all, the latest addition to their "Not Your Mothers" furniture...
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• The Villages of London

  
  SkyscraperCity — Authority: 152
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• MADRID. The cosmopolitan capital of Spain.

  
  SkyscraperCity — Authority: 152
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• Skyline International acquires the historic Cleveland Arcade, an architectural marvel and first shopping mall in America [VIDEO]

  
  BuzzBuzzHome's Blog! — Authority: 121
  The first large-scale indoor shopping centre ever built in the U.S. went up for sale last year and guess who swooped in to scoop it up… None other than Skyline International , the Toronto-based developer known for their growing network of “destination communities” that connect downtown Toronto to cottage ...
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• GALLERY>> TAS 2012 - THE GT-RS

  
  Speedhunters — Authority: 471
  There was quite the explosion of GT-R popularity at this years Tokyo Auto Salon. It seems that after four years that its been around, tuners and parts makers have really caught up and are churning out upgrades for serious big power and performance...( read more )
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• Camp Fire by Stuart Addelsee on Flickr.Campfire and stars from...

  
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• In the future we will all live underground and look out at the NewYork skyline

  
  Gadgetzz - Latest Technology and Gadgets News! — Authority: 111
  Well the video basically says it all, this is an augmented reality window by Samsung, and it looks really cool.
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