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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “skyline”

 

• Tourists love NYC views from Hoboken

  
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  The post Tourists love NYC views from Hoboken appeared first on Hoboken411.com .
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• Noir cityscape: here’s a view of the Manhattan skyline in 1947

  
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  It’s always better in black and white: Presidential historian Michael Beschloss recently tweeted this noir-inflected view of New York City’s skyline. He says that the photo was taken in 1947. Here’s another photo Beschloss tweeted of moonlit Manhattan, dated 1946:
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• Sunset Streak

  
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  IMG_3520 , a photo by ShellyS on Flickr.
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• The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur

  
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  Photos by Jessie Ng The Majestic Hotel has recently been revived to its former glory on the historic trail of Kuala Lumpur. A heritage jewel in YTL Classic Hotel collection, the hotel is the first in KL to be part of ‘The Leading Hotels of The World’, the benchmark for luxury hospitality. With a history [...]
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• Florence フィレンツェ / Italy

  
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence From Campanile di Giotto: 1. by zizi the blackcat , on Flickr
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• NYC Skyscraper Candles

  
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  The New York City skyline is on fire, but this time it is a good thing. These NYC Skyscraper candles provide you with a pleasant impressive display for your home, or can be a romantic light for an evening of enjoyment. The buildings stand between 3″ high and 5″ high. If you want the entire city it is going to take ...
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• THE WORLD’S QUICKEST GT-R GOES QUICKER

  
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  Heat Treatments Limited Racing – the New Zealand team behind the worlds quickest Skyline GT-R – have rewritten the record books once again. At Willowbank Raceway in Queensland, Australia on Saturday, driver Reece McGregor pointed the HTL Racing BNR32 to a 7.455 at 193.27mph (311km/h) pass before going 7.412 at the ...
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• F1 puts money into New York race – Ecclestone

  
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  F1 has invested financially in the project to put the sport amid the fabled New York skyline. Amid suggestions the already delayed New Jersey street race might now falter altogether, the project announced this week that Long Beach grand prix founder Chris Pook has joined up. “Chris has a history of great success in ...
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• Luxury Limited Edition London Boxes by Linley

  
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  Linley, a household name in British design, has revealed its latest collectors’ piece – London Boxes. Limited edition boxes will be launched as homage to the great London city depicting London skyline – the London Eye, the Barbican, the Swiss Re Building (more commonly known as “The Gherkin”, St Paul’s ...
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• Just Stick It | Creative Sticky Tape Featuring International City Skylines

  
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  Tape is such a boring tool. It’s either clear, masking colored or silver and tacky. London based artist Cecily Vessey decided to tweak the tape and make it fun. The artist tapped city skylines and decided to create rolls of tape with cool images of city skylines. New York, Paris and London were all cities that ...
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• JDM Lineage

  
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  Courtesy of @7Tune http://www.youtube.com/embed/YKZYbpNLyZE Filed under: Cool Stuff, Entertainment, Motor Vehicles, News, Photos, Tech Session, Uncategorized Tagged: 7tune, GTR, jdm, Liberty Ealk, Nissan skyline
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• Glenn Bromley – Finance – Stanford Who’s Who Certified

  
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  Glenn Bromley Earns Inclusion Into The Exclusive Ranks Of Stanford Who’s Who NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, May 8, 2013 / Stanford Who’s Who / — Stanford Who’s Who proudly announces the addition of Glenn Bromley to the ranks of professional individuals as a result of his work in the field of mortgage ...
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• Foto Friday: Hong Kong’s New Skyline

  
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  Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is from Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Earlier this week Hong Kong received a new addition to its iconic skyline– a 54 foot rubber duck. Designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, this giant rubber ducky has been slowly making its ...
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• Dwarfed

  
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  This house, just off Rainey Street, is dwarfed by the high rise going up in its backyard.
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• London from Above: A View From The Shard

  
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  The Shard opening is old news, however on Bank holiday Monday I finally got to use the vouchers that I won courtesy of costa bingo to the view from the shard platform and as you can see from the photos we had beautiful clear skies!  I took my brother as a late birthday present and the view from the shard ...
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• Butlins Secret Weapon

  
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  Receiving the invitation to become Butlins Ambassadors was a dream come true. Wed been on a weekend Christmas break in December 2011 to the Bognor Regis resort, and pretty much fell in love with the hotel and all the facilities. It was around the time that I was chosen to become an Ambassador that Id been thinking of ...
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• Samsung Galaxy S 4 4G Android Phone, White Frost (AT&T)

  
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  The Samsung Galaxy S4 delivers an effortless user experience (view larger). The Galaxy S4 does what you want and what you didn’t know was even possible. Erase a photo’s background distractions with just a touch, catch every part of your child’s somersault, or capture your view of the city skyline. Preview ...
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• Plateau earns high marks at International DECA contest

  
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  Eastlake High School sent 17 students to the DECA’s international competition April 24-27 in Anaheim, Calf. Of those, Natalie Hurd was a top 10 finals finalist in marketing management series and, along with Aneesha Nanda for retail merchandising series, was top 10 role play No. 1 in preliminary round. Top 20 ...
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• Skyline ranked third despite 5-0 loss to Ballard

  
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  After suffering a 6-5 loss at home to Skyline April 3, Ballard turn the tide April 30 by pulling a 5-0 win over the No. 3 ranked plateau softball team. “It’s softball, and that’s part of the game,” said Ken Brooks, coach of the Skyline Spartans. “We expected ups and downs with only having 12 kids turn ...
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• An afternoon view, featuring Most Holy Redeemer Church

  
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  Photo by Ex Vacuo ... taken from East Seventh Street...
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