Cityscapes thread (pix)

The south part of downtown Winnipeg. The old building in the middle is the Hotel Fort Garry, which is haunted they say. All I know is that they make a nice Sunday brunch.
http://www3.mb.sympatico.ca/~bryang/Old%20building%20in%20middle%20is%20Hotel%20Fort%20Garry.jpg

― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 14:16 (twenty-two years ago)

"VR Leeds - The Original Virtual City Tour"

I recommend the tour of the Town Hall interiors

― chris j (chris j), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:04 (twenty-two years ago)

http://community.webshots.com/sym/image3/3/28/43/2632843XXJajcTETf_ph.jpg

(If you squint real hard at the big building on the left, you can see Sterling at his desk!)

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Chicago
http://asa.aip.org/gif/chicago.gif

― buttch (Oops), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/1d/images.art.com/images/PRODUCTS/large/10083000/10083573.jpg

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Tulsa
http://www.brachytherapy.com/tulsa-skyline.jpg
Omaha
http://www.downtownomaha.org/images/omaha.gif
Mumbai
http://www.acm.edu/india/mumbai-sm.jpg

― buttch (Oops), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

http://falcon.unibase.com/album/cityhall.jpg

where I'm at

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:15 (twenty-two years ago)

http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/1d/images.art.com/images/PRODUCTS/large/10006000/10006799.jpg

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:17 (twenty-two years ago)

(Chicago over-representation shocker!)

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Chicago wins.
http://community.webshots.com/sym/image2/8/30/27/41383027NpGuYR_fs.jpg

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:18 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.cityregina.com/pics_logos/day_skyline.jpg

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:18 (twenty-two years ago)

http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/1d/images.art.com/images/PRODUCTS/large/10023000/10023995.jpg

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Moscow
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gary_hawkins/moscow/RIVER.jpg

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Tucson
http://www.1stop-tucson-florists.com/images2/tucson.jpg
Bangkok
http://eap.ucop.edu/eap/COUNTRY/thailand/photos/bangkok.jpg

― buttch (Oops), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

A picture I took of Barcelona, November 2001:

http://www.pataphysics-lab.com/other/archives/espana11-23-01-61.jpg

― hstencil, Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:24 (twenty-two years ago)

st petersburg
http://www.midwinter.com/~koreth/russia/peter/peter-skyline.jpg
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38283000/jpg/_38283902_stpap300.jpg

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Center O' The Universe = Toronto
http://astrono2.iespana.es/astrono2/scrsav/original/Toronto-Canada.jpg

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

La Paz (12,000 feet up!)
http://www.elams.org/Places/Bolivia%202000/La%20Paz%20from%20Above.jpg

― buttch (Oops), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

For amusement of those from TO, Sackville, NB!
http://www.rca-arc.ca/Photography/Holownia-Tantramar%20Marshes,%20Sackville%20New%20Brunswick%201990.jpg

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Havana
http://www.pbs.org/buenavista/music/images/havana-harbor.jpg

― buttch (Oops), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Looks like Sackville's been sacked.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Chongqing

http://www.ee.cityu.edu.hk/~cccs/cq1.jpg

― Stuart (Stuart), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Zurich
http://www.eumetnet.eu.org/PrepaSite/Copie%20de%20Zurich%20z.jpg

― buttch (Oops), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:42 (twenty-two years ago)

http://glasgowguide.members.easyspace.com/images/glasgow_cityscape1a.jpg http://glasgowguide.members.easyspace.com/images/glasgow_cityscape1z.jpg

glasgow.

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:46 (twenty-two years ago)

A couple of Paris pics I took on the roof of a department store:

http://www.nomediakings.org/~slutsky/sam4.jpg

http://www.nomediakings.org/~slutsky/parisskyline.jpg

― slutsky (slutsky), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean from the roof. From the roof.

― slutsky (slutsky), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 18:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Someone find some Istanbul ones! I'm on a dial up, but it's the loveliest cityscape I've seen.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 19:35 (twenty-two years ago)

By request, Instanbul:
http://www.shape.nato.int/NGC2002/webpage/images/nations/istanbul,%20Turkey.jpg
http://www.tourist-offices.org.uk/Turkey/gallery/skyline.jpg

― buttch (Oops), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 19:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Here's southwest Houston:http://www.nals.org/Ph01/101999/1099303.jpg

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks Oops!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 19:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Man, do I ever want to go to Istanbul.

― slutsky (slutsky), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

NYC from 'The Fifth Element'
http://www.ozcraft.com/scifidu/fifth_el/city.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Well I'll follow that with....

http://www.photography-plus.com/images/Detroit/AmbassadorBridge.jpg

http://www.freep.com/gallery/demf2002/052702/01demf_052702.jpg
During DEMF (only a month away)

http://www.belltowerhotel.com/images/annarbor-lg.jpg
Where I live now

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 19:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Heres a nicer one of Downtown Houston (No Smog!)
http://dfd8372.k12.sd.us/images/downtown-houston-1a.jpg

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 20:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Slutsky, Istanbul is fantastic - my favourite holiday destination so far. I can give you tips if you ever do decide to go. It's pretty cheap.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 20:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I would appreciate that greatly, thanks!

― slutsky (slutsky), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 20:42 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.visit-denver.com/Denver-Skyline-from-Civic-Center-Park.jpg

Denver, I work in the tan building in the middle.

― David Beckhouse (David Beckhouse), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 21:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Jakarta
http://home.planet.nl/~lahat/jakarta.jpg

― buttch (Oops), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 21:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Yokohama (that's Mt Fiji in the b/g)
http://www.ics-inc.co.jp/aiaaicssc21/images/yokohama.jpg

― buttch (Oops), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 21:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I like how on South Park when they go to Denver they represent this by picturing the only building on the Denver skyline that's at all memorable or iconic (with the half-rounded top).

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 21:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Hahaha now I know why Momus was on about the Ferris Wheel in Yokohama!

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 21:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Cityscapes, New York (WARNING: DO NOT CLICK IF YOU ARE AT WORK OR AROUND SMALL CHILDREN OR SOMETHING)

― hstencil, Tuesday, 22 April 2003 22:33 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.geocities.com/bicycleaesthetic/oldpictures/redstoplights.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/bicycleaesthetic/pictures/nighthills.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/bicycleaesthetic/pictures/nighthills2.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/bicycleaesthetic/pictures/portlandhills.jpg

"portland is so glowy"

― gabriel (gabe), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 22:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Los Angeles! As you've never seen it before!

http://math.usc.edu/~alexandr/LAview.jpg

― Arthur (Arthur), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 22:42 (twenty-two years ago)

(Only the last is true. I'll have to make an 'I'm in Tokyo' for June.)

― Momus (Momus), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 22:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I always read the title of this as "Cityscapes, a thread".

― slutsky (slutsky), Tuesday, 22 April 2003 23:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Heh...my firm did the interiors for the seashell-shaped building in the Yokohama pic.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 00:03 (twenty-two years ago)

You can see my apartment building in the Toronto pic Mr Noodles posted.

― Kim (Kim), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 00:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Portland is not nearly as glowy as, say, Vegas.

― Chris P (Chris P), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 00:56 (twenty-two years ago)

ulaan baatar's west side - coldest capitol city in the world
http://ulaanbaatar.net/impressions/West_Side_of_UB.jpg

― dyson (dyson), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 04:06 (twenty-two years ago)

riga, latvia
http://www.vanda.demon.co.uk/travel/baltic/pix/Riga_panorama_pv.jpg

― dyson (dyson), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 04:21 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.trainweb.org/littleq/np_santafeatstation.jpg

OH NO!
http://www.trainweb.org/littleq/2kids-station-plexi.jpg

― gabriel (gabe), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 06:20 (twenty-two years ago)

http://es.geocities.com/ec3cec/compras.jpg

― gabriel (gabe), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 06:30 (twenty-two years ago)

btw gareth, just size the pic in the img tag

― ron (ron), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 06:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Kyoto high tech

http://www.linkclub.or.jp/~mcyy/kyo/shakkei/entsuji-2.jpeg

yes this view still exists, for the time being.

― logjaman, Wednesday, 23 April 2003 07:52 (twenty-two years ago)

more shakkei of mt. hiei
http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/arch339/images/Shodenji.jpeg

― logjaman, Wednesday, 23 April 2003 07:59 (twenty-two years ago)

http://18.238.3.188/photos.dominik.net/2002-01-17/kyoto-cityscape-1-463.3.jpg

my backyard. gotcha gotcha ya na.

― logjaman, Wednesday, 23 April 2003 08:03 (twenty-two years ago)

And interesting article The End of Tall Buildings

― logjaman, Wednesday, 23 April 2003 08:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll be playing near your backyard on 11th or 13th July, Logjaman. Actually, probably at the Metro.

― Momus (Momus), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 08:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah, I checked. Sunday 13th July at Metro.

― Momus (Momus), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 08:53 (twenty-two years ago)

metro's about a 10 minute bicycle ride. many fine evenings have i spent there in my younger days. i may or may not be in town at that time, but will check it out if i am.

― logjaman, Wednesday, 23 April 2003 08:54 (twenty-two years ago)

View from the top of Greenwich Park:

http://www.jbutler.org.uk//cgi-bin/image.cgi?Greenwich/03018.jpg

What is that thing that looks like two towers, one really narrow, to the right of Canary Wharf? I was wondering this the other day... I'm paid to know about this sort of stuff and I don't remember hearing about it.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 09:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Or this, even http://www.geocities.com/turnipfish1/greenwich.txt

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 09:19 (twenty-two years ago)

My old home, at least for a little bit, Torino
http://www.i-ra.org/trele/torino.jpg
http://space.tin.it/clubnet/nmndem/torino.jpg

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 09:55 (twenty-two years ago)

hmm, the bruxelles and dusseldorf ones seem to show up sometimes and not others, we'll try these, slightly smaller this time

albany, ny
http://www.norfolkwindmills.com/cityscapes/albany.jpg

baltimore, md
http://www.norfolkwindmills.com/cityscapes/baltimore.jpg

boston, ma
http://www.norfolkwindmills.com/cityscapes/boston.jpg

bradford, uk
http://www.norfolkwindmills.com/cityscapes/bradford.jpg

brattleboro, vt
http://www.norfolkwindmills.com/cityscapes/brattleboro.jpg

bruxelles, belgium
http://www.norfolkwindmills.com/cityscapes/bruxelles.jpg