Emporis, the supplier of Building related information has compiled a list of the top skylines in the world. The ranking is based on each building being assigned points in relation to its floor count. Therefore 12 to 19 floors = 1 point, 20 to 29 floors = 5 points, 30 to 39 floors = 25 points and so on with 600 points awarded to a building with over 100 floors.
It appears that personal opinions are not taken into account but the data can’t be wrong as I’m not disputing the number one.
Hong Kong – Way out in front with 121,874 points. Also the largest number of buildings with 7,663. They are so proud of their skyline they show it off every night with the ‘Symphony of Lights’.
New York – A long way behind with 36,407 points.
Seoul – Not the best looking skyline but Seoul has the largest population of any of these top 5.
Chicago – The smallest population but presumably the Sears Tower elevates Chicago up the rankings.
Singapore – If you have an island about the size of the Isle of Wight you would have no choice but to build skywards.
London is well down at number 33 and Dubai is creeping up to 16. For the full list have a look at http://www.emporis.com/en/bu/sk/st/sr/
© Emporis 10/2007
If you know of a better skyline that should be in the top 5 let me know.
Comments (6)
you're wrong...
There is NO way that sydney would not make the top 5.
Look here, for example
http://www.utdallas.edu/~kzhang/Pictures/skyline.jpg
Case closed.
Posted by James | October 10, 2007 2:46 PM
Posted on October 10, 2007 14:46
Sydney? Australia? No way. They can't even reach the heights of the Rugby World Cup semi-finals.
Posted by V-Man | October 10, 2007 3:42 PM
Posted on October 10, 2007 15:42
Where is TOKYO skyline ? And whay Singapore is 5 in the list?
Posted by l am nerves | October 12, 2007 2:37 PM
Posted on October 12, 2007 14:37
This seems to have caused a bit of confusion. It's not based on how the skyline LOOKS but more on how it is made up. For example Tokyo is number 9. It covers a similar area to Singapore but has 1,000 less buildings. I have now put a poll on to see what you all think is best.
Posted by Mark | October 12, 2007 2:55 PM
Posted on October 12, 2007 14:55
It amazes me there are so many large scale projects vying for control of the skies.
With nanotech taking off I wonder what the today's limits are for tower height in the commercial construction industry.
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Posted by nate boe | November 20, 2007 12:12 AM
Posted on November 20, 2007 00:12
New york is nr 1 in the world the biggest and the best city in the world
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2008 9:10 PM
Posted on May 27, 2008 21:10