The Best City Skylines in the World  

 

Who says that nature only has the best view? Even if we are in the city, there is still beauty in tall buildings and skyscrapers. In every city, there is a unique skyline and Emporis attempted to seek the best. Emporis released its 2014 list of the best skylines in the world.

The rank depends on different factors. Emporis looked at the number of high rise buildings (from twelve to thirty nine floors) and skyscrapers (from forty floors or more) in major cities – the taller the buildings, the higher their value. However, bridges, TV towers and other structures are not included in count.

Here’s the list:

• Hong Kong: Hong Kong has the best skylines in the world with 7,773 high rise buildings nestled in 1, 053 square kilometres of land.
• New York City: The second best skyline in the world is New York City with 6,041 high rise buildings nestled in 800 square kilometres of land.
• Singapore: Singapore is the third best skyline in the world with 4,486 high rise buildings nestled in 710 square kilometres of land.
• Seoul: Seoul is the fourth best skyline in the world with 3, 001 high rise buildings nestled in 616 square kilometres of land.

• Dubai: Dubai is the fifth best skyline in the world with 650 high rise buildings nestled in 3, 885 square kilometres of land.
• Chicago: Chicago is the sixth best skyline in the world with 1, 1153 high rise buildings in 589 square kilometres of land.
• Sao Paulo: Sao Paulo is included in the list being the seventh best skyline in the world with 5, 706 high rise buildings nestled in 1, 523 square kilometres of land.
• Shanghai: Shanghai is the eighth best skyline in the world with 1, 010 high rise buildings nestled in 6, 639 square kilometres of land.
• Bangkok: Bangkok is the ninth best skyline in the world with 913 high rise buildings nestled in 1, 569 kilometres of land.
• Tokyo: Tokyo is the tenth best skyline in the world with 2, 765 high rise buildings nestled in 621 kilometres of land.
• Moscow: Moscow is the eleventh best skyline in the world with 4, 391 high rise buildings nestled in 1, 081 square kilometres of land.
• Guangzhou: Guangzhou is the twelfth best skyline in the world with 521 tall buildings nestled in 7, 434 square kilometres of land.

The list goes on. If we notice, the top five consist more of Asian countries. This goes to show that we are not at par with other regions when it comes to infrastructures.