30 People Share Photos Highlighting Amazing Examples Of Urban Architecture

These beautiful cityscapes prove there is hope for us yet.

Damjan

• Published in Interesting
• April 2, 2022

While some may believe that people have damaged the natural scenery by creating huge skyscrapers and houses, they do have their own appeal. Of course, it's best when nature and architecture are combined and intertwined.

It's particularly fascinating to observe the contrasts between old and new cities and their development. The most well-known city skylines are those of Chicago, New York, and Dubai, but there are many more stunning places.

That's why there's a subreddit called r/CityP***:Beautiful Cityscapes, where people share high-quality shots of cities, and the pics are very stunning. The subreddit has 724k members and was founded ten years ago in 2011.

Users provide gorgeous photos that you can't look away from. These images include images from a bird's flight, unique and surprising locations in the center of a city, and how nature intertwines with a cityscape.

In these photographs, you can clearly see how modern cities developed differently than their older counterparts. Particularly in the aerial photos.

Old European cities, for example, frequently developed naturally, spreading from some form of core, whereas more modern cities were planned, which is why they appear so neat and have straight streets rather than the curving roads seen in many European cities' historical centers.

We've chosen 30 of the best photos, and we know you are going to love them.

1. "The Best Photo I've Taken In Chicago. From The Roof Of The Hard Rock Hotel"

2. "Planned This Shot For Months Before Coming To The Us, But I Didn't Expect The Sun To Make The Rails Golden. Sometimes Photography Is Just About Being A Lucky Bastard"

3. "Suspension Railway In Wuppertal, Germany"

4. "The View From My Desk In Chicago, Il, USA Isn't One You See Often And I'm Really Going To Miss It"

The skyline of Chicago, known as the Windy City, is perhaps the most famous. Many believe the ten-story Home Insurance Building in Chicago, which was completed in 1884–1885, to be the world's first skyscraper.

It's only 42.1 meters (138 feet) tall by today's standards, but it was a world record at the time. The 110-story Willis Tower, also known as the Sears Tower, is Chicago's most renowned skyscraper.

It stands at 442 meters (1,450 feet) and adds to the stunning skyline with Lake Michigan behind it.

5. "Mexican Town Pachuca Is One Big Mural"

6. "A Foggy Day In Dubai"

7. "Photo Of The NYC Blackout From My Friend"

8. "French Quarter, New Orleans"

9. "Venice"

10. "Bern, Switzerland"

11. "Tokyo Looking Like Another World"

12. "The Gateway Arch In St. Louis, Missouri During The Recent Snowstorm"

13. "My City: Groningen In The North Of The Netherlands. This Is Actually My View"

14. "Skating To Toronto"

15. "Reykjavík"

16. "New York City. What An Amazing Image"

17. "I Thought It Was Cool My First Time Flying Into Chicago Looked Like I Was Flying Into A Computer!"

18. "A Literal Urban Jungle, Taipei, Taiwan"

19. "Dresden, Germany"

20. "Happy New Year! Moscow, Russia"

21. "Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (From A Different Angle)"

22. "Beautiful Night View Of Lombard Street, San Francisco"

23. "Cork, Ireland, Covered By A Fresh Blanket Of Snow"

24. "The Flatiron, New York. Photo By: Stephen Wilkes"

25. "Lhasa, Tibet"

26. "London, UK"

27. "Casablanca, Morocco"

28. "Alesund, Norway"

29. "The Boundary Between Scottsdale, Arizona, USA And The Salt River Indian Reservation"

30. "Central Park In Fall, New York"

The city skyline is dominated by skyscrapers. The most famous skylines are frequently found in places with tall structures and a body of water nearby.

There are cityscapes with both taller and shorter buildings in this list. People appear to enjoy night photographs, likely due to the light effects.

What's your favorite city, and is it prettier day or night?

Damjan