CITY INDEX / 100 PLACES

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New YorkUnited States · easy tell · Manhattan’s skyline is a lesson in stacked setbacks.ChicagoUnited States · easy tell · Chicago reads as a lakefront wall of big-shouldered boxes.SeattleUnited States · medium tell · Seattle’s tell is a flying-saucer tower standing apart from the office blocks.San FranciscoUnited States · medium tell · San Francisco is hills plus a pyramid plus a long suspension span.Los AngelesUnited States · deep cut · Downtown Los Angeles is a short, wide cluster rather than a needle city.TorontoCanada · easy tell · Toronto is built around one exceptionally legible landmark: the CN Tower.Mexico CityMexico · medium tell · Mexico City mixes a narrow historic tower with a low civic roofline and mountains beyond.VancouverCanada · medium tell · Vancouver reads as glass towers backed immediately by mountains and softened by a waterfront landmark.BostonUnited States · medium tell · Boston is easiest to read through Historic low-rise core, Prudential Tower, and Zakim Bridge.Washington, D.C.United States · easy tell · Washington, D.C.MiamiUnited States · medium tell · Miami is easiest to read through Downtown Miami towers, Freedom Tower, and Palm-lined bayfront.AtlantaUnited States · deep cut · Atlanta is easiest to read through Westin Peachtree Plaza, Bank of America Plaza, and Midtown high-rises.DallasUnited States · deep cut · Dallas is easiest to read through Reunion Tower, Bank of America Plaza, and Low Texas horizon.HoustonUnited States · deep cut · Houston is easiest to read through JPMorgan Chase Tower, Williams Tower, and Open blocks and bayou city horizon.Las VegasUnited States · easy tell · Las Vegas is easiest to read through Luxor pyramid, High Roller, and Casino resort strip.DenverUnited States · deep cut · Denver is easiest to read through Colorado State Capitol, Republic Plaza, and Rocky Mountain backdrop.PhoenixUnited States · deep cut · Phoenix is easiest to read through Chase Tower, CityScape towers, and Desert mountain horizon.MontrealCanada · medium tell · Montreal is easiest to read through Mount Royal, 1000 de La Gauchetiere, and Olympic Stadium.Quebec CityCanada · medium tell · Quebec City is easiest to read through Chateau Frontenac, Old Quebec walls, and St.CalgaryCanada · medium tell · Calgary is easiest to read through Calgary Tower, The Bow, and Rocky Mountain distance.OttawaCanada · easy tell · Ottawa is easiest to read through Peace Tower, Parliament Hill, and Ottawa River.HavanaCuba · medium tell · Havana is easiest to read through El Capitolio, Castillo de la Real Fuerza, and Malecón seawall.

LondonUnited Kingdom · easy tell · London’s postcard mixes a medieval clock tower with a handful of one-off modern shapes.ParisFrance · easy tell · Paris is a low limestone city with one iron exclamation mark.RomeItaly · medium tell · Rome is domes, not towers.BerlinGermany · medium tell · Berlin’s skyline is anchored by a television tower: a slim shaft, a sphere, and a thin spire.AmsterdamNetherlands · deep cut · Amsterdam is a low skyline of narrow canal houses, stepped gables, and one or two church spires.BarcelonaSpain · medium tell · Barcelona's skyline is defined by the clustered spires of the Sagrada Familia.IstanbulTurkey · easy tell · Istanbul is a layered waterfront of domes and needle-thin minarets.MadridSpain · easy tell · Madrid is easiest to read through Royal Palace, Almudena Cathedral, and Cuatro Torres.LisbonPortugal · easy tell · Lisbon is easiest to read through 25 de Abril Bridge, São Jorge Castle, and Cristo Rei.ViennaAustria · medium tell · Vienna is easiest to read through St.PragueCzechia · easy tell · Prague is easiest to read through Prague Castle, St.BudapestHungary · easy tell · Budapest is easiest to read through Hungarian Parliament, Buda Castle, and Matthias Church.WarsawPoland · medium tell · Warsaw is easiest to read through Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw Spire, and Vistula river plain.StockholmSweden · medium tell · Stockholm is easiest to read through Stockholm City Hall, Ericsson Globe, and Gamla Stan roofline.CopenhagenDenmark · medium tell · Copenhagen is easiest to read through Church of Our Saviour, Christiansborg Palace, and Nyhavn roofline.OsloNorway · medium tell · Oslo is easiest to read through Holmenkollen Ski Jump, Oslo City Hall, and Oslo Opera House.HelsinkiFinland · medium tell · Helsinki is easiest to read through Helsinki Cathedral, Uspenski Cathedral, and South Harbor.AthensGreece · easy tell · Athens is easiest to read through Acropolis, Parthenon, and Lycabettus Hill.BrusselsBelgium · medium tell · Brussels is easiest to read through Brussels Town Hall, Atomium, and Grand Place roofs.DublinIreland · medium tell · Dublin is easiest to read through Spire of Dublin, Custom House, and Samuel Beckett Bridge.EdinburghUnited Kingdom · easy tell · Edinburgh is easiest to read through Edinburgh Castle, Scott Monument, and Arthur's Seat.ZurichSwitzerland · medium tell · Zurich is easiest to read through Grossmünster, Fraumünster, and Lake Zurich and Alps.MunichGermany · medium tell · Munich is easiest to read through Frauenkirche, New Town Hall, and Olympic Tower.VeniceItaly · easy tell · Venice is easiest to read through St.FlorenceItaly · easy tell · Florence is easiest to read through Florence Cathedral, Giotto's Campanile, and Ponte Vecchio.MilanItaly · medium tell · Milan is easiest to read through Milan Cathedral, Bosco Verticale, and Torre Velasca.

TokyoJapan · easy tell · Tokyo often shows two towers of different generations.Hong KongChina · easy tell · Hong Kong is a cliff of towers with hills behind it.DubaiUnited Arab Emirates · easy tell · Dubai is a desert of modern spikes ruled by one extreme needle.SingaporeSingapore · easy tell · Singapore’s Marina Bay is a three-tower hotel wearing a boat.SeoulSouth Korea · deep cut · Seoul’s readable pair is an observation tower on a hill and a single tapered supertall.BangkokThailand · medium tell · Bangkok combines ornate temple roofs with a modern river city.TaipeiTaiwan · easy tell · Taipei 101 makes Taipei unusually easy to spot.Kuala LumpurMalaysia · easy tell · Kuala Lumpur is organized around the Petronas Twin Towers: two matching shafts with pointed spires and a visible bridge joining them partway up.BeijingChina · easy tell · Beijing is easiest to read through CCTV Headquarters, Forbidden City roofs, and Drum Tower.ShanghaiChina · easy tell · Shanghai is easiest to read through Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai Tower, and Jin Mao Tower.GuangzhouChina · medium tell · Guangzhou is easiest to read through Canton Tower, Guangzhou Opera House, and Chen Clan Academy.ShenzhenChina · medium tell · Shenzhen is easiest to read through Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen Civic Center, and Lianhuashan Park hill.ChengduChina · deep cut · Chengdu is easiest to read through Tianfu Twin Towers, Anshun Bridge, and Tropical-garden city base.Xi'anChina · medium tell · Xi'an is easiest to read through Xi'an City Wall, Bell Tower, and Giant Wild Goose Pagoda.KyotoJapan · easy tell · Kyoto is easiest to read through Kyoto Tower, Yasaka Pagoda, and Kiyomizu-dera.OsakaJapan · easy tell · Osaka is easiest to read through Osaka Castle, Umeda Sky Building, and Tsutenkaku.BusanSouth Korea · medium tell · Busan is easiest to read through Gwangan Bridge, Busan Tower, and Haeundae towers.ManilaPhilippines · medium tell · Manila is easiest to read through Manila Cathedral, Rizal Monument, and Makati skyline.JakartaIndonesia · medium tell · Jakarta is easiest to read through National Monument, Istiqlal Mosque, and Sudirman towers.HanoiVietnam · medium tell · Hanoi is easiest to read through Turtle Tower, One Pillar Pagoda, and Hanoi Opera House.Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam · medium tell · Ho Chi Minh City is easiest to read through Bitexco Financial Tower, Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica, and Saigon River.Phnom PenhCambodia · deep cut · Phnom Penh is easiest to read through Royal Palace, Wat Phnom, and Mekong riverfront.ColomboSri Lanka · medium tell · Colombo is easiest to read through Colombo Lotus Tower, Old Parliament, and Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque.KathmanduNepal · deep cut · Kathmandu is easiest to read through Dharahara, Boudhanath Stupa, and Swayambhunath.DelhiIndia · easy tell · Delhi is easiest to read through Qutub Minar, Lotus Temple, and India Gate.MumbaiIndia · easy tell · Mumbai is easiest to read through Gateway of India, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, and Antilia.Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates · easy tell · Abu Dhabi is easiest to read through Etihad Towers, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, and Corniche waterfront.DohaQatar · medium tell · Doha is easiest to read through Museum of Islamic Art, Tornado Tower, and West Bay towers.JerusalemIsrael · medium tell · Jerusalem is easiest to read through Dome of the Rock, Tower of David, and Old City walls.

Rio de JaneiroBrazil · easy tell · Rio de Janeiro is a city of mountains before it is a city of towers.Sao PauloBrazil · deep cut · Sao Paulo is a broad inland wall of apartment and office towers with very little open sky between them.Buenos AiresArgentina · easy tell · Buenos Aires is easiest to read through Buenos Aires Obelisk, Palacio del Congreso, and Palacio Barolo.SantiagoChile · easy tell · Santiago is easiest to read through Gran Torre Santiago, Costanera Center, and Andes Mountains.LimaPeru · medium tell · Lima is easiest to read through Torre Banco de la Nación, Cathedral of Lima, and Pacific coastal haze.BogotaColombia · medium tell · Bogota is easiest to read through Monserrate, Colpatria Tower, and Eastern Hills.QuitoEcuador · medium tell · Quito is easiest to read through Basilica del Voto Nacional, El Panecillo, and Pichincha slopes.

Cape TownSouth Africa · easy tell · Cape Town's skyline sits at the foot of one enormous natural landmark.JohannesburgSouth Africa · deep cut · Johannesburg is an inland skyline with two unusual towers rising above a broad city mass.CairoEgypt · easy tell · Cairo places ancient triangles beside a modern river city.CasablancaMorocco · medium tell · Casablanca is easiest to read through Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca Twin Center, and Art deco medina blocks.MarrakeshMorocco · medium tell · Marrakesh is easiest to read through Koutoubia Mosque, Bahia Palace, and Atlas Mountains.LagosNigeria · deep cut · Lagos is easiest to read through NECOM House, Third Mainland Bridge, and Lagos Lagoon.NairobiKenya · medium tell · Nairobi is easiest to read through Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Times Tower, and Uhuru Park edge.Addis AbabaEthiopia · deep cut · Addis Ababa is easiest to read through Holy Trinity Cathedral, African Union headquarters, and Entoto Hills.Dar es SalaamTanzania · deep cut · Dar es Salaam is easiest to read through PSPF Twin Towers, St.AccraGhana · deep cut · Accra is easiest to read through Kwame Nkrumah Memorial, Independence Arch, and Villaggio Vista.TunisTunisia · deep cut · Tunis is easiest to read through Bab Bhar clock tower, Zitouna Mosque, and Tunis medina.

SydneyAustralia · easy tell · Sydney is a harbour theatre: shell roofs and a steel arch.MelbourneAustralia · medium tell · Melbourne combines a dense modern tower field with a long historic station roofline.AucklandNew Zealand · medium tell · Auckland is easiest to read through Sky Tower, Auckland Harbour Bridge, and Volcanic cones.WellingtonNew Zealand · medium tell · Wellington is easiest to read through Wellington Cable Car, The Beehive, and Wellington harbor hills.PerthAustralia · medium tell · Perth is easiest to read through The Bell Tower, Central Park Tower, and Swan River.