Skyline

:For the automobile, see Nissan Skyline. For the Nigeria-based airline, see Skyline (Nigeria). For the Czech music group, see Skyline (band).

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Nissan Skyline - Nigeria - Skyline (Nigeria) - Skyline (band)

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A skyline is best described as the overall or partial view or relief of a city's tall buildings and structures consisting of many skyscrapers. It can also be described as the artificial horizon that a city's overall structure creates. Skylines are a good representation of a city’s overall power; the more prominent the skyline, the more money the city has to spend. Skylines also serve as a kind of fingerprint of a city, as no two skylines are alike. Skylines that are stretched out to a large (sometimes panoramic) view because of large cities or twin cities are called cityscapes. In many but not all metropolises, skyscrapers play a significant role in defining the skyline. In more strongly planned metropolises (such as Minneapolis), the skyline tends to form the shape of an artificial mountain, with the tallest buildings toward the center of town.

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Relief - City - Skyscrapers - Horizon - Fingerprint - Panoramic - Twin cities - Skyscraper - Minneapolis

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