Skyline
A skyline is the horizon created by a city's overall structure, or by human intervention in a non-urban setting or in nature. City skylines serve as a kind of fingerprint as no two skylines are alike. For this reason, news and sports programs, television shows, and movies often display the skyline of a city to set a location. The term The Sky Line of New York City was first introduced in 1896, when it was the title of a color lithograph by Charles Graham for the color supplement of the New York Journal.
Paul D. Spreiregen, FAIA, has called a skyline "a physical representation [of a city's] facts of life ... a potential work of art ... its collective vista."
Stonehenge's skyline has been known for millennia.
Some natural skylines have been unintentionally modified for commercial reasons.
Tall buildings, including skyscrapers, are the fundamental feature of urban skylines.
Towers from different eras make for contrasting skylines.
San Gimignano, in Tuscany, Italy, has been described as having an "unforgettable skyline" with its competitively built towers.
San Gimignano Towers
9 Water towers in Villejuif (Paris)
A cell phone tower making a surreal addition to the skyline
Stratosphere Tower, Las Vegas
The Colosseum and 2008 Beijing Olympic Stadium give varied sport stadium skylines.
Some remote locations have striking skylines, created either by nature or by sparse human settlement in an environment not conducive to housing significant populations.
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