Manhattan skyline

Famous urban silhouette

The Manhattan skyline is the distinctive silhouette of skyscrapers and towers visible from a distance, especially as seen from across the Hudson or East Rivers.

It's among the world's most recognizable urban panoramas, dominated by landmarks like the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center: The Manhattan skyline glittered at dusk.

The phrase often evokes New York City itself.

Opposites
urban density and verticality

Manhattan skylinesuburban sprawl

Unplanned outward residential development

prairie · open plains · ranch land · farmland

natural vs. constructed landscape

Manhattan skylinewilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

mountain range · untouched nature · ocean horizon · jungle canopy · Arctic wilderness

iconic urban modernity

Manhattan skylineremote village

Distant, small settlement

medieval village · ancient ruins · off-grid community

Family

Manhattan, skyline, line, skylines

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G