urbanscapes
Metropolitan visual scenes
Urbanscapes are city views or cityscapes—the visual character of an urban environment as seen from a particular vantage point.
The term emphasizes the aesthetic or artistic dimension of city scenery: The photographer specialized in gritty urbanscapes.
It appears in discussions of architecture, planning, and visual arts, often contrasting with natural landscapes.
Extremely tall urban buildings
- towersTall vertical structures
- highriseMultistory urban building
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
panorama · rooftops · downtown · outline · profile · vista · backdrop · elevation
Deceptive outward appearance
- columnVertical structural element
- archCurved spanning structure
- brickworkConstruction from fired blocks
- concreteSolid building mixture
design · edifice · geometric · skyscraper · terrace · texture · vernacular · brutalist
Illegal surface markings
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- underpassRoad passing below another
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
derelict · grime · industrial · rust · overpass · abandoned · tenement · stoop
Central business district
- suburbsResidential areas outside cities
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- boroughsMunicipal administrative districts
- precinctsBounded administrative areas
enclave · ghetto · avenue · boulevard · thoroughfare · intersection · neighborhood · quarter
People traveling on foot
- trafficMovement along routes
- marketsTrade gathering places
- cafesInformal eateries serving drinks
- vendorsThose who sell goods
commuters · sidewalks · crosswalks · billboards · buskers · storefronts · kiosks · rickshaws
Underground transit passage
- public-transportShared vehicle services
- metroUrban rail transit
- tramUrban rail vehicle
- overgroundRail above street level
monorail · tunnel · bridge · flyover · interchange · terminal · station · sewers
skyscrapers
Extremely tall urban buildings
- towersTall vertical structures
- highriseMultistory urban building
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
horizon · panorama · rooftops · downtown · outline · profile · vista · backdrop · elevation · contour
facade
Deceptive outward appearance
- columnVertical structural element
- archCurved spanning structure
- brickworkConstruction from fired blocks
concrete · design · edifice · geometric · skyscraper · terrace · texture · vernacular · brutalist · modernist
graffiti
Illegal surface markings
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- underpassRoad passing below another
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
alley · derelict · grime · industrial · rust · overpass · abandoned · tenement · stoop · chain-link
downtown
Central business district
- suburbsResidential areas outside cities
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- boroughsMunicipal administrative districts
precincts · enclave · ghetto · avenue · boulevard · thoroughfare · intersection · neighborhood · quarter · barrio
pedestrians
People traveling on foot
vendors · commuters · sidewalks · crosswalks · billboards · buskers · storefronts · kiosks · rickshaws · tuk-tuks
subway
Underground transit passage
- public-transportShared vehicle services
- metroUrban rail transit
- tramUrban rail vehicle
overground · monorail · tunnel · bridge · flyover · interchange · terminal · station · sewers · pipelines
urbanscapesrural landscapes
Non-urban natural terrain
pastoral scenes · countryside · wilderness · natural landscapes · farmland
urbanscapeswilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
desolate landscapes · remote areas · frontier · wasteland · desert
urbanscapeswilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
untouched nature · virgin forests · pristine landscapes · primeval forests · unspoiled nature
urban, urbanism, urbanist, urbanists, urbanize, urbanized, urbanizing, urbanization, urbane