Bottom’s Up: 20 High-Rise Buildings Seen from Below

25 October 2017

People seem to have a natural attraction towards high vantage points. Unless you suffer from severe vertigo, it’s likely that you enjoy sweeping views from the tops of Ferris wheels, high hills, and skyscrapers. But when it comes to buildings, the perspective from down below can be just as impressive. Nothing makes you feel small and insignificant like walking between high-rise buildings climbing towards the clouds. You wonder how that structure manages to stand at all, how they ever got so high, how it doesn’t sink into the ground. You strain your neck and wonder who lives up there, and what it’s like to wake up to that view. You look down, feeling a little dizzy. We’ve made a selection of images to give you just that feeling, minus the neck cramp. Enjoy.

Without clouds it would be hard to tell which way is up in this dizzying picture taken near Union Station in Toronto.

Without clouds it would be hard to tell which way is up in this dizzying picture taken near Union Station in Toronto. Read less

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Bottom’s Up: 20 High-Rise Buildings Seen from Below

Without clouds it would be hard to tell which way is up in this dizzying picture taken near Union Station in Toronto.

Without clouds it would be hard to tell which way is up in this dizzying picture taken near Union Station in Toronto. Read less

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Honk Kong’s high-density apartment blocks tower over the photographer like an impenetrable wall.

Honk Kong’s high-density apartment blocks tower over the photographer like an impenetrable wall. Read less

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New apartment buildings rise up in Potters Fields Park, right by Tower Bridge in London.

New apartment buildings rise up in Potters Fields Park, right by Tower Bridge in London. Read less

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The contrasting styles of modern buildings around Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, outlined against the clouds.

The contrasting styles of modern buildings around Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, outlined against the clouds. Read less

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A concrete hotel building reaches for the clouds, many of its curtains drawn.

A concrete hotel building reaches for the clouds, many of its curtains drawn. Read less

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The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are the tallest twin towers in the world.

The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are the tallest twin towers in the world. Read less

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The skyscrapers of Canary Wharf, London, appear to lean in to each other.

The skyscrapers of Canary Wharf, London, appear to lean in to each other. Read less

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The Paddington area in London is popular for new development at the moment. This commercial building is one of the new additions.

The Paddington area in London is popular for new development at the moment. This commercial building is one of the new additions. Read less

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An office building with rounded front in Media City Salford, near Manchester.

An office building with rounded front in Media City Salford, near Manchester. Read less

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This building in the City of London looks like it’s been constructed inside out, with pipelines running up its front.

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The observation deck of the Tokyo Skytree, the second tallest structure in the world.

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This office tower in Shanghai, lit up at night, looks like a literal stairway to heaven.

This office tower in Shanghai, lit up at night, looks like a literal stairway to heaven. Read less

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One Canada Square, often simply referred to as the Canary Wharf Tower, looms over the Isle of Dogs in London.

One Canada Square, often simply referred to as the Canary Wharf Tower, looms over the Isle of Dogs in London. Read less

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The Fernsehturm or Television Tower in Berlin was originally constructed as a symbol of communist power.

The Fernsehturm or Television Tower in Berlin was originally constructed as a symbol of communist power. Read less

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The Gherkin in London looks somewhat out of place next to the old buildings in front.

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Street signs and skyscrapers form corridors in the sky in Manhattan, New York.

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Shanghai’s various high-rise buildings are brightly lit against the night sky.

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The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE, is the world’s tallest structure at 829,8 meters.

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This building with its recognisable curved-over front is officially called 20 Fenchurch Street, but to all Londoners it’s known as the Walkie-Talkie.

This building with its recognisable curved-over front is officially called 20 Fenchurch Street, but to all Londoners it’s known as the Walkie-Talkie. Read less

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