cityscape

noun city·scape \ ˈsi-tē-ˌskāp \

Updated on: 12 Apr 2018

Definition of cityscape

1 : a city viewed as a scene

2 : an artistic representation of a city

3 : an urban environment

a cityscape cluttered with factories

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Examples of cityscape in a Sentence

The cityscape is cluttered with factories.
a photographer who does mostly cityscapes

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Seven photographs, shot through a window, each depict the same scene: a bland cityscape outside the artist’s studio.

— charles desmarais, San Francisco Chronicle, "Spencer Finch makes art of light at Berggruen," 6 Apr. 2018
Glossy summer cityscapes and arty cold opens provide tasteful settings for the show’s rueful patter.

— richard lawson, HWD, "The Last O.G. Is a Funny, Surprisingly Sweet Showcase for Tracy Morgan," 2 Apr. 2018
Los Angeles is a lot like that too, with street scenes and cityscapes that seem to endure even as those that give the city its texture and vibrancy move through.

— kavita daswani, latimes.com, "Converse pays homage to L.A. style by partnering with streetwear brands, sports teams and a tattoo artist," 23 Mar. 2018
The production does well on a small budget, with projections of cityscapes and silhouettes on sheets hanging from clotheslines evoking the supposedly breathless action scenes.

— elisabeth vincentelli, New York Times, "Review: ‘Three Wise Guys,’ Spreading Good Cheer and Stumbling Into Trouble," 13 Mar. 2018
Even more impressive is the museum itself — also simply referred to as Frost Science — the newest addition to the growing Miami cityscape.

— necee regis, BostonGlobe.com, "A look at Miami’s new Frost Science museum," 21 Mar. 2018
Ideally, ballooning sites are in wide-open spaces, away from the power lines and tall buildings of a cityscape.

— cassie owens, Philly.com, "Pioneering black hot air balloon pilot returns to Philly," 19 Mar. 2018
The trailer also includes some other standout mystery moments, like a young girl sitting in a car as shattered glass flies across the screen in slow-motion, Cooke punching another girl at a party, and a lot of running in various cityscapes.

— kathryn lindsay, refinery29.com, "This Is Us," 14 Mar. 2018
Wakanda’s glimmering cityscape was bound to inspire some poetic waxing from the design nerds — so much so that Brentin Mock at Citylab has an entire roundup devoted to stories that explore the very narrow topic of Wakanda’s urbanism.

— carolina a. miranda, latimes.com, "Pantherpedia: A guide to the cottage industry of essays about Ryan Coogler's 'Black Panther'," 8 Mar. 2018

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: the area where a city is and the way it looks
: a picture that shows part or all of a city

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