Chicago skyline reflected off the Bean / Photo by jswieringa. Feature photo by Pete Carr.

Something about the outline of a city against its clear, crisp sky stops us in our tracks and commands our attention.

How mesmerizing it is to gaze upon the contours of our structures as they stretch toward the clouds above. Each building rises higher than the next and stands as testament to human engineering and architectural advancements. Its shape reveals our history, our culture, our beliefs, our beauty to the infinite universe. How can we not stop and stare?

Below are staggeringly beautiful images where city meets sky all across the globe.

Miami, Florida, USA / Photo by vgm8383.

Bangkok, Thailand / Photo by Andrew Hux.

Vancouver, British Columbia / Photo by kennymatic.

Republic Plaza, Singapore / Photo by Singapor3.

Sydney, Australia / Photy by Maik Radke.

Shanghai, China / Photo by Molas.

London, England / Photo by vemma.

South Perth, Australia / Photo by Ole Reidar Johansen.

Cologne, Germany / Photo by JaBB.

Graz, Austria / Photo by dr.wiwo.

Boston, Massachusetts, USA / Photo by pxlpusher.

Hong Kong / Photo by wenzday01.

Detroit, Michigan / Photo by Sagittariuss.

Berlin, Germany / Photo by moonb00twalkerinthedark.

Venice, Italy / Photo by vgm8383.

New York, New York, USA / Photo by Fredo Alvarez.

Warsaw, Poland / Photo by Qba from Poland.

San Francisco, California, USA / Photo by David Paul Ohmer.

Juliane Huang

Juliane Huang majored in New Heights, with a minor in Acrophobia. She is in love with amazing photography and will follow you to the ends of the earth if you can produce a killer shot. You can find her sidewalk musings on her blog.