DALLAS (TIP): Social media was buzzing throughout a USA Today contest as architecture buffs and residents of the various stakeholder cities weighed in with their opinions. But in the end, everything is still bigger in Texas. The highly recognizable Dallas skyline took over 40% of the popular vote. The two experts who nominated Dallas described its worthiness this way: A skyline known around the world with the syndication of the soap opera that bears this City’s name, Dallas has continued to stay flashy.

Controversially, it has done this not with the height or style of its newest architecture, but rather through an internal race to adorn its existing and new icons with colorful interactive lighting that cannot be ignored. Having become initially identifiable by the opening credits of an infamous ’80s TV show, the contemporary Dallas skyline tells a story of big banking, big oil, big money, and occasionally big bust. On an aesthetic order, the overall skyline presents a fairly balanced height gradient.

(Source: USA Today)