Cityscapes

/ˈsɪtiˌskeɪps/ noun

Definition

Plural of cityscape; multiple views or representations of urban landscapes and city scenery.

Etymology

Plural of cityscape, which combines city and -scape. The term became especially popular in the 19th-20th centuries with the rise of urban photography and impressionist painting.

Kelly Says

Impressionist painters made cityscapes cool by showing how light hits buildings—before the 1880s, artists rarely bothered painting cities because they were seen as ugly industrial places, not beautiful subjects, so the word and the perspective arrived together.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ከተማ 景觀 (ketema jingwan)
ke-te-ma jing-wan
ARالعربية
منظر المدينة (manzarat al-madinah)
man-za-raht al-mad-i-nah
BNবাংলা
নগরের দৃশ্য (nagarer drisho)
na-ga-rer dree-sho
CACatalà
paisatges urbans
pa-i-sa-tes oo-r-bans
CSČeština
městské krajinářské
mestsky kra-jin-arsky
DADansk
bybilleder
by-bil-le-der
DEDeutsch
Stadtlandschaften
zstadt-land-shaft-en
ELΕλληνικά
τοπία των πόλεων (toπía tōn póleōn)
to-pee-a ton po-le-on
ESEspañol
paisajes urbanos
pa-i-sa-hes oohr-bah-nos
FAفارسی
منظره شهری (manzar-e shahri)
man-zar-e shah-ree
FISuomi
kaupunkikuvat
kau-punk-ku-vat
FRFrançais
panoramas urbains
pa-na-ra-ma oohr-bahn
GUGU
શહેરના દૃશ્યો (shaharna drishyo)
shah-har-na dree-sh-yo
HAHA
kallon birni
ka-lon bir-nee
HEעברית
נופים עירוניים (nof eyro'niyim)
noof ey-roo-nee-yim
HIहिन्दी
शहरों के दृश्य (shaharo ke drishya)
shah-har-o ke dree-sh-ya
HUMagyar
városi tájak
va-ro-si ta-jak
IDBahasa Indonesia
panorama kota
pa-na-ra-ma ko-ta
IGIG
akụkụ obodo
a-ku-ku o-bo-do
ITItaliano
paesaggi urbani
pa-es-sah-djo oohr-bah-nos
JA日本語
街並み (まちなみ)
machi-nami
KKKK
көше пейзажлері (köşe peyzajleri)
ko-she peyz-aj-le-ri
KMKM
ទេពកោសល (tepovkosal)
te-pov-ko-sal
KO한국어
도시 풍경 (도시 풍경)
do-si pung-gyeong
MRMR
शहरांचे दृश्य (shaharancha drishya)
shah-har-an-cha dree-sh-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
panorama bandar
pa-na-ra-ma ban-dar
MYမြန်မာ
မြို့ပြ ပုံ (myo-pyi pon)
myo-pyi pon
NLNederlands
stedenlandschappen
sted-en-lan-dschap-pen
NONorsk
bybilder
by-bil-der
PAPA
ਸ਼ਹਿਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਦਿੱਖ (shaharan de dikh)
shah-har-an de dikh
PLPolski
widoki miast
vee-do-ki m-ee-st
PTPortuguês
paisagens urbanas
pai-sah-gems oohr-bah-nas
RORomână
peisaje urbane
pay-sahj oohr-bane
RUРусский
городские пейзажи
gorod-skie peyz-a-zhi
SVSvenska
stadsvyer
stads-vee-er
SWKiswahili
maoni ya miji
ma-o-ni ya m-iji
TAதமிழ்
நகரக் காட்சிகள் (nagarak kaatchi)
na-ga-rak ka-at-shi
TEతెలుగు
నగర దృశ్యాలు (nagaradrushyalu)
na-ga-ra dru-shy-alu
THไทย
ภูมิทัศน์เมือง
phoo-mee-tan mueang
TLTL
tanawin ng mga lungsod
ta-naw-in ng mga lung-sod
TRTürkçe
şehir manzaraları
she-hir man-za-ra-lari
UKУкраїнська
міські краєвиди
mis-ki kra-ye-vidi
URاردو
شہر کے مناظر (shahar ke manzar)
shah-har ke man-zar
VITiếng Việt
phong cảnh thành phố
phong-canh thanh-pho
YOYO
agbeko ile
a-gbe-ko ile
ZH中文
城市景观 (chéngshì jǐngguān)
cheng-shi jing-guan
ZUZU
izwi lomsha
ee-zvee lo-m-sha

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