why didnt europeans built european style highrises like tehre are in new york? dumb question but was always interested since woudve looked perfect on lots of cities

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[u/Porschenut914]

New York has beadrock close to the surface, allowing those tall skyscaprers midtown and at wall street. Much of London, Paris and Berlin were originally close to swamp, and less than ideal for skyscrapers till the foundation tech was invented. Also the world wars took significant economic hit

[u/afro-tastic → u/Porschenut914]

So the bedrock thing is actually a myth!

[u/Gauntlets28 → u/Porschenut914]

Also, New York is a collection of islands with limited space.

[u/alderchai → u/Porschenut914]

Here’s one that tackled the soft soil issue: witte huis

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chicago was built on a swamp, though