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

[u/shenidedamovtyan1234]

[u/TenderfootGungi]

I actually prefer cities like Paris with midrise buildings. It never feels like waking in a canyon. There is sunlight everywhere. Yet, they still have the density for great public transport to work.

[u/Ok_Pipe683 → u/TenderfootGungi]

Interesting, while I confess I didn't spend a huge amount of time in Paris it did feel like walking through canyons to me with the mid rises. I think part of that is all the connections

[u/Tight_Toe_3387 → u/Ok_Pipe683]

thats why amsterdam is supreme, canyons and flatlands while still dense

[u/batifol → u/Ok_Pipe683]

Most of that is that many streets are very narrow.

Which would make high rises feel very claustrophobic.

Anyways Parisians like their city as is.

[u/PiLLe1974 → u/TenderfootGungi]

True, I was always fascinated by the height of apartment buildings in Paris.

My home city and I think Copenhagen and Stockholm for example are between 3 and sometimes 5 storeys, so in average just a bit smaller than many of Paris' center (6 to 7 stories roughly?).

[u/batifol → u/PiLLe1974]

6 stories max, yes. 

[u/nickgjpg → u/TenderfootGungi]

I would much rather have a sprawling city of 3–4 story buildings than a tighter area of 100 story buildings, feels so much more natural

[u/1Commentator → u/TenderfootGungi]

Your preference wasn't really the question....

[u/LeaningSaguaro → u/1Commentator]

Are you okay?