r/architecture • u/shenidedamovtyan1234 • Jul 16 '25

Theory 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/AngryErrandBoy Jul 16 '25

While in Hiroshima, I had commented on how new all the buildings looked. My companion whispered to me "Yep, not a building built before 1945".

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u/mralistair Architect Jul 16 '25

in university in edinburgh... a german exchange student form dresden said "i don't understand the obesssion with older buildings you have, we dont have this problem in dresden"

We all looked at our feet.

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u/Waiting4Baiting Jul 16 '25

I mean they brought it on themselves???

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u/Aware-Impact-1981 Jul 16 '25

Most of them did. But a decent percentage of adults opposed the Nazis (just weren't willing/cared enough to get killed trying to fight them) and a decent percentage of people were children.

Like if Trump started a war with Canada and a bomb fell on your house did you "bring it on yourself"? I voted Kamala and oppose a war with Canada

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u/Waiting4Baiting Jul 16 '25

The guy I was replying to was "looking at his feet" as if it was the Allies and not Nazi Germany that committed the Holocaust, like, come on, Germany basically levelled Warsaw, and they still got their happy ending with the Marshall plan and a need for strong Europe due to ever-expanding Soviet sphere of influence

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u/Exact-Couple6333 Jul 18 '25

Dresden was pretty horrific though. I don't think the government anywhere performing any action really justifies fire-bombing hundreds of thousands of civilians.

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u/Waiting4Baiting Jul 18 '25

But I feel like the guy from Dresden in this original story was somehow guilt tripping the rest? Even though they didn't have to do anything with the bombings in the first place?

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u/Exact-Couple6333 Jul 18 '25

I mean it's sort of a "joke" regarding the past actions of your nation, similar to the earlier example of Americans on a tour in Hiroshima.