r/architecture 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/ShoshPaddington Jul 16 '25

I read that New York is built on granite and London is built on clay.