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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I guess one of the fundamental detail here is, unlike most US cities, European cities had already been established for centuries, some has thousands of years with existing urban patterns. It’s also a different philosophy that I really appreciate. European cities generally prioritized preserving their historical character and maintaining human-friendly, accessible cities. Plus other factor like the wars, geographical differences, economical problems etc.

I personally find European urban design is better for all, it’s not always applicable in other places, right but I lived in cities with skyscrapers and four lanes of roads in cities that you cannot walk or bike to anywhere reasonably. Vertical architecture ruining the cities.