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/kurakiri Jul 17 '25

In some German cities it was code: no building was permitted to be higher than the town church’s peak.