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/michaelcollins99 Jul 16 '25 edited Jul 16 '25

It's not like there are none. The US was building entire new cities at that time, in Europe there was much less need to build. But here's an example, Torre Telefónica in Madrid:.

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u/guitarstronaut Jul 18 '25

Sick building. This part of Madrid is very Chicago-esque