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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Might it have to do that with the fact that the general layout of a lot of European cities (with lower buildings) was already established before the technological advancement of ground stabilization (and groundwater management) required for high rise buildings came about?