Why Europe Doesn't Build Skyscrapers

am a simple guy, I get notification from B1M I stop all and watch

because they don't want to ruin their beautiful historical cities

In short: America had basically no historically or culturally relevant architecture tradition so they could build whatever they wanted without spoiling the cityscape

Europe not having skyscrapers is actually one of the reasons why is beautiful.

After visiting Europe, I realized how valuable those old buildings that witnessed different historical events. They are phenomenal!

Short answer: Europe likes to preserve its historic architecture.

As a European I would like to say, I don't miss sky scrapers here. At all.

i lived in czech republic for many years, walking home from school, i loved the feel of the historical buildings and the cobble roads. the trams and the gaps of sunlight made it such a core memory. how something so simple could be a dream for others

I've visited la défence in Paris recently, and I must say I like the fact that the whole skyscraper-based architecture has its own designated area. It keeps the old cultural sites feeling old, while having the newer, high-rising segments have their own little space to grow. I wouldn't say I dislike the style, as long as there's some originality, I kinda like it, but It doesn't fit well with the older parts, which I'm also quite fond of So yeah, having designated areas for higher, more modern buildings is definitely nice imo

Just imagine how horrible a skyscraper would look next to the Acropolis or the colloseum.

I live in a small Village in a House that was build in 1710. It's older than the US. Still standing strong!💪 -Germany

I’ve lived all my life in Europe. This video made me realize only now that we don’t have skyscrapers and that i’ve never actually seen one.

I think people are forgetting what the world looks like. This determination to cover everything in concrete has led to entire swathes of people not even knowing what the night sky looks like. I lived in a city with only "mid-rise" buildings for two years and I missed the stars every night. I couldn't imagine having to be trapped between skyscrapers like that. We don't even know what we've lost.

Don’t remove Historical buildings,remove those rusty 60s apartments.

You know you're in a European city when a church is the tallest building.

A lot of European cities nowadays have historical and financial districts that have laws regulating what you can and cannot build in certain areas. I think a good example is Bratislava, Slovakia. While the "skyscrapers" are only 100 meters tall, they are built appart from the historical center and they look very good as their own skyline.

I feel like it also helps with traffic. I moved to the Netherlands from Malaysia and let me tell you its a huge difference. In Malaysia, the residential areas are packed with HUGE 30-50+ story condos but all the roads are 2 lane or sometimes 1 lane roads. Pedestrian walk ways are also not optimized for... pedestrians, honestly I don't know if they count as pedestrian walkways. In the Netherlands the homes are much less dense and so are the commercial buildings. Plenty of space for people to walk or cycle and public transport connects everything very well. It would take me longer to talk across the street in Malaysia to a local restaurant than it takes me to get to the city center from my apartment by bike in the Netherlands.

Europe is like the mature rich 50 year old guy with lots of asset wealth but no one knows about it because he doesn’t need to show it. Dubai is the teenager in his modded Corsa with extra loud exhaust pipes.

I'm italian and I can't think of a single major city's center where a skyscraper would look good. Venice, Florence, Rome... just no

when i was younger, as a canadian, i thought it was so bizarre, and a little behind the 'times', that europe was still so 'flat', but now i really appreciate and envy it. not to mention, the pandemic has caused so many of my city's skyscrapers to sit empty (now if only they'd fill them with affordable housing/community resources but 🙃) and with the uptick of people working from home, which hopefully continues, huge office buildings really seem like such a waste of money and resources