American Reacts Why Europe Doesn't Build Skyscrapers

[@andersjohansson4734]

The first skyscrapers they built in Mexico City sank into the swamp. So they built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So they built a third. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up.

[@basbeest2238]

Love the "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" reference :)

[@leohickey4953]

"Some day, lad, all this will be yours!" "What, the curtains?"

[@sergioagostinacchio2030]

Sono tosti i messicani ... 😅❤

[@T.o.m.s.o.n.85]

never give up your dreams !! XD

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

Well Mexico city was built on top of the capital city of the Mexica (Aztec), Tenochtitlan, which was built in a lake. During the 1400’s it was the biggest city in all of the Americas, and with it’s 500 000 - 1000 000 citizens, even bigger than the biggest cities in Europe at the time.

[@sonosoloio]

I live in Rome and here some tall buildings are present only in some peripheral neighborhoods and in any case they are almost all government buildings. in the center there are none because the existing ones are all historic buildings, hundreds and in some cases even thousands of years old, each with an enormous historical and artistic value, and we certainly cannot knock them down just to make room for concrete and steel monsters with mere economic purposes.

[@eteAstro]

In Budapest, you cannot build a building taller than the Hungarian Parliament and St. Stephen's Basilica. Which is 96 meters. But maybe it's only like that in the city center, I don't know. The Mol Campus was recently completed, it is 143 meters high. Anyway, luckily there are no skyscrapers here.

[@Toho24]

Same in Rome with the Vatican

[@teamlegendary4827]

In most cities that protect their skyline, they do have areas where you can build taller buildings (like Paris). In Budapest you need special permission to build taller buildings over the max permitted height. The MOL building is not even the tallest one in the city, that title goes to the chimney of the power plant of North-Buda at 200 meters. And there are 2 radio towers that are taller than the MOL tower as well.

[@apmoy70]

Same in Athens with the Acropolis, but a new skyscraper is currently being built in the Athenian riviera that'll be 200 m (656 ft) tall though the seashore is not "Athens" per se and it's no way near the Acropolis

[@Simmlex]

The MOL tower is basically outside the city and closer to the old industrial districts so it's not in the way and it's not an eyesore. Well shape aside I guess lol... There are also other relatively tall or modern looking buildings in the vicinity such as the athletics stadium and the ELTE campus buildings so it fits in relatively nicely.

[@marcus3261]

The Walkie Talkie building is the building that melted tyres on cars because of the convex shape of the windows and sunshine. Which acts like a huge magnifying glass. ☀️🔍

[@user-xj3ve7wt8k]

In Croatia, there is a rule that you cannot build higher than the Cathedral in Zagreb, i.e. 108 meters. But, of course, in 2022, that rule was violated when in Split was built Westgate Tower with a height of 135 meters.

[@RodolpheYkler]

It always happens when money meets corrupt people

[@MarcoKitanoLive]

Italy doesn’t have skyscrapers in most cities because the country is focused on protecting its incredible historical and cultural heritage. Strict building regulations ensure that landmarks stay visible and that the skyline reflects the city’s history rather than modern development. Here are some examples of what can’t be covered up: 1. Rome: St. Peter’s Basilica dominates the skyline, and views of landmarks like the Colosseum are carefully preserved. 2. Florence: The Duomo (Brunelleschi’s dome) and the Palazzo Vecchio must remain the focal points of the city. 3. Venice: St. Mark’s Basilica and the unique lagoon views can’t be obstructed. 4. Milan: The Duomo’s iconic spires are protected, but modern skyscrapers exist in areas like Porta Nuova, away from the historical center. 5. Bologna: The Two Towers (Asinelli and Garisenda) are the city’s defining features. 6. Turin: The Mole Antonelliana is the landmark the entire city is built around. 7. Naples: The view of Mount Vesuvius and the Gulf of Naples is a key part of the city’s identity. Italy values its history and identity over modern high-rises, which is why you won’t find skyscrapers in the middle of its most famous cities. Modern buildings are usually located on the outskirts, leaving the historical centers intact.

[@leseize26]

The same in France.

[@annaesposito541]

Ben detto! Gli americani non hanno niente di cui preservare la vista.

[@senescur3787]

L'Italie peut se le permettre car c'est un pays en décroissance démographique. San Gimignano est un exemple de constructions verticales dans un espace restreint.

[@MarcoKitanoLive]

​@@senescur3787What you're saying is true, but these laws were enacted during the population boom because they were created between 1960 and 1974.

[@senescur3787]

@@MarcoKitanoLive Bien sûr, cela c'est fait dans des pays européens à fort patrimoine historique.

[@Hey.Joe.]

Hi McJibbin, you mentioned about that in densed populated areas building upwards would make sense. That's why it's even more odd, that the very huge US which have a lot of very wide empty landmass are building a lot skyscrapers. Maybe it's just a "we have the biggest, tallest things and the money for that" show-off-attidude?

[@ukbusman]

Having a high speed rail and good train net work would upset the car manufactures, the fuel giants, and inner city condo rents (insurance companies, investment organizations etc) Therefore, these powerful groups push back on anything that would upset their monopoly on power, money, and greed. No one cares for the little guy in the eye's of the The World Economic Forum (WEF) What it does: The WEF engages leaders from business, politics, and other sectors to shape global, regional, and industry agendas. In their utopian way they see the World for their benefit only.

[@papalaz4444244]

"land of the free" my arse

[@tyxeri48]

Skyscrapers are seen as a sign of power in most places. I remember my Turkish colleagues in Istanbul in 2008 bragging about their skyscrapers, which indicated Turkey's economic power. I didn't notice any decrease in the rental prices-on the contrary.

[@RaduRadonys]

What he meant by high speed trains in the US, is that if there are lots of high speed trains then car and plane usage will decrease, so the producers of cars, planes and all connected things and services lobby against highs speed trains.

[@palantir135]

Rotterdam is full of skyscrapers but there the city center was bombed flat at the start of WW2. Very interesting and daring architecture can be found there. The Hague center also has skyscrapers. Historical city centers are protected areas (national or Unesco heritage) so no skyscrapers there.

[@adeleg4759]

In France there is a right to light. In urbanism it express itself as a rule of height minus ground floor relative to street width. If you make a 100meters high building then it has 97 meters of empty space in front of it... Obviously not recommended and not dense at all (the barcelona cerda city block is one to look into for density) ... The only real tower inside Paris is the montparnasse tower and everyone haaaates it!

[@letheas6175]

The place you went to was most likely Bruges, which is beautiful. Brussels however is almost universally hated, lol. I love that they even got a term in city planning (the Brusselization thing) to shit on them.

[@fleshen]

I was going to say the same thing, I nearly choked on my coffee when he said Brussels was beautiful!

[@letheas6175]

@@fleshen Yeah, even people who live in Brussels hate it there, I think that says enough. I think Brussels is also just in general, a big meme/thing to shit on in Belgium (and for good reasons)

[@ghorghorbay3603]

because you asked: a small part of turkey, as russia, is in europe (but not in the european union, that's different). But the most part of them is in asia. Whereas Moscow is entirely considered as an european city, istambul is splitted by the river (bosphorous). the western part is considered in europe, and the eastern in asia.

[@stevemcgowen]

Ruzzia isn’t Europe…

[@alucion2]

@@stevemcgowen Europe is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean; to the south with the Caucasus, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea; to the east with the Ural Mountains, the Ural River and the Caspian Sea; and to the west with the Atlantic Ocean. So YES Russia belongs to Europe physically, culturally and historically even if you don't like it.

[@stevemcgowen]

@@alucion2 Tectonically, yes. In every other way, no. Ruzzia isn't Europe... Ruzzia has no culture. Everything they claim asa their own they stole from others. Even the Ruzzian language is old church Bulgarian.

[@OtagesBringthemhome_NOW]

No European considers Russia and Turkey as Europe.

[@mysticen1594]

Most cities or villages in Europe are older than the USA

[@thierryf67]

Montparnasse tower is not close to the Eiffel tower, it's a perspective bias of this photo.

[@robertburr2212]

London has the most sky skrapers in Europe, but it wasnt always that way

[@marciusmarciukas5467]

I think it's Moscow sir 😐😐

[@kevinjohnson147]

Because workers could live outside the city paying lower rents but could still travel into the city centre every day, this would lesson the demand for city accommodation forcing property owners in city centres to lower their rents.

[@productjoe4069]

There is another way to tackle rental costs in a city: RER-like express public transport. That’s what Paris has done (see, uh, the RER) and why London will not build any more tube-spec underground lines (with the possible exception of the long planned Bakerloo extension, and a final extension to the Battersea branch of the Northern line to allow better workings of the existing infrastructure). London has concrete (if early) plans for Crossrail 2, vague ideas about Thameslink 2, and a few new Overground projects. These make it quick and easy to get into the core from destinations beyond the current green belt limits. Outside London, similar projects include HS3/Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) using capacity unlocked by HS2 to better connect Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds, and to a lesser extent East West Rail (EWR) which will connect Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford, and Cambridge as well as their local areas.

[@noefillon1749]

Still heavy rapid transit supports urban sprawl as it allows to live further and further away with the same time budget. On an individual basis it may be better but on a collective point of view, it's not. Urban sprawl = more infrastructure per resident, less agricultural and natural land, and a loss in biodiversity. This is especially a problem in Europe where natural soil is a precious (non-renewable) ressource. But the thing is that a dense city doesn't necessitate skyscrapers. However you define city limits, Paris is denser than New-York (and cheaper... or rather less expensive to live in)

[@PFNel]

I'm pretty sure Asia as a whole is more densely populated than Europe. And if you take a chunk of southeast Asia the same size as Europe, MUCH more densely populated.

[@shaksper]

The Walkie Talkie's concave mirrored south face focussed a beam of light on the street below that melted a car door mirror. There's a Sky News video on YT showing someone frying an egg in a pan on the street! Title: Walkie-Talkie: 'Hot Property' in London Fries An Egg

[@ezraabbadon5082]

About the high speed rail thing: the automotive industry lobbies aginst high speed rails to keep people reliant on cars.

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

Well Mexico city was built on top of the capital city of the Mexica (Aztec), Tenochtitlan, which was built in a lake. During the 1400’s it was the biggest city in all of the Americas, and with it’s 500 000 - 1000 000 citizens, even bigger than the biggest cities in Europe at the time.

[@davidmarkwort9711]

Mexico City is built on an old city in a system of islands, called Tenochtitlan

[@martynnotman3467]

London has restrictions on skyscrapers that interfere with certain views. Especially St Pauls.

[@Lily-Bravo]

Glad to hear that. There seems to be a new one each time I go. I hate the Walkie Talkie. The older I get the more I appreciate the then Prince Charles reference to a "monstrous carbuncle" about one of the early ones.

[@MrBulky992]

Too little too late, in my opinion. Skyscrapers should have been banned in the historic areas of London. Skyscrapers in Docklands are fine aesthetically as the whole area was cleared of its original low-rise buildings. St Paul's should be the dominant feature of the skyline but it no longer is and a couple of sightlines from various places do not achieve that objective. The general rule should be that new buildings should respect the scale and construction materials of their existing neighbours.

[@marciusmarciukas5467]

Asia is the most densely populated continent obviously

[@finnishculturalchannel]

Europeans have and do take part in designing and building skyscrapers. Often skyscrapers have been modeled after European buildings and tall structures, E.g. columns and towers. Even Finland has had influence to that, even though skyscrapers are few in numbers in Finland. In 1922, a Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen took part in the Chicago Tribune Tower Competition, which entries influenced to the way skyscrapers have been designed: "History Summarized: Chicago's Tribune Tower". Before that he had designed E.g. the Helsinki Central Railway Station: "Helsinki Central Railway Station (Helsinki, Finland)". In 1918, a Finnish company Kone started to produce elevators and escalators. After the WW2, as part of the Finland's war reparations, they produced elevators and escalators also to the Soviet Union. One of their first significant works was done to Stockmann department store in Helsinki: "5x Amazing old 1930 KONE (mb KONE Cl. 1982 & Minisp. 2005)", "Historic Staff Only KONE Paternoster Elevator at Stockmann in Helsinki Finland", "The Seven Sisters: Moscow's Septuplet Skyscrapers that Define Stalinist Architecture" and "The B1M Inside The Lab That Tests Elevator Free-Falls".

[@bladablitz]

Here in Vienna there are 24 buildings over 100 meters. Most are office buildings. I personally know - if I'm not mistaken - 7 people (actually couples and families) who live in high-rise buildings. And they all hate it. At first it was unusual and interesting, but usually they enjoy a more intimate relationship with their neighbors. The impersonality and usually difficult communication is also a problem for them. And last but not least: in both families I know, the children don't like it at all. Two of them used to be dog owners, but not anymore because dogs are not allowed in the buildings where they live.

[@williambranch4283]

First skyscraper was the Sullivan building in Chicago in 1891.

[@Paul-hl8yg]

The Victoria Tower of the British Parliament building was earlier & taller. The British invented building using metal beams. Also the plate glass for windows. The first multi floored metal (iron) framed building was the Shrewsbury flaxmill built in 1797. The Victorian British built using metal beams/girders including Tower bridge/Parliament building/Queen Elizabeth tower housing the 13.7 ton bell Big Ben.

[@JohnResalb]

All historical centres have strict planning and preservation regulations where new build must rigurously conform to existing structures. Skyscrapers are built where an area is dedicated to development of business. In London (as an example) there are distinct areas set aside for business development requiring little or no regulation controls. The contrast is so vivid (as you travel round the metropolis) that you could think you've entered a different state.!

[@tonys1636]

Building Skyscrapers in Central London isn't only about the fact that it sits on 80 metre deep clay but in that 80 metres are many many tunnels, the Underground Railway lines, current and old disused ones, and Victorian Sewers still in use that are larger than the railway tunnels. Finding space to sink piles down to the bedrock is almost impossible. The Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) has a list on it as was sinking, now underpinned but the list left as correcting may have affected the timekeeping of the clock as has been listing for many many years. I have a wall clock that has developed a lean from the chimes, if straightened it stops. Westminster has many pedestrian tunnels that link Government offices with Parliament, built when the offices were built and extended during both World Wars, new ones added as new offices built or taken over. The Canary Wharf development is in the old docklands with few underground tunnels so deep piling is possible. The Shard, the tallest building in London is also in an area of the city with little underground infrastructure and is also a very lightweight building for a tall one as lightweight steel box beams and very lightweight but strong glass.

[@productjoe4069]

A fun feature of the Shard is that the frame is designed to send the majority of the weight down one side. This allows the piling on the other side to not crush the Jubilee line tunnels that run under the building.

[@josefcihak6823]

Too bad Prague is not mentioned in the video. One of the most beautiful cities in the world. Check it out. A lot of Americans love it and love to come back.

[@Zippy66]

The Walkie Talkie tower (home to the Sky Garden) was the building that melted a car

[@TobiasCruelty]

Bruges is a city in Belgium.

[@StewedFishProductions]

Love the 'master' picture you use... 😂👍👍👍

[@Pidalin]

In Prague, several companies nad billionares wanted to build they skyscrappers, but it always failed because of no approval from sight keepers or city was afraid that they will kick us out of UNESCO for damaging city panorama or it was just against construction plan of city and it's not easy to change it even when you have money, so they all failed and I think everyone already gave up, they are not trying it anymore.

[@markthomas2577]

Manchester is undergoing a skyscraper building boom with many areas of the City centre being redeveloped

[@improvesheffield4824]

Manchester is undergoing a skyscraper building boom with many areas of the City centre being ruined.

[@germainmozet]

There are skyscrapers everywhere, but there are far fewer cities that are several thousand years old with unique architecture. Having offices and making money can also be done in buildings that are several centuries old. There are also skyscrapers in North Korea, is it a rich country? We prefer to keep our heritage

[@ThornyLittleFlower]

I like the idea of building downward. I'd love to add a couple of floors under my house, but my husband won't let me. 😂 It would be at least a two-person job. I don't want to dig it on my own.

[@angaudlinn]

I think that he means that Big Oil was lobbying against all forms of public transport in the US.

[@sbjchef]

No lifts when we started building and stairs are tedious

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

I absolutely disagree with the commentator's opinion that the limitation on building heights in central London is something Londoners view as a disadvantage. London (and other European cities) would become clones of one another, just as US and Chinese cities are, if highrise buildings arose everywhere. London has lots of highrise flats, but they're in the inner suburbs, not the commercial centre.

[@paolorossi9180]

We don't need skyscrapers in Europe,we have a wonderful architecture.Greetings from Rome

[@Paul-hl8yg]

And strangely it was the British that invented building with metal beams/girders. And invented plate glass for windows. The first multi floored metal beamed building was built in England lol

[@leohickey4953]

Oriel Chambers, Liverpool, 1864.

[@Paul-hl8yg]

@leohickey4953 The Ditherington flax mill 1796.

[@leohickey4953]

@@Paul-hl8yg Ditherington Flax Mill was certainly an important building, as a pioneer of iron frame construction, which is crucial to the skyscraper. You'd hardly call it an obvious forerunner of the modern office tower, though, would you? Oriel Chambers added the glass curtain wall, which is another significant component.

[@Paul-hl8yg]

@@leohickey4953 You replied to my first post, please read it again. My point is that Britain invented building with metal beams/girders. The flax mill was the first.

[@weejackrussell]

I think Paris and Rome are much better without sky scrapers. They were wise not to allow them. There are a lot of skyscrapers in the UK and it's in Western Europe! I've been to both Bruges and Brussels. Both are lovely. Bruges though is the one with least high rise buildings.

[@samstevens7888]

Im gathering the high speed train would be stopped by petrol/gas lobby and car manufacturers lobby. 2 very big and powerful lobby groups. High-speed trains would be run by electric. Your electric grid is pretty unstable as it is, a gust of wind or someone sneezing the power goes down for days.

[@leseize26]

Why ? 1st : most of european cites are very old - 2nd : in France, there are many rules about urban planning. The goal is to find a unit in each defined area (type of architecture, color of facades, height of houses or buildings). There are skycrapers but only where construction is allowed (like Paris La Défense) - City centers are historic and very dense for hundreds of years. City centers are protected. So you very often find skycrapers, in France, on the edge of big cities.

[@keltenbleich]

It was speculators, banks, and insurance companies who, without consulting public opinion and disregarding the beautiful view, started building these ugly skyscrapers in Manhattan. We have laws in Europe that prohibit such things.

[@maggieellison1017]

Perhaps better public transport would affect car sales.

[@hopemcgarty8054]

Connor it was Brugge - Dad

[@alexfletcher5192]

It would be nice to say, as a Brit, that there was land to build on that wasn't owned by someone because it had always been owned by them..... Needless to say, there are cultural issues that always trump practical considerations. And, yes, I meant that sentence literally.

[@thierryf67]

may be Mexico city has less thick mud, and the skyscrapers fondation are build on the solid (rock ?) soil under the swamp ?

[@enemde3025]

ASIA is the most densely populated continent with 150 people per square kilometre. EUROPE only has 34 per square kilometre.

[@paolorossi9180]

Istanbul is a city in 2 Continent but mostly in Asia

[@edgarmaestre6622]

There are one exception in Europe. Benidorm, a city in Spain. Is the place with more skycrapers of Europe, have 30 buildings that surpassed 100m. Heigth

[@AttackTheGasStation1]

Come on, there are more than 80 of them ( more than 100 m ) in Paris.....

[@manub.3847]

Well, in my little part of Germany there are high-rise buildings with an average of 12-15 floors, but they are not exactly popular as places to live (anymore). Too many people in a small space, relatively thin walls and too much anonymity. This often leads to no one, even on the same floor, feeling responsible for keeping the area clean. Many of these buildings were built between 1960 and 1975, some as condominiums, many by housing cooperatives (state housing and private housing). And in some cities there are also the feelings and experiences such as those in Hamburg during "Operation Gomorrah".

[@willswomble7274]

Why would anyone wish to exist trapped in a high rise home? No garden to enjoy for folks, dogs or cat pets, or drying laundry, trapped completely by broken lifts, forever waiting on slow to arrive ones, stinking of piss and shit, others farts, and with discarded needles? Also casting long shadows/glare over the streets/other buildings, producing dangerous high speed gusts of wind. Even Glasgow got rid of them all as people absolutely hated them, doing families mental harm. Danger of death by fire and toxic smoke with no possible escape either. Even in London they stand there, but empty as workers all prefer working on line from home. Monuments to architects/owners small pr^cks! Is that sufficient reason, need any more? Edinburgh had high rises before USA/Hong Kong/Sao Paulo existed but we didn't do any more, Apart from a much hated/controversial one in Manchester, England. Thanks but no thanks.

[@darrenwicks5772]

London is certainly growing upwards as the population is growing and due to the green belt can't really grow outwards. The walkie talkie burns cars

[@StewedFishProductions]

Connor, please STOP! Bending your head from 'side to side' or go to the doctors and have your neck checked out... You do it now all the time and I'm concerned you have a problem.

[@SamiHeiskanen-jl4vt]

Finland have but floors is underground

[@tanjaborozan7298]

Hello. This is a much better video about this topic. Why Europe Doesn't Build Skyscrapers from the channel B1M.

[@thierryf67]

With our old cities we already reach high density of population. Building skyscrapers in the this areas would increase more again the population density, and make the city uglier. So way doing this ? it's better to enhance the urban transport, and put the skyscrapers, when necessary on the periphery of the nice old cities.

[@B-A-L]

Europe is about the quality of it's buildings, America is about the quantity!

[@leekelly9639]

No skyscrapers in Europe? So what are those tall skyscraper type buildings called in London then?

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

Because we don’t want or need them? Can’t speak for other countries, but here in Norway that seems to be the general census. I’m glad we don’t have them as I have a fear of heights, and when I have been to cities like Stockholm in Sweden that has way taller buildings than we do here in Oslo, I feel trapped closed in. Not a very pleasant feeling. I live on the 7th floor in my apartment building out of 10-11 floors and that’s high enough for me lol.

[@kristofferholst6053]

Maybe watch “in Bruges” and see if you recognize it Btw the conspiracy theory posed about skyscrapers in Europe and corruption is the dumbest thing I ever heard, there in Copenhagen the rules about building heights are from 1795 and has to do with fire prevention

[@wanderingwarrior5626]

Being a American, I'm pretty sure its all about we have the biggest, tallest, do you see us, respect us now! Cadillac mentality.

[@laurentpaumier3103]

Are you sure you are american ? I know there are smart people in the US but you look really smart and very broadly educated.

[@samstevens7888]

See what happens went Americans travel outside its own country ( and I don't mean going to Canada or Mexico lol)

[@ngaourapahoe]

Efficiency versus irreplaceable treasures ? - representing the history and the culture ?

[@uniquename111]

If you put a skyscrape in any of the old cities in Europe it will destroy the old look of the city. Why would you want to destroy a old city that is so beutiful. So a lot of countries have rules about what they can and can not build and where. And also in Sweden we have this rules about light and the right to direct light in apartments where you live. In areas where there are not that many old houses or buildings there are some higher buildings but not like skyscrapes. I am glad that in Sweden we don't have that many really tall buildings, the one that comes to mind is the Turning Torso in Malmö. Kind of cool i guess, but i would hate it if if would have been built in any old part of the towns in Malmö or the rest of Sweden. There are ofc others but i would not really rate them as skyscrapes. Well then there is also the Cathedrals not sure which one is the highest but again not a Skyscrape.

[@QPRTokyo]

Some mistakes about London.

[@Frahamen]

Istanbul is the most populated city in Europe. If you only consider the European half of the city, that would be the second most populated city in Europe behind Moscow.

[@omega1231]

The first and only skyscraper that has ever been planned in Denmark, was a billionaire that wanted to build a skyscraper in the middle of nowhere, in his birth town, which is a small village in rural Denmark. Suffice to say, it didn't go anywhere lol

[@MrBulky992]

Was that an act of revenge for an unhappy childhood?

[@xismecwilliams9604]

Europe does have skyscrapers just not super tall skyscrapers. Russia has the tallest in Europe, UK has some of the tallest aswell. we just don’t flood cities with Skyscrapers and if we do a specific area is chosen that doesn’t hinder the beauty of a European city. I mean even my city Leeds has a few skyscrapers and our neighbour Manchester has a lot more than Leeds.

[@LilMonkeyFella87]

Not that you've ever seen any of my recommendations yet, but I'd still recommend again the little almost 7 minute video I have up as I think it is relevant and interesting and ties in with the architectural videos you've seen lately "I Never Knew That About Britain - How a mill in England gave rise to the world's skyscrapers"

[@Searover749]

more apartments (in skyscrapers) wouldn't mean lower rent prices : it would only mean more money for the owners , and would ruin cities. Europe has more common sense, and less greed, than US, so it keeps its cities nice, and forbids skyscrapers : that's what civilized people do...

[@arnodobler1096]

Only half of Manhattan consists of rocks, which is why there are only skyscrapers there!

[@jonathanratel3150]

Tour Montparnasse is projected to be renovated with 21st century standards, not as ugly as now 😂

[@christopheb.6121]

Je suis un pur parigot de 50ans, tous les parisiens détestent cette Tour 😂. Ils devraient la raser.

[@ziree22]

I wouldn't live in a skyscraper if I get paid for it , they are ugly unsave in case something happens like fire, for example. Nope, not for me. i don't even want to live in a city with nothing but concrete to look at, and it's way too busy .

[@chiccachannel]

To be true I don't like skyscrapers... In Italy I think we only have 1 in Milan and 1 in Rome but they aren't even very tall. This said, we have a very ancient territory: besides the fact that wherever you dig you find Roman's buildings, 90% of our cities are extremely old (1000/2000 yo) and clustered so you have virtually no space. PLUS the skyscraper has a weight that our grownds cannot support, so... Anyway, I don't see why we should make more space... for what? More cement? HUGE NO THANKS!

[@strikedn]

1 in Milan'? How long haven't you been to Milan? Milan is at the moment full of skyscrapers scattered across the city. And they' re building more...

[@amorphousalienblob]

Turkey is in Europe, as is Russia. But they are not in the European union. They are part of the European continent.

[@julianrottmann7999]

Hello in Germany, the majority don't want skyscrapers, they're just ugly concrete iron blocks with a lot of glass, that's not nice, that's ugly, they'd rather build houses out of beautiful red clinker bricks, building culture is important, skyscrapers are unimportant, and they pose a problem for city airports.

[@lws7394]

Skyscrapers are not efficient . Beyond certain height , buukding gets complicated and msintaining inefficient ..

[@JavierLorenzomartinez-y3s]

Si edificas en europa, lo más probable es que encuentres , algunos restos históricos, se para la obra hasta que se estudia todo,

[@KeesBoons]

Not the best original video on this topic I've seen.

[@LilMonkeyFella87]

I'm sure a lot of it comes down to the time those developments took place and if there was anything of significance to be lost in the places they are built. Somewhere like Dubai has been booming in the last 10-20 years and probably nothing of historical value was lost to make room for their tall buildings. London has built skyscrapers but theres not a huge amount, probably as theres no space due to lots of historical buildings or whatever. The Shard is only about 15 years old.

[@ghorghorbay3603]

you said paris has no skyscrappers because they don't care about money? Paris is the most visited city in the world, partly because it has no skyscrappers and keep his identity. It is indeed about money.

[@kristofferholst6053]

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[@StewedFishProductions]

Your comment about making 'more apartments' doesn't make any sense, because MOST skyscrapers are 'business offices' (not dwelling places)! 🤔 Just saying.

[@ayrtonsenna1020]

we aren't that stupid...we would spoil the view of our historical cities...what is more beautiful, a skyscraper or a thousand-year-old beautiful building? and we don't like big buildings, we love small, quiet cities

[@annfrancoole34]

Asia comprises 60% of the population of the planet. It is the most densely populated continent on the earth.

[@hod2116]

Is it I always thought of Asia as a lot of people but a lot of open land

[@MoSkent1]

Hi Connor, yes you're right, it was Bruges that you visited and not Brussels. Because apart from the fabulous Grand Place and Place de Broucker, this city is one of the rare examples in the world of a city massacred without it being by an earthquake or bombings ! Indeed, through some madness, a bunch of assholes named "architects" have completely demolished the "Old Buxelles" to build buildings, each more disparate and uglier than the other. All the old houses were razed to replace the by all sorts of horrors in the 50s and 60s. As a result, Brussels became one of the ugliest capitals in Europe. (Otherwise Türkiye isn't part of Europe, and with a madman like Erdogan, that is even less likely to happen...) The same thing is almost arrived in Paris with this atrocious Montparnasse Tower, a kind of cancer in this wonderful city. All the Parisians HATE this awful black vertical rectangle ! It's since the scandal of its construction that a law has passed, prohibiting the skyscrapers in the capital. My dream has always been that they raze this horror, or at the very least, that they paint it white so as to see it less...

[@miooxavier6224]

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[@Sayitlikitiz101]

You definitely visited Bruges. Nobody that visits Brussels thinks it's beautiful!!! Good chocolate, yes! But ugly.... oogly!

[@rosabernal3148]

Having skyscrapers means nothing. Norway and Switzerland haven't skyscrapers or maybe a very little number, and both of them are the richest countries in the world by GDP per capita. South America is poor and has many skyscrapers

[@Headhunter-5000]

The population density in Europe isn't the highest. That price goes to mainly Asian countries, especially when we talk about cities.

[@watcherzero5256]

Population density as of 2021 of Asia is 246.11 per square mile, Europe is 187.4 per square mile, Africa 87.15 per square mile, North America 57.29 per square mile, South America 56.90 per square mile and Australia 8.37 per square mile. If you took China alone it is about 10% smaller than the continent of Europe with a population just 5% less than twice as large.

[@Headhunter-5000]

@watcherzero5256 Thank you for the information. Do you also have some numbers for the density in some major representative cities?

[@keefsmiff]

Its just "willy waving" really.

[@ladykat637]

Lovin' that phrase.

[@keefsmiff]

@ladykat637 lol

[@archiebald4717]

None of those ugly skyscrapers will last five hundred years, unlike many of the beautiful existing buildings.

[@MrBulky992]

That's a possible silver lining! Of course, it hasn't been tested as not enough time has elapsed. At least some 1960s monstrosities have disappeared e.g. high rise flats in the Gorbals, Glasgow.

[@chriscjad]

Check out Stewart Lee - Top Gear

[@Sclero80]

Rimini in Italy, my city, the only skyscraper we have has 27 floors! and it is not in the center but more towards the sea area! 😂😂😂

[@basbeest2238]

That video is so BS.... there are multiple skyscrapers in my city (The Hague, NL) alone.... Maybe they're not 300 meters high, but they do fall into the category.