Why Europe Has So Few Skyscrapers

Most of Europe’s cities around that time were also more evenly zoned and were not facing the high demand for floor space in key districts that typically drive high rise development.

Additionally, as the power and influence of North America began to grow, a cultural rivalry emerged between Americans who saw Europe’s class system as outdated and Europeans who saw some American ideals as eroding traditions and the European way of life. As a result, each continent became wary of adopting the others concepts.