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Originally Posted by scribeman
I'm surprised that London has space for skyscraper, actually. I don't know much about English urban planning, but with these very old cities (that's not invective, for those who have been incapable of making that discernment) I'm always surprised that there was space just sitting around someplace. Especially in London's business sector! I think it was Paris that had to build its skyscrapers outside the city center
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That's more because of what's under Paris. Much of Paris's bedrock is the equivalent of Swiss cheese due to the cutting of rock for the buildings above, and also the massive amounts of catacombs under the city. The bedrock simply cannot support such weight in most spots. Also, Paris forbids a lot of types of modern architecture in the core of the city after a modern tower was built among some very classical architecture where it is out of place. They have a special area for such architecture, where the more creative the better.