5 ms·
I don't see it mentioned, but in most of Europe the city center height limit has traditionally been the height of their cathedral/church/etc., Where no building
by franciscop 5y ago
I don't see it mentioned, but in most of Europe the city center height limit has traditionally been the height of their cathedral/church/etc., Where no building can be taller (closer to God) than them.
- rm445 5y agoThere's plenty of money in the hands of religious people. Where are the ultra-tall cathedrals? It would be absolutely staggering to see modern construction techniques used with traditional-style facades, to produce church towers competing with skyscrapers.
- zozbot234 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachurch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachurch are the modern cathedrals.
- rm445 5y agoBig congregation, arena-like seating? Check. Incredible 300-metre-plus gothic tower? No. I saw a drawing somewhere online that just captured my imagination - a cathedral-like building on a scale absolutely dwarfing regular buildings. I'm 90% sure it was actually Warhammer 40,000 concept art.
- weberer 5y agoPhiladelphia had a similar thing in the past where no building would go above the statue of William Penn on top of city hall.