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True. Great for bringing it up. As for why facades are so narrow in Amsterdam, if people wonder (there are many more below 3 meters). It is because people used
by wybo 14y ago
True. Great for bringing it up.
As for why facades are so narrow in Amsterdam, if people wonder (there are many more below 3 meters). It is because people used to have to pay property taxes based on the width of the facade of their house.
(so the owners of the house in the article got a good deal by being able to have a small facade for a wider house)
Maybe (not letting depth run wild either) something similar could be an interesting way to ensure walkable cities ;-)
- jacquesm 14y agoAmsterdam had lots of weird taxes. But how about a window tax? (London) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/3578125/When-politicians-go-mad-they-start-taxing-windows.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/3578125/Whe... Something similar existed in nl as well, which resulted in many windows being bricked in.
- praptak 14y agoInteresting, I remember seeing a sort of an inverted pyramid house. It was built for similar reasons - a tax on the ground area. I cannot recall its location though.