As we all know, China is the country with the most skyscrapers in the world, in the past because it was poor and could not afford to build, and now it is desperate to build it if you have money, but looking at the world, you will find that the more developed countries have, the fewer skyscrapers, the most typical is Europe, among the top 100 high-rise buildings in the world, there is only one in Europe, and China accounts for more than 50, why don't developed Europe build skyscrapers?
Europe has a small population and a low density. So far, the population of the 50 countries in Europe combined is less than 750 million, but the area is 10.16 million square kilometers, and the population density is only half that of the mainland, with only 70 people per square kilometer, so there is no need to build so many high-rise buildings.
There is no need to build high-rise buildings for political achievements and image. Almost all skyscrapers in developing countries are built only as a city image, not for rational economic reasons, and only a few are built because of limited space and expensive land, such as Shanghai Lujiazui, Singapore, Hong Kong and other places.
The need to preserve cultural heritage and ancient architecture. There are many cultural heritage and ancient buildings in Europe, many European cities have a history of hundreds of years, and the urban pattern has been formed, with many cultural heritages and many old buildings, which are the architectural characteristics of European cities, so many Europeans believe that skyscrapers are not only not conducive to the protection of history and culture, but also destroy and destroy the urban landscape.
The cultural aesthetics and life philosophy are different. In the eyes of many Europeans, skyscrapers are not a sign of modernity, and have nothing to do with the happiness of ordinary people, they pay attention to environmental protection, pursue rural life, yearn for nature, and prefer to live in neat and beautiful century-old houses rather than high-rise residences, which they think are extremely crowded and ugly.
The law regulates the height of the building. In many European cities, in order to protect the overall urban landscape and reflect respect for history and culture, there are special laws and regulations on the height of urban buildings, and most European cities do not allow the construction of high-rise buildings to protect the historic center of the city.
Religious affiliations. In Europe, churches have a high status, for example, in Cologne, Germany, there is a law that no building in the center of the city can be higher than the Cologne Cathedral so that the cathedral can be seen from all directions.
In Antwerp, Belgium, there is a 123-meter-high Notre-Dame Cathedral, and there is an unwritten rule that no building should be taller.
In Seville, Spain, there is a law that no building can be taller than the Giralda Tower, a 104-metre-high bell tower that is a landmark of the city and can be seen from almost every angle of the ancient city.
There is a strange rule in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, that no building here can be taller than the granite clock tower on the square in front of Trinity University, which was built in 1853 and is only 30 meters high.
Construction safety regulations directly restrict the construction of high-rise buildings. The building regulations in Europe are much stricter than those in the United States and other parts of the world, mainly because the fire regulations are very strict, and in order to prevent the spread of fires in high-rise buildings, there are many restrictions on technology and building materials, which also makes it very difficult to build skyscrapers with a height of more than 250 meters in countries such as France.
The maintenance cost is high and the safety hazard is large. Throughout the mainland in recent years, the construction of skyscrapers, can be described as unconventional, blooming everywhere, regardless of the first and second lines, even if it is a county seat, it is necessary to build a few buildings to support the façade, in fact, the biggest and most potential danger is from fire safety, the smaller the city, the worse the means of fire fighting, once a fire occurs, it is a great disaster.
There are also skyscrapers in Europe, but there are not many of them.
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is the financial center of Germany, not only the only city in the country but also one of the few cities in Europe with a lot of skyscrapers.
Warsaw, Poland is also one of the few cities in Europe with skyscrapers, because the city was razed to the ground by the Germans during World War II, 80-90% of the buildings were destroyed, there is no landscape to protect, after the war, under the influence of the former Soviet Union, a skyscraper more than 200 meters high was first built in the center of the city - the Palace of Culture and Science.
Russia is an alternative to Europe. Russia straddles the Eurasian continent, most of its land is in Asia, although it is not treated by Europeans, but from the historical, cultural and geopolitical point of view, it still belongs to European countries, and it is also the place with the most skyscrapers in Europe, there is the highest density of CBD in Europe, concentrated in 6 300-meter-high skyscrapers, second only to Guangzhou Tianhe CBD in the world.
The tuyere of skyscrapers is becoming a thing of the past. Perhaps in a few years, it will be discovered that the blind "cult of tall buildings" has become a thing of the past, and the huge number of skyscrapers will lead to a serious surplus due to lack of popularity, followed by huge vacancies, coupled with fire safety problems and high maintenance costs, skyscrapers may become a nightmare for the city.
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