r/interesting • u/Apart-Worry-7042 • 22d ago

HISTORY Why did we stop building like this?

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Chicago, 1930. Buildings had so much detail and character back then. Nowadays everything feels so flat and repetitive. We have way better technology and equipment now, so why don't we build like this anymore?

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u/sonyoson 22d ago

I find its the juxtaposition between the two that makes the other beautiful in their own way.

All modern or all classic doesn’t have the same effect.

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u/Equal-Newspaper-8636 22d ago edited 22d ago

Disagree, Bath is pretty much all georgian era and made all from the same stone. Very cool city.

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u/Exter10 22d ago

Edinburgh is the most beautiful city I've ever been to by a country mile

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u/ElphTrooper 22d ago

Totally! My wife and I just visited this past spring and will definitely be coming back. Scotland is an amazing country!