What city changed architecture forever?
What city changed architecture forever? It was in Chicago that the world's first skyscraper rose up – and the city's energy and dynamism has had a lasting impact on architecture throughout the 20th and 21st Centuries, writes Jonathan Glancey. Chicago.
What was the first skyscraper in Europe?
Opened in Rotterdam, 1898. The architect was Willem Molenbroek. The first modern skyscraper in Europe was built in the year 1898. Its name was The Witte Huis or The White House and the place where it was built is Rotterdam (Netherlands).
What city has beautiful architecture?
Rome has been nicknamed the everlasting city by architects and painters for good reason. Roman architecture has been the foundation of Western architecture for more than two millennia. Artistic works like the old St. Peter's Basilica, the first medieval basilica, the new St.