Archive of IJHRB


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Vol. - No. Vol.9 - No.1
Date Mar., 2020
Title Modern Skyscrapers in the Late 19th Century
Author Gerard Peet
Institutions Lecturer at the Department of Urban Planning and Design Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences Nederlands
Abstract Skyscrapers are often seen as a typically American phenomenon. This paper aims at demonstrating that in terms oif technology major developments are European and that, albeit in lesser number and not as high as in the USA, skyscrapers were also built in the late 19th century in countrries other than the USA. The paper concludes with an overview of late 19th century non-US skyscrapers.
Keyword Skyscrapers, 19th century, Elevators; Canada, United Kingdom, The Netherlands
PP. PP.43~51
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