La Defense, the most important business district of Paris, as seen from the Arc de Triomph.
One of the weird things about European cities is that they basically don’t have skylines. The general explanation for this is that many European cities have been founded in medieval times and the city lay-outs in general are still organized according to 15th century urban planning. Little alleys, curved streets, bridges and canals don’t leave to many open space suitable for building skyscrapers. (more…)
