You don’t see anything like this even with smaller buildings today, built by the richest people. The billionaire mansions from today don’t compare. Cathedrals don’t compare, nothing really.
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That I agree with. I wouldn’t at all deny the high time preference, shoddy building practices/materials of today. The picture looked like a location in a city, so my comments were more directed toward the change in the appearance of cities over time, due somewhat but not wholly to the demand for capacity. Saif had a good podcast not long ago about modern architecture that was very interesting to listen to. But I def agree with you that even apart from my observations, you’re right, people don’t build for quality and endurance.