Why did people build «flat» houses and who lived there? 🤔🧐 They were absolutely unique architectural models the photos of which you can see in this article! 👇👇👇
Architecture of the past centuries was manifested in a large number of forms. A phenomenon of building flat houses caught the special attention of millions of tourists but raised many questions: why did they build them and who lived there?
Such absolutely unique houses could be found in many parts of Europe. One may say that the main purpose of constructing these houses is the lack of financial opportunities.
Europe was motivated to build such strangely-shaped houses by taxes. In the Netherlands and Poland it was necessary to pay a construction tax based on the size of the facade. The smaller it was, the smaller the amount had to be paid.
Another reason why it was much more preferable to build such houses was to save space. Such houses were built in a large number in New York in the 20th century. The actuality of building flat houses has already remained in the past.
Hardly anywhere expect for Japan people build such houses. Only people on Japanese islands have motivation to create such unique residential buildings which, surprisingly, can withstand earthquakes much more easily.
