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What is the law against building height in the downtown Lincoln area, there's a height constraint because of the Capital, right?
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Worst law ever
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It definitely has resulted in some shorter buildings. One of I know for sure is the current Wells Fargo building downtown (formerly NBC bank), they wanted to build something that would have been taller than the US Bank building (fromerly Firstier) but were shot down by the city.koberaptor wrote:Worst law ever
By the way if you didn't know, the NBC bank building was actually designed by I.M. Pei and is one of my favorite buildings downtown regardless the lack of height.
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koberaptor wrote:Worst law ever
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Nope. Countless other cities have the same restriction, and they are arguably some of the best in the country, IE DC and Madison. And look at how awesome a lot of European cities are, without being known for Skyscrapers, like London and Paris.koberaptor wrote:Worst law ever
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Isn't there a law in Philadelphia that says buildings can't be taller than Lincoln's top hat or something like that?
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Santa Fe has a limit of three stories IIRC.
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They used to but I believe it was dropped in the 80s or so.jessep28 wrote:Isn't there a law in Philadelphia that says buildings can't be taller than Lincoln's top hat or something like that?
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I'm fine either way. There are cities I like, some are tall and some are short and dense.pharvey0829 wrote:I agree with the law because they want the Capitol building to be the dominant feature of Lincoln's skyline. However, I think they should build other buildings up to the 275 foot limit allowed by the law.