Paris' iconic mansard roofs are the inventive result of a 20m height restriction on buildings that measured up to the cornice line
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Thanks, @99piorg! 99percentinvisible.org/artic…
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Another one to add to the list of funny tax incentives: Vietnam's ridiculously skinny "tube house" buildings
At first I thought Saigon’s tall, skinny buildings were just a quirk, but increasingly extreme examples made me realize there must be something else going on… devo.nz/post/a-day-in-saigon
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Yes, Amsterdam used to tax the width of the house.
holland.com/global/tourism/d…
Sep 29, 2018 · 12:50 PM UTC
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