The Real Reason Washington D.C. Doesn't Have Skyscrapers - Cheddar Explains
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2020
- The skyline of Washington D.C. is stunted. You've probably heard that D.C. can't build skyscrapers taller than the U.S. Capitol Building or the Washington Monument. But those are both myths from a bygone era. Cheddar tells the real story.
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I never even realized that Washington D.C. didn't have any skyscrapers until I saw this video
Not fully true. Some are built down hillsides below street level.
dcseain Where’s this? The only tall buildings are in Roslyn
@@dcseain That's clever
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I don't think many people do. Unless you're in the city a lot you focus your attention on the Capital and the monuments.
The *Real* reason Washington D.C. Doesn't Have Skyscrapers
The height limit for building blocks is 384.
256 meters=840 feet. In Minecraft, each block is a meter, look it up if ya don't believe me. Anything above 500 feet constitutes as a skyscraper.
Kenneth Novak - The surface level is Minecraft is normally between 70 and 100 blocks tho.
@@kennethnovak5972 r/woooosh
Kenneth Novak. Yeah but think of all the blocks below ground. The ground could start at a higher elevation causing the 256 block limit to be hit earlier
Yes
*Real reason: So the President doesn't get sniped from a rooftop.*
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thats what I was thinking
exactly what i thought...
Was thinking of the same thing...nice
Unauthorized people are not allowed on the roofs of buildings that are within visual range of the White House for that reason. The Secret Service are authorized to use lethal force if necessary.
“More skyscrapers and tall buildings would create more affordable housing and office space.”
*Laughs in New York*
Could be New York couldn't keep up with demand, and due to housing in the free market (or at least limited form of finance).
Singapore had managed to provide affordable housing with skyscrapers.
Cedric John Llorente DC is a nicer looking city than Singapore. Do you really want DC to turn into that? Plus it would be a short term solution to an existing problem. DC’s population and demand will continue to grow no matter what buildings are there and housing won’t get much cheaper in the long run. The look and architecture of the city should be preserved in the long run, not corporatized and modernized for a temporary solution.
@@epicman004 Not necessarily. Singapore had a lot of policies aside from housing to handle the demand. Family planning, strict immigrations. Most importantly, housing is not seen as an investment, but a place to live. Singapore doesn't allow ownership of more than one unit to prevent wasted space unoccupied. Singaporeans are long-term planners; this is how they went from undeveloped to developed country in just one generation.
Neither was more beautiful than the other. DC is considerably older, so they benefit from restrictions. Being the center of federal government, it is an attraction of itself, even it wasn't natural. Although, they shouldn't deny the problem of housing. Besides, space outside DC is an option, provided an easy form of transport is available. They can adopt some policies to curb the demand, although they have to consult the citizens first.
Singapore is young and small. They do not have natural attractions, forcing them to be creative of housing people in a small space, and making themselves attractive. The latter is not easy due to competition from its Asian neighbors. Therefore, they innovate the concept of integrated resort: Marina Bay.
Most importantly, DC is just one of the American cities, Singapore is a city-state. Singapore had a lot to loose when they screw up as the only way for Singaporeans to leave is to flee to another country. Residents of DC can flee to its neighboring cities, and still be in USA. Probably part of the reason why aesthetics isn't the main priority in the early days of Singapore?
New York and DC don't share similar economies, so using one as a cautionary tale for the other is a bit oversimplified.
@@dbclass4075 Singapore is an epitome of immigrants' greediness and desperations.
me as cities skylines player:
*take notes
I'm playing Cities:Skylines while watching this video 😂
haha same
A fellow map lad
Me too...
Cheddar hell yea we got another chiper in the clan
I live in DC and most people here want to keep it this way. The skyline from across the river looks like Ancient Rome or Paris and it’s beautiful.
thats what i was thinking. I really like the uniqueness of it.
no kizzo
No, we do not. We could seriously increase the usage of our space by expanding vertically. We can make the metro much more effective by increasing population density.
I've been to DC twice and I love it! So much to see and the people are very nice and friendly.
SSI Protection yeah I kind of agree as a DC resident. It’s time that we are allowed to make decisions about our own city
I’ve driven through DC at night, and it was one of the most beautiful cities I’ve ever been to, how the capital building and monuments light up are amazing, putting a whole bunch of skyscrapers there would honestly destroy the whole aesthetic
They will never ever put skyscrapers up near the national mall ever..
Thank you!!!
@@mamadouaziza2536 They should not at all, PERIOD!!!!
@@dpcisunbreakable ua-cam.com/video/aFAUEoe3U78/v-deo.html thoghts??
You must have stayed in nw
Born in dc raised in nova and i LOVE that dc has no skyscrapers. everything feels much more open and the views are amazing.
Agreed. Most beautiful city in the US!!
It makes it feel more original too
True
It has a beautiful European vibe
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Honestly. I like that D.C. doesn't really have skyscrapers. To me, having low height restrictions makes the city almost resemble itself when the nation began, even if the buildings are modernized. There weren't tall buildings when the country was founded and keeping it that way kind of gives the city its character.
Although, it should consider allowing skyscrapers near the city limits if the land space is problematic. It may keep the restriction in the city center, though.
@@dbclass4075 I can work with that. The main areas of DC needs to keep its low profile but they should allow skyrises on the outside.
me too, I like the colonial look, makes it stand out
Chrispy it kinda of has more of a neo classical look along the mall and some of the business district, outside of that unbeknownst to tourists there are quite a lot of neighborhoods with victorian style rowhouses. I’d say Baltimore and Philadelphia probably have more of the colonial architecture/rowhouses.
yes exactly
I like how the thumbnail implies Washington DC isn’t in the US
XD Lol what
@@grill1person just go away with your conspiracy theories
Clickbait bro
I hate that shit
Keep it original
Technically it’s not. It’s a district territory. Just happen to be surrounded by the US
@@grill1person what
The low height of the city also gives a larger percieved importance for the federal buildings. Driving down Constitution Avenue past the EPA or IRS buildings is downright intimidating. They just feel massive and powerful, especially when compared to the rest of the city
Forget skyscrapers. DC needs some roller coasters.
Forget roller coasters. Washington needs a soul
I love your channel 😁😁
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Six Flags America isn’t too far from town
Josh Weiner you didn’t get the joke!!! Lol
Sounds pretty much like the High-rise Ban policy in Cities Skylines
Wish I could still play. Computer, steam, and the actual game are not cooperating...and no help from any of them.
Unless you have like a huge amount of assets, where the odd L3 highrise is inevitable.
리주민 what are you playing on?
@@angelyt9762
It has worked before on my computer, but mandatory steam update rendered it useless. I even uninstalled and redownloaded but no luck. And downgrading (removing update) was not an option. 😭
Steam creates an extra middleman that is not needed. It makes it to where no one takes responsibility for a refund or support.
If you have that enabled there's really no reason to do high density
when i read the title, the first thing i thought was to prevent sniper hiding in.
@Long Schnozzed Tribesman Bet you feel good about yourself huh? As someone who lived in DC, it was common untrue knowledge.
Me too! To avoid the president being scoped
In my city of Tainan, Taiwan, building height is limited in various concentric distances around our airport which is military controlled, but also allows domestic and international flights. (No international ones these days with the whole virus thing.) You need to take a shuttle bus from the terminal to the "skirt" to get on the plane, with strict speed limits, rumble strips and stop "signs" painted on the ground. The idea was that anti-aircraft guns needed to fire at a certain angle to be effective. I've been through this airport many times and seen bunkers with fighter planes but never noticed any anti-aircraft guns (or maybe I don't know what I'm looking for.) This building code seems to basically still be in place. This might sound a little creepy, but I still love Taiwan 100%! Take care, everyone!
Long Schnozzed Tribesman No but seriously he right
@Long Schnozzed Tribesman lmao, love how u have to like your own comment
As someone who grew up mostly in DC, skyscrapers would ruin the whole feel of the place. The sky-scraperfication of DC would kill its uniqueness
I'm pretty sure the same was said about San Francisco as it only started building skyscrapers in the 1980s on unused industrial areas
Right, then it'd look like every other major Northeastern city.
Why DC folks vote Woke ?
Love it the way it is . Absolutely no skyscrapers . The city and its surroundings are beautiful like this . It is such a gorgeous sight that from a distance u can clearly see the most famous historical landmarks .
There are actually some taller buildings In the Virginia area around Reagan airport.
In my city, one hotel towers over the rest of the skyline. Pyongyang is the best. The DC Metro is nothing compared to ours
All you need is reliable power 🔋and you're good to go...
nothing beats new york 😉
@@tornexted5029 Dubai has entered the chat.
You are in every single comment section I go to. The great marshall seems to have a great taste in videos.
Litter in DC, no one cares or you get a little fine. Litter in Pyongyang, no one finds you. Law and order 😋
I never asked this question but now this is interesting
Just came back sep 1st to see if my comment was still here
I feel like that’s every cheddar video
it is a politic town so yeah it would had some law to stop you to.. also reason why alot of house cost more than average government employee 's salary... developer don't bother since the median high made it don't worth their time to build... once the law change they will just going to buy apartment building just to get rent...
Yeah
Yeah, me too. I literally never even realized that DC has no skyscrapers, and I go to DC a few times a year.
Lol same
So that we don’t snipe the president
:FBI has been dispatched to your location:
Genius dude
@@dacarter70ify has he been arrested yet?
I'll start smoking Weed When i get 420 subs why the swat team outside lol
Wouldn't be surprised if fear of snipers is an influence, actually. Ton of politicians hang in DC. Not just the president
I went to DC on a high school trip from Mexico and I'd say it was pretty neat, it's a unique look you cannot find in any other cities around the US.
I think it looks cool that DC doesn’t have any sky scrapers. Helps the city feel unique and cozy.
True I think the same
it looks like Montgomery Alabama 😂
Yes
@StoneBoiii420
I Just did and didn’t see any sky scrapers so you either lied or are seeing things....
@StoneBoiii420
Uhhh.....Arlington isn’t even in the Washington DC border line unlike NY and Manhattan. And still didn’t even see sky scrapers in Arlington. What are the exact coordinates of these sky scrapers you claim to see
Even if it doesn’t have skyscrapers, DC is still a beautiful city. Especially during the cherry blossom festival. And I like the architecture of the National Mall
Too many politicians, though. Smell worse than the homeless.
@@JohnVKaravitis LMAO
DC looks more beautiful and unique in the US because it has no big skyscrapers and a lot of imposing monuments.
John Karavitis well, it was built on a swamp, meaning politicians are actually swampmonsters.
true i lived in dc area
Lived in DC for 25 years and understood the height restrictions from day one. Thought everyone who lived here knew about that and the fact that our highways can’t have billboards. Which also makes for a much more pleasant skyline.
The traffic snarls make up for lack of billboards. My hometown hellhole.
In places like Italy, Spain, parts of Greece and Germany (generally parts of Europe) they have tall structures symbolising and important places like a church, library, town hall etc which I personally prefer over tall identical apartments with modern design and brands competing with each other for the tallest structure. they have a nice balance with symmetry but also uniqueness with small creaks in between structures a town square were people can gather and a lot of individual businesses. just my preference, feels more relaxed. nice vid👍
I’m glad DC doesn’t have any skyscrapers. I love the Greek and Roman inspired architecture in Washington.
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It makes the city special that it doesn’t have any skyscrapers. Also it makes the buildings of importance more visible. Because how meaningful are banks and luxury apartments anyways?
It's said you can judge what a society is based on by looking at its tallest structures
We don't need big monuments to banks anymore. They can work from home.
Maybe not necessarily luxurious, but tall residential buildings have advantage to house a lot of people in a small space. Hong Kong, Japan, Luxembourg, South Korea, and others have to choice but to build higher due to lack of land space.
@@dbclass4075 there are other options however they are more expensive. Like land reclaimation
@@Mira_linn Yeah, and hence building higher is often the preferred option in such case before resorting to that.
as someone who lives in DC, as long as the food trucks are there. I'm fine with it.
This is why D.C. is my favorite city. I wish Boston took a similar approach. The historical districts are so beautiful, but I could see the differing opinions on affordability and class issues.
Yeah, the old state house almost looks comical in front of huge skyscrapers
Boston had no choice as there is very little land for crowded Bostonians. In the case of Boston, no towers exist whatsoever on reclaimed swampy fill land of the Charles River and effectively makes Boston a small skyline of towers with the majority of the city and New England suburbia quite short by American big city standards (several American cities have far larger skylines than Boston).
@@johnkeller5163 Yes I understand that because I used to live there, there is too much demand for houses and skyscrapers are the perfect solution
Oddly I find the argument "New York and London have skyscrapers and are still surging in housing costs" to be rather compelling.
The issue is more of demand and supply than the building themselves.
because people want to live there. The closer you are to lower Manhattan, the more expensive it is. Because demand and buying power. Nassau county and Newark nearby are affordable.
Think in London it's because they have less restrictions on foreigners' owning property there? So there is more speculation in the property market
People don't seem to realize how much the price per square foot goes up when you start building above 10 stories. Everything about skyscrapers is expensive, they won't fix DC's problem they'll just give the elites more properties to gobble up as investments and extra homes. The real key to DC's housing problem is adding more moderate-sized apartment buildings to North East DC but of course that would gentrify the area and force out the poor people who rent there currently so that won't please Bowser or her wealthy friends like skyscrapers would.
@@MrMattumbo Apparently, the ideal height for DC (maximum height possible while still cost-efficient) is 5 floors. But being historical city (especially Capitol Hill), there are zoning restrictions that limits building height.
"Look at the many parkings in DC and space given to cars" , "see that they talk about building hight"....LMAO
Also, talking about skyscrapers, but most buildings are only 2 or 3 stories tall. Like try 6 story buildings before you reach for the sky?
Peter most buildings downtown are at the max height of like 13 stories or whatever but the housing further away from the mall are well...houses so they’re 2-4 stories
The smaller buildings are mostly historic and well liked so it would be really unpopular to tear them down for larger buildings. The idea behind allowing skyscrapers is that less charming downtown buildings would be replaced with larger versions of the same thing or that underdeveloped land could attract development if it were zoned for skyscrapers.
@@michaellegrand1450 I live in DC and I live in what's called a Wardman--a type of building which, while very comfortable and spacious enough, doesn't have the panache--or protection--of victorian or federal style homes in historic neighborhoods. There are a LOT of homes like mine in DC. A lot of people add another story to theirs and transform the way the look. They cannot going higher than that. Effectively, they cannot go higher than about 50 ft.
@@POTBELLY15 That was my point.
I grew up in DC. When I was young I was fascinated with architecture and I used to be pissed about DC's height restrictions. But I'm 30 now and I just feel like DC's beauty and uniqueness is partly attributed to its lack of skyscrapers and it just wouldn't feel right for a bunch of skyscrapers to tower the monuments and historic architecture. I do however feel like surrounding counties in Maryland should raise their height restrictions a bit to help with housing.
I live in the DC area. Keep DC like it is, it’s beautiful that way.
They still have taller buildings than the tallest in Ireland.
Lmao fair
Lmao
Not true. The US Capitol dome is decorative and not a useable habitable or workable space for people.
The Capital Dock building in Dublin is taller than any building in Washington, DC as far as livable, workable space goes.
In fact Washington, DC doesn't have any buildings as tall as the 10 tallest buildings in the Republic of Ireland.
Decorative domes, clock towers, bell towers don't count.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Ireland#:~:text=The%20tallest%20storied%20building%20in,79%20metres%20(259%20ft)
@@420GratefulHippie alright chill it's a joke also the dome counts
Ireland is a theocratic third world nation.
In Germany we only have one city with many skyscrapers: Frankfurt a. M.
Frankfurt is pretty cool I usually take stop in that airport on the way to visit my grandparents in Slovenia
Wow yet major elevator companies are German
@@pizzasteve5825 I hate Frankfurt. Worst german city after Hannover. Hamburg and Munich are completely the wonderful opposite of Frankfurt
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Never in my life thought about this, however definitely intresting andinsay keep it like this. D.C. is already a unique place, and this adds more
I've always loved the fact that we don't have them. I was born in DC but raised mostly in PG county and I can see my high school from almost any tall building in the city and by tall, I mean anything over 8 stories lol.
Not American, and never been to DC, but this is interesting
I live near DC. If you think it is a large city guess again. It’s tiny
i live in DC its honestly nothing to see except we have a LOTTT of memorials but once you’ve seen one memorial you’ve seen them all.
Ian Case same
same lmao
@@hoosh1175 It is a small city.
i have lived in washington DC for twenty years and this subject is widely talked about with much confusion. DC remains one of the most beautiful cities in the world currently but if the building height restrictions get removed it will surely end up looking exactly the same as any other city so I hope this never happens! I love DC as it is! ❤🇺🇸
Lmao in the world
@Ian Exactly Ian. I'm glad the District doesn't have skyscrapers but the modern ones along the lettered streets in the main core are uninspiring and look the same mostly. However, it is a beautiful city and much nicer than it was twenty, thirty years ago.
Among the most beautiful in the world, are we talking top 100?
Beautiful is a stretch
DC has the ugliest skyline in the world.
I've lived in the DC metro area my whole life and love that there aren't any skyscrapers in the city. It goes with DC's style and you can see the beautiful monuments in our skyline, which is a plus!
I grew up in DC but live in CA now. Every time I'm flying home to visit family I appreciate DC's unique look. I'd hate to lose that, so if you have to build up maybe focus on the areas right near Tacoma Park or other areas on the outskirts. And fix the darn Red Line.
I love it. DC looks much more like an European city than an American one.
@@yeezet4592 London, yes but look at Prague or Paris and you can see they placed their skyscrapers away from these historic cities
@@kiel_3222 Paris has few because of tunnels underground and the types of rock this city is built on. Praha has alot just not in the touristy part
@@yeezet4592 Barcelona has no skyscrapers either. Or Wales for that matter.
@@hemprope4326 yep
I feel like keeping the height limit will maintain security for the Whitehouse with fewer high vantage points
@Long Schnozzed Tribesman you've been going around Commenting on everyone's stuff, you're a clown.
You make that sound like it's a bad thing.
They wouldn't put any skyscrapers near the Whitehouse but I do agree that there shouldn't be skyscrapers they don't fit in with the landscape
Plus you get a Roman style city
Yup
Research, images, and script were all spot on. This was an excellently produced report. Nice work! I Love DC!
I agree, and the host is absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you,great show, excellent educational information. Plus nice R2-D2 ,I wish you the best...
If dc builds skyscrapers developers will likely only build high end housing, not improving the rent problem
An alternative could be to ease the restrictions on the very outskirts of DC and then have a series of ever restricted zones heading towards the Mall. This would retain the character of the centre of DC whilst also allowing larger developments to mix with those that encircle DC anyway.
@@cheekychappy1234 Has that ever improve a rent problem in any city?
While we don't have skyscrapers, we do have many newer ~100 ft tall high rises around where the Washington Nationals and DC United play. Every single high rise is luxury high end apartments. So even without skyscrapers, that is already happening
VeryLegitPerson many of the buildings in DC are already 100 ft tall just go along Massachusetts Ave, Connecticut Ave , K Street, North Capitol Street, L Street, M Street, H Street etc near downtown DC. 100 feet is not that high it is about 11 stories
you're forgetting that not spreading up is causing expenses higher as you spread out due to lack of space which is exactly what's happening throughout northern Virginia... yeah it might not improve the rent in DC, but it'll help at least decrease the speed of rent increases over the region to the suburbs.
Doesn't the thumbnail imply that DC isnt part of the US lol
It kinda isn't.
@@savagedragon79 it's pretty solidly part of the US, it's a district, just not a state, and if you found a video called squares vs rectangles would you say that squares arent rectangles.
Ya, it should be 'rest of usa'
It’s a district not a state, so it is part of the US but not. Lol
@@aduptuniform2647 it is defenitly part it's literally the capital
I live just a couple of blocks from the Cairo building that you mentioned, and I never knew of that amazing history. Thank you!
If DC had skyscrapers 9/11 would've been 10 times worse
Better*
9/11 was an inside job
@Dan chem dark is what the US has done to the middle east after that clownery
@Dan chem 9/11 was and inside job tho stop eating the blue pill and being so naive & gullible
I've been to DC, one of the most clean and beautiful cities I've been to, I think they should keep the height limit
For the most part yes but there’s a huge rat problem in the city and I’m not talking about the politicians lol
What do you consider clean? Signapore is a clean city DC is not.
DC is far from a clean city. DC has huge flooding issues during storms where sewage gets backed up in storm drains and houses in parts of the city, there is trash all over the National Mall during tourist season or when there are parades or festivals. And a massive rat issue.
@@Kev4Kev Washington DC is NOT dirty, also, Singapore is dirty aswell & most Asian cities are dirty
Kevin Bruh, I live in DC and it’s very clean.
@@Kev4Kev I've been to Singapore, it's not as clean as people portray it to be. It's just like any other major city in asia.
That thumbnail makes it seem like Washington DC isn't located in the USA.
@choppa grizzly wash DC is not a municipal place in any state of the is. Therefore, it really isnt lol
It's... the literal capital of the country... of course it is.
Thanks for showing the metric numbers. Much appreciated!
I have lived in DC 3 times and visited many more. I love that you can see the sky and that there aren't any super tall buildings. It really keeps it feeling like an old city instead of a pin cushion like NYC is becoming.
Of course they wouldn’t mention Benjamin Banneker who literally designed DC...
i was looking for this as well
I said the exact same thing. Sad.
The same brother that ran the miles in some record-breaking time?
Truck Taxi no
That's right sister they sure didn't .. why am I not surprised LMAO..
I’ve lived in the city for a few years and having always been near NYC, the districts low lying building profile gives the city a spread out and more relaxed feelings contrary to nearly every other US city. Would be a shame if a few greedy contractors convinced congress to change the very shape of the city
You just described urban sprawl, which no, is not a very good building concept.
@@ayyy3606 Yeah as if NYC LA or CHI are any less sprawled 😂
@@hemprope4326 Outside North America, they manage to contain. That, or geography didn't gave them much choice.
@@dbclass4075 *Outside north America most cities don't even have skyscrapers at all...*
Hemp Rope lol LA is probably the most sprawled city in history, NY is doing a lot better by not accommodating to 60 yr old white men named Richard who prefer their yard to be larger than a block in manhattan. Same goes for downtown Chicago but they still got that sprawl.
I live across the river. The views are beautiful. I love DC aesthetic.
The books on the bookshelf have some great titles! Cryptonomicon is phenomenal.
I'm in the mountains. Three stories is a palace here.
I live near DC and enjoy the fact that there aren’t skyscrapers in the city.
@Ozone ok future boy
arlington is near dc tho
There is a box behind of the anchor, on top-right corner abd writing "istanbul" on it. Anybody knows what is it? Just curious.
I like the Washington, D.C. skyline just the way it is. It's cool to see the Capitol and Washington Monument stand out above the rest of the buildings.
As someone who lives in DC, I love my city. We don’t need skyscrapers. The cost of living is high, but what major city doesn’t have a high cost of living? Skyscrapers would just take away from the charm that is DC.
How did you make an entire video about the design of dc without mentioning Benjamin Banneker??
I was thinking just that. When she said it was two men, I about threw my phone when she named the second as Jefferson.
@Tu51ndBl4d3 Yeah, that’s a pretty outrageous omission. This week, of all weeks.
Thankyou!!! Smh 🤔😤 any chance to write us out of history
White wash the fact that America acted like trump and never paid l,enfant, and a BLACK genius provided the rest of the plan from MEMORY!
Exactly!!!!!
I have lived in dc for over 10 years now New York for 2 and what I have found is the community in dc is like no other and the limited building heights is a law liked by the community to keep residential areas peaceful and calm
Dc update 12w07a: Build height limit increased from 127 to 254
lol i dont think many people will get that one
Lmao
@@MiyukiLily You're wrong
Removed Herobrine
@@lewatoaofair2522 Removed Herobrine AGAIN.
I love that DC is short. It allows for views from everywhere in the city and emphasizes the monuments. I wouldn’t want skyscrapers as a resident. But we do need to be the 51st state!
DC was never meant to be a state from the beginning strictly making it the American federal seat of government with annexed land from Virginia and Maryland (later revised to reverse some land back to Virginia). The term "DC" is literally the official designation of such land as the explicit district where all other states have equal orientation (in the Senate) and proportionate representation (in the House of Representatives) with all DC city laws subject to Congressional approval. DC was never meant for anyone's residency by statute with the understanding that DC residents effectively do not have Federal representatives as that would be unfair to all other states under DC original charter. DC was historically never created to be a state of USA as a result.
@@johnkeller5163 yup. No reason for why it should be a state. It won't help the residents.
@@sm3675 it would give the residents representation in the House of Representatives and the senate
DC is a federal city, not a state. Never intended as anything else.
One other aspect of the map layout around the Mall is that the proportions are a larger version of the Williamsburg, VA layout. The relationship between the government center vs the white house clearly matches orientation of the House of Burgess to the Governor's Mansion, where the clearing (like the Mall) partly stands today in the reconstruction. This part of the layout was one of Jefferson's inputs, given the time he spent in the city throughout the 1770s.
The clearing is there today because as the Rockefellers purchased the property and started the restoration, they were able to destroy some of the more modern (mid-late 19th century) buildings that had been built on the clearing in order to go back to its 18th century state which was known because a map of the city at the time still existed.
What's that Istanbul box in the bookcase behind the speaker? So curious!
DC wasn’t actually designed by L’enfant. It was designed by a black man, Benjamin Banneker, and L’enfant got credit.
Yep I caught that too. That’s kinda sad how a black man at that time designed a whole city but didn’t even get mentioned
Caught that! Was looking through the comments to find this!!!
I was waiting for this one thank you ✊🏾✊🏾
I'm racist, hi 👋
Still like that today. Take our ideas and get all the credit for it.
Actually I kinda like the look of Washington DC, the height restrictions accentuates the monuments that dot this great city and this views of monuments could be obstructed easily should the building heights be raised.
However, the Congress could select areas with less renowned monuments and raise the restrictions to accommodate multi-purpose developments. This would be similar to how La Defense district of Paris with modern skyscrapers which is separated from Ancient Paris with all monuments.
My thoughts though
@@avibarr2751 Bethesda is not on the edge of DC it is atleast 2-3 miles away from the border of DC. Chevy Chase is inbetween DC and Bethesda. And there is only one building in Bethesda that could be considered a skyscrapper. You would be better off saying Chevy Chase or Silver Spring, or Arlington County.
This isn’t really congress’s decision. I live just across the river in Virginia and this is where most of the high rises and skyscrapers even are being built. DC is unique because while it’s population is quite small it’s urban area is massive with 6 million residents, so there are lots of satellite cities and clusters of modern buildings all around like in Arlington, Tyson’s, and Bethesda.
Arlington VA which is right across the River could be considered the “La Defense” of DC. All the main towers r built there and it’s literally just right across the river.
I agree. Having been there, the city really does look unique from all other large cities in America.
@Eragor the Kindhearted Skyscrapers can be residential. Although not in the level of world records, at least they can provide more housing for less space.
Savannah,GA and Charleston, SC also has height restrictions on buildings
I just love the Paris map you used to represent DC.
Fun fact: There is also a height restriction over in Arlington because airplanes fly over to the nearby airport😫
There is a height restriction, but it's not because of airplanes since the planes fly over the Potomac and not directly over Arlington.
I know this because my father-in-law was a pilot for Delta and flew the shuttle between NY, Boston and DC.
However the height restriction in Arlington is much more relaxed than DC's especially if you look at the Roslyn skyline.
Skyline looks more dramatic since Roslyn is situated on a bluff equal in height of the Key bridge.
Well, you do not want noise anyway.
There is a planning height limit that will be updated by Arlington and neighborhoods like Ballston and Rosslyn will be able to build taller. Neighbor tysons corner wants to built 600ft to 700 ft skysrapers. Is safe to say downtown DC will not change but I see places in upper northwest getting taller buildings.
Airplanes follow the Potomac river to the airport to mitigate noise over the D.C. area’s densely populated residential areas. (Also pilots commonly use rivers, highways, etc. to navigate. My dad, a WWII fighter pilot, learned to fly in rural New York State and decades later still spoke of the "Iron Compass," e.g., pilot-speak for train tracks!)
Hence the blue lights atop Arlington's tallest buildings.
5:09 that guy looks like the rich business owning villain in every superhero movie
i want dc to stay this way tbh, i love how its unique from other us cities and how aesthetically pleasing it is to look at
I like how the thumbnail has Washington D.C and USA separate as if they’re different countries.
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As a resident of DC I've always heard that the best view of DC is from Arlington where their skyscrapers can see over our entire city.
The best view has got to be from Frederick Douglass’ house
No panorama room. Around the corner from frederick douglass
Excellent video many thanks Nora
It’s the same thing with our capital, Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, there’s barely any skyscrapers whenever I visit my aunt there, there’s a clear distinction between Toronto and Ottawa.
I've lived an hour away from D.C. almost all my life and only infrequently wondered why the metro had so many more tall buildings than D.C. proper. Thanks for answering this question.
Even with some little bit higher buildings in NoVA. DC Metro has the least Tallest buildings in the Nation.
Who designed the street to line up perfectly like a pentagram ?
It's not a perfectly like a pentagram. A line is missing
Probably Cabal
Masons.
Was looking for this.
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Just somethings that I’ve noticed being from dc. The lack of sky scrapers has an interesting effect on one aspect of the city, un like New York or Chicago, where driving in from land you can clearly see the city in front of you, driving into dc (unless crossing a bridge) you may not even notice that you have entered the city, because there is no city to see.
London has similar issues regarding the historic character of the city so whenever a new high-rise such as the Shard is approved it juxtaposes with ancient buildings. London seems to accommodate this situation though.
I’m from dc and it’s a good thing that we don’t have em. Also early
I love the Roman and Greek inspired buildings in DC
I went there, it felt open as opposed to Zürich, Switzerland. It felt weirdly open.
The Liamster yes it feels very grand. definitely inspired by the roman and greek foundations of democracy as well as architecture
But DC has the fattest squirrels I have ever seen in my life. And there's at least one camera in every tree. I think the squirrels had cameras under all those rolls of fat too.
This is sort of like Berlin, where the Kaiser didnt want any building to be taller than the City castle, which was destroyed after WWII (and sort of rebuilt the last decade)
Thats the reason why only Frankfurt has the most Beautiful skyline in Germany. The other cities especially Munich is a joke like DC just plain BORING.
That’s pretty cool. Here in Ottawa,Canada we have the same rule but with one of our monuments. Although Condo building owners are fighting that stchufff
I live in DC and I love that buildings are not tall. I lived in NYC for 8 years and I never saw the sky. I get to live in a cosmopolitan city and still enjoy big open air
Why can't the DC build a nice skyline like Denver, Kansas City, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Nashville or Charlotte. Because DC can't match those beautiful cities.
Match those beautiful cities? Yeah ok lol
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This Nora Ali lady is beautiful!
I know Nora, was surprised to see her when I clicked on this video. Nora is a very talented woman, as a violinist and was Miss Teen America. She is much more then a pretty face.
Glad to see her doing so well in a new endeavor.
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Why Why So recognizing beauty when you see it makes you a simp? 🤷♂️
Spotted some sweet books on your shelf!
Boulder, CO has a very similar rule. No buildings taller than 4 above-ground floors are allowed, with the exception of C.U. and government buildings, which are allowed to have up to 5 above-ground floors.
Correlation≠Causation: "NYC and London have tremendous affordability problems, and there are plenty of skyscrapers being built there"
Yeah, that argument is absolutely terrible. People build skyscrapers in areas that are ALREADY expensive. Saying that skyscrapers decrease affordability is like saying firetrucks make fires hotter.
"You say we should call the firefighters for this kitchen fire, but every building I've seen with firetrucks is completely ablaze! Do you want our entire house to catch on fire?"
As a Virginia/DC area native it shocks me that people even here don’t know this.
New people don't know
As a Marylander, same. I thought this was common knowledge
Animation Correction 3:56
an elevator penthouse is not a big fancy glass waled floor on the top of the building. It's a tiny mechanical room above an elevator shaft.
i was sure it was done like that to somehow make sure the airspace above is clear so any unidentified aircraft or object could be detected and dealt with immediately
Glad that it doesn't, skyscrapers tend to go in fads, and seeing the classical architecture clash with 500 feet tall slabs of concrete would be enough for me to drink bleach.
@@PerryDaPlatapus the egg looks like trash
Yeah. I hate the drab brick or dingy concrete, but I love stylized curtain wall glass and the glossy white tiles over concrete.
Compare the former:
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To the latter:
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I'd say keep D.C. as it is, and let Arlington Build upwards. I love the fact that it has height limits, you can "breath" while walking in the city unlike NY or CHI which has giant towering skyscrapers over your head. Also, it gives monuments room to standout. Grand Central is beautiful but it got dwarfed by skyscrapers left and right, while U.S. Capitol prominently sits on the hill acting as a focal point of the city, you don't want a giant Metlife building standing next to it.
This isn't uncommon for capital cities, Paris and Rome have similar height restrictions, and I like the concept, as nearby Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia are the newer feeling cities with the skyscrapers, but Washington feels more historic with a consistent skyline, but it also means that a growing amount of the population doesn't live within the city due to the limited space.
Also Berlin
I like how the thumbnail is like “So on the left, we can see the USA, without skyscrapers, which in contrast, you can see the USA, which does have skyscrapers!”
So you guys really missed Benjamin Banneker and How he helped design the layout of the DC metro area.