This is pretty common in Vietnam, apparently it’s because of cultural inheritance practices.
Property is divided equally between children (can’t remember if there’s a gender bias involved or not), and traditionally it’s the land itself that’s divided, so you end up with these square plots slowly becoming thinner & thinner.
The subsequent generations then keep building taller to make use of it, so you end up with those really tall, thin buildings with multiple generations living in them.
![image showing Found this building in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam [OC]](b06dff88-d5c9-5b47-aea2-b7362ea64c6b.jpg)
Familiar-Feedback-93 on February 20th, 2022 at 11:47 UTC »
That bottom row is about to vanish any moment
Edard_Flanders on February 20th, 2022 at 11:50 UTC »
Seems odd to go so high being so narrow.
Hughesybooze on February 20th, 2022 at 13:16 UTC »
This is pretty common in Vietnam, apparently it’s because of cultural inheritance practices.
Property is divided equally between children (can’t remember if there’s a gender bias involved or not), and traditionally it’s the land itself that’s divided, so you end up with these square plots slowly becoming thinner & thinner.
The subsequent generations then keep building taller to make use of it, so you end up with those really tall, thin buildings with multiple generations living in them.