Nowadays, its most famous skyscraper is Willis Tower ... and a modern city centre with a collection of some of the highest ...

London, the capital of England, is most famous for its iconic monuments ... The Shard is the tallest skyscraper in the UK and Western Europe at 309.6m. Its slender, glass and steel architecture ...

So is this down to a continental lack of love for skyscrapers - or is Europe being left behind in the march to modernity? Produced by Tom Heyden Iceland is one of the world's most volcanic regions.