132 Scary Photos That Prove We’re Living In An Urban Hell (New Pics)

Omg worst one so far

It’s shocking they think that river is holy / a goddess.

I'm speechless.

Wow. That's awful!

That looks like a dystopian video game screenshot or ad.

Do they have anything against plants and trees and fresh air?

😯😯😯

Yes. Yes it does count

oh, don't be harsh :) it is just early spring (June) when snow just melted and strong summer winds did not had enough time to blow garbage away

Equally impressive and depressive picture.

1/3 of Cairo's people have less than 2 hours a day of running war, and often go for days with electricity blackouts and most days have 12 hours of electricity. The massive slums in Cairo are really poor living conditions

"Fun" fact: this pic was taken at 4 am and most people in those cars work a 9-to-5. /s

egypt has become a disgrace to its ancestors

Brutal brutalism. It has its charm in the correct context.

Was it abandoned, or people invested in them but didn't have a plan to live there, or built to make gdp?

Absolutely no railing around the part of the roof she's standing on. I'm pretty sure I'd just stay behind the existing railing, or at least wouldn't be reaching for anything I dropped.

And here it is. The better example of Belgrade's brutalism.

This now the East Village in Manhattan. Quite different back before the "war on crime".

My fear of heights would kick-in long before I got close to the hole.

Anyone up for a game of dominos?

This is an amazing picture! (Not the pollution obviously, I mean the composition)

What do you mean with "urban hell" or talking about this being "dystopian"? I spotted a tree (one tree, singular) in that picture, so what's your problem? /s

Under a balmy 50°C and 200% humidity

Basically how a state with a collapsing social security system and a divided society looks.

I assume that's smog?

This pic makes me sad.

This is in Lake Victoria and home to hundreds of people mostly fishermen. There are pubs, a pharmacy and brothels and both Kenya and Uganda lay claim to it.

The sign says "Run for your life!"

The wire

They do have it. It's called EMBARK. It includes busses and streetcars.

It would look lovely with some care

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If it weren't for the buildings, that would an awesome shot...the statue rising up through the clouds.

I hope they have excellent evacuation plans in place!

copper wire

Someone must be feeding the fish.

England?

They are just recycling the original architectural plans to keep costs down?

At least you don't get bungalow legs!

Still preferable to how it looks nowadays I guess

Read or watch Shantaram. That's the closest to reality on life in that city.

Those apartment buildings don't look all that slummy to me

That is what an acid trip does to your brain when designing a building layout plan.

This doesn't really belong on this list - it's a remnant of past times, something like the "never forget" movement of 9/11. There are worse examples of brutalism in Belgrade...

Cool statue though!

Tbf I've seen council estates in England that look not too dissimilar.

Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Democratic Republic of Congo.

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There appears to be only 2 1/2 cars on it.

Interesting! I like the ones who managed to grow gardens.

The title is incorrect, it should read shore, not shoke. This is the southern edge of Lake Michelle in Noordhoek where it faces Masiphumelele township – Lake Michelle is a gated community

They really need to add some colour to the buildings. And plants/trees/flowers 😱

Birmingham City Football Club is owned by a US company. Tom Brady is a stakeholder and on the board. They're now planning to build a new £1.2 billion stadium, which is very ambitious for a team that hasn't been in the Premier League for 15 years. 🤔

Halifax, Nova Scotia. It's a grain elevator.

Looks like something out of Bladerunner

Such a waste. Many of the other heIIscapes look utterly hopeless and dystopian. This is "just" abandoned and sad. These houses look like they'd be worth restoring.

An example of parasitic architecture aka Tsar's balcony. This one is in Moldova.

I had relatives in that area and even though I was very young, I still remember the red dust that coated everything

These are likely structures built post-war on illegally occupied land, they are slowly disappearing as the owners become no longer alive. I need to find out where the place with the pipe going through it is now.

It sure was good they got rid of Kowloon Walled City :S

They have an orchard ❤️

Good god! Imagine seeing that everyday walking to school. Adds a whole other dimension to the ‘ When I was a kid I walked five miles in the snow, uphill both ways and had to pass a giant missed seven times’ story

Prison complex

I can feel the cold through this pic!

Oh come on. Take this pic in summer with better lighting, i'm sure it's not that bad.

It's a train yard on a rainy day. What did they expect?