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The same way some buildings can leave people in awe because of how impressive they are, others can shock them for all the wrong reasons. Poor planning, terrible choice of materials, or lack of windows – these are just a few features of what can really ruin an edifice, which might end up being ‘showcased’ on the ‘Urban Hell’ subreddit.

Today, that is what we’re focusing on – some of the worst examples of architecture, as shared by members of the ‘Urban Hell’ community. Scroll down to find pictures of some of the most “hideous places human beings built or inhabit”, as the community presents the content itself, and upvote the ones that resemble urban hell to you the most.

Below you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with Danish Kurani, a designer and the founder of the Kurani architecture firm, who was kind enough to discuss what are some of the most important things to consider before constructing a building (so it doesn’t end up on the subreddit).

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Detroit In 1882 And 2017

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    One Of My Favorite Pictures Of Macau. Hotel Grand Lisboa In The Background

    One Of My Favorite Pictures Of Macau. Hotel Grand Lisboa In The Background

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    #3

    The Ponds, A Suburb In Sydney. Packed In Like Sardines

    The Ponds, A Suburb In Sydney. Packed In Like Sardines

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    Lost Panda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in Japan and have seen dense, but this is just depressing

    similarly
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in Japan too. Recently, several houses in my neighborhood were sold and the houses torn down. The lots previously held one house each, but the developers put two houses on two of the lots and THREE houses on a third. On one of the three houses, their balcony is completely blocked from any view by the other two houses, which are less than 2 meters away.

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    Robert Millar
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine, in a country that has a continent's worth of space, that a developer is allowed to overexploit a small area like this.

    Chyppa Homer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine going home drunk in that neighborhood. You'll visit 17 neighbors, before you find your house :D

    John
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd hate to see what happens if one catches on fire. They'd all go up in flames pretty quickly.

    Stephen Gross
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The density is not the issue here; it's the monotony. If each home were personalized, it would appear much more appealing.

    LSD
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what most new housing developments in the outer suburbs of Sydney look like 🫤

    keyboardtek
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well it is like apartment living but at least you do not actually share a wall with your neighbor. And it looks like the back yards are community shared, which could make it easy to make friends. And solar panels are allowed.

    Graham_Illegal
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apartment living typically involves a mixed-use zone with access to parks, public transportation, and other amenities, whereas this area appears to be a car-dependent, residential-only neighborhood.

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    MargyB
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The dark colours are not good for the heat in summer

    LokisLilButterknife
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Little boxes on the hillside. Little boxes made of ticky tacky. Little boxes on the hillside. Little boxes all the same.

    Emma S
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of those houses look fairly spacious and there's at least a small gap in between them. You should go to the UK where 20 floor council flats and terraced housing are the norm.

    G A
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Think the angle of the pic is deceiving. There's a fair size garden and they are detached so not too bad at all.

    ZuriLovesYou
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like it. They look like nice houses.

    Arthur Waite
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd paint my front door some wild color like orange, and put a mural on the garage door.

    George Costanza
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    FFS just make rowhouses. There's just unnecessary exterior walls here that could be fully insulated and more efficient.

    Spencer's slave no longer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not a realistic picture of The Ponds at all.

    Ripley
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah it is. I just googled it, and it's not exact, but a pretty close image. Rows of almost identical houses, very close together, no trees, and all with dark coloured roofs. Just like every other house-and-land package in Greater Sydney. This photo appears in a News.com.au article.

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    Jaaawn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My sisters home is like this but they all have huge gardens- just looks like paradise but ever so expensive and oy vey I couldn't handle the heat!

    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've defended American developments, but what's the point of this? Why not townhomes or towers? So you're on the ground floor, so what? You can be outside, but you can't be anywhere worth being?

    John Witts
    Community Member
    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Australia is massive and mostly empty, so there really is no excuse for this.

    Shirley Heyn
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Talk about a fire hazard waiting to happen. . .!

    Caroline Fraser
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Black roofs in Australia are ridiculous.

    Steven Meyer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I cannot live like that, you could be in your own house open the window and then reach out of it and open your neighbors window! With my house there's 20 feet between my house and the neighbors house on either side.

    MacintoshID
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of some of the developments in Las Vegas before the bust in 2007-2008. Barely enough room to walk between the houses.

    Leonie Marks
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hae you ever seen the Victorian 'back-to-back' houses in Northern England? Row upon row of red brick terraced houses where the back of the house is the front of the people in the next street's house. No gardens, obviously.

    Erik Biesemeier
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so dumb, at that level of density, just build apartments.

    JuniorCJ82
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they're all nearly identical. Barf.

    cugel.
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The point of this is to limit the amount of new infrastructure required and to curb urban sprawl. So the flipside is a before-and-after of bushland now covered in houses.

    Jes M
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an Australian I've been here and it's awful

    Louisa johnson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In case you wanted a slice of the paradise they have all sold. https://www.frasersproperty.com.au/Portfolio/Residential/NSW/The-Ponds

    Board Pan, duh.
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Liittle boxes on the hillside, 🎶 Little boxes made of ticky tacky Little boxes on the hillside... Little boxes all the same. 🎶 There's a green one and a pink one And a blue one and a yellow one And they're all made out of ticky tacky And they all look just the same

    Cathy Hinz
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good lordy, if there is ever a fire, they will all go up.

    Purple_bio
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well, lives up to the name i guess, possible majority old people homes, retirement areas-

    dayngerkat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A garage and a yard?! Sign me up!

    Karl Sikora
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and each house would be priced over $2 million as its Sydney

    JL
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good luck finding your house if you come home drunk.

    wayne whitson
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Honey, Did You Fart? No, It Was Next Door"!

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    Oskar vanZandt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You couldn't pay me enough to live there...

    Roan The Demon Kitty
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you could reach onto your neighbours balcony ffs

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    There is an abundance of features—or lack thereof—that can make a building or an entire area terrible to live in or even to look at. So, it’s no surprise that pictures of such eye-sore-like buildings often end up on the ‘Urban Hell’ subreddit, which, as of now, has roughly 1.3 million members.

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    According to its description, it’s a subreddit, dedicated, as mentioned before, to all the hideous places human beings built or inhabit, which encourages people to come there for aesthetic appreciation of the darker side of cities, towns, and villages in our world. “We welcome any photos which show either ugliness, or a problem in urban development. Rural and suburban hell are also allowed,” it reads.

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    Chongqing, China

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    Hong Kong's Incredibly Dense And Soulless Buildings

    Hong Kong's Incredibly Dense And Soulless Buildings

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    Weasel Wise
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I spent a few weeks living in one of these "apartments" in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong and can attest to how awful it would be to live in one of these full time. They're approximately 2.5msq, just enough room for a small bed and tiny fridge cuz the rest of the space is taken up by the bathroom, which is a toilet, shower, sink combo behind a sliding glass door. I didn't bother counting how many apartments were on my floor cuz I was busy squeezing through the narrow hallways filled with dressers and storage tubs owned by other residents since there's no space inside. Luckily, Hong Kong was hot and muggy in January, during my visit. So, I can only imagine how "lovely" these spaces are in the summer. 😬

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    In order not to create something atrocious-looking, uninhabitable, or even dangerous, the people responsible for the edifices have to think long and hard about an abundance of details.

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    Discussing such details, architect Danish Kurani, pointed out that the purpose and functionality of the building are two of the most important things that have to be well thought-through before the construction starts. “Determine the purpose of the building and who it will serve and focus on solving real problems, prioritizing solutions over style,” he suggested in an interview with Bored Panda.

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    Jalousie Neighborhood In Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

    Jalousie Neighborhood In Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

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    #7

    Planned Towns Built For Forcibly Relocated Tibetan Families In Markham, Tibet By The CCP

    Planned Towns Built For Forcibly Relocated Tibetan Families In Markham, Tibet By The CCP

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    Hong Kong Apartments

    Hong Kong Apartments

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    Jesse
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You don't want the elevator maintenance crew to slack here

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    “Design the building with the ability to accommodate change,” Kurani continued, emphasizing the importance of adaptability. “Natural elements [are important, too]: understand the impact of natural factors such as light, air quality, and temperature on the building and its occupants.

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    “Local context: source materials and construction approaches locally to minimize environmental impact and preserve the unique characteristics of the area. ​Emotional experience: design the building to evoke positive emotions and create a sense of well-being.”

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    I’m In Chongqing At The Moment…

    I’m In Chongqing At The Moment…

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    keyboardtek
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    28 years ago we went to China to adopt our daughter. We saw huge decaying apartment buildings everywhere. The streets were jammed with humans. No wonder COVID spread so fast there.

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    Cairo, Egypt

    Cairo, Egypt

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    Spencer's slave no longer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They didn't knock down the pyramids or other ancient artifacts to build a city for people. Pollution covers many huge cities around the world.

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    #11

    The City Of Belem Is Tearing Down A Forest Park To Build A Highway For The United Nations Climate Change Conference

    The City Of Belem Is Tearing Down A Forest Park To Build A Highway For The United Nations Climate Change Conference

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    Another factor that shouldn’t be overlooked, according to the founder of the architecture firm, is the holistic perspective, which entails considering the overall impact of the building on its surroundings and the broader community. It’s also crucial to take into account the context and environment in which the building will be located.

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    China

    China

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    Mumbai, India

    Mumbai, India

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing a lick of paint wouldn't fix. This is a joke by the way.

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    Spaghetti Junction In Kl, Malaysia

    Spaghetti Junction In Kl, Malaysia

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    keyboardtek
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope the engineers who designed it know what they are doing.

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    “Understand the needs and challenges,” Danish continued to emphasize. “Have a clear understanding of the needs and challenges of the target users and establish clear objectives for the building based on the needs and aspirations of the users.

    “Prioritize functionality and usability," he added, expanding on the list and emphasizing that it’s crucial to design the building to be functional and user-friendly, as well as sustainable and environmentally friendly. “Build in a way that is environmentally friendly and minimizes waste.”

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    A Street In Mansoura, Egypt, With All The Signs For Doctors’ Offices

    A Street In Mansoura, Egypt, With All The Signs For Doctors’ Offices

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes it easier to find a doctor there than here for me and I can't speak Arabic.

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    Main And Delaware Street, Kansas City

    Main And Delaware Street, Kansas City

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    #17

    Cape Town, South Africa. One Of The Richest Cities On The Continent

    Cape Town, South Africa. One Of The Richest Cities On The Continent

    Ill_Information75 Report

    CD King
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a township….. where black people lived during apartheid ( and now)

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    Long-term maintenance and adaptability are no less important, Danish Kurani suggested. “Design the building with long-term maintenance and adaptability in mind and incorporate feedback loops into the design process.”

    According to him, it’s also beneficial to use data and knowledge from past projects and experts in related fields, so the person responsible can incorporate evidence-based design.

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    Mumbai, India

    Mumbai, India

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    CD King
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is there a river under all that garbage?

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    #19

    Everything Wrong With American Cities, In One City Block

    Everything Wrong With American Cities, In One City Block

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    Jessica Bertram
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For those not in the US, those blue things around that block are unhoused (homeless) tent encampments. I think this is Phoenix

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    Temirtau, Kazakhstan

    Temirtau, Kazakhstan

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    Pyla
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Matisse is rolling in his grave.

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    In addition to thinking long and hard about the subtleties behind each and every building, as discussed by Danish Kurani, it’s also important for architecture firms to look at the bigger picture and evaluate their goals, too. According to data from 2021, close to 13% out of 89 surveyed firms admitted falling short on many goals. While it’s unclear if that is what leads to certain far-from-applaudable examples of architecture, it is arguably unlikely to make the cities look any better either.

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    A Street In Egypt Before And After Renovation

    A Street In Egypt Before And After Renovation

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    #22

    Night In Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵

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    Pandemonium
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ginza. Some of the priciest sq footage on the planet

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    #23

    "Us Cities Were Built For Cars" (Downtown Cincinnati, 1890 vs. 2023)

    "Us Cities Were Built For Cars" (Downtown Cincinnati, 1890 vs. 2023)

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quite honestly, you get what you pay for.

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    #24

    Amazon Data Centers Under Construction Near Homes In Stone Ridge, Virginia

    Amazon Data Centers Under Construction Near Homes In Stone Ridge, Virginia

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    2x4b523p
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have been looking out into green fields for decades. The land owner got zoning approval for a solar farm and all the neighbours are rioting and signing petitions against it and I don’t understand why. I am ecstatic. Solar farm! No pollution, no traffic, no noise, no smells, no obstructed sunlight. We are so lucky. Could have been a pig farm, or a whole new quarter like other side of the town.

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    #25

    Azerbaijan Style Balcony

    Azerbaijan Style Balcony

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    JoNo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not a balcony, it's an additional room.

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    #26

    Once The Pride Of India Now Left In Shambles , Kolkata West Bengal High Solid Waste And Air Pollution

    Once The Pride Of India Now Left In Shambles , Kolkata West Bengal High Solid Waste And Air Pollution

    Stroov Report

    #27

    This Is Just Plain Idiotic Urban Planning

    This Is Just Plain Idiotic Urban Planning

    iv2892 Report

    LonelyLittleLeafSheep
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎶 Little boxes, little boxes, little boxes made of ticky-tacky...🎶

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    #28

    Shades With No Seats vs. Seats With No Shades

    Shades With No Seats vs. Seats With No Shades

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    Nicole Weymann
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plus an almost completely sealed-off ground. I'm none too fond of manicured golf lawns, but depression inducing grey concrete is definitely worse. It makes the surrounding place unneccessarily hot, too, and one heavy downpour will make flood the streets, because the water has no place to go.

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    #29

    Faridabad, India Open Garbage Disposal Is Huge Problem Here, However No One Pay Attention To It

    Faridabad, India Open Garbage Disposal Is Huge Problem Here, However No One Pay Attention To It

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    keyboardtek
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When people are so brainwashed by their religious beliefs and the promise of happiness in an afterlife, that the quality of the here and now of real existence does not matter.

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    #30

    Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Urban Car Centric Nightmare

    Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Urban Car Centric Nightmare

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    Dumb teenager
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's probably good that they've lowered the road like this to reduce noise

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    #31

    Houston, TX (1970s)

    Houston, TX (1970s)

    yannynotlaurel Report

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those who live by the car will die by the car.

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    #32

    A Public School In Montreal, Canada. No Windows, Just A Big Block Of Concrete, Looking Like A Federal Prison

    A Public School In Montreal, Canada. No Windows, Just A Big Block Of Concrete, Looking Like A Federal Prison

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    John Miller
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Work is being done at this location, due to be complete in late 2024, to add windows and access to natural light.

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    #33

    Your Average Brazilian Sidewalk

    Your Average Brazilian Sidewalk

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Obviously Brazil has no blind people - probably due to the fact they walk in the road and get run over.

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    #34

    Soviet High-Rise. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

    Soviet High-Rise. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

    lettowvorbeck Report

    Pyla
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brutal stuff with its cement just doesn’t age well and is hard to repair

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    #35

    Oh The Hospital? Its On The Other Side Of The City. Only 105 Miles Away Through Dense Traffic

    Oh The Hospital? Its On The Other Side Of The City. Only 105 Miles Away Through Dense Traffic

    throwaway624203 Report

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    #36

    Alexandra & Ainsworth Estate, Borough Of Camden, London, UK

    Alexandra & Ainsworth Estate, Borough Of Camden, London, UK

    Gbaltar Report

    ggus44
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is Eggsy's apartment from Kingsman!

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    #37

    Phoenix, Arizona (2022)

    Phoenix, Arizona (2022)

    jiayux Report

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You pay paradise and put up a parking lot.

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    #38

    A Barely Standing Building In Damietta، Egypt

    A Barely Standing Building In Damietta، Egypt

    Wrong_Willingness543 Report

    #39

    Egypt

    Egypt

    DrDoomsJournal89 Report

    ZuriLovesYou
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It could use some trees. But other than that, I've seen worse.

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    #40

    20 Lane Highway In Cairo

    20 Lane Highway In Cairo

    Puzzleheaded-Tap2183 Report

    Manny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only a matter of time before the US starts to get that way. We are so over populated

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    #41

    We Waste So Much Land In America

    We Waste So Much Land In America

    Psychological_Lie30 Report

    #42

    Thick Yellow Smog In Busan, Korea

    Thick Yellow Smog In Busan, Korea

    darksquirrel44 Report

    keyboardtek
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is nothing. When we were in China, we awoke in the morning and could not see the building across the street through the smog.

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    #43

    The New Capital CBD Project In Egypt, Built By The Chinese

    The New Capital CBD Project In Egypt, Built By The Chinese

    Reddit_Account2025 Report

    keyboardtek
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because there are so many fun things to do in the desert.

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    #44

    Bangladesh's Parliament Building

    Bangladesh's Parliament Building

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    Mark McCawley
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like the evil lair of some Bond villan.

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    #45

    Seoul, South Korea

    Seoul, South Korea

    Deep_Space52 Report

    James016
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of the Harkonnen homeworld from the original Dune film

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    #46

    "Beautiful" Berlin During Communist Times

    "Beautiful" Berlin During Communist Times

    King-of-Pain9554 Report

    Space Invader
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In fairness, they probably had to erect a lot of buildings quickly after the war. In unfairness, it would probably still have looked this way if they hadn't.

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    #47

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, open the window and smell the fresh air.

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    #48

    Hong Kong: The Country With The Highest Hdi In All Of Asia

    Hong Kong: The Country With The Highest Hdi In All Of Asia

    Ill_Information75 Report

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    #49

    Rio De Janeiro - Brasil

    Rio De Janeiro - Brasil

    Jaeldobomretiro Report

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet you Bruce Wayne would have bought one of these apartments - "Albert, let's start digging".

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    #50

    Edmonton, Canada

    Edmonton, Canada

    dkrugs23 Report

    ScarletRos
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is the building that resembles a speech bubble?

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    #51

    Monrovia Liberia. Apparently The Poorest Capital City In The World

    Monrovia Liberia. Apparently The Poorest Capital City In The World

    Ill_Information75 Report

    Foxglove🇮🇪
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a marketplace, not a residential area. Yellow cars are taxis, the umbrellas shade the produce stalls/sellers

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    #52

    My Country Doesn't Make It Often To This Sub, But Here's One: House Under A Highway Bridge, Zürich, Switzerland

    My Country Doesn't Make It Often To This Sub, But Here's One: House Under A Highway Bridge, Zürich, Switzerland

    JillJBryant Report

    JoNo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My guess is the owner refused to sell up when the road system was built.

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    #53

    "Edifício Valente" In São Paulo, Brazil

    "Edifício Valente" In São Paulo, Brazil

    carinha_aleatorio Report

    BrunoVI
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No worse than Habitat '67 in Montreal, which everyone raves about.

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    #54

    Playground In Sweden

    Playground In Sweden

    Viasatra Report

    Petra Schaap
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol how do you enter? You just yeet your kid overthe fence??

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    #55

    Massive High Rise Jail In Chicago

    Massive High Rise Jail In Chicago

    Super_Kent155 Report

    #56

    London Hell

    London Hell

    Mrqwertyqq Report

    Pyla
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this is an older photo and they are renovating the landscape on this old brutalist housing block to be more inviting and communal.

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    #57

    This Terrifying (Unusable?) Fire Escape Staircase, Taipei, Taiwan

    This Terrifying (Unusable?) Fire Escape Staircase, Taipei, Taiwan

    whatsshecalled_ Report

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If there was a fire I would still give it a go.

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    #58

    This Trailer Park In West Virginia Is Built Completely Inside A Highway Ramp

    This Trailer Park In West Virginia Is Built Completely Inside A Highway Ramp

    booted_asl Report

    LonelyLittleLeafSheep
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least they have some green space. I've seen trailer parks that are just asphalt.

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    #59

    Everyday Cross Border Commuter Traffic (Tijuana 🇲🇽 To California🇺🇸) Average 3-8 Hours Daily Wait Times

    Everyday Cross Border Commuter Traffic (Tijuana 🇲🇽 To California🇺🇸) Average 3-8 Hours Daily Wait Times

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    Suck it Trebek
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    8 hours??? How do you wor6, sleep and have a personal life?

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    #60

    View From My Hotel Room In Athens

    View From My Hotel Room In Athens

    alias9487 Report

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Similar to the view from my hotel room last week.

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    #61

    Fremont Hotel & Casino Windows In Las Vegas, Nevada

    Fremont Hotel & Casino Windows In Las Vegas, Nevada

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    Michal Pifko
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great picture and great use of contemporary architecture to keep rooms from direct sunlight. Not hell at all.

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    #62

    Lycée Jean Jaurès, Biggest High School In Paris Area

    Lycée Jean Jaurès, Biggest High School In Paris Area

    renard_chenapan Report

    OneHappyPuppy
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well my highschool used to be a woman's prison so this definitely looks better

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    #63

    This 550 Foot Building With No Windows In New York

    This 550 Foot Building With No Windows In New York

    Green____cat Report

    Cally2001
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's actually a pretty cool brutalist building for telephone exchange originally. Machines not people!

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    #64

    A Midcentury Corner Building In Hong Kong

    A Midcentury Corner Building In Hong Kong

    biwook Report

    René Sauer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don´t hate it. Just needs a good cleaning.

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    #65

    Kyiv, Ukraine

    Kyiv, Ukraine

    CryptographerDry4450 Report

    Spencer's slave no longer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not any more. Putin, one of Trump's best buddies has so much to answer for.

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    #66

    Arcitechts Just Doing Anything To Stand Out, Wtf Is This

    Arcitechts Just Doing Anything To Stand Out, Wtf Is This

    MopCoveredInBleach Report

    René Sauer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, That! I don´t dislike it, but compared to the original building it´s definitively a downgrade poultry-66...04c28c.jpg poultry-66e2c9504c28c.jpg

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    #67

    The Cement City From Above. Athens , Greece

    The Cement City From Above. Athens , Greece

    Educational_Jelly38 Report

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can see The Parthanon! Oh no, maybe not.

    #68

    Slums Near The Taj Mahal. Agra, India

    Slums Near The Taj Mahal. Agra, India

    RoundTurtle538 Report

    UpupaEpops
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On the other hand, I now understand how Aladdin was getting around.

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    #69

    An Old Residential Building In Chongqing, China

    An Old Residential Building In Chongqing, China

    biwook Report

    София Харитонова
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not as bad. The apartments even have little gardens! A lot of greenery, it's nice.

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    #70

    Seoul, South Korea

    Seoul, South Korea

    Saltedline Report

    #71

    Tajikistan. A Country People Seem To Forget About A Lot. Did You Know It’s The 4th Poorest Country In Asia

    Tajikistan. A Country People Seem To Forget About A Lot. Did You Know It’s The 4th Poorest Country In Asia

    Ill_Information75 Report

    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In case anyone else immediately asked the same question I did: Yemen, Timor, and Myanmar.

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    #72

    My Town In Mexico Announced The Repairment Of Potholes With This Picture

    My Town In Mexico Announced The Repairment Of Potholes With This Picture

    Spascucci Report

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    #73

    An Old Building In Ginza, The Most Expensive Area Of Tokyo (Japan)

    An Old Building In Ginza, The Most Expensive Area Of Tokyo (Japan)

    biwook Report

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hate to think what the poor parts look like.

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    #74

    East Berlin In 1980s, Everything Looks So Gray

    East Berlin In 1980s, Everything Looks So Gray

    biwook Report

    Jrog
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1) It's a byproduct of the photographic process at the time. In Soviet countries the Kodakchrome process, that gave bright colors, was not easily available since Kodak manufactured film for military and satellite application they had a ton of export restrictions. Purchase of color film by private citizens was forbidden until the 1970s, with the rare imports being reserved for official use and state-approved artists or reporters. The small internal production still relied on AGFA patents that were by then 4 decades old, giving dull colors and with the reds quickly degrading with time (evident in this photo).

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    #75

    Offensive Fences

    Offensive Fences

    SubstantialLion1984 Report

    Glix Drap
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm guessing this is the UK. If not then we sure have the same problem.

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    #76

    Backstreet In Pyongyang From Juche Tower

    Backstreet In Pyongyang From Juche Tower

    ClaptrapMack Report

    Dumb teenager
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doesn't look too bad. A little dense but at least it's still got character and looks like it still has some resemblence of community

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    #77

    1920's Urban Hell

    1920's Urban Hell

    ScrappyDonatello Report

    Francois
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sure it looks better at street level. It looks like Georgian terraced houses with bay windows and nice periodic features.

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    #78

    Non-Touristic Amsterdam

    Non-Touristic Amsterdam

    AwkwardEmotion0 Report

    Diolla
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly someone went out of their way to make a picture this lifeless. Amsterdam has its ugly parts but this is extreme.

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    #79

    360 Apartments Amsterdam

    360 Apartments Amsterdam

    ivanrgazquez Report

    Adam McNally
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Strange. I am pretty sure this building has been featured before, as being one of the most unique buildings from the past couple of years. Need to zoom out. It’s quite a beautiful building.

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    #80

    Tehran, Iran

    Tehran, Iran

    Technical_Soil4193 Report

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    #81

    Kyushu Cement Plant

    Kyushu Cement Plant

    DTKCEKDRK Report

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