30 Examples Of ‘Urban Hell’ That Don’t Look Real But Sadly Are (Worst Of All Time)
Interview With ExpertWhen people started leaving rural areas for cities with hopes of finding a better life, they probably didn’t expect urbanization to get so out of hand. Now the concrete jungles where dreams were supposedly made of are seen drowning in pollution, trash, traffic, and dystopian dwellings. One could say that the promise of a better life has somehow turned into urban hell.
To show just how really bad things are getting, Bored Panda compiled a list of the worst consequences caused by developing cities shared on the Urban Hell subreddit. Scroll down to find them, and make sure to upvote the ones that made you sad to see the reality we live in.
While you're at it, don't forget to check out a conversation with urban planner Andy Boenau, who kindly agreed to tell us how we can reverse the damage to urban environments.
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Urban Art In Belgrade
The Annual Monsoon Ritual Of Mumbai's Ocean Giving Back What Has Been Dumped In It
They probably don't have a good system for dealing with trash accumulation. And other countries, like the U.S. sends their plastic waste to India. It's supposed to be recycled. But monsoons are too powerful, and overwhelm the process.
Load More Replies...Support Plastic Bank and the Ocean Cleanup (they work with rivers too, intercepting waste before it reaches the sea).
You would think this would deter people from dumping garbage into the water. That's horrible!
Mumbai, India
10% of India's total GDP is remittances from ex-patriot Indian workers, primarily from the U.S.
Load More Replies...I thought the billboard was the urban hell... I'll take the garbage over anything that can be called "the Trump way" any day!
Can someone please find a way to end this guy's quest for global domination?
It’s predicted that 68% of the world's population will live in urban areas by 2050. While cities offer jobs and prosperity, among other alluring things, their growth doesn’t come without a cost. One of the most pressing issues that urban populations face is environmental degradation.
Beirut Port
We’ll probably be saying this in the U.S. sooner rather than later. 🫤
Because political messages are often written in English - more people will understand them abroad, spreading the message to a wider audience. Things were written on the Berlin Wall in English, too.
Load More Replies...A Boy Gathers Recyclable Items From A Semi-Dry Drain, At Taimoor Nagar In New Delhi
There is over 1 billion people in India, so why can't some of them ( say a couple of million ) be employed to clean up the trash ? Better still would be to educate the population not to litter in the first place.
Only works if you have a place for the trash to go. Nog to mention the fact that the western world has been shipping their rubbish to poorer countries, including india for quite a while now. Plus the fact that one of the reasons for the high amounts of trash in southern and eastern asia stems from the growing demand for very cheaply produced mass consumer products such as fast fashion and whatever gob sotes like alibaba and temu sell. Indian government surely has a responsibility, but the way that rich western countries have used poverty and economocal inequality to make Asia responsible for their trash, is simply immoral.
Load More Replies...Yes, they have nukes, but oddly I'm much more concerned about Russia and the US having nukes, as neither has a mentally stable adult in charge.
Load More Replies...Electrical Wiring And Water Pipes In A Brazilian Favela
The plumbers and electricians are heroes. Maybe insane heroes, but heroes nonetheless.
It's amazing that they get it all connected together and working. For us fortunate folks who live in cities that are planned a little more than these thank municipal provincial (or state) and federal policies procedures and standards. Look up old photos of new York telephone lines before switching systems were automated or read up on the work London and Paris had to do tto revamp sewage collection. Some hate bureaucracy but this is what no red tape looks like. It's organic and chaotic and amazing like a desire path for electricity and wires but also it's gotta be so common for damage to happen. I feel like I'd trip down those stairs and disconnect half a county from water
Load More Replies...How does anyone work out where anything starts and finishes? Such a mess.
Impossible! They spent billions to host the Olympics and World Cup . .
Heaven help any poor electrician or plumber who has to make repairs here.
When people move to urban areas in large numbers, which is known as urbanization, it results in urban sprawl. This means that the population of cities becomes dispersed in a large geographical area, which takes up the land formerly occupied by forests, wetlands, or agriculture. Urban sprawl leads to less biodiversity as species are losing their habitats, with some going extinct.
This Is The Most Apocalyptic Image Of Modern Cairo, Egypt, I Have Ever Seen Anyone Take
Stuff built thousands of years ago still standing proud. Newer construction falling apart and looks like c**p. We sure have progressed, haven't we?
Most of those building look like they're falling apart because they intentionally leave them incomplete. If a building is still "under construction" the owner gets a tax break. That results in all buildings looking half built creating that messy incomplete look to their skyline.
Load More Replies...It looks life an after shot from a mega bomb taking out windows and bits of concrete via the blast wave.
Most of those building look like they're falling apart because they intentionally leave them incomplete. If a building is still "under construction" the owner gets a tax break. That results in all buildings looking half built creating that messy incomplete look to their skyline.
Load More Replies..."see your head in the fading light, and through the dark your eyes shine bright..."
Egypt is actually a great place to visit. You only need a day or so in Cairo though. Alexandria if fun but a little crazy. Luxor is amazing and much cleaner. Also the beaches along the Red Sea and the Mediterranean are great. If you shop smart (not the vendors in the markets that hassle you) you can find amazing deals on silver, leather goods, basalt carvings, handblown glass, and tapestries.
Load More Replies...Hong Kong
I'll stick to my country living, can't convince me in anyway, how this could be better...
Load More Replies...Amazing just how many separate and unique human lives and stories are occurring simultaneously in one city block
As a first step it's better than people being homeless. Don't compare it with Jeff Bezos' home, compare it with the cardboard box on a snowy street that appeared in a recent list here on BP.
Not a step up from homelessness necessarily. Given the population density some of those could still cost a fortune to live in.
Load More Replies...Damn the day when the elevator breaks! And you have 10 bags of groceries all by yourself!
Every time I see these I think that. There could be a dozen elevators, but if the power goes out WTAF are you supposed to do to get to the shelter of your home?!
Load More Replies...Where the elevator ride is the longest part of your commute to work.
Not A Very Romantic Scene
Eww! Why on earth would they go in there anyways? And, that far in!?
The loss of nature and green spaces creates the “heat island effect,” where urban areas get significantly hotter than the countryside. As a result, disasters like heatwaves, droughts, and fires are becoming more common, causing health and water supply problems. Higher temperatures can increase the risk of sunstroke, heatstroke, and respiratory problems in inhabitants. Lack of parks, plant life, and water features can also negatively affect city dweller’s mental health.
Ah Yes, Trees
To be fair, saudi arabia DOES get virtually zero rain. Is this worse than Americans trying to grow banana plants in their sunrooms?
Hong Kong's Dismal Cage Homes House Thousands Of People
The cages are because they lock them when at work to protect their possessions. It is bad
Load More Replies...There are quite a few documentaries about this on YouTube. Really crazy.
What the actual fück? Referring to anything like this with the word "home" is just wrong.
The cages are to keep your stuff from getting stolen. Nor to confine people. Things may have been better under British rule. The communist Chinese government took over in 1997.
sad how many people in this world live is such dehumanizing conditions
Uae Nad Al Sheba III Neighborhood
With all the men coming out the front doors at the same time.
Load More Replies...You'll be having your hands cut off if you've been on a drunken night out there.....
Load More Replies...Huh, oh you can't miss us. We are the orange house on the third street to your left
Additionally, dense populations produce infinite amounts of pollution, contaminating air, water, and soil. This can have dire consequences for people’s health, as harmful particles in the atmosphere can cause respiratory infections, heart disease, and even cancer. In overpopulated cities like Tokyo, Beijing, and Mexico City, inhabitants have to wear masks to protect themselves from the polluted air.
Chinese Ghost Town Of Mansions Reclaimed By Farmers
This one makes me truly hopeful. More c**p being reclaimed for better uses, please.
Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Comparison Of 1964 - 2016
Holy c**p, there are tooooo many people on this poor planet. We are doomed.
Yet governments are btching because we aren't having enough babies.
Load More Replies...Most people that think and say "we aren't having enough babies" are, for better or worse, viewing reality with a lens formed by economics. If you're a capitalist more babies mean more potential customers, after all. It is also the foundation of the stupid economic system Americans live under. If there aren't enough young people paying into Social Security and medical insurance plans those systems fall apart, from what I understand. It's bonkers to make the entire system dependent on continuous growth on a planet of finite resources. However, we went and did that bonkers shït anyway and as as a result we're now facing a climate apocalypse. Yet we're supposed to have more kids to prop up the system that led to this madness? I think not. My wife and I didn't and, while we don't have too many friends, we do have friendships with 4 other couples. Of those people only one couple had a kid. I applaud this as there are, unquestionably, too many fücking people.
Exactly. I have no children and will never have any children. My brother and his wife have two and are finished. Someone at an extended family dinner last year said to his wife, “Looks like it’s time for another one!”. She shut that down. We do not need more people, but the broken system relies on it. It is indeed completely bonkers.
Load More Replies...The Earth is going to do something about this soon. It tried with COVID...
Nothing natural about Covid… https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/25/cia-covid-19-lab-00200618
Load More Replies...there's a lot more room in the rest of China, but for some reason people want to stay in Hong Kong.
Cairo, Egypt
All of this sounds like a script from a dystopian movie but sadly, this is our very real reality. However, the good news is that urban populations can improve, says urban planner Andy Boenau to Bored Panda.
New Delhi - During Lockdown vs. Now
India has a population of 1.4 BILLION people. The USA has a population of 350 MILLION. COVID killed 1.2 MILLION Americans but only 530 THOUSAND Indians. Now please tell me how Donald Trump isn't guilty of at least a million deaths.
530K reported deaths. an important distinction.
Load More Replies...San Francisco, USA
Not justifying anything, but this is Oakland, not San Francisco. The original images are from here: https://peraltacitizen.com/2019/02/15/advocates-respond-to-massive-oakland-homeless-camp-shut-down/, and the here's the location on Google Maps today Screenshot...02016f.jpg
These get this way because cities suspend garbage pickup in the area. It's a deliberate tactic to make the place unlivable and drive homeless people out. Another terrible thing that happens is when cities decide to "evict" the tenants there, they just pull up tractors and scoop everything into a dump truck. People lose any cash they were hoarding for an apartment, their last, most precious possessions, phones and computers needed for finding work or actual work, and family treasures like ashes or mementos. It all gets indiscriminately scooped up and people with nothing at all lose the few things they managed to hold on to.
Yeah it's like that here too in Sacramento/ Chico area. We have a tent city by the airport. Plus all up and down the bike paths and certain areas all around town. It's hard to miss. It's gotten worse the last few years.
Wealthiest city in America. Almost as many millionaires and centi-millionaires as NYC, despite only about 11% the population. And more billionaires. This is home of Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi and the guy who two weeks ago looked like the favorite to be the next Democratic presidential candidate, Gavin Newsom. There hasn't been a Republican having any say in the governance of this city in ages.
Load More Replies...Good heavens ! When did this happen ? It was a wonderful place when I last visited. Maybe 15 years ago.
Liberal cities - this is what you get! Keep voting "D" and it will continue.
Yes this is Oakland. D***s, this is the effect that d**g dealers have on our weaker population.
we need to do better than this. no one should live in such awful conditions
Contrary To Popular Belief, The Belgian Coast's Real Estate Did Survive To The Two World Wars. Its Cultural Heritage Was Destroyed By Real Estate Developers' Greed And Public Officials' Lack Of Care
so sad to destroy beautiful historic buildings instead of saving them
Truly the most gratuitous use of Belgium in a serious screenplay.
“Two key things should give any person hope for the future: (1) a basic understanding of how local land use and transportation decisions are made, which will give (2) a blueprint for changing the built environment to fit who we are as humans,” he explained.
Literally, Just Thanksgiving Traffic In La
Good ol' Southern California traffic; the 10, 91, 405, 605, 5, 101 and so on and so on LOL
Hong Kong Street Life
Some say....Judge Dredd patrols that area! Dredd-3D-P...838261.jpg
Is this an abandoned area? There are no people in this picture.
People Offering Prayers At River Yamuna, India, Which Is Frothing From Industrial Waste
So much stupidity: prayer and industrial runoff. Stuff like this is why we're doomed.
India makes this list a lot, where you are either rich or severely poor.
This is the future of all developed countries who continue to give big tax concessions to corporations and the wealthy while restraining wage growth and social services. The middle class has been in substantial decline for at least 10 years in the US, UK and Australia.
Load More Replies...what are the cancer rates? We are the only species that destroyes itself
“It's true that state departments of transportation have a funding formula that favors junk infrastructure, but everything starts with local land use restrictions. The path to healthy infrastructure begins by persuading local leaders to reform the major obstacles of zoning and parking mandates,” he further explains.
Residential Building In Hong Kong, Shot By Me On 35mm Film
I often wonder how anyone can have any quality of life in these mega-building. I guess the answer isn't quality, it's survival. Most of us are so lucky.
Not most. More than half of the worlds population live in poverty. 8.5% of the global population live in extreme poverty and 44% of the global population are poor by standards in developed countries. If you are *not* living in poverty you are in the minority.
Load More Replies...I remember flying into HK many years ago ( the old airport ) and the plane flew BETWEEN buildings like this to touch down. I t was the most mind blowing experience !
Okaybunough with the Hong Kong photos. We get it. Show us East LA or Manhattan.
People Living Next To A Helicoidal Street In Chongqing
Dhaka, Bangladesh
... and this folks, is where many of our designer label clothes come from!
India is a nuclear amed superpower launch moon probes. No more foreign aid to them please.
“The vast majority of local governments in the US outlaw things like having a single-family home, a duplex, a dentist office, and a market on the same street. Legalize a built environment that fits who we are as people,” Boenau urged.
Magnitogorsk, One Of The Worst Polluted Cities In Russia. Only 28% Of The Children Born In The Town Are Fully Healthy
Magnitogorsk: City by the magnetic mountain. Unfortunately, that pretty much sums it up.
The city was built on a mountainside containing russias biggest deposit of iron ore. It's the Pittsburgh of Russia
Private Houses On The Roof Of An Eight-Story Mall In Zhūzhōu, China
This is a way better use of space than just a flat roof of nothing
A better way would be to cover it in plants like small trees. Gardens are also possible.
Load More Replies...You guys are so gullible. Do your research! According to China Daily the buildings will be offices for the shopping mall developer’s 160 real estate management employees.
How to they get up and down? Presumably through the mall, but what about when the mall is closed? Can anybody just wander up there?
I'm waiting for the building to collapse due to the extra ( and probably unauthorised ) weight.
Naples, Italy
Not if your summer home was next to the Indianapolis Speedway.
Load More Replies...It's like the house in the movie Nothing (2003). The house they want to tear down before everything disappears.
I bet those house values plummeted after the Genoa bridge collapse a few years ago.
seems like it would be awfully noisy. And you couldn't open your windows because of the traffic fumes.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Due to the huge number of robberies, kidnappings, burglaries, carjackings and what not there....tempted to bet the owner of that house has, as security, landmines buried around his house
That might make mowing the lawn a challenge
Load More Replies...I used to work with a South African guy who moved to the UK aged 12. He said the first thing that amazed him about the UK was the lack of bars on the windows.
In South Africa, the richest 10% of the population own more than 85% of household wealth
"The eight wealthiest individuals in the world own as much as the poorest half of humanity". Edit: that's more than three billion people.
Load More Replies...I live in Jhb and have never experienced the crime first hand. Locals know which areas to avoid especially at night. You drive with doors locked and windows closed and always very aware and vigilant. And never walj in the street at night. Other than that I enjoy living here.
Very sad. I used to stay with friends in the Jo'burg area in the '80s and this was unknown.
That was because the police back then would execute criminals no questions asked, instead of being in their pockets like now.
Load More Replies...Inequality In Tembisa, South Africa
Kwame Nkrumah, the leader of Ghana's independence movement, has invited African Americans to return to Ghana. They get free land and an opportunity to be a part of the rebuilding of the country. What successful individuals have taken him up on his offer.
Load More Replies..."Lying Skyscraper" In Moscow. About 736m Long
cant help but think it looks like the border wall Trump wants. lol
Looks like it, but there may be safety measures in place. Just from one picture it's hard to tell. on the other hand: people fleeing a fire to the rooftop may have a chance to escape - unlike anyone from floor 10 or so upwards of the twin towers. I'm not saying I approve of the architecture. I'd actually hate to live there .
Load More Replies...Moscow had a huge building and housing shortage after WW2. This is part of the response.
Jalousie Neighborhood In Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
Another example of overpopulation. This is the way humans will destroy the planet.
Bolton, England
This type of enshitification was popular 10-15 years ago - fortunately the more nature friendly gardens seem to be making a come back in a lot of places in the UK. It doesn't suprise me one bit that the owner of this monstrosity also drives a chelsea tractor.
I'm guessing that a Chelsea tractor is a local term meaning Range Rover??
Load More Replies...I get wanting a low maintenance garden, but this is just ugly. Even making the flagstones blend in (ie, sand coloured...) and a few flower pots and a hedge or fence would make it better. Also, no privacy- every passer-by can see straight into your garden and through your windows.
If this is your friend's house and they did this to the front yard they should be arrested.
Load More Replies...Mumbai, India
Doesn't smell actually bc it's 90% plastic and 10% clothing (give or take)
Load More Replies...Temirtau, Kazakhstan
Burj Al Babas, Turkey (The Largest Ghost Town In The World)
It was supposed to be a luxury development and the houses were very expensive. However, they could not find buyers. Complaints about the developer's practices and the fact that these palaces looked like a castle from Disneyworld and not something from the Ottoman world did not help them. After all, anyone willing to pay around half a million dollars (a huge sum in Turkey) for a house wants something special and not something that looks like all the houses in the neighbourhood.
Load More Replies...I can't understand the logic of them all being identical. Sure, there are economies of scale, but having them all the same is just asking for trouble.
Some wealthy Arab families are still waiting for their castle. It is fully paid in advance.
Las Vegas’s Underground Homeless
Obviously Vegas isn't the only city in the U.S. with a severe homelessness problem, but there is something particularly obnoxious to me in seeing people sleeping on 100 degree sidewalks in the shadow of the casinos.
Saw a documentary on the Las Vegas ’Tunnel people’ it was so sad, one lady said she loved living there but most hauntingly also sad “I will die here, probably soon”
I saw that same one. Many of the people are addicts or alcoholics who've hit rock bottom.
Load More Replies...Why are there homeless people in the richest and " best " country in the world ?
Unrepentant greed and the continuing inability of the rich to see the poor as human. IOW, the same thing that's caused nearly every revolution in history. [taps foot impatiently]
Load More Replies...Mirny, Yakutia, Russia
South Bronx, New York City (1980s). Genuine Smiles Despite All That’s Around Them
An Interesting Perspective I've Stumbled Upon In Macau A Year Ago
There are some photos of this from certain angles where the tower dominates even more.
Yeah Macau is China's version of Las Vegas, USA. All the money goes there, the people just work at the Casino/Hotel for little.
Load More Replies...Town Square In Bartoszyce (Poland) Before And After
looks like there are new trees planted. Maybe the old ones were sick?
Ferentari, The Poorest Area Of Bucharest, Romania - Most Apartments Are Squatted And Have No Electricity, Hard To Believe This Is In The European Union
No electricity but most have satellite tv and air conditioning hahaha
Just because you see it, doesn't mean it is functioning.
Load More Replies...16th Century Mill Surrounded By Brand New Concrete In Seaside Bulgaria
Light Pollution By A Single Building In Mumbai (It Was 1 Am When This Pic Was Taken)
capitalism show off, the more it appaealing to investor and rich folks, the more they gain, despite anything else.
Load More Replies...Agbobloshie (Ghana) This Suburb Of Accra Is Western Europe's Preferred Dumping Ground For Electronic Waste. Population Affected: +40,000
Yes. The USA exports their garbage, too. Though nobody says "all".
Load More Replies...The Ponds, A Suburb In Sydney. Packed In Like Sardines
Historically, we've had big blocks, but that's no longer sustainable. But we still want big houses, so this is what you get.
Load More Replies...I will never understand why anyone would want to live in a situation like this.
Petare, Venezuela
Buildings following the landscape. They basically used a corrie to build this neighbourhood.
Load More Replies...The slum dwellings are built out from the mountainside, so not much.
Load More Replies...Norilsk, Russia
Because multilingual people live in many, many places around the world.
Load More Replies...Disgusting Canal Near My Home In Manila. I Wish People Just Would Bother To Care How Our Environment Is Dying Fast
The Pasig River in Manila is an environmental success story - a river that was declared dead in the 80s brought back to life. There is still a big problem with pollution. It's very difficult for locals to feel responsible when corrupt corporations will never face any consequences for the pollution they contribute. So much single-use plastic in the Philippines though, particularly from sari-sari stores - that needs to change.
Thank you for calling out the corporations. The true villains of the planet.
Load More Replies...Well, could be worse! Could be like the awful contamination they have in India
This Beautiful View From My NYC Apartment
One Of My Most Hated Buildings Finally Got Destroyed And Replaced By Something Beautiful
Infinite Amount Of Concrete…
I;m OK with this and the one from Tokyo. Those cities look alive at least. The really bad ones are the dead cities.
Mansion On Top Of Building In Bangalore. Dear God
Well, I think it is great that they used the existing space. I would definitely live in it.
And then put solar panels on the roof of *that* building . . .
Load More Replies...Nope, sadly not... "The structure shown is a mansion built atop the Kingfisher Towers in UB City, Bengaluru, India, often referred to as the "sky mansion". It was designed for businessman Vijay Mallya and is modeled after the white house"
Load More Replies...The Border Between The Brazilian City Of "Manaus" And The Amazon Rainforest
Although it looks awkward, it's probably just as well there is a defined border.
I wonder how long it will be that barrier will shift to the right...
Load More Replies...Polluted Haze Above Dubai
The City Of Belem Is Tearing Down A Forest Park To Build A Highway For The United Nations Climate Change Conference
The city of Atlanta, GA, is tearing down a forest to build a fascist pig training facility
Hyesan. North Korea
Frankly, I'm surprised anyone managed to get this picture out of North Korea without being 'detained'.
Doesn't all the smog make it difficult to see dear leader's face 24/7?
It's Baffling How Fast It Changes
The Flag Of Urban Hell
Las Vegas
At least it looks clean. Perhaps sterile would be a more appropriate adjective.
Huntington Beach, California, During The Oil Boom Of 1928
The Before And The After Of My Hometown, Hungary
I know this isn’t the worst picture here, but this one breaks my heart. How could they think that was an improvement??
More likely the cost to maintain the gardens was too high, thus they went for relatively maintenance free concrete
Load More Replies...Maybe it's just cheaper to maintain concrete than employ gardeners?
Load More Replies...Egypt, What Is Wrong With You?
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Do Not Show Partiality To The Poor Or Favoritism To The Great, But Judge Your Neighbor Fairly
Why Does Delhi Looks So Dystopian
Covering The Slums With Green Walls
Los Angeles Is Also A Concrete Jungle
What's remarkable to me, even having lived there, is how mountainous L.A. is. The Pacific Palisades (one of the areas worst hit by recent fires) is located near the green patch just south of the widest section of the (Santa Monica) mountains on the left side. That's how you get wildfires in the second largest city in the U.S.
Near The Flea Market, Marseilles, France
Anti-Homeless Spikes In Guangzhou, China
But surely there are no homeless in the People's Republic of China!
For everything good in this world, there's always the opposite, just like coin, which have two side. Do you think that your statement is true?
Load More Replies...Mumbai, India
Hotel In Łodz, Poland
Not photoshopped. That's the Hotel Alicja in Lodz, Poland. That's an EC2 cooling tower from the coal plant in the background. It's not nearly as close as it looks.
Load More Replies...Before And After A Desert Is Turned Into A Soulless Suburb Of A Desert. Jk, Its A Single Photo Of Arizona
Pima Road, east side of Phoenix. On the left is the Pima Indian Reservation. There are only about 2-3 miles that look like this. Now there are Walmarts, car dealers and a casino on the res.
It's sad but it's better than other areas and people need somewhere to live
No they don't. I bet most of these homes are owned by snow birds (for those outside the US = people from cold climates who retire and move to warm climates in the US)
Load More Replies...There's Cities, There's Metropolises, And Then There's Tokyo
50 Lane Traffic Jam - China
"Ocean Access" + Suburbs In Florida
Dadaab In Kenya. World's Largest Refugee Camp. Stretches Over 20 Miles
The Neue Elbbrücke Bridge In Hamburg. The Original Design Was Completed In 1887 And Featured Two Wonderful Gothic Gateways, Torn Down In 1959 To Add An Additional Lane
Disgusting! They could have at least faked the entrance to the other lanes, for consistency.
The "Other Side" Of The Pyramids Of Giza
This photo is very deceiving bc the size of the pyramids is inconceivable.
This Elementary School In Ohio Can Only Be Reached By Car - It Might Be Normal For Us For Is An Abomination By European / Asian Standards
It's a terrible location, but the school is a K-6 charter in a poor and underserved area. It may be a choice between a poorly placed school and busing kids an hour to other schools.
No, that's a false dichotomy. It's not difficult to incorporate walkable areas into new buildings. There's no legitimate reason this was designed as it was, they just catered entirely to traffic.
Load More Replies..."Only reached by car". yet we can clearly see pedestrian crosswalks, as well as a pedestrian path just below the freeway
I just looked this school up on Google maps and there is a very obvious footpath AND crosswalk which connects to a sidewalk. So...
Garbage In A Canal, Basrah, Iraq
Milano, Italy
How the F?! The Milanese are very particular about their city's architecture!
Somewhere Along The Karachi Circular Railway, Pakistan
A Concrete Jungle Somewhere In China
It's everywhere. But - if they don't build up, they spread out. Imagine what THAT would look like!
Load More Replies...Night In Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
Guangzhou Aerial
Welcome To Texas
18000 People In A Single Building. (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Lagos, Nigeria - The Overcrowding Is Terrible
Christmas In Grimsby City Centre, UK
There's a story behind this. Until a few years ago Grimsby was gifted a lovely Christmas tree every year from the people of Norway as a gesture of thanks for Grimsby's help during WWII. It was a GIFT, not something that the people of Grimsby paid for. It was sent across by boat around about September/October time and kept in storage until November when it was decorated and put on display. A few years ago the idiots at the council stored it incorrectly so that by the time it was ready for it to go on display it was mostly dead. Everybody blamed Norway and claimed that they had sent an inferior tree. There was so much moaning and complaining I the local newspaper and on social media that the people in Norway responsible for sending it said that, given their GIFT wasn't good enough, on reflection it would be better if they didn't bother sending a tree any more, and that was the end of that relationship. The tree in the picture is now the best the council can come up with.
Similar to the s**t storm last Christmas about that Christmas tree in London (IIRC), also a gift from Norway. For everyone else: Edinburgh didn't get Christmas trees, but we got a penguin who has also a rank in the Norwegian army. Look up Sir Nils Olav. ♥
Load More Replies...Rumor is they're going to go all out and put a star on top of the tree next year.
That is, and always has been, a myth promoted by the tabloids and people with an axe to grind. I literally lodged with a Muslin family at one point in my life and not only did they call it Christmas, they put up a Christmas tree because why wouldn't you? They're pretty and fun.
Load More Replies...The Problem There Are Still People Living In Such Buildings!
Skopje, North Macedonia. Consistently One Of The Most Polluted (Air Quality) Cities In Europe
Income Inequality In Mumbai, India
Postman On His Kowloon Route, 1989
Intersection Of Two Avenues In Sao Paulo, Brazil
Or a traffic circle. Or maybe even just some common manners! It is so funny to see the streets they want to get to being completely empty.
Load More Replies...Newly Built Housing. Samara, Russia
Liebian Building - A 121-Meter Skyscraper With A Waterfall In The City Of Guiyang, China's Guizhou Province
Trash Next To La Saline Market, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
The poorest country in America with the most blatantly corrupt government in that continent.
Haiti is a sovereign country in the Caribbean, nothing to do with the states
Load More Replies...Mesa, Arizona, USA
If only every other block had a park area or the properties were twice in size...but alas, that's not profitable.
An Empty 20 Lane Highway In Naypyidav, Myanmar
As a number of pictures here have shown, 20 empty lanes is bad, but is infinitely better than twenty full lanes.
Yep. I looked it up: "Naypyidaw, Myanmar was built as a new capital city by the military regime in a remote location with little consideration for the needs of the general population, leading to a lack of jobs, poor public transportation, and limited amenities, making it unattractive for people to live there, despite its large size and lavish government buildings; essentially creating a "ghost town" atmosphere."
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Outskirts Of Mexico City
Macau
I like the unit where they've put the ACs within the enclosed balcony, beneath the clothes, to speed up the drying!
New Residential Block In Malaysia
Delhi, India
Wait, where do the cars go? Or is there a street between the building and cars...
Homeless In Phoenix, Arizona - The Hottest City In The USA
And the "magas" "think" their new leader will fix that situation...HA!
Come Enjoy The Lovely Beach In Alexandria, Egypt!
Smog At The River In New Delhi - No, That Is Not Ice On The Water
The Michigan Theater In Detroit. Closed In 1976 And Gutted To Put A 3 Story Parking Garage Inside. Many Remnants Of It Remain
When the population began to decline there were entirely too many theaters in the city. Trying to maintain those places was exorbitantly expensive so they just began closing. At one point it seemed like there was 2 theaters per block, one on each side of the street. A great many of them were geared to live acts (think Vaudeville) rather than films and when that became a thing of the past, theaters could not keep the buildings up.
Let Me Introduce You To My Hometown Of Duisburg In Germany
Los Angeles, From Above
Something to think about. You can see it from above, even with that many people. And a lot of that has to do with the fact that California has some of the strictest laws on car pollution. Something that the current administration wants to do away with.
Yes, Trump is going to undo a lot of good. All so himself and his criminal billionaire friends can make more money. Even if it threatens organized society. They don't care at all. The most dangerous institution on the planet is the Republican party. No doubt.
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Cairo, Egypt
The wonders of ancient Egypt have been on my bucket list for many years. I've just taken them off !
The Pyramids and Luxor are amazing but Cairo was a not nice experience.
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A Street In Mansoura, Egypt, With All The Signs For Doctors’ Offices
Instead of saying hello to people you just nod and say "Doctor. Doctor. Doctor. Doctor..."
Main And Delaware Street, Kansas City
KC rebuilt sections of its old light rail recently. The downtown areas are in the midst of a renaissance. There is new construction, landscaping, and a section of light rail in this area today.
60% Of The Things Posted Here Are Far From Being Ugly Or Urban Hell. It Seems That The Notion Of Urban Hell Varies Greatly Between People. This Is Urban Hell
From a reverse image search, it appears to be in Manilla, Philippines.
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View From The Bathroom Window, Belgrade
I don't expect much from bathrooms. I'd be interested in seeing the other views from this apartment, as well.
They face into a 'light well', meaning that there's some air circulation. I bet that the front windows face outwards, rather than inwards.
You really don't need that great of a view when you are sitting on the toilet.
Island Heat Effect ✨
Isn't it great that people have known how to build climate-appropriate buildings for thousands of years!
Cape Town, South Africa. One Of The Richest Cities On The Continent
Norilsk, Russia
Compared to many of these, the most depressing place in the world ain't half bad.
(Oc) Hebron’s Multi-Story Borders: Ground-Level Palestinians Construct Fences Above Their Streets To Protect Themselves From Upper-Story Israeli Settlers Who Throw Trash, Furniture, And Rocks Down On Them
That fence seems suspiciously free of "Trash, Furniture, And Rocks" While I'm no fan of the settlers, this is a piece of sh!t propaganda. As anybody but a moron can see, the only thing looming over the fence are guard towers. The fence was actually built by the Israelis to keep Palestinian fanatics from lobbing Molotov cocktails in the Jewish side and from shooting into the guard towers. Again, the occupation is bad enough without outsiders (mostly ignorant White Christians) spreading lurid lies to rile up hate to justify the actions of groups like Hamas.
I saw this is a report on Last Week Tonight, the guy was underneath and bottles were thrown and broken at them.
except the caption is fake. Jews are limited to a few blocks in Hebron. This is the part of Hebron under PA control where it is illegal for Jews to live. There are no "settlers" here. What happened is, according to the Oslo accords, Hebron is PA civil authority, but Israeli military has rights to patrol for safety. These were put up by the PA and IDF to prevent people from throwing grenades on PA Police and IDF troops in the area.
One Of My Favorite Pictures Of Macau. Hotel Grand Lisboa In The Background
I’m In Chongqing At The Moment…
A Tree Fighting For Its Life In Hong Kong
A Photo Of Central Park During The Great Depression (New York, 1933)
This picture is slightly misleading. While Central Park was constructed 1858-1873, by early 1900s it had begun to fall into disrepair. The Central Park of today wasn't constructed until 1934 by Mayor LaGuardia. So yes, it looked like this during the depression, but it likely looked close to this before the great depression as well...
Residential Space In Noida, India
Residential Units In Hong Kong
Hong Kong's Incredibly Dense And Soulless Buildings
China
Monster Building, Hong Kong
Humans have such potential to be amazing but we continuously choose to be absolutely awful most of the time due to capitalism unfortunately
People were plenty awful to each other long before capitalism. Capitalism merely favors particular types of awfulness.
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The planetary average is only a bit over 40 people per square mile. It's not population that is the problem; it's all the secondary problems from crowding into big cities like rats.
Be warned folks. This awaits all of us unless human overpopulation can be arrested.
Humans have such potential to be amazing but we continuously choose to be absolutely awful most of the time due to capitalism unfortunately
People were plenty awful to each other long before capitalism. Capitalism merely favors particular types of awfulness.
Load More Replies...Scrolled past the last 60 just to say how depressing this article is and how f**ked up is the planet
The planetary average is only a bit over 40 people per square mile. It's not population that is the problem; it's all the secondary problems from crowding into big cities like rats.
Be warned folks. This awaits all of us unless human overpopulation can be arrested.
