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Not every building is as beautiful as the Palace of Versailles. Or blends into its surroundings as well as the Macallan Distillery. On the contrary, there are many structures across the world looking like outcasts that will fall apart during the next storm. In some places, they aren't isolated examples, either — even an entire neighborhood can be an abomination. And you can find them on r/UrbanHell.

It's a photography subreddit of "all the hideous places human beings built or inhabit." The online community invites everyone who wants to explore the darker side of the cities, towns, and villages in our shared world and welcomes any photos which show either ugliness, or a problem in urban development. Rural and suburban nightmares are also allowed.

Below you will find a collection of pics that perfectly describe what this subreddit is all about.

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The Annual Monsoon Ritual Of Mumbai's Ocean Giving Back What Has Been Dumped In It

The Annual Monsoon Ritual Of Mumbai's Ocean Giving Back What Has Been Dumped In It

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SlartyBlartFast
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If only nature could actually give back all the trash to us, maybe we will see the damage we are doing :(

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About half of the global population already lives in cities, and by 2050, two-thirds of the world's people are expected to live in urban areas. But as you can see from some of the photos in r/UrbanHell, in cities, two of the most pressing problems facing the world today also come together: poverty and environmental degradation.

Bad urban development isn't just ugly aesthetics. It's also poor air and water quality, insufficient water availability, waste-disposal problems, and high energy consumption, all of which are exacerbated by the increasing population density and demands of urban environments. Strong city planning is essential in managing these and other difficulties as the world's urban areas grow.

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New Delhi - During Lockdown vs. Now

New Delhi - During Lockdown vs. Now

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For a few months earth took a breath, then humans came back with a vengeance :(

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Hong Kong

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Rick
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It took me a few seconds to realise what the picture was, I thought at first it hadn’t loaded properly and was appearing corrupted.

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Ashley Layton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not skewed...this is a photo from in front looking up...not a far away glance.

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ThePracticalSarcastic
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You all realize those buildings are actually not connected right? It's perspective. The photographer chose to NOT show you the sky or the ground purposely. In reality those buildings aren't even on the same block. Please travel more and see for yourself.

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BabyBooby
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you for showing an actual picture....not everyone wants to or can afford to travel but we all can appreciate truthful reality

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Jo Choto
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All I can think of is what happens when there's a fire?

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David Cadogan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Economists think this is efficient, small footprint future normal life. I think it is hell.

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denzoren
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just...wow. I've lived on an island all my life...and I cannot see myself living here...I'd die.

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Koko Berube
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the second photo I've seen of Hong Kong. I must never go there.

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Karen Filice
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree. I have no desire to visit HK or any other urban area like this, ever! Thank goodness the air quality where I live is excellent & we don’t have concrete jungles here either. I would feel extremely claustrophobic there!!

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Jen Newman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg I'm anxious just looking at it too! How many stories? How well is it constructed? Talk about a matrix!

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Sadie Marie Elick
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Took me 10 mins to figure out what I was looking at… then claustrophobia and anxiety kicked in…

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Druidess Midian
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Big same! I know I wouldn't be able to cope, if I lived somewhere like that, too many people!

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Naima Ivansdóttir
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

could this be photoshopped? it looks like it would be physically ...challenging not to say impossible to have such buidings... genuine question, never been to HK...

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Emily Carter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks bad but imagine how much land would be gobbled if every apartment was a house with a front and back yard.

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Dorothy Cloud
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Living by myself, I just can't imagine living in that "ant hill".

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Jennifer Lee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You gotta be kidding me....I have never seen anyplace like this...much less walk around that area

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Alison Duncan Murphy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How long does it take to ride the elevator to the top? I guess you'd need to plan that as part of your daily commute.

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Raymond Pobiak
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not to brag, but that’s my apartment one and one sixteenth inches down and one half inch over from the upper right hand corner.

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Natalie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just incredible...what a way to show how many people actually live there!! Mind blowing

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Krzysztof Ziętek
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As I was scrolling down I saw a part of this image at first and thought my computer screen was glitching.

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IamTheWeirdOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't even tell what that is- WAIT hold on- are those apartments?!

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Marcin Klisiak
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like a there was a visual display error on the monitor 🤣

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TonyTee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's about a thousand people in just this one picture alone, if you really think about it from an occupant perspective

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Eleonora Ruby Sil Mendoza
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

THAT IS HARD TO BELIEVE WHAT ABOUT THE INFESTATION OF COCHAROACHES OR RATS FROM ONE APT TO ANOTHER

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Shabbir Yamani
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What happens to the placements when all these people leave for work... Sad...

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Anna Grace
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMGosh 😱 I couldn’t bear to live in one of these apartment buildings. Pure HELL!

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Londo Cotto
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So . . .what about facilities, shops, doctors, quiet space, access and the like. ive watched a fair few vids on the reality of living in such mega blocks (https://youtu.be/1B-Usr7cLxg is one) and if everything you need is just a lift ride and short walk away, whats the issue? I remember being absolutely overawed by the skyscraper like apartment blocks in toronto but it did seem that each ine had shops close by . . . . . . whats the reality of dense living if what we need is close by?

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Londo Cotto
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay, question: yes, its a huge mass of people in ine place and i fet Mega City One vibes off it but whats the reality of living there?

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Maitheunicorn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me: what is this matrix th....ah.....wow My brain: that's a huge f*ck no lady

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Willy Bones
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't even imagine the smell. Image would make a great wallpaper though.

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Barbara Campbell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How many stories are all these buildings? How would you flee one of them if it were shelled or there was a massive fire? How would firefighters even begin to fight a fire in the top and center apartments?

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ThisisKaylin
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I live in the US midwest. My whole state has less than 1 million people... I cannot fathom this.😔 I wish it was easier for us humans to disperse the population more... Unless of course they like living like this... 😕

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James Phillips
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Eventually, many people will probably end up living in supertall skyscrapers in dense megacities. This way of life will have both advantages and drawbacks.

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Omima Miki
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i think it should be illegal to house that many people together in apartment buildings - it's dangerous and could potentially be catastrophic

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Fatima Mdi
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it were India, every balcony would have clothes on it😂😂

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Karen Filice
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What are we looking at here? A conglomeration of railroad tracks? High rise buildings built right next to each other? Does anyone know? Whatever it is, this photo also makes me anxious and wanting badly to take quiet walk in a lovely forest!

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Cheryl C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What? Is this the inside of a computer, the motherboard? Please!

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Patrick Günthner
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to live in Hong Kong an many other countries/cities aound the planet... and must say.. its by far the most beautiful city in the world.

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Karen Filice
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How can anyone actually see the beauty of a city, if you can’t even SEE the city through all the thick pollution?! Is there ever a clear, smog-free day?

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Nirmiti
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s the scariest thing I’ve ever seen all week.

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Angela Carrier
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They are still taking applications for window cleaners.....anyone in need of a job and have a strong desire to live for more than 1 day need NOT apply

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Andromeda Sparkle
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dude… HK may have many high rise buildings and the city parts get pretty damn cramped, BUT VERY LITTLE OF THE CITY IS ACTUALLY LIKE THIS, GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT MAN

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SG108
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's packed like this all over Hong Kong and that was in 1993. Hate to see what it's like now, almost 30 yrs later.

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Diane McGhie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So glad I live in Scotland.I live near Edinburgh City and it isn't overpopulated.

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Thomas E S Thomas
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine the area they would take up if all those flats were on a single story. Each building is on about 2 acres of land (1.6 hectares). The towers on the screen are all about 80 stories tall, so 160 acres, or 3.5 km squared per building. Hong Kong itself with more than 10,000 of these towers would cover an area roughly the size of Massachusetts.

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Distracted1619
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It looks like when a picture won't load fast enough and you keep scrolling down the page

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Hongkong Honey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those apartments are right on the harbourside with million dollar views, fab facilities and private shuttle buses . They are not as close together as they appear. And they cost a couple of million USD to buy.

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Carole Gleed
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are they offices or peoples homes,are they catering for over population.

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Joy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That looks like a screenshot from The Matrix 😳

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Kathy Dabanian
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG NO I could not live in this. I get awful vertigo in high rises!

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Katherine Bordier
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine living at the very top. That would be kinda cool, although the elevator ride would take forever. And what happens if there is a power outage, or god forbid, a fire!?

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JJ Buddhabrot
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They can't do anything about this. It's a tiny place with lots of people.

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StnFlwr
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Plus they are back in China's hands, so double down on that dystopia.

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Nicholas Lane
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My brain has trouble comprehending what this would look like from another angle.

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Margaret Weaver
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It actually took me a second to work out I wasn't looking at a closeup of a microchip

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Dorothy Cloud
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if ALL those people could ever leave home at the same time???

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Judith Wilson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't even imagine how it was built, and how long it took to house the people on the waiting list

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Hugh Cookson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hong Kong is a small, prosperous island where many, many people want to live - space is at a premium, as such building upwards, instead of outwards is the most practical solution.

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Louise Stange-Wahl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

HORRIBLE! So glad our nearest neighbors are WAY down at the bottom of our private road. This is a vision of hell!

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Warren Brown
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Uhhhhhh, honey, why don’t we add just a bit of trim to the front porch……….uhhhhh, balcony!! Then we could actually see where we live!!!………………NOT!!!

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Diana Hockley
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It looks like the inside of a technical digital machine. Truly AWFUL.

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Cecile Desjardins
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s a picture from the great photograph Michael Wolf. Check his site on the net.

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Khadija Hammond
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That looks like a beehive. It doesn’t look like any kind of place we’re human beings should reside. They will wipe themselves out. Any kind of disease will spread like fire since there is no way to contain it. I’m surprise Covid hasn’t wiped out this entire building. And I can’t believe anybody would have the nerve to build such a monster. This is just an awful nightmare.

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Julie Lynch
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Chlostrophobic myfirst thought, I couldn’t live like that

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sharron lynn parsons
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never wanted to be, near a concrete jungle, let alone live like this !!!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can you imagine show long it would take to go to the store and back? Just to get to the first floor you'd have to pack a lunch.

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shado
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is really what over-population really looks like ... for those that can actually afford a roof over their heads anyway.

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Jane W.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How long to get to the top floor with many stops along the way?

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Jane W.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How long does the elevator take to get near the top, I wonder.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i'd be done for , hate heights and have asthma , so stairs are my natural enemy

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Biljana Malesevic
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How many people is that per square meter? It looks like really a lot.

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Michigan Guy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i keep squinting at it...but i'm not seeing the bodies falling. there HAVE to be folks throwing themselves out the windows...right?

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Robin DJW
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope these are built better than the high-rise condos in Florida...

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Farid Red
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

With over population, the only way to live is up in the air. Talk about fire evacuation plan.

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Nikki Sevven
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel depressed just looking at these rat holes. Imagine what it's like living there.

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Terje Nygård
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Visually... pretty close to how they store humans in "The Matrix" and use them as a powersource ^^

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Watching
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh goodness there's no way I could live at the top of that.

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lunar eclipse
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wanna move to a peaceful countryside. I know it’s a lot more boring but I stay in and read,draw, cook and bake anyway. Or I like hiking

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AndersM
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Google it and you'll find that it's a very nice place with lots of free space. :-) But still.a.cool picture

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Some of the biggest problems caused by urbanization are:

  • Intensive urban growth can lead to greater poverty, with local governments unable to provide services for all people;
  • Concentrated energy use. It leads to greater air pollution with a significant impact on human health;
  • Automobile exhaust produces elevated lead levels in urban air;
  • Large volumes of uncollected waste create multiple health hazards;
  • Urban development can magnify the risk of environmental hazards such as flash flooding;
  • Pollution and physical barriers to root growth promote loss of urban tree cover;
  • Animal populations are inhibited by toxic substances, vehicles, and the loss of habitat and food sources.
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It's Baffling How Fast It Changes

It's Baffling How Fast It Changes

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Solutions might include:

  • Combat poverty by promoting economic development and job creation;
  • Involve local community in local government;
  • Reduce air pollution by upgrading energy use and alternative transport systems;
  • Create private-public partnerships to provide services such as waste disposal and housing;
  • Plant trees and incorporate the care of city green spaces as a key element in urban planning.

Ultimately, cities can bring us obstacles and opportunities as well as freedom and captivity, and it's up to us to get the most out of them.

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People Offering Prayers At River Yamuna, India, Which Is Frothing From Industrial Waste

People Offering Prayers At River Yamuna, India, Which Is Frothing From Industrial Waste

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WilvanderHeijden
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And none of these fools has the sense to even consider that bathing in industrial waste speeds up your reincarnation process.

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Hotel In Łodz, Poland

Hotel In Łodz, Poland

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Samantha Lomb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its not a nuclear cooling tower. It is for a heating, electric and hotwater generating plant ( TETS in Russian) most are coal or gas powered and that is for releasing steam.

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An Interesting Perspective I've Stumbled Upon In Macau A Year Ago

An Interesting Perspective I've Stumbled Upon In Macau A Year Ago

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The difference between the have's and the have not's, in one photo.

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Petare, Venezuela

Petare, Venezuela

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Before And After A Desert Is Turned Into A Soulless Suburb Of A Desert. Jk, Its A Single Photo Of Arizona

Before And After A Desert Is Turned Into A Soulless Suburb Of A Desert. Jk, Its A Single Photo Of Arizona

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Leo Domitrix
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The water waste hurts. Why do you want lawns in a desert? If you want green lawns, move to England (no offense, England. You have the rainfall, is all.)

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Not A Very Romantic Scene

Not A Very Romantic Scene

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Samantha PandaNotBored
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Blame your government’s. This is their fault . They buy rubbish from countries and do not dispose of it correctly.

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Naples, Italy

Naples, Italy

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Beuska
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just imagine, a few decades or hundred years ago somebody built a nice villa, and now with the urbanisation the whole thing is under a highway..

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People Living Next To A Helicoidal Street In Chongqing

People Living Next To A Helicoidal Street In Chongqing

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Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Comparison Of 1964 - 2016.

Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Comparison Of 1964 - 2016.

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Electrical Wiring And Water Pipes In A Brazilian Favela

Electrical Wiring And Water Pipes In A Brazilian Favela

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Sonja
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh yeah, I saw this one already somewhere here on BP. Would like to see the guy who would try to find which wire or pipe is the one with problem

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Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Jonathan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a South African, I know this is not true... we also have electric fences along with what is shown.

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#20

Literally, Just Thanksgiving Traffic In La

Literally, Just Thanksgiving Traffic In La

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Private Houses On The Roof Of An Eight-Story Mall In Zhūzhōu, China

Private Houses On The Roof Of An Eight-Story Mall In Zhūzhōu, China

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Cairo, Egypt

Cairo, Egypt

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Lekha
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not a single tree in sight (Ok, realised that's very normal there. My bad)

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Downtown Seattle, In The Heart Of The Retail District

Downtown Seattle, In The Heart Of The Retail District

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Yugan Talovich
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand how the US can have money to make bombers but not to help citizens who need help.

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Progressive Insurance's Call Center

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Ghost City In China, Made To Be A Replica Of Paris - Tianducheng

Ghost City In China, Made To Be A Replica Of Paris - Tianducheng

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All Residents Of Whittier, Alaska Live Inside One Building

All Residents Of Whittier, Alaska Live Inside One Building

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was a whole BP post about this. A rail company owns most of the land so no-one can do anything.

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One More Lane Will Fix It

One More Lane Will Fix It

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my country the biggest highway is 3 lanes. No city has more than 3 lanes. And we consider it an achievement. I am amazed at this picture honestly!

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Somewhere In Brazil In The 90's

Somewhere In Brazil In The 90's

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

@WilvanderHeidjen They absolutely are homeless. They are squatting in a utilities access cabinet.

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Baghdad Between Then And Now!

Baghdad Between Then And Now!

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Billionnaire Vijay Mallya's Mansion Atop A Skyscraper In Bangalore, India

Billionnaire Vijay Mallya's Mansion Atop A Skyscraper In Bangalore, India

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Dubai, The Hollow City Of Artificiality

Dubai, The Hollow City Of Artificiality

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will never understand the lure of Dubai, it's a giant soulless shopping mall for rich people. They can have it, it's tacky and ugly.

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Mirny In Siberia, Russia

Mirny In Siberia, Russia

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All of those houses and infrastructure was built die to that mine . It’s still a working mine right now . Giving ppl jobs homes lives

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Ah, Good Old Car Culture...

Ah, Good Old Car Culture...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is not an urban nightmare (whichever you're reffering to). Also, it's like comparing a clouds and grapes

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Block 23, New Belgrade, Serbia

Block 23, New Belgrade, Serbia

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least they have friendly neighbours. My neighbor wouldn’t take my washing in . 😆

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16-Lane Highway Built Through The Downtown Where A Market Square Used To Be In Moscow, Russia

16-Lane Highway Built Through The Downtown Where A Market Square Used To Be In Moscow, Russia

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Again context is great. This was done to facilitate troop movements quickly in and out of the capital which proved vital in WWII as the soldiers from Siberia crossed Red Square in the May Day parades and went straight to the front lines to repel the Nazis. The French similarly built huge boulevards in Paris to facilitate troop movements and to keep people from being able to build barricades, which is a French national tradition.

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Nobody: Southwest Us Developers:

Nobody: Southwest Us Developers:

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Out of curiosity, for what it is, why is it not more square, why all the bends?

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