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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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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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#7

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.

#9

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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#10

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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#11

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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Raven Sheridan
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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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#13

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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#14

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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#16

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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#18

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

It's the middle of the freaking desert. Of course there are no trees.

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

Remember the slums of Cairo get running water only 2 hours a day and they must load up in buckets and bottles. Most days they get electricity for only 12 hours. The rich areas dont have those restrictions.

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

As a 15 yr old living in Pakistan (1969) we had a water tank (cistern) about the size of a hot tub/spa that we could fill every Thursday night and would miraculously last a week. It also served as a swamp cooler, too.

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

At first I thought this was some cool rock formation :(

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

It would be cool if not camouflaged. Is the color supposed to be protective or something?

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

Looks like the surface of the Death Star, when Luke starts his run down the trench & is approaching it.

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

Very colourless, DONT GET LOST! 😱 YOU NEVER FIND YOUR WAY OUT! 😳

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

Looks like the surface of the Death Star... Half expecting to spot an X-Wing fighter somewhere...

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

Sooner or later Mother Earth will realize she has an infestation, and she’ll start to scratch it.

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

I wonder how people get between the buildings. It doesn't look like there are any walkways or even side streets.

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

I do believe we are beginning to show drastic signs of the beginning of over populating the world.

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

This gives me anxiety just to look at... Is hate to live there...

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

What, no house paint available? I thought Egyptians historically were rock painters. This makes me anxious and sad feeling.

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

Yeah we're losing water through a water main leak. See if you can find it.

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

Its not as hot in Cairo as some think. About on par with El Paso Tx yearxaround.

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Mary Paul Davis
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Zoom in to lower right corner... Are those trees and attempts at gardens on t he roof of each. ???

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

Sadly that's how it works here, trust my word i live there.. (i actually live in a more open area)

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

I wouldn't want to try and dust my home there..I would never be done..

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

Yes I live in Cairo since 2010. A strong wind means it's stands torn time. Nothing's plastered or painted and full of dust. You can find satellites and other equipment from the 60s on the roof, hoarded junk yard of the living ..

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

Cairo, Egypt WHEN? Honestly, you just kind of imagine a desert city in any period would look like this.

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

No difference between this & the desert other than cubes. Sad.

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

mmk well as someone whose been here bc of relatives that live here, its not all like this there are some truly gorgeous places in cairo (im egyptian)

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

THAT is the most depressing of all, but I don't know why; the horrors of two many people is hard to look at.]

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

It's Egypt. What kind of trees would you like? Papyrus grows there and it's a natural resource and fantastic paper alternative.

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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 will forever stay far away from that suffocating place! A true urban nightmare!

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

Shouldn't there be a rebel x-wing fighter heading into that trench at top left? 🤔

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

Thought this was from Star Wars. Looks just like the Death Star.

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

Where is the oxygen producing, carbon dioxide eating plants? Nature’s filter?

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

The desert has beauty. This defines usless and distastefully ugly.

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

Looks like a pile of rubble..where do these people grow the food they eat, or they learned to eat rubble?! 🤪 ..Its amazing how humans learn to survive everywhere, yet they never learn how to live without rape and war 😔

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

Isn't this part of Cairo's "City of the Dead"? A UNESCO Heritage site, where the living reside amongst cemeteries and mausoleums since centuries ago? Look it up. I think it's fascinating in many aspects.

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

I can almost see the exhaust port that leads directly to the station's core.

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

Cairo is a beautiful place really, but if they wanted to show the distopic side, they should have gotten a section with a bunch of occupied unfinished buildings (unfinished to avoid taxes).

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

looks like the surface of the death star with the trench running through it.

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

How do people move around, once in you stay there til you die.

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

I thought that that was sand. I didn't realise that there could be that many houses anywhere.

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

For such an advanced civilization, their urban planning leaves a lot to be desired. It’s just so….blah…boring…depressing…..sad.

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

No, No... I zoomed in and found some trees on the main drag on the left side of the picture.

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

At first I thought this was all desert rock. Even knowing this is a cityscape it looks like ari arid expanse.

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

It s good that they are building a second Cairo. In a way...I visited Cairo 2 yrs ago and the downtown area, near the Museum of Archeology, is green.

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

This looks like those basalt column formations with the six sided pillars, except horrifying and lifeless rather than oddly satisfying. Even just the colour... mile after mile of concrete dust. x_(

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

Cairo has been like this for centuries - go further down towards the Nile and its actually very lush. Paradoxically, the City of the Dead is astonishingly green ....

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

NO WAY do I drive a taxi, in that town!! You would need at least 3 G.P.S. machines with you at all times!!

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

I thought Mexico city was on top of each other , almost looks like a dumping ground :0

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

What? So glad I won't be around much longer to see images like this

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

That’s the first thing I noticed, no green, no parks or trees, very depressing.

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

It is all the same color, big deal. reason-the sun is hot, white reflects.

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

This reminds me of my niece trying to cover her zits under a thick layer of foundation.

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

Look a bit further and you'll probably see the pyramids standing on a vast stretch of the desert. What a fabulous contrast! Or, have they constructed these 'prisons for the souls' around the pyramids too!?!?!?

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

Yea to be honest I have visited Cairo and my humble opinion is that their rooftops are vastly under-utilized. They could have so many gardens, solar farms etc up there but most of them are just covered in trash.

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

Megacity 1, these are the outskirts..... ( Judge dredd theme song)

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

Any nature or chance for nature has been destroyed. What a depressing existence

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

It's in a desert, light colored buildings reflect light rather than absorb it so that they are more energy efficient.

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

The worst bit it 10ft off the picture is the start of the Pyramids

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

"You can't miss me, I'm in the beige house at the corner!"

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

Believe it or not there are a handful of places in Cairo with trees such as parks, sporting clubs, close to the Nile, newer housing developments etc. Not much other than that; after all, it’s in the Sahara Desert.

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

Looks like somebody over did the "extrude" filter in Photoshop.

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J. Sebastian
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its interesting that people from craphole nations like this have the nerve to criticize the West (and especially the US) when we don't have anything this disgusting in our nations.

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

Sometimes it looks like eradicating half the population would be a good idea!

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

Been there. It's a s**t hole. Ugly, dirty, full of plastic and litter everywhere.

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I wonder how many people were having sex in this pic just as this photo was taken.

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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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Samantha PandaNotBored
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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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Samantha PandaNotBored
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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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Samantha Lomb
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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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Olivier Caissy
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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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