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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.

#1

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

93arkhanov93 Report

SlartyBlartFast
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4 years ago Created 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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    #2

    Hong Kong Street Life

    Hong Kong Street Life

    DrFetusRN Report

    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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    #3

    New Delhi - During Lockdown vs. Now

    New Delhi - During Lockdown vs. Now

    naughty_ningen Report

    SlartyBlartFast
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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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    #4

    Hong Kong

    Hong Kong

    QAFY Report

    SlartyBlartFast
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This image makes me anxious :(

    Rick
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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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    ThePracticalSarcastic
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    what it actually looks like vs what the photographer CHOSE for you to see... GettyImage...d42afe.jpg GettyImages-1140300530_CMYK-60d4ac9d42afe.jpg

    Ashley Layton
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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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    4 years ago Created 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.

    BabyBooby
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This reminds me of Korben Dallas' apartment building in the Fifth Element.

    Apachebathmat
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just couldn’t live like this, looks so suffocating

    Willem Reese
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't head home drunk if you plan on finding your apartment.

    Jennifer Smith
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    BEST COMMENT! you made me spit water all over my monitor.

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    David Cadogan
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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.

    Tammy Hynes
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Control the human population growth

    denzoren
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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.

    Tom Peters
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I couldn’t even imagine a fire in that place.

    Why_is_life_?
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For some reason this makes me claustrophobic

    Koko Berube
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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.

    Karen Filice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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!

    Jennifer Smith
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    anything after the 20th floor is the nope-th floor for me

    Lisa Mccready
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like The Matrix!!! Very sad

    Sadie Marie Elick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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…

    Druidess Midian
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    Driftwood1250
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really, really like the ground floor or near ground floor locations in buildings.

    Yeetus Crew
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a headache someone help

    lindsey
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    looks like inside a computer

    Mazer
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone feel a little inconsequential now

    Calypso poet
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. Ugh, the stairs and elevators.

    Naima Ivansdóttir
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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...

    Steven Laragy
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First glance I thought this was a glitching screen :(

    Emily Carter
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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.

    Dorothy Cloud
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Elizabeth Poulson-Day
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I sure wouldn't want to be there when a earthquake happens.

    Jennifer Lee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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

    Alison Duncan Murphy
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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.

    Raymond Pobiak
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created 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.

    Party Poison
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    did this trigger anyone elses trypophobia?

    Natalie
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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

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

    Please tell me they have elevators in good working condition!

    Donna Partain
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ONE OF THE MOST AWFUL THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN.

    Debra Newell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The more people, the more chances for problems.

    J C
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A collapse will be devastating

    Krzysztof Ziętek
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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.

    Eris Ea
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why this looks like a Playmobil city

    IamTheWeirdOne
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Azure Adams
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    imagine if the elevators were out and you live near the top

    Marcin Klisiak
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Bruce Aitchison
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure hope that place never has a major esrthquake.

    TonyTee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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

    Eleonora Ruby Sil Mendoza
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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

    Keisha
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I swear this looks like an over crowded beehive.

    Eugenia Chan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It doesnt look as bad if you live there its perspective

    Zsuzsi Cseh
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    is Hong Kong earthquake prone?

    Bear Stirling
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Feel like Dublin is headed in this direction

    Shabbir Yamani
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Anna Grace
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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!

    Londo Cotto
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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?

    Londo Cotto
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created 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?

    Maitheunicorn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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

    Se Mooney
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They need “Birth Control.” STAT

    Se Mooney
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Birth control” needed “Right Here.”

    Willy Bones
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Jb Dean
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let’s hope they never have an earthquake!

    Barbara Campbell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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?

    Ellewyn Darden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like my kitchen rug..... Creepy!

    ThisisKaylin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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... 😕

    James Phillips
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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.

    Widdle W
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is a panic attack waiting to happen!

    Omima Miki
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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

    Fatima Mdi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Karen Filice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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!

    Chase Sisk
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if the buildings fell there would be free food

    Bobby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So Kind Kong will enjoy climbing on those.

    Cheryl C
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Patrick Günthner
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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.

    Karen Filice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Angela Carrier
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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

    Mindghost
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a map of sim city on SNES

    Andromeda Sparkle
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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

    Angela Carrier
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude take it down a notch, it's not that damn serious 😂 jesus

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    Athena Cuevas
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s looks like the lines on a tv when it’s static.

    Rachel Meigs
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’d hate to be movers in Hong Kong!!

    SG108
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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.

    Thomas Sweda
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m in 1207, next to the green awning.

    Diane McGhie
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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.

    Seedy Vine
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Inconsequentialistic architecture

    Thomas E S Thomas
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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.

    Distracted1619
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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

    Jason Huang
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine you're in one of the little box...

    Vorknkx
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If Mordor was just one building...

    SG108
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS is what I was talking about in picture #2.

    Hongkong Honey
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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.

    Carole Gleed
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Pascale Pierloot
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No wonder they have so many depressed people.

    Joy
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That looks like a screenshot from The Matrix 😳

    Kathy Dabanian
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    4 years ago Created 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!

    Katherine Bordier
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    4 years ago Created 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!?

    JJ Buddhabrot
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    4 years ago Created 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.

    JustAnother Soul
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    4 years ago

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    StnFlwr
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    MacDudu
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like a termite colony...for humans

    Nicholas Lane
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Dorothy Cloud
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Денис М
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't even imagine what living in these boxes is like

    James F. Wilson Jr.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Think about how much trash and feces, is created here.

    Robin Chappelle
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I now have a headache after looking at this monstrosity!

    Judith Wilson
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    4 years ago Created 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

    Hugh Cookson
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    4 years ago Created 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.

    Louise Stange-Wahl
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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!

    Marsha Peters
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like a close-up of woven fabric.

    Warren Brown
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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!!!

    Shirley Heyn
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine coming home every night to this. . .

    Azrael Ariel
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trypophobia meets claustrophobia.

    Vicki Perizzolo
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't even imagine being around that many people

    Irene Walton
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    jeezuz, this is not the way to live

    Diana Hockley
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    katboxjanitor
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a multi-tiered circuit board

    MAKtheknife
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    EEEEEUUUUU! People really live like this?

    Cecile Desjardins
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    4 years ago Created 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.

    Khadija Hammond
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    4 years ago Created 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.

    April Pickett
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The way we will be housed in the future.

    Julie Lynch
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chlostrophobic myfirst thought, I couldn’t live like that

    Artist Known As Lisa
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That looks more like a circuit board than buildings!

    sharron lynn parsons
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    A T
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got dizzy looking at this image. 👀

    Osprey
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    4 years ago Created 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.

    Mykel Gordon
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How long does the elevator take to get to the top?

    elfin
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a matrix.

    shado
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    4 years ago Created 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.

    Elsie Collins
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An inferno and fire trap waiting to happen!!!

    Jane W.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Jane W.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Carol Goodson
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is beyond awful.... can't believe they built this

    Jean Thompson
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wouldn't like to be a postman in Hong Kong!!

    I I
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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

    Eileen Schwab
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have dreams like this sometimes when I'm feeling anonymous

    AJ
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Inside those windows there's lovely homes.

    Biljana Malesevic
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Sharon Frank
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dear God. Makes me more than anxious.

    Michigan Guy
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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?

    Sarah
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I woud do anything rather than live in this hell.

    Robin DJW
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Glynna Bowood
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If this is where it's all headed then count me out!

    Farid Red
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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.

    Yili Lai
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ever think this is human zoos

    NWB
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    imagine the size of the places too inside!

    Dave Van Horn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine the chaos, destruction and death after an earthquake.

    Alex Nelson
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good jigsaw puzzle picture though

    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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.

    Vasana Phong
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, don’t make a wrong turn somewhere

    Terje Nygård
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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 ^^

    Wistiti
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm thinking computer chips.

    Watching
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    lunar eclipse
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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

    AndersM
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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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    #5

    Beirut Port

    Beirut Port

    Gordn_Ramsay Report

    Cactus McCoy
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this the aftermath of that enormous explosion`?

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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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    #6

    Uae Nad Al Sheba III Neighborhood

    Uae Nad Al Sheba III Neighborhood

    DrFetusRN Report

    #7

    It's Baffling How Fast It Changes

    It's Baffling How Fast It Changes

    ilovebravebrowser Report

    lunar eclipse
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ewgh. These types of pictures make me feel depressed and anxious

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    #8

    Mumbai, India

    Mumbai, India

    yehbikgayehaigormint Report

    Leo Domitrix
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yep, that's how Trump likes it. He's in his gold-covered chair, you're dying at his feet.

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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.
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    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

    excitedrod Report

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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

    tanmayp63 Report

    Samantha Lomb
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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

    diejesus Report

    Raven Sheridan
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created 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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    #12

    Petare, Venezuela

    Petare, Venezuela

    antoine_montt Report

    SlartyBlartFast
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is this stable, I am stressed out just looking at this image

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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

    TownPro Report

    Leo Domitrix
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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

    lazybong Report

    Samantha PandaNotBored
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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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    #15

    Naples, Italy

    Naples, Italy

    biwook Report

    Beuska
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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

    biwook Report

    Pazuzu
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    looks like something from cyberpunk

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    #17

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

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

    polysabu Report

    troufaki13
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So so sad... We really are earth's parasite...

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    #18

    Electrical Wiring And Water Pipes In A Brazilian Favela

    Electrical Wiring And Water Pipes In A Brazilian Favela

    justuniqueusername Report

    cah
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it's so easy to take for granted what we have in the USA

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    #19

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    Intricate1779 Report

    Jonathan
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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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    Watching
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's just every day in LA during traffic hours.

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    #21

    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

    adamlm Report

    V33333P
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This almost looks like a surreal piece of art

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    #22

    Cairo, Egypt

    Cairo, Egypt

    biwook Report

    Lekha
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created 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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    #23

    Downtown Seattle, In The Heart Of The Retail District

    Downtown Seattle, In The Heart Of The Retail District

    unlordtempest Report

    Yugan Talovich
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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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    #24

    Progressive Insurance's Call Center

    Progressive Insurance's Call Center

    acamu5x Report

    Robert T
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cubeville. Dilbert will be hiding in there somewhere.

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    #25

    Hyderabad, India

    Hyderabad, India

    hafeezahmed2839 Report

    #26

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

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

    hasanah78 Report

    #27

    All Residents Of Whittier, Alaska Live Inside One Building

    All Residents Of Whittier, Alaska Live Inside One Building

    NaperVillage Report

    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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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    #28

    Manila, Philippines

    Manila, Philippines

    charles3535 Report

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    #29

    One More Lane Will Fix It

    One More Lane Will Fix It

    11vidakn Report

    SlartyBlartFast
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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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    #30

    Somewhere In Brazil In The 90's

    Somewhere In Brazil In The 90's

    LeandroGanchas75 Report

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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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    #31

    Baghdad Between Then And Now!

    Baghdad Between Then And Now!

    alfredokurdi Report

    Aski Markup
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Goodness, the Americans really destroyed that beautiful country.

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    #32

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

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

    fragilistical Report

    Lekha
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This guy is an infamous money launderer and fugitve of India, currently hiding in UK fighting extradition case

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    #33

    The Capital Of California

    The Capital Of California

    ZappCoast Report

    #34

    Dubai, The Hollow City Of Artificiality

    Dubai, The Hollow City Of Artificiality

    Cat-attak Report

    Sue Grigg
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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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    #35

    Chongqing, China

    Chongqing, China

    The_Eastern_Stalker Report

    Joseph Dowling
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jake: How often does the train go by? Elwood: So often you don't even notice it.

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    #36

    Mirny In Siberia, Russia

    Mirny In Siberia, Russia

    ADarkcid Report

    Samantha PandaNotBored
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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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    #37

    Ah, Good Old Car Culture...

    Ah, Good Old Car Culture...

    biwook Report

    Red rockin lobster
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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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    #38

    Block 23, New Belgrade, Serbia

    Block 23, New Belgrade, Serbia

    Porodicnostablo Report

    Samantha PandaNotBored
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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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    #39

    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

    matthewstifler Report

    Samantha Lomb
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created 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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    #40

    Nobody: Southwest Us Developers:

    Nobody: Southwest Us Developers:

    Zidar93 Report

    Olivier Caissy
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created 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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    The challenges faced by the Corviale social housing project echo the struggles highlighted in urban areas worldwide.

    With the stark imagery found on the r/UrbanHell subreddit, Corviale also serves as a reflection of urban planning gone awry, revealing the consequences of architectural dreams that did not fully materialize.

    #41

    Two Cities

    Two Cities

    graydarkblack Report

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    #42

    Smog In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

    Smog In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

    kirime Report

    Winx
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is exactly how Salt Lake City looks in the winter too. They call it the "inversion"

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    #43

    The Apartment I Used To Live In. Dhaka, Bangladesh

    The Apartment I Used To Live In. Dhaka, Bangladesh

    remiswifu Report

    #44

    An Apocalyptic Landscape With Balloons At The Ghaziabad Industrial Area, India

    An Apocalyptic Landscape With Balloons At The Ghaziabad Industrial Area, India

    tanmaypendse63 Report

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    #45

    The Most Depressing City In Russia - Norilsk

    The Most Depressing City In Russia - Norilsk

    MrRipperGuy Report

    Some Cool Guy
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd be depressed too if there was words in the sky

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    #46

    Corviale, Rome, One Of The Longest Single Residential Building In The World (1 Kilometer In Length, Housing 8000 Persons)

    Corviale, Rome, One Of The Longest Single Residential Building In The World (1 Kilometer In Length, Housing 8000 Persons)

    Ezer_Pavle Report

    Nicola Roberts
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Until now I never really considered the effect on the landscape. You can have this monstrosity or you can lose the fields so each house can have it's own 20ft piece of land. We've seen both examples in this thread.

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    #47

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

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

    biwook Report

    #48

    Mecca, This Cityscape Is Deeply Unsettling

    Mecca, This Cityscape Is Deeply Unsettling

    reddit.com Report

    yourdailydoseofcrazy
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    am i the only one who is reminded of The Capitol? (Panem)

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    #49

    Anti-Homeless Architecture - Porto Alegre, Brasil, 2021

    Anti-Homeless Architecture - Porto Alegre, Brasil, 2021

    tsprado Report

    Amery
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the entity is gonna buy bricks, why can't they buy a few more, and let the homeless BUILD a shelter?!?

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    #50

    Endless Parking Lots, Highways, Strip Malls With The Same Franchises All Accessible Only By Car. Topped Off With A Nice Smoggy Atmosphere And A 15 Minute Drive To Anywhere. Takers ?

    Endless Parking Lots, Highways, Strip Malls With The Same Franchises All Accessible Only By Car. Topped Off With A Nice Smoggy Atmosphere And A 15 Minute Drive To Anywhere. Takers ?

    humzahjaleel Report

    SlartyBlartFast
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am I the only one that literally feels happier when I get to walk (instead of commute)?!

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    #51

    San Francisco, USA

    San Francisco, USA

    Sayl0 Report

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or "Any third world country somewhere on the globe."

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    #52

    Jaywick, Essex, UK

    Jaywick, Essex, UK

    jas2244 Report

    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe this is one of if not the most deprived place in the UK. There was a programme about it on TV some time ago.

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    #53

    Shinjuku, Tokyo

    Shinjuku, Tokyo

    wkndmnstr Report

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    #54

    A Graveyard In Hong Kong

    A Graveyard In Hong Kong

    Porodicnostablo Report

    Andrew Gibb
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    people are dying to get in here. It is the dead centre of town.

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    #55

    L.a.'s Concrete River

    L.a.'s Concrete River

    Phara-Oh Report

    #56

    Alexandria, Egypt

    Alexandria, Egypt

    Halla5432 Report

    Natalie
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My practical side totally understands the convenience of building the bridge across to make traffic flow easier and avoid congestion. But my romantic side hates the thought of breaking up the gorgeous natural ocean view with a man-made concrete bridge and traffic! Takes the breathtaking and makes it concrete jungle

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    #57

    Salty Hker Here. This Is Far Worse Than Skyscrapers And Apartment Buildings Imo

    Salty Hker Here. This Is Far Worse Than Skyscrapers And Apartment Buildings Imo

    SamBkamp Report

    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It reminds me of the town in Edward Scissorhands

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    #58

    Bucharest In 1999

    Bucharest In 1999

    andromedass Report

    Alex Bailey
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ARGH! At first look that man on the right appeared to have no head!! (I'm looking at this on a small screen admittedly.)

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    #59

    How People Commute In L.a. (And Most Of America)

    How People Commute In L.a. (And Most Of America)

    grobby-wam666 Report

    Kesam
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd hate to live in a place where I was forced to commute by car.

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    #60

    Water Pipelines In Our Locality. Kalimpong, India

    Water Pipelines In Our Locality. Kalimpong, India

    friday-boy Report

    Rosidah Yahya
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    country of contradiction, where the poorest live with the richest, only vastly diff areas

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    #61

    Waiting For A Bus At -54°c In Yakutsk, Russia

    Waiting For A Bus At -54°c In Yakutsk, Russia

    andreysavv Report

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    #62

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Grillos Report

    #63

    These Unfinished Monorail Lines All Across São Paulo Were Supposed To Be Ready For The 2014 World Cup...

    These Unfinished Monorail Lines All Across São Paulo Were Supposed To Be Ready For The 2014 World Cup...

    SilverSkilo Report

    Mark Howell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did they have the same salesman as the Simpsons visit them ? ;o)

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    #64

    Salem, Or, USA. This Picture Was Taken At 5 Pm Today

    Salem, Or, USA. This Picture Was Taken At 5 Pm Today

    arm2610 Report

    Anna Martin
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was last September when much of the state was on fire. I remember that day and have a similar photo of the sky.

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    #65

    Yesterday When It Rained In My City (Luanda - Angola)

    Yesterday When It Rained In My City (Luanda - Angola)

    LeandroGanchas75 Report

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    #66

    Seoul In Winter 1956

    Seoul In Winter 1956

    biwook Report

    Samantha Lomb
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again context. This is just three years after the Korean war.

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    #67

    Welcome To The Bay Area

    Welcome To The Bay Area

    nobodywins888 Report

    #68

    Minneapolis, USA

    Minneapolis, USA

    AlAmine Report

    Joe Dunn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in Minneapolis. The George Floyd aftermath with all the protestors was deeply unsettling. The day Derek Chauvin was found guilty you could cut the tension in the air with a knife. It was like trying to breathe cotton.

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    #69

    To Avoid Homeless People The City Is Installing Stones Under This Bridge - São Paulo, Brazil

    To Avoid Homeless People The City Is Installing Stones Under This Bridge - São Paulo, Brazil

    PandaReturns Report

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    #70

    House Of Atomic Engineers, Moscow (400m Long)

    House Of Atomic Engineers, Moscow (400m Long)

    tanmayp63 Report

    Samantha Lomb
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is a wonderful building and what is missing from this context is Soviet built Moscow has a lot of green space as buffers between buildings, which the current government is developing. Additionally they are seizing the Khrushchev era buildings, displacing families to the suburbs and developing the land into expensive condos. This was a house for workers, which they got for free ( tied to their jobs)

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    #71

    "Can We Go To Paris?" -"No, We Got Paris At Home." Paris At Home:

    "Can We Go To Paris?" -"No, We Got Paris At Home." Paris At Home:

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    #72

    El Helicoide, Venezuela’s Drive Through Shopping Mall Turned Prison

    El Helicoide, Venezuela’s Drive Through Shopping Mall Turned Prison

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    A Cemetery Next To A Factory In Poland

    A Cemetery Next To A Factory In Poland

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    Pau Tea
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually I dont think it's a bad idea. Of course we would all like to place out earthly remains somewhere serene, but if space is limited, this is a better option than lets say a kindergarden/school next to a factory...

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    Suburb In The Middle Of The Desert, Arizona, USA

    Suburb In The Middle Of The Desert, Arizona, USA

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    Persp Gold
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    guessing some people just hate deserts. how is this urban hell?

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    The British Seaside: Where Dreams Go To Die

    The British Seaside: Where Dreams Go To Die

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    Wilf
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That "Dreamland" building is actually a beautiful art-deco cinema. It is a legally protected listed building, and not only that, it's listed at grade II*, which puts it in the top 8 percent of ALL protected buildings in the UK. It's a very fine piece of architecture.

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