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Click to zoom in on this gorgeous visualization of Kowloon’s Walled City, demolished twenty years ago this month. The illustration is from an article from the South China Morning Post, which includes a short history of the place and more stories from people who used to live there:
It was once thought to be the most densely populated place on earth, with 35,000 people crammed into a few tiny apartment blocks and more than 300 interconnected high-rise buildings, all constructed without contributions from a single architect.
Date posted: 2013/04/12 14:04:04
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321 Tumblr notes
Liked from: BruceS
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Original link: https://www.scmp.com/sites/default/files/2013/03/16/scm_news_1.1.nws_backart1_1_0.jpg
Tagged:
infographic 92
urban decay 21
urban density 6
urban history 3
social history 3
historical architecture 2
squatter settlements 1
kowloon walled city 1
kai tak 1
hong kong history 1
