Kowloon Walled City

13

DEC 2010

By Kelly Minner — Filed under: Misc , Hong Kong, Kowloon

 

Courtesy of Zoohaus

Now this is dense.  Kowloon Walled City, a Chinese settlement in Hong Kong was at one time thought to be the most dense place on the planet.  A Japanese team was able to document the city in section before it was disassembled in 1993.

Additional photographs following the break.

© Ian Lambot

Courtesy of Zoohaus

© Ian Lambot

Courtesy of Zoohaus

Courtesy of Zoohaus

© Ian Lambot

© Ian Lambot

* Location to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address. 

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