Started by Ingrid Solberg (@ingrid_trams) ·
Kowloon Walled City: 33,000 people on 2.6 hectares
Densest place on earth, no planning, buildings fused together, dentists and noodle factories and schools inside. Demolished in 1994. The photos are unreal.
5 sources · 1h 1m down the hole
How I got here
- Started with
- “kowloon walled city inside”
- Ended at
- “kowloon walled city documentary 1980s”
The Trail
- “kowloon walled city inside” (google.com)
- Kowloon Walled City (en.wikipedia.org)
- Kai Tak Airport (en.wikipedia.org)
planes flew right over it, which capped the building height
- Kowloon Walled City Park (en.wikipedia.org)
- “kowloon walled city documentary 1980s” (youtube.com)
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