19
Apr
Kowloon Walled City
It’s been 20 years (to the month) since Kowloon Walled City was demolished, but amazingly, it remains one of the most dense structures ever built. As many as 33,000 people crammed into the seven-acre plot, known in Cantonese as “the city of darkness,” before they were relocated in 1993. This diagram, from the South China Morning Post, is an eye-popping reminder of one of the most legendary structures in the world.
(via Gizmodo)
– I can’t really think of anything to say about this other than: Amazing. Self-contained and self-governed country within a city. Granted, it had problems… but, amazing nonetheless.