![]() ![]() It was a place where brothels, casinos, opium dens, cocaine parlors, food courts serving dog meat and secret factories ran unmolested by authorities. The buildings grew so tall that sunlight couldn’t reach the bottom levels and the entire city had to be illuminated with fluorescent lights. Its population flourished for decades, with residents building labyrinthine corridors above the street level, which was clogged with trash. Neither Britain nor China wanted responsibility for it, so it became its own lawless city. A former watchpost to protect the area against pirates, it was occupied by Japan during World War II and subsequently taken over by squatters after Japan’s surrender. ![]() The Kowloon Walled City was located just outside Hong Kong, China during British rule. For more deserted towns and other derelict places check out our collection of 100+ Abandoned Buildings, Places and Property.ġ. For more amazing abandoned places by region visit the WebUrbanist abandonments archive. These 20 abandoned cities of the world share an eerie, haunted quality that is part of what makes them so fascinating. There are many reasons why cities are abandoned some, like the ghost towns of the American West, have become tourist destinations while others have been condemned or simply forgotten. ![]()
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