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Kowloon Walled City, situated next to the old Hong Kong International Airport, was an incredible megablock of urban/architectural configuration occupying an area of approximately 200 by 150 metres. Most of the 500 buildings in the City, housing almost 50,000 residents, were built between 1965 and 1985.
Don't forget to click on the title for a PDF history of the now demolished city.
Kowloon Walled City, situated next to the old Hong Kong International Airport, was an incredible megablock of urban/architectural configuration occupying an area of approximately 200 by 150 metres. Most of the 500 buildings in the City, housing almost 50,000 residents, were built between 1965 and 1985.
Don't forget to click on the title for a PDF history of the now demolished city.
- Skyscraperpage.com forum thread devoted to Kowloon Walled City, information, pictures and videos Site will ask for a user name and password... just click cancel.
- Kowloon Walled City, introduction
- Related page on the Leisure and Cultural Services Department website
- Photographs and brief overview of KWC in historical, personal, architectural and political terms
- Kowloon Walled City Park - Photographs
- Kowloon Walled City Park - Pictures
- Story of a team exploring Kowloon Walled City
- Wikipedia
- My father lived in Kowloon Walled City
- Kowloon Walled City: The Modern Pirate Utopia
- The Kowloon Walled City Vanished before the Handover
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