THE CITY THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN BUILT: Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong

Kowloon Walled City was never meant to have existed, but it was still built even though it didn't meat building codes. You could say it was a bit of a loop hole in the system and a legal oversight.

The original intention was for it to be a military fort, and it remained that way for hundreds of years. But then during the 1980's it became a large ungoverned densely populated city and a hot spot for illegal activities.

To name a few there were unlicensed clinics, secret factories, gambling dens, seedy parlours and more you can probably imagine. Even so it still managed to have a population of about 50,000 people.

The way in that the development was built some areas were cut off completely from natural light and air. The rooms were lit with illuminated fluorescent lights and lamps.

Some of the floors of the buildings became unusable for years due to the rubbish that was collected there.

Residents built additional buildings to the complex, drilled wells and tapped into a nearby cities water resources.

As crime rates grew and grew in the end the government finally put a stop to it and evacuated everyone from the city.

The city was demolished in 1993, but some remains and artifacts were left behind, and have been restored. Tourists can now see these at what is known now as Kowloon Walled City Park.

The walled city as of today