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Shanghai

Hong Kong

Shenzhen

Bangkok

Jakarta

Kuala Lumpur

Singapore

Doha

Dubai

New York

Warsaw

Moscow

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In Bea Crespo and Andrea G. Portoles’ delightful “Brunchcity” series, paper dioramas form iconic skylines that pop out of foods for which major cities are famous. Crespo, an illustrator, created the charming drawings, selecting and sketching landmarks that represent each city. For example, the ruins of Athens’ Parthenon rises out of a dish of Greek yogurt, Cuba’s capital building and a mural of Che Guevera stand on a bedrock of beans and rice, and a paper Coliseum teeters on the side of an Italian ice cream cone. .

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Photographer Bryan Schutmaat recently took a trip to Copper City, Michigan. It’s a small town with a population of only 190 people.

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New York City is home to some of the world’s most famous parks and it’s about to add another one to the list. The workers of New York City are building an underground park in Manhattan and judging by the concept art, it’s going to be pretty incredible.

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Ann Arbor, Michigan hasn’t been the same since artist David Zinn began decorating its streets with his chalk art. You can see little green aliens, flying pigs, and other quirky characters throughout the city.

Zinn’s creations are sure to bring joy to your day, or at least cause you to examine the sidewalk more often. Zinn’s work is nothing short of awesome, and it’s just the thing every city could use to bring some joy to its citizens. Take a look!

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Tired of people getting all worked up over the so-called brilliance of some nonsense quote a wannabe Banksy slapped onto the side of a junior high gymnasium? Well, British street artist Mobstr is too.

To voice their criticism, they also took to the walls. Using the same popular styles and techniques, Mobstr cuts out the corny and replaces it with funny. If these works don’t inspire other street artists to step their game up, nothing will.

Check out the art critique art!

Mobstr’s mockery knows no boundaries. Here is some of their work that found its way into a London gallery.

If you’re going to say something’s bad, you might as well make it look good. Kudos to Mobstr for taking their complaints and making them art.

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The city was built for the new, rising class of wealthy people in China.

Locals call it “The City of the Dead.” It’s known otherwise as the city of Beihai, in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. The beautiful metropolis is earned its nickname for one reason: it’s a ghost town.
More than 100 beautiful villas are standing in Beihai, but they are completely empty. The result of the complete absence of families in these mansions? Complete and utter creepiness.

These properties were bought quickly.

However, six years later, the buildings still stand empty.

It’s completely devoid of residents.

The owners of the properties are hoping that rising property prices will make the purchase worthwhile.

These homes are too far from city centers to encourage people to move into the homes

If China keeps growing and modernizing, perhaps one day ghost cities like this one will be booming.

But for now, these mansions remain empty.

Soon, the villas will require serious maintenance and upkeep.

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Propeller Island City Lodge is one of the most unusual hotels in the world. It is located in Berlin, Germany. All rooms and objects were created by the German artist Lars Stroschen. Each of the 30 rooms has its unique design. There are even flying beds and upside down rooms. The hotel guests receive manuals on how to use the rooms.

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But while “ChiBeria” will soon be a thing of the past, we’ll still have some incredibly remarkable photos to show for the bitterly cold, icy, undeniably unpleasant series of days.

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Isaac Cordal’s miniature city in ruins installation in Nantes, France

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Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated, largely ungoverned settlement in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Originally a Chinese military fort, the Walled City became an enclave after the New Territories were leased to Britain in 1898. Its population increased dramatically following the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. In 1987, the Walled City contained 33,000 residents within its 6.5-acre (0.026 km2; 0.0102 sq mi) borders. From the 1950s to the 1970s, it was controlled by Triads and had high rates of prostitution, gambling, and drug use. In January 1987, the Hong Kong government announced plans to demolish the Walled City. After an arduous eviction process, demolition began in March 1993 and was completed in April 1994. Kowloon Walled City Park opened in December 1995 and occupies the area of the former Walled City. Some historical artifacts from the Walled City, including its yamen building and remnants of its South Gate, have been preserved there.

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Great project by Paul Sahner.

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Life magazine photos of New York City in 1969.

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All the buildings in the coastal city of Santos, Brazil, are sloped sideways as a result of the clay soil not supporting their weight.

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A man has been working on this town model for 15 years, he is now 96 and still working on it.

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