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132 Scary Photos That Prove We're Living In An Urban Hell (New Pics)

132 Scary Photos That Prove We're Living In An Urban Hell (New Pics)

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Some modern cities really do look like dystopian sci-fi movie sets. The mix of windowless skyscrapers, endless parking lots, and constant traffic jams can sometimes feel so overwhelming it almost makes us want to escape to the woods for good.
It’s no surprise then that a lot of people online now refer to these places as “urban hell.” Thousands of users post photos to a popular subreddit that acts like a museum to showcase the depressing reality of modern city design.
At first glance, it’s easy to scroll through these images and just see them as ugly or poorly planned places. But look closer, because there is a much darker reality beneath the surface.

#41 The Grand Lisboa Hotel Against The Backdrop Of Slums In Macau, China

Contrasting urban hell street with old apartments and modern twisted glass skyscraper
16points

#42 Pruning, China

Aerial view of repetitive tiled rooftops in an eerie urban setting
16points

#43 Belgrade, Serbia

Eerie urban hell with damaged empty buildings and broken concrete structure
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15points

#44 Volgograd, Russia

Gloomy cityscape with old apartment buildings and a giant statue on snowy hills
15points

#45 Ferentari, Romania

Dilapidated apartment buildings with graffiti and police car in urban hell neighborhood
15points

#46 Does Someone Know Where This Is?

Muddy and damaged urban street with old buildings and construction in urban hell
15points

#47 Drc On The Left vs. Rwanda On The Right

Aerial contrast between dense slum and orderly urban residential neighborhood
15points

#48 Cairo, Egypt. World's Widest Highway (32 Lane Beast)

Aerial view of an empty large urban parking lot under bright light
15points

#49 The Other Side Of Chongqing, China

Dense urban hell cityscape with aged, layered buildings and modern skyscraper background
15points

#50 A Shoke Of Cape Town

Aerial view of urban hell showing stark contrast between luxury homes and dense shantytown
15points

#51 Not So Glamorous And Not So Famous Sides Of Chongqing

High-rise urban hell apartments with weathered facades and numerous balconies
15points

#52 Met Life (New Jersey) 82.5k Capacity vs. Croke Park (Ireland) 82.3k Capacity

Aerial view of urban stadium surrounded by large parking lots and roads under cloudy sky
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15points

#53 Home Sweet Home

Urban hell with homes overshadowed by large concrete silo walls on sunny day
15points

#54 Light Pollution, Chongqing

City skyline glowing with neon lights in urban hell atmosphere
14points

#55 Abandoned Row Houses In Baltimore, Maryland

Abandoned urban hell row houses with boarded windows and decay
14points

#56 Somewhere In Post Soviet Europe

Unusual urban hell apartment with unsupported top floor held by metal poles
14points

#57 New York, 1982

Traffic-filled street lined with tall skyscrapers in urban hell cityscape
14points

#58 Woman With Pram Strolls Past The Local Steel Works. Consett, UK (1974)

Woman pushing stroller in smoky industrial urban hell area with factory chimneys
14points

#59 Tokyo, Japan

Old houses with large pipes running across water in urban hell scene
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14points

#60 High Tech Low Life, Chongqing

Narrow dark alley with worn apartments in urban hell street
14points
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