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Kowloon Walled City (Chinese: 九龍寨城) [a] was an extremely densely populated and largely lawless enclave of China within the boundaries of Kowloon City of former British Hong Kong. Built as an imperial Chinese military fort, the walled city became a de jure enclave after the New Territories were leased to the United Kingdom in 1898.
Ian Lambot (born 1953) is a British architect and photographer [1] mostly known for his photographs of the Kowloon Walled City which he visited hundreds of times between 1985 and its demolition in 1994. [2]
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While it stood (until 1992) Kowloon Walled City was the most densely populated place on Earth. Girard's photographs, along with co-author Ian Lambot's, provide the most thorough record of what life was like for Walled City residents, and have served as a visual reference for film production designers (e.g. Batman Begins directed by Christopher ...
Original – Aerial photo of Kowloon Walled City, 1989 Reason Good lead image of Kowloon Walled City. This is a 1989 photo. The neighborhood was demolished in 1993. The photo quality isn't high (resolution and sharpness). Given the neighborhood is now gone, I think the EV of this image makes up for its quality. Articles in which this image appears
The Kowloon Walled City Park is a park in Kowloon City, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Kowloon Walled City had been a military stronghold since the 15th century due to its coastal location and was a slum. Under an agreement between the Government of Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China, the Kowloon Walled City was demolished in the 1990s. Some ...
Kowloon Walled City. I,User:Jidanni took this picture in 1989 from an airplane of this unbelieveable Kowloon_Walled_City slum. Won't be flying back in time soon, so only copy I got. Nominate and support. - Jidanni 04:49, 23 May 2006 (UTC) Oppose terrible image quality. chowells 05:05, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
On January 14, 1987, the government of Hong Kong made the official announcement that Kowloon Walled City, the notorious 2.7-hectare slum on Kowloon Island, would be demolished and the land turned into a park before the sovereignty of the territory will be transferred to China. [26]