Koowlon - Hong Kong

The Kowloon Walled City as a tiny Chinese enclave that was located in the middle of British Hong Kong for decades.
It was torn down in 1993.

By the end of 1970s the Walled City began to grow. Square buildings folded up into one another as thousands
of modifications were made, virtually none by architects or engineers, until the entire City became monolithic.
Labyrinthine corridors ran through the City, some former streets (at the ground level, and often clogged up with refuse),
and some running through upper floors, through and between buildings. The streets were illuminated by fluorescent lights,
as sunlight rarely reached the lower levels. There were only two rules for construction: electricity had to be provided to avoid
fire, and the buildings could be no more than fourteen stories high, because of the nearby airport.
Eight municipal pipes provided water to the entire structure (although more could have come from wells).

By the early 1980s, Kowloon Walled City had an estimated population of 35,000. The City was notorious for its excess of
brothels, casinos, opium dens, cocaine parlours, food courts serving dog meat, and secret factories.
The Kowloon Walled City was also infamous for its high number of unsanitary dentist clinics, since unlicensed dentists
could operate there without prosecution.

This anarchy city was destroyed in 1993.
After the demolition, a park was built in its place with construction starting in May 1994.

 Credits:
Photo by Sftrajan on Flickr
Photo by Rwp-roger on Flickr
Photo by Socialist-bakelite-dayaya on Flickr

Agdam - Azerbaijan

Ağdam (also, Agdam and Aghdam) was a city in and the capital of the Agdam Rayon in southwestern part of
Azerbaijan.

In July 1993 its Azerbajani population fled from Armenian forces, and it is currently a ghost town.
Despite the fact that no fighting occurred in the city, it was destroyed by the Armenians.

Bricks and other materials from the ruined city are currently being used to repair damage elsewhere
in the de facto Nagorno Karabakh Republic.

Credits:

Photo by Lohaspackers1234 on Flickr
Photo by 38817521@N08 on Flickr