ubahnverleihCurrently going through my photos from Hong Kong. I will post some of them here in the next few days.
They bathe the streets and buildings in colorfull light. And also the laundry.
But also on daytime they are extremly interesting to look at. Each neon sign is a complex and unique work of art.
Some of them extend far into the street and are held in place by a complex construction of steel cables. Like this one in Kowloon City, near the former legendary Kowloon Walled City.
Oh, you haven't heard of Kowloon Walled City? It was a ungoverned piece of land in Hong Kong, but also the most densely populated spot in the world. 33,000 people lived on 2.6 ha in 300 buildings. The height of the illegal built houses was limited to 14 storeys. - Because it was located in the final approach to the only runway of Kai Tak Airport. One of the busiest airports in the world at the time. Including an extremely difficult approach - over Kowloon Walled City. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City
Konstantin Käfer@ubahnverleih es gibt sogar eine Doku auf deutsch: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S-rj8m7Ssow
Kowloon Walled City Documentary (English Subtitles)
@kkaefer ja das ist komplett absurd, dass ein deutsches Fernsehteam dort als einer der wenigen mit Kamera drin war.
Friedrich Hartmann@kkaefer @ubahnverleih auch eine meiner liebsten Infografiken. https://www.perdigallos.com/infographics#/kwc/
@friedrich @kkaefer ich habe mich gerade schon gefreut, dass man die als Print kaufen kann, aber 99€ + 70€ Versand sind mir dann doch etwas zu viel.