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By Cyriaque Lamar Jan 3, 2011 1:30 PM

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A massive cross-section map of the Walled City of Kowloon

As you may have noticed, we're obsessed with the Kowloon Walled City. Prior to the labyrinthine city's demolition, a Japanese research team drew up this huge cross-section map. It's in Japanese, but it's nonetheless astounding. [Deconcrete via William Gibson]

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