Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated, ungoverned settlement in Kowloon, an area north of Hong Kong Island. What began as a Chinese military fort evolved into a squatters' village comprising ...

The site reportedly includes the remains of a walled and fortified city with towers, defensive ramparts, organised residential areas linked by small roads, a central hub, a cemetery, and an area ...

Archaeologists discovered a walled city in the northern Saudi Arabian desert that was likely home to 500 people as far back as 2,400 B.C. The experts believe the city’s roughly 1,000 years of ...

Its 400-year-old walls encircle the city lined with beautiful cobblestoned streets. Many may not know that this Walled City is also home to one of the world’s best Halloween celebrations.

Site: Historic District of Old Quebec Location: Canada Year Designated: 1985 Category: Cultural Criteria: (iv)(vi) Reason for Designation: North America’s premier walled city is an architectural ...

Jaipur: Not only the buildings of govt departments but also private houses and shops in the Walled City will undergo a facelift by having duly painted or revamped façades in time before the ...

Jaipur: The city traffic department has banned parking of any vehicles inside the Walled City during the Diwali festival. Parking vehicles on the roadsides in the Walled City will be prohibited ...

A new Blue Lotus Gallery exhibition – Voices of the Walls – explores Kowloon Walled City’s rich history through photographs ...

When a gambling boss named ends up dead, he leaves his two sons, Chia Chin and Chia Kang in the custody of his good friend Chiptooth. While beset by temptations on all sides, Chia Chin tries his ...

What are the best city building games? There’s nothing more relaxing than sitting down for an afternoon of city building games. We’ve lost countless hours lining up buildings just how we like ...

This story appears in the December 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. At the time of Jack the Ripper, a hard time for London, there lived in that city a mild-mannered stenographer named ...

Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated, ungoverned settlement in Kowloon, an area just north of Hong Kong. What began as a Chinese military fort evolved into a squatters' village comprising a ...