Earlier we compiled a list of the most beautiful cities in the world, but now it's the turn of the scary ones. This could include countless ugly small and medium-sized towns around the world, but these ten are the most unattractive of all capitals and major cities in the world.
This is a veritable jungle of stone, or a victim of urban sprawl combined with a lack of planning. If you live in one of these places, then of course you will not agree, but here we present a completely impartial list of cities that could be great, but are unforgivably terrible for many reasons.
10. Guatemala, Guatemala
This smoke and crime-filled city is the capital of a pretty beautiful country. The city looks more like a slum than a capital with most buildings on the brink of collapse.
9. Mexico City, Mexico
The city is known, at the moment, as one of the most dangerous, but even if it were a safe haven, it would not be visited more often by tourists anyway. This is one of the most polluted cities in the world and, in general, there is nothing to see there.
8. Amman, Jordan
The capital of a country with one of the most fascinating historical landmarks in the world (magical Petra) should only be the point of arrival and immediate departure (transfer point) on your itinerary unless you like dirty, chaotic streets and ugly buildings that look like they are gradually toppling over. Each other.
7. Caracas, Venezuela
Venezuela is known for its unusual success in an international beauty contest, as Venezuelan women are known for their love of plastic surgery, but the capital of this country has absolutely nothing to do with beauty. It is filled with slums, and its central districts seem completely devoid of planning and any style.
6. Luanda, Angola
It is now experiencing an economic upswing due to the recent success of the African capital, so let's hope that new construction turns into something more attractive than what we see today: hideous apartment buildings dot the skyline of what is incredible but the most expensive city in the world.
5. Chisinau, Moldova
The capital of Moldova is an eyesore. An industrial city built up, for the most part, with very ugly Soviet-style buildings, most of which are dilapidated (and not very clean).
There are many completely unattractive Soviet-era cities in Eastern Europe, but we still expected more from the capital.
4. Houston, USA
The fourth largest city in the United States by population. Of course, there are many other disgusting American cities (you should still name similar American cities: Atlanta, Cleveland ...), but this one should win the title of the most terrible of them: an impoverished and homeless population (about 1 in 5 families live below the poverty line ) and the cityscape without any formal division into districts.
3. Detroit, USA
Detroit is terrible not only aesthetically, but also in terms of quality of life, which explains why the city lost a quarter of its population in a decade. One of the highest crime rates in the country may have contributed to this, but the city itself is dirty, dying out, made of brick, concrete and glass. Not very pretty.
2. Sao Paulo, Brazil
It seems that nature decided to give all the beauty to Rio and completely forgot about the existence of other Brazilian cities.
São Paulo might be one of the most impressive cities in the world for shopping and snacking, but without a doubt, the city is one big concrete jungle.
1. Los Angeles
The city is known for its congested highways - enough to make Los Angeles unattractive. On top of that, there is not much to see while walking the streets (if anyone walks there at all, as it is one of the most pedestrian-friendly cities in the world).
The only attraction is Hollywood and the nearby beaches. Otherwise, Los Angeles is not a pretty place at all. And since this is one of the most famous cities in the world, from year to year there is no excuse for it for the lack of livability and beauty.
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