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A highway in Japan after the M7.3 Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake. January 17, 1995. (europe.pub)
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[–] 13 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Is this picture taken at an angle or is it a straight picture of the highway at an angle??

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  • [–] 44 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    The buildings on the right side of the picture are upright.

    This highway must've been on pillars and fell sideways.

    Edit: here is a pic from a different angle:

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  • [–] 16 points 5 months ago

    What's crazy is how long the toppled highway keeps its shape and direction, it just goes all the way to the horizon. Squinting at the thumbnail I thought I was looking at the wall of a brutalist building.

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