rapunzel69:classicmeevs:ruinationstation:Abandoned mall in Bangkok.theres probably so many dead fish
rapunzel69:classicmeevs:ruinationstation:Abandoned mall in Bangkok.theres probably so many dead fish at the top of that escalator “New World shopping mall was a four storey former shopping mall originally constructed as an eleven storey building. It was found to be in breach of old town Bangkok’s four storey limit on building heights…“The top seven floors were demolished to adhere to building codes in 1997. In 1999 the mall burned due to suspected arson committed by a competitor in the area. The disaster resulted in several casualties, and the building has remained abandoned ever since. Not having a roof, the basement floor remains under several feet of water year round.”At some point in the early 2000’s an unknown person began introducing a small population of exotic koi and catfish species. The small population of fish began to thrive and the result is now a self-sustained, and amazingly populated urban aquarium.“Koi and catfish have made the flooded basement their homePicture: Jesse Rockwell/REX -- source link
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