View of the Monster Building (Yik Cheong Building), one of Hong Kong's most Instragrammable sites, known for its incredibly dense and stacked flats, in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, China, 18 December 2018. As you look up, the towering buildings rise with your gaze on all three sides, leaving only a small, U-shaped gap of sky. Known as Hong Kong's "Monster Building, " this concrete giant is part of a group of private housing towers that was built in the 1960s. Architecturally, the complex can seem ugly and even oppressive ¨C but in recent years, this spot has been a favorite haunt of Instagrammers and amateur photographers looking to capture its unique symmetry and density. The Monster Building is located in Quarry Bay, a relatively quiet district in eastern Hong Kong Island. Despite its nickname, it is not a single building but an E-shaped complex composed of five interconnected towers. Built in the 1960s, it was one of many public housing developments owned by the government, providing heavily subsidized accommodation for the city's low-income residents.
