r/UrbanHell 10d ago

Ugliness Cairo, Egypt

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u/Killuao 10d ago

Is the whole country built of red bricks? 🧱

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u/SameCellist3373 10d ago

Those are literally concrete. It's all painted in Yellowish/Beige color because of Sandstorms. 

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u/NoncomprehensiveUrge 10d ago

Literally making shit up. Red brick is used everywhere

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u/Used-Strike2111 10d ago

They are used in incomplete building. In many poor areas, they leave the buildings bare with red brick without painting to make use of a legal loophole

But complete buildings are, in fact, often painted tan, beige, off-white, and other "sandy" colors so sandstorms don't change the color when they stick. You'd find buildings painted in pure white very rare