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Observing all the recent coverage of North Korea, we couldn't help but notice how bizarre it looks to see a city with no advertisements.
The following photos are creepy, all subtle variations on the shade of gray. Major urban spaces that would be covered in ads elsewhere — bus stops, concrete facades, public plazas, major roadsides — are eerily empty in North Korea (if not occupied by communist or anti-American propaganda).
Obviously, the lack of billboard advertising is due to the country's communist disposition. But it's still an interesting glance at what a world with no ads might look like.
Most striking about these images is the sheer volume of space that is simply left blank. The photos are street scenes from Pyongyang, North Korea's capital, and they bluntly illustrate the stark contrast to the thriving bustle of the country's Asian neighbors.
From a distance, Pyongyang looks like any other Asian city. The Ryugyong Hotel, the tallest building in North Korea, is in the distance.
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But at street level there is almost nothing to see other than the physical architecture of the city.
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A public skating rink in Pyongyang. In America, this would be covered in hoardings.
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