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Underground
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How The World’s First Subway System Was Built
It was the dawn of 1863, and London’s not-yet-opened subway system — the first of its kind in…
Masterplan Of Singapore’s Underground Spaces Ready By 2019
An underground masterplan that maps out Singapore’s underground spaces and their potential uses is set to be unveiled…
The Big Dig: How The High Cost Of Land Is Forcing Hong Kong Into Caverns
With the highest house prices in the world, and most of its land unbuildable, the city has found…
The Secret Underground World Of Singapore
You’ll never guess what’s beneath the ground you’re standing on. Our government bigwigs have always been tirelessly coming…
Will We Ever …. Live In Underground Homes
As cities get more crowded, why not build down? In many respects, Bernadette Roberts’ three-bedroom house is like…
Subterranean London, Adventures Beneath
Exploring the forbidden subterranean world of ghost Tube stations, Victorian sewers and disused shelters has given academic geographer…
World’s Strangest Underground Cities
From bunkers below Berlin to malls under Montreal, here are the strangest and most eye-opening cities built beneath…