Download or read book Beneath the Metropolis written by Alex Marshall and published by Running PressBook Pub. This book was released on 2006 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tours one dozen cities that were built below street level, profiling each for their archaeological histories, geological features, and engineering innovations, in a reference that includes coverage of such regions as the first-century catacombs of Rome, the New York subway system, and Mexico City's depleted aquifer.