Copper and tin mine, Botallack, St Just, CornwallA copper and tin mine at Botallack, St Just, Cornwall -- the workings extend beneath the sea for about 1 km. Date: 1869
Hezekiahs Tunnel, JerusalemHezekiahs Tunnel (Siloam Tunnel), Jerusalem, a subterranean channel cut through the rock, 533 metres long. It was designed as an aqueduct linking the Gihon Spring to the Pool of Siloam. Date: 1920s
Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. TurkeyTurkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Interior
Poster, Caves of Remouchamps, Liege, Belgium Date: 1923
Turkey. Constantinople - Cistern of PhiloxenosOttoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Cistern of Philoxenos or Binbirdirek Cistern, The 1001 columns. It was constructed under a palace in the 5th century
Subterranean Canal in Speedwell Lead Mine, Castleton, Derbyshire. Date: circa 1910s
New Buildings: a Yacht Club and a Car ParkTwo examples of recent modern buildings. A clubhouse for the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club at Burnham-on-Crouch. And an underground car park at Hastings, capable of holding up to 1000 cars
Photographs showing scenes after the Portuguese Revolution. Captioned, Sailors Guarding the Quelhas Convent, Searching for fugitive Priests in a newly discovered subterranean passage
WORLD OF LIVING DEADWORLD OF THE LIVING DEAD (Ed. Earl Repp) The scientists explore the subterranean world Date: 1932
Subterranean church in Bethlehem, 1800sSubterranean church in Bethlehem, Church of the Nativity, 1800s. Pilgrims praying before an altar. Chiesa sotterranea di Betlemme
Ruins of Rachels Tomb, near Bethlehem, 1800sRuins of Rachels Tomb or Bilal bin Rabah mosque, near Bethlehem, 1800s. Sepolcro di Rachele. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient
Chickling pea, subterranean lathyrus or earth-pea, Lathyrus amphicarpos. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by Edward Dalton Smith from Robert Sweets The
Interior of a coal mine, Newcastle upon Tyne. circa 1850
Curtis British Entomology Plate 659Lepidoptera. Euclidia glyphica (Burnet Companion) [Plant: Trifolium subterraneum (Subterranean Clover)] Date: 1824-39
The Shell Grotto - an ornate subterranean passageway shell grotto in Margate, Kent, England - The Dome. Date: circa 1910s
Fountain Perseia. MycenaeMycenae. Fountain Perseia, underground cistern used for water supply. Built as a tunnel of 104 steps leading to a small pool. It was rebuilt in hellenistic period. Mycenae. Argo?lide province
Column of Tears. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. TuTurkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Column of Tears
Operation Gold. Reconstruction of the tunnel built by American intelligence and British between 1954 and 1955 to link the west and east side of the city
The War of the Worlds - Comtemplating life in the sewers" We will have to lead a life underground, do you understand? I thought about the sewers..." Date: First published: 1898
Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Medusa column base. IstanbulTurkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Medusa column base. Detail
Turkey. Cappadocia. The town Guzelyurt. Central Anatolia
Turkey. Cappadocia. The town Ortahisar with castle. Central Anatolia
Turkey. Gokcetoprak. View of the entrance of the cave church of the village. Cappadocia
Turkey. G??reme Valley. Cappadocia. Landscape. Central Antatolia
Turkey. Cappadocia. Pasabaglari. Monks Valley. Fairy chimney. Detail. Central Anatolia
Turkey. Goreme National Park. Troglodyte church. Central Antatolia
Turkey. Cappadocia. The town Uchisar. Cave house. Central Anatolia
Turkey. Cappadocia. Ortahisar with castle. Central Anatolia
Turkey. Cappadocia. Uchisar. Cave house. Central Anatolia
Mining. Coal mine with several floors. Colored engravingEconomy. 19th century. Mining. Coal mine with several floors. Colored engraving. The Art of the Illustration, 1888
Children in front of a house, Matmata, Tunisia, North AfricaChildren in the courtyard of a subterranean house, Matmata, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1910
Entrance to the Fleet Ditch, London. Now a fully subterranean river - its headwaters are two streams on Hampstead Heath. The impressive building is Bridewell Palace
Underground home - Kamchatka - Far Eastern Russia - used in the harsh winter. Date: circa 1800
British Signal Corps laying subterranean cable, WW1Men of the British Signal Corps laying a subterranean cable during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Removing Rock from a TunnelThree construction workers use pneumatic drills to remove rock from around a large pipe in an underground tunnel. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Poster advertising the Betharram GrottosPoster for French railways advertising the Betharram Grottos in the Pyrenees, near Pau --a subterranean wonder of the world, not discovered until 1810, and not opened to the public until 1903
Subterranean warfareTwo French engineers are illustrated constructing a mine gallery. During the war tunnels were dug beneath enemy lines and mines placed to destroy enemy positions above
Underground works at junction of Hampstead Road and EustonSection of the underground works at the junction of Tottenham Court Road and Hampstead Road with Euston Road. The diagram shows the extent of the subterranean works in London by this period
Vietnam Da Nang(aka Turon or Touraine) - the subterranean Buddhist temple
Paris Catacombs (Mono)With flaming torches, sighteers marvel at the subterranean catacombs of Paris
Visiting Paris CatacombsA guide takes a party of sightseers on a tour of the subterranean catacombs of Paris
TREE-MANA Tree-Man from a subterranean planet