Many rivers around the world naturally run beneath the ground, but others have been forced underground due to flooding, pollution, location, and diseases. Some of these rivers were dammed, covered, and diverted through concrete or brick sewage systems, and cities were built over top. These once-thriving rivers fell victim to the concrete jungle, but some have successfully been daylighted in recent years. Many people don't even realize that rivers are flowing beneath their cities. Featured image credit: narratively.com 10 Neglinnaya River Moscow Photo credit: themoscowtimes.com Flowing under Red Square, Alexandrovsky Sad, and the Metropol Hotel in Moscow is the Neglinnaya
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