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Cities of the Underworld

Cities of the Underworld

Description: A camera crew descends hundreds of feet below the streets of major cities -- such as New York, Cairo, London and Tokyo -- to explore the layered remnants of civilizations left buried deep under modern metropolitan centers.
Genre: Documentary, History
Year Released: 2007
Number of seasons: 3
Number of episodes: 40
First episode air date: March 2, 2007
Network: History
Executive Producers: Sarah Wetherbee, Emre Şahin, Tom Rogan, Lauren Lexton

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