Why is Soviet metro so deep?

Moscow metro construction started in 1930-s. At that time geological surveys were conducted and it appeared that the nature of the soil would make tunneling particularly difficult in Moscow. Many underground rivers were discovered. It was safer to dig tunnels deep under the ground level.



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