London Underground

a photo exhibition celebrating 150 years of the Tube
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The Universe Beneath

Created by Charles Holden in 1933, Southgate station is one of the architectural mavericks of the London Underground. At the surface, one enters a flying saucer amidst a quiet outpost in the northerly reaches of the Piccadilly Line. Down below, one journeys further into the realm of science fiction.
©Yangchen Lin

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