IMAGE OF THE UNDERGROUND CITY
Study investigates the image of the underground city. A matrix of ground properties, elements, and components of city image is built on the example of the ground city’s generalized model. There is considered the process of transforming the image of the dungeon in mythology, folklore and literature of different countries. Special attention pays to image transformations that have occurred in the XX century under the influence of new scientific achievements. A collective portrait of the underground city, which was formed in the public consciousness at the turn of the XX - XXI centuries is revealed. A comparative analysis of the properties and features images of underground and surface cities, by applying the matrix ground image on a collective portrait of the underground city is carried out.