Mexico city was built on top a dried lake. It is really fascinating stuff, I would highly recommend to look it up. Ancient farming technology, floating islands, any nerd is gonna love it.

Mexico City (Tenochtitlan) used to be a city build on a lake, partly on an island, partly on some kind of static rafts / floatting gardens (chinampas).

You can see evidence of subsidence in the rest of the developed world as well: SAR interferometry is sensitive enough to pick up the minimal amount of building movement from building Crossrail in London. It's just this article focuses on Mexico City, where it's dramatic