Hanging city on Europa, is it feasible?

In Warlords Europa is a semi-independent world who's surface is dominated by ice mining companies or colonies dug into the ice, but below the ice thrives the "Hanging Cities" affectionately named Atlantis.

I'm my head the city would look like a massive dome built encasing the opening to a mile diameter long borehole to the surface (which is installed with a thick steel casing and a large elevator). The dome itself would be supported by what would look like a series of large metal roots.

Would it be feasible to build a dome that is gripping the roof of the ice on Europa (with supports drilled into the ice of course)? Or is this idea just too crazy to work?

Note: The dome needs to support the weight of a decent sized city. Also the ability to look out of the dome (probably through projections on the inside of the dome) is a necessary feature.

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