shelter in the world lies hidden in the heart of the city. this kind of looks like any old tunnel you might find in europe, but we re in switzerland, so you might be forgiven for suspecting something else is going on, and this one is special. it s part of a huge bunker system that was designed to accommodate 20,000 people in the event of an emergency. theyjust slam shut big blast proof doors at either end of the tunnel and suddenly, this stretch of road becomes a i.5km long shelter. surrounding the tunnel is a vast seven floor structure with all the facilities that might be needed in the event that the bunker is activated. today, its capacity is reduced to 2,000 people with regular tours available. what kind of things might people use this for today? still armed conflicts. it could be a conventional war, it could be a nuclear warfare, biological, chemical,
and this one is special. it s part of a huge bunker system that was designed to accommodate 20,000 people in the event of an emergency. theyjust slam shut big blast proof doors at either end of the tunnel and suddenly, this stretch of road becomes a i.5km long shelter. surrounding the tunnel is a vast seven floor structure with all the facilities that might be needed in the event that the bunker is activated. today, its capacity is reduced to 2,000 people with regular tours available. what kind of things might people use this for today? still armed conflicts. it could be a conventional war, it could be a nuclear warfare, biological, chemical, orjust a natural disaster when people lose their home due to avalanches, mudslides, floods, for instance. it s basicallyjust a useful resource that s there to be
and this one is special. it s part of a huge bunker system that was designed to accommodate 20,000 people in the event of an emergency. theyjust slam shut big blast proof doors at either end of the tunnel and suddenly, this stretch of road becomes a i.5km long shelter. surrounding the tunnel is a vast seven floor structure with all the facilities that might be needed in the event that the bunker is activated. today, its capacity is reduced to 2,000 people with regular tours available. what kind of things might people use this for today? still armed conflicts. it could be a conventional war, it could be a nuclear warfare, biological, chemical, orjust a natural disaster when people lose their home due to avalanches, mudslides, floods, for instance. it s basicallyjust a useful resource that s there to be
it s not. or is this used for general storage? it s for general storage. so it s not mandatory, like, to keep, it sjust recommended to keep some supply. i don t do it. but you can see that here, for example, you have some neighbours that have some food supplies. what was your reaction when you first moved into the apartment and they were like, oh, by the way, downstairs there s a bunker. yeah, i was actually amused and surprised. when i first moved in, like a few years ago, like, i didn t think about, like, in case of emergency, what can happen. but since covid and since also, like, ukraine war, that is like at the door of europe, right? you never know what can happen. in the city of lucerne, what was built as the largest shelter in the world lies hidden in the heart of the city. this kind of looks like any old tunnel you might find in europe, but we re in switzerland, so you might be forgiven for suspecting something else is going on, and this one is special. it s part of a huge bu
in the city of lucerne, what was built as the largest shelter in the world lies hidden in the heart of the city. this kind of looks like any old tunnel you might find in europe, but we re in switzerland, so you might be forgiven for suspecting something else is going on, and this one is special. it s part of a huge bunker system that was designed to accommodate 20,000 people in the event of an emergency. theyjust slam shut big blast proof doors at either end of the tunnel, and suddenly this stretch of road becomes a 1.5km long shelter. surrounding the tunnel is a vast seven floor structure with all the facilities that might be needed in the event that the bunker is activated. today, its capacity is reduced to 2,000 people with regular tours available. what kind of things might people use this for today? still, armed conflicts. it could be a conventional war, it could be a nuclear warfare, biological, chemical, orjust a natural disaster when people lose their home due to avalanches, mud