Top Secret Nuclear Shelter Opens to Public

In Brno, a highly classified fallout shelter from the fifties is now an interactive museum complete with vintage bar

Elizabeth Zahradnicek-Haas

Written by Elizabeth Zahradnicek-Haas Published on 11.05.2016 10:47:03 (updated on 11.05.2016) Reading time: 1 minute

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Last Thursday in Brno saw the opening of Shelter 10-Z, a former nuclear fallout shelter, supposedly resistant to weapons of mass destruction, with space for a total of 500 people to be housed for up to three days.

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Photo: Cover 10-Z / Facebook
Photo: Cover 10-Z / Facebook

The former bomb and then fallout shelter was long kept secret and fell into disrepair after the revolution, but now offers an interesting insight into a difficult past, reports Novinky.cz.

10-Z is the code name for what is considered the most highly classified nuclear fallout shelter from the Communist era (1959), designed to protect the political elite of the region.

Photo: Cover 10-Z / Facebook
Photo: Cover 10-Z / Facebook

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It was built during the Nazi occupation as a civil defense shelter from the American and Soviet bombardment of Brno. Public access to 10-Z has been made possible by NGO the American Fund.

Photo: Cover 10-Z / Facebook
Photo: Cover 10-Z / Facebook

The building houses well-preserved original equipment such as a diesel generator used for the whole shelter, air filtration devices, which are still functional, and PBX system.

Photo: Cover 10-Z / Facebook
Photo: Cover 10-Z / Facebook

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An interactive exhibit allows visitors to the 500 meter tunnel to play code-breaking games, while bizarre black-and-white post-apocalypse videos play on a loop from a vintage television.

Photo: Cover 10-Z / Facebook
Photo: Cover 10-Z / Facebook

The space also features a retro-themed bar and will also serve as a cultural center for performances and exhibitions.

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