Not all bunkers are accessible anymore, for example, Hitler’s bunker has been excavated and filled in and is located underneath what is today a parking lot. Their focus is on World War II and the Berlin Wall.Įven though the Berlin Wall is far from being subterranean architecture, escape tunnels - more than 70 – played an important role in people’s way into freedom.

These members research and make the underground bunkers accessible to the public by giving tours in various languages, offering an exhibit as well as through publications. Tours are offered by the organization 'Berliner Unterwelten e.V.', an organization consisting of about 350 members of diverse professional backgrounds. The sewage system, gas, water electricity, the subway, pneumatic tubes – and in the case of Berlin the air raid shelters and bunkers from World War II.Īnd visitors to Berlin can take a bunker tour to discover this hidden network of tunnels and shelters underground. Like many cities, Berlin has a hidden life under the surface.

The long dark bunkers