Schutzbauten Stuttgart: Hochbunker Pragsattel
Schutzbauten Stuttgart: Hochbunker Pragsattel rises in Stuttgart as an eight-storey air-raid shelter from World War II. Architect Paul Bonatz designed the massive structure. Its walls sheltered people during Stuttgart’s fifty-three air raids, while the building itself escaped direct hits.
The shelter was planned for 2,000 people but sometimes held 3,000 during attacks. After the war, cramped rooms housed up to 135 men until 1964. Cold War civil defence then brought a new ventilation system and equipment for measuring radioactivity.
Today, guided visits connect authentic documents with exhibitions about earlier and possible future emergencies. One exhibition, developed with Stuttgart’s fire department, examines self-sufficiency during power or water outages. The concrete building turns civil protection into something you can encounter through its rooms, documents and technical remains.
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