Mussolini's war bunker opened to the public
It has been reported that tours will be organized for the bunker in Rome used by Italy's fascist leader Benito Mussolini during World War II.
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Italy's fascist leader during the World War II era, Benito Mussolini's bunker in Rome, is being opened to the public.
It was stated that tours will be organized for the underground bunker that Mussolini built for himself in the 1940s at Villa Torlonia, his residence in Rome where he settled in 1929.
Mussolini built a total of 3 underground bunkers for himself and his family. The first of these was converted from an old wine cellar at Villa Torlonia.
Later, an air raid shelter was also built in the basement of the Casino Nobile, one of the buildings on the villa's grounds. Its rooms were covered with 120 centimeters of reinforced concrete and it had anti-gas doors and an air purification system.
As the war progressed, Mussolini planned another armored underground bunker in front of the Casino Nobile. This bunker, located approximately 6 meters underground, was designed in the shape of a cross.
Construction began in December 1942, and the bunker was not yet completed when Mussolini was arrested on July 25, 1943.
It lacked watertight doors, a ventilation system, and a toilet.