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GUIDED TOURS IN
NUREMBERG'S UNDERGROUND WORLD
DUNGEONS
Medieval jurisdiction
Those who were thrown into the "hole" usually forfeited their lives. During the guided tour of Nuremberg’s underworld under the town hall, discover…
NUCLEAR BUNKER IN KREBSGASSE
Surviving World War 3?
The guided tour through the nuclear bunker gives an insight into how one would have wanted to protect oneself in the event of a nuclear attack.
5 minutes to get into the bunker. There is air, water and light for 14 days...
TUNNELS AND SECRET PASSAGES
The castle’s hidden defences
Deep within Nuremberg’s bastions, secret winding passages were built to defend the city. A labyrinth of metre-high casemates, the embrasures of which were used to fire at all angles across...
CITY WALL
Nuremberg's insurmountable wall
Wealthy cities have to protect themselves. Nuremberg was rich and has a long tradition of investing in its fortifications. For centuries, Nuremberg was one of the best-protected cities in Europe....
PIT LOO MEETS WATER WELL
Rock-cut water line
Water - vital for the existence of a city. Nuremberg’s citizens struck lucky deep within the castle rock. Wells and miles of tunnels were hewn into the sandstone, ... …
ART BUNKER
Unscathed by WWII
During the guided tour of Nuremberg's underworld, you will get an impression of how art treasures were saved during World War II and how Nuremberg's reconstruction began after the war.
Despite the massive destruction in the war, a large part of the art treasures survived ...
NUCLEAR BUNKER IN THE MAIN STATION
Civil defense since World War II
Travelers at the main station are usually far away from the local or well-known bunkers. In the event of a defense, a good 2,400 people could have found protection in the nuclear bunker under the main train station
REBUILDING THE CITY
Destroyed / Reconstructed?
The old town of Nuremberg was more than 90% destroyed after the 2nd World War. Why and how was Nuremberg destroyed in such a way? And why are there again today ....
