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Bunker 5001 was East Germany’s ultimate undisclosed location. Had the Cold War turned hot, East German leader Erich Honecker and other high-ranking communist leaders would have comfortably ridden out the end of the world in this 7,500 cubic meter space. It’s buried in the middle of a forest about 40 kilometers from Berlin. My guide, Hannes Hensel, who’s part of a group called the Berlin Bunker Network, showed up and poked around the ground for awhile until he uncovers a steel trapdoor. He opens it and beckons me inside. We won’t surface again for well over 4 hours. “This was the most technologically advanced bunker of its time,” Hensel says while explaining his interest in the site. Bunker 5001 was actually superior in some respects to similar American and West German bunkers of its time. Inside, he shows me how the East Germans built the bunker as a series of massive containers, built on giant springs and coils so that the facility could ride out the shock wave from nearby nuclear blasts. The bunker contained its own generators, water system and air filtering facilities, so that its 400 inhabitants would have had no need to enter the nuclear wasteland above for two weeks after a war. The postwar plans were a bit hazier, however. “After two weeks, they would have gone above ground wearing radiation suits and gotten to an airplane and flown eastward to Russia,” says Hensel. Bunker 5001 is definitely number one on the most endangered list of bunkers in the Berlin area. The site’s entrances meanwhile IS SEALED UP with concrete sometime to prevent thrill-seekers from gaining access. Further Documentation is available at http://www.bunker5001.com/
Bunker 5001 was East Germany’s ultimate undisclosed location. Had the Cold War turned hot, East German leader Erich Honecker and other high-ranking communist leaders would have comfortably ridden out the end of the world in this 7,500 cubic meter space. It’s buried in the middle of a forest about 40 kilometers from Berlin. My guide, Hannes Hensel, who’s part of a group called the Berlin Bunker Network, showed up and poked around the ground for awhile until he uncovers a steel trapdoor. He opens it and beckons me inside. We won’t surface again for well over 4 hours. “This was the most technologically advanced bunker of its time,” Hensel says while explaining his interest in the site. Bunker 5001 was actually superior in some respects to similar American and West German bunkers of its time. Inside, he shows me how the East Germans built the bunker as a series of massive containers, built on giant springs and coils so that the facility could ride out the shock wave from nearby nuclear blasts. The bunker contained its own generators, water system and air filtering facilities, so that its 400 inhabitants would have had no need to enter the nuclear wasteland above for two weeks after a war. The postwar plans were a bit hazier, however. “After two weeks, they would have gone above ground wearing radiation suits and gotten to an airplane and flown eastward to Russia,” says Hensel. Bunker 5001 is definitely number one on the most endangered list of bunkers in the Berlin area. The site’s entrances meanwhile IS SEALED UP with concrete sometime to prevent thrill-seekers from gaining access. Further Documentation is available at http://www.bunker5001.com/

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Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz

Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz

4.5 out of 5
Alexanderplatz 7 Berlin BE
The price is AU$165 per night from 8 Mar to 9 Mar
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Radisson Collection Hotel, Berlin

Radisson Collection Hotel, Berlin

5 out of 5
Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 3 Berlin BE
The price is AU$263 per night from 15 Mar to 16 Mar
AU$263
15 Mar - 16 Mar
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9/10 Wonderful! (1,016 reviews)
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H4 Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz

H4 Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz

Karl Liebknecht Strasse 32 Berlin BE
The price is AU$172 per night from 15 Mar to 16 Mar
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Adina Apartment Hotel Berlin Mitte

Adina Apartment Hotel Berlin Mitte

4 out of 5
Platz vor dem Neuen Tor 6 Berlin BE
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9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,086 reviews)
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Lux 11 Berlin Mitte

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Limehome Berlin Müllerstraße

Limehome Berlin Müllerstraße

Müllerstraße 12 Berlin BE
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8.6/10 Excellent! (159 reviews)
Great area, close to local transport, great bakery/coffee shop on the corner, convenience store 2 shops down, food options close by. The apartment itself was roomy, had great facilities (stayed in a suite) and very clean and modern.

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