Mehrzweckanlage Kudamm-Karree, Cold War bunker in Charlottenburg, Germany

The Mehrzweckanlage Kudamm-Karree is an underground shelter situated beneath a building complex in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. The structure was built with robust reinforced concrete and serves both as a parking garage and as a protective space for large numbers of people.

The facility was built between 1973 and 1974 in response to security concerns during the Cold War. It was part of a broader strategy by Berlin's city planners to protect residents from potential attacks.

Part of the bunker housed the museum "The Story of Berlin" from 24 June 1999, and its rooms could be rented for private events. The exhibition closed in early 2019 during the renovation of the Ku'damm-Karree, which since 2018 has been rebuilt and renamed FÜRST. The site shows how civil defence was folded into a shopping and theatre complex rather than kept apart.

The shelter occupies the second basement level of the Ku'damm-Karree car park, reached via four entrances at the corners of the 3,490 m³ cellar. Its 40 cm steel doors open onto airlocks built for 20 people each, and the hydraulically driven doors close slowly with rounded edges. The diesel generators' fuel officially lasts 14 days, after which the bunker must be left.

The four entrances sit in the corners of a 3,490 m³ basement level, behind 40 cm thick doors with airlocks for 20 people each. The hydraulic doors, called "Dosiereinrichtungen", close slowly and have rounded edges to prevent injuries. Diesel generators held fuel for 14 days, after which the shelter had to be abandoned.