Hochbunker Lerchenauer Straße, High-rise air raid shelter in Am Riesenfeld, Munich, Germany
Hochbunker Lerchenauer Straße is a five-story circular tower with a flat roof located in Munich's Milbertshofen district. The exterior walls are clad with stone panels, and the structure appears as a sturdy, fortress-like column in the urban landscape.
The bunker was built in 1941 following designs by architect Karl Meitinger as a civil defense structure during World War II. It was designed to shelter around 450 people and stood near the former Oberwiesenfeld airfield.
The structure represents a notable example of German civil defense architecture and maintains status as an architectural heritage monument in Bavaria.
The tower stands free on Lerchenauer Straße 53, on the former Oberwiesenfeld airfield that is now part of the Olympiapark. It can be viewed from the outside at any time; interior visits depend on the volunteer initiative working since 2024 to open it as a space for the neighbourhood.
The bunker is identical in design to the Hochbunker Riesenfeldstraße, another tower in Munich. Since 2024, a volunteer initiative has been working to open the bunker as a cultural, social and educational space for the neighbourhood.
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