Bunker am Deisterplatz, Military heritage monument in Linden-Limmer, Germany.
The Bunker am Deisterplatz is a round concrete tower 32.5 metres high and 14.2 metres in diameter, built around 1940 or 1941 with walls 1.8 to 2.5 metres thick. Two entrances led to a spiral staircase serving eight levels of shelter rooms between the stairwell and the outer wall, lit only by tiny viewing slits. The machine room sat directly beneath the roof.
The round bunker was built around 1940 or 1941 on the Deisterplatz in Linden, on the then border of the Von-Alten-Park and within sight of the Hanomag works. Its walls are 1.8 to 2.5 metres thick. Two entrances led into the 32.5-metre-high tower, 14.2 metres in diameter, whose eight levels were reached by a spiral staircase; the machine room sat directly under the roof.
The bunker's two entrances opened onto the Deisterplatz side and toward the Von-Alten-Park, so on air-raid alarms people from the surrounding Linden streets and Hanomag workers entered from different directions. Inside, the spiral staircase linked eight levels of rooms between the stairwell and the outer wall, each lit only by narrow viewing slits. The machine room sat directly beneath the roof.
The structure sits at Deisterplatz in the Linden-Limmer district and is visible from the street as a landmark in the neighborhood. Since it remains privately owned, visitors can observe the exterior and surrounding area from outside rather than entering the interior.
The bunker was the first of around 50 air-raid shelters built in Hannover during World War II to be placed under monument protection. Its walls are 1.8 to 2.5 metres thick, and the machine room sat directly beneath the roof. Two entrances led to a spiral staircase serving rooms on 8 levels, lit only by tiny viewing slits.
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