Bunker am Trageweg, World War II air-raid shelter in List district, Hanover, Germany.
Bunker am Trageweg is a former World War II high bunker on the List in Hanover, built on a nearly square 16 by 15 metre footprint with walls 1.1 to 1.70 metres thick. Its four levels were meant as an air-raid shelter; the concrete building now holds flats on the third floor and a new set-back storey above, with garages and an entrance on the ground floor.
The high bunker was built in 1940 on a nearly square 16 by 15 metre footprint with walls 1.1 to 1.70 metres thick, designed to shelter more than 700 people during Allied air raids on Hanover. After the war it housed a furniture store for about twenty years, then stood unused for decades. In 2012 a family bought the roughly 375 square metre concrete building at auction and converted it into a home.
The building sits on the edge of the List district next to the Lister Kirchweg. After the war it housed a furniture store for about twenty years, then stood empty for decades until a family bought it at auction in 2012 and moved into the top floor and a new stepped storey above.
The bunker stands at the corner of Lister Kirchweg in Hanover's List district; the address Trageweg 3 is not confirmed by the sources. It is a private residence, so the interior and the preserved entrance staircase are not open to visitors. From the street the 16 by 15 metre concrete block and its later stepped top floor are visible.
Specialized machinery had to cut through nearly two-meter-thick concrete walls to create window openings for the living spaces. This technical effort reveals how demanding the conversion from shelter to residence proved to be.
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