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Re:Why is the Moscow Metro so grandiose compared to other So... by Arech on Monday May 24, 2021 @10:49AM (#27265005)
> It's a bit surprising that this omits the fact that the Moscow Metro is a nuclear bomb shelter.

That applies to the oldest stations in the city's center. Many stations build even in 1980s are not so deep & suitable for the task, though they may have some special means integrated too.

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Re:Why is the Moscow Metro so grandiose compared to other So... by LargoLasskhyfv on Monday May 24, 2021 @10:06PM (#27271917)
Maybe because it is common? I mean the dual use as bunker, not the glory. I know that part of the main station of the U-Bahn in Bonn am Rhein, Germany has been built like that. Also several deeper stations built by the Hamburger Hochbahn in the 70ies are dual use like that. I guess for a certain timeframe (WW2 -> Cold War) it was like that everywhere where such infrastructure has been built?
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