The gasometer bunker or Fichtebunker in German it is one of the numerous civil protection bunkers that Nazi Germany erected in Berlin to protect its citizens from aerial bombing of the city. At the end of the 19th century, the city of Berlin installed gas lighting in the streets of Berlin. To supply gas to the streetlights, several gasometers were built around the German capital. In the 1940s, these gas holders had fallen into disuse, so the regime decided to use one of them to turn it into a civil protection bunker.
The gasholder bunker was completed in 1942. Its interior was designed as a small town, with rooms, bathrooms, an infirmary, kitchens, and even a telegraph office to communicate with the outside world. The building survived the second world war and today you can visit the inside of the bunker in Berlin.
How to get to the gasometer bunker
The former bunker is located in the south-central part of Berlin, in the Kreuzberg district. The nearest stop is Südstern from the U7 metro line. To know the best combination to arrive you can consult the following LINK.
Visit the gasometer bunker
The visit to the gasometer bunker is managed by Berliner Unterwelten, the association that has a monopoly on the underground heritage of the city of Berlin. The bunker can only be visited with a prior reservation of at least two days. To book a visit to the bunker you can go to this LINK.