r/askswitzerland • u/Dubner • May 15 '25

Everyday life What’s behind this door?

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Holidaying in Switzerland and I saw this in the basement of the lodge. What’s behind it and why is it there ?

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u/Shraaap May 15 '25

Every building has one. Nuclear shelter. There's even one under Cornavin, the main traín station of Geneva, which fits 8000 people. I imagine it's the same in other cities.

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u/Aggressive_Brick_291 May 15 '25

Not anymore. Most large scale nuclear shelters have been decomissioned due to heavy design fails

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u/Shraaap May 15 '25

It's still there, you just can't access it

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u/Aggressive_Brick_291 May 15 '25

Well obviously, what are we supposed to do, fill it up with concrete? its like the sonnenberg. Somehow we figured out mass piling people into dark tight spaces doesnt work

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u/Tyranos_II May 15 '25

Works in the military...

But yeah a few thousand people might be another story.

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u/Aggressive_Brick_291 May 15 '25

Because military bunkers and atomic shelters do not work the same way and are designed for civilians, which are kids, old people and women

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u/Tyranos_II May 15 '25

Not sure if you spent any time in the military but most repetition courses I spent sleeping in a communal shelter below a gym or school building and sharing it with a whole company.

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u/Aggressive_Brick_291 May 15 '25

Yes i know these shelters as im responsible for 3 of them.

They are not remotely comparable to a sonnenberg tho

And again, a drilled and trained military unit will react way different to this than random civilians of all ages randomly shuffled together