2019 – Posted in: Daily News – Tags: world war 1

BUNKER MUSEUM

President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the underground Bunker Museum at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai.

The museum will be opened for the general public with an online booking facility later (maybe in October) this year.

The Governor’s house was built in Maharashtra by British in 1802
The underground bunker was discovered in 2016, now made into a museum
Theory suggests the British made bunker to prepare for World War I attack on Mumbai

The bunker was created in the 19th century to fire cannons at approaching enemy ships.
It is 15000 sq. feet in size.
The bunker resembles a fort and is made up of 13 rooms, which can be accessed by passing through a 20-foot-tall gate.
The bunker was equipped with all architectural techniques available nearly 100 years ago.
It is strategically located as it comes with a view of the Arabian Sea from all three directions.
As the bunker stored a huge stockpile of ammunition, it had a space built-in for water pipes to reach inside the whole bunker so that in case of a fire, water could be released and the fire could be controlled.
The bunker was also properly ventilated — a ten-foot huge ventilation duct was made so that sunlight and air could pass through.
The bunker was made below the governor’s house before World War I.

The bunker now has been converted into a with centralised airconditioning.
The 15,000 square feet underground bunker museum has virtual reality booths in which visitors can “time travel” to the 19th century.
Another section depicts the history of Raj Bhavan with audio and visuals.

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