
NODE-41 • monuments1937 - 1938
Refugi 307
Underground Civil War air-raid shelter excavated by citizens into Montjuïc
41.373400°N, 2.167800°E•city Axis
Documented Historiographical History
Excavated by hand by Poble-sec neighborhood residents between 1937 and 1938 to protect civilians from systematic fascist aerial bombings.
Architectural & Symbolic Reading
Encompasses 400 meters of subterranean tunnels with electrical wiring, municipal water taps, ventilation shafts, an infirmary, and 90-degree blast-deflection turns.
Historical Legends & Mysteries
Over 1,400 neighborhood shelters were excavated across Barcelona during the war, creating one of Europe's most extensive civilian defense networks.
Related Tags:#Refugi 307#Civil War#Air Raid Shelter#Montjuïc Bedrock#Historical Memory
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