Bunkers of the cold war became the highlight of Albania (photo)
They remained no less than 500 thousand.
In Albania to this day preserved a large number of bunkers of the cold war.
Today it is a familiar part of the urban and rural landscapes of the country. They are literally everywhere: from high-rise buildings, roads, beaches and cemeteries in the mountains and along the border. Some of the bunkers abandoned — nearby cattle grazing. In other staged cafes and restaurants, houses and sheds, swimming pools and water tanks.
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In times of Enver Hoxha, who led the Communist Albania from 1941 to 1985, in a country with a population of less than 3 million people have been built up to 700 thousand bunkers. They had to “save” Albania from the “hostile” world.
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Massive construction began in the 1970s. By this time, Enver Hoxha managed to break diplomatic relations with many former international allies and seriously feared a nuclear war. The construction lasted to 1989. Concrete plants worked in all municipalities of the country 24 hours a day.
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The locals almost oblivious to the structures that you see every day. But tourists and photographers find the bins a highlight of the country and specially come to see them with my own eyes.
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