Built in 1942, this bunker, which was supposed to serve as a shelter for the civilian population, was captured by the Red Army 3 years later and converted into a military prison. In subsequent decades, it served as a textile storage facility and later as a warehouse for tropical fruits imported from Cuba, earning it the nickname “Banana Bunker.”
After the Berlin Wall fell, many abandoned buildings in the city were transformed into techno clubs. One such club, named simply “Bunker,” quickly gained fame for its wild fetish and fantasy parties, though it closed not long after due to fire safety violations.
In the years that followed, the bunker was repurposed multiple times, serving as a theater, a venue for sex fairs, and a site for underground parties and exhibitions. Finally, in 2003, it was purchased by Christian Boros, a German art collector and advertising mogul. Today, the bunker houses the Boros family’s private collection of contemporary art, accessible to the public by appointment only.
The Boros family didn’t just use the bunker for their collection; they also built an apartment for themselves on the roof of the bunker. This required cutting through a 3-meter-thick concrete roof to create an access point.
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