In Naples, vehicles and motorcycles from the 1940s are abandoned in an underground gallery
Anyone who walks through the center of Naples, Italy, would never imagine that the city keeps hundreds of objects and cars in its basement. Second war. The relics of the bloody years were left in the tunnel Bourbon, built in the early 1800s.
According to the The Drive, during the massive cleanup after the war, the tunnel became a cemetery for cars and motorcycles seized, along with several other objects such as furniture and household items.
Furthermore, statues from different periods were discovered in the tunnel, including a funerary monument in honor of Captain Aurelio Padovani, founder of the Neapolitan fascist party.
Geologists working on the tunnel in 2007 discovered a walled passage that led to another access to the bomb shelter.
Seventy-five steps and a narrow staircase lead to a room behind the church on the square. It was sealed and forgotten in the 70s.
Now restored and open for weekend tours, the Bourbon Gallery can be covered on foot.
Built to last
Covered in volcanic rock, the Bourbon tunnel it was commissioned by King Ferdinand II of Bourbon.
The king, who ruled Sicily and Naples, needed a secret passage for the royal family travel from the Royal Palace to the military barracks.
The partially finished passage – the king died before its completion – served as air raid shelter during World War II.
On site, Mussolini built an air raid shelter and a war hospital. Two words are scrawled on the wall: “Noi I lived”, or “we live”.
Hidden from sunlight, rusty cars will rest forever.
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