2009-10-07

bunker

Spitzbunker - pointy bunker

This an example of a bunker built according to the design of Leo Winkel. Other names for such bunkers are Betonzigarre (concrete cigar) and Zuckerhut (sugar loaf) bunkers. About 200 were built. I have seen another one in Burbach in Saarbrücken. However, that one is on the grounds of the steelworks, and thus it it is hard to get close enough for a photo.

8 comments:

  1. ..nteresting shape of the bunker :D.. very nice photo!..:)

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  2. Very unusual! But the engineer must have had something in mind when he designed this.

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  3. What an odd shape ... I wonder why it's pointy.

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  4. I'm wondering the same thing as the others. Why?? Is this the only pointy bunker you've seen, or was this a common shape at one time?

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  5. I know why is pointy! Its dificult to see from the sky. Great photo. I like the climbing plants.

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  6. This is so unusual! How interesting!

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  7. I've never seen this shape of bunker. It's interesting :D

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