Metro-2, Russia
From series “Forbidden Construction Objects with Label "Access Denied"”
In Moscow, under the network of busy city streets, there is a complex system of underground transport communications under the secret name D6. The secret metro line was built during the reign of Stalin. It passes at a depth of 210 meters - greater than the depth of a usual operating metro. According to some reports, the secret metro connects several important governmental and administrative institutions, including the Kremlin, the General Staff Academy, Zheltovsky's house and Vnukovo-2 airport.
With what intensity and for what purposes a complex system of underground communications has been used for dozens of years, and whether it continues to be used today - one can only guess. To get to the territory of tunnels a few decades ago, could only people with a special pass. In recent years, many previously unknown bunkers have been found in the Moscow region, according to some researchers, they can be directly related to the complex Metro-2 system. Next - Area 51
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15 km - Moscow Oceanarium
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20 km - Palace Of Soviets
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24 km - Kaspersky Lab
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26 km - Floral Clock on Poklonnaya Gora
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29 km - Hovrinskaya Hospital
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32 km - Butyrskaya Prison
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