‘Mysterious’ bunker beneath Metropole hotel

Beneath the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi lays a bunker that was used as a bomb shelter back in Vietnam wars dozens of decades ago.

While laying the foundation for a bar at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi in 2011, construction workers uncover an air raid shelter constructed during the past war with the US (Photo: VNA)

While laying the foundation for a bar at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi in 2011, construction workers uncover an air raid shelter constructed during the past war with the US (Photo: VNA)

Flashlights and helmets are provided for visitors wanting to explore the bomb shelter (Photo: VNA)

In 2013, the bunker receives a UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation (Photo: VNA)

View of foyer tunnel more than 2 metres long, 6 rooms with two entrances, one below the pool and one at the hotel centre (Photo: VNA)

In 2013, the bunker receives a UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation (Photo: VNA)

When being found, items in the bunkers remain nearly untouched (Photo: VNA)

(Photo: VNA)

Measuring 40 square metres, the bomb shelter under the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is open to its guests (Photo: VNA)

View of foyer tunnel more than 2 metres long, 6 rooms with two entrances, one below the pool and one at the hotel centre (Photo: VNA)

(Photo: VNA)

Measuring 40 square metres, the bomb shelter under the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is open for free to its guests (Photo: VNA)

Australian diplomat Bob Deveraux carves his autograph on the wall back in 1975 (Photo: VNA)

While laying the foundation for a bar at Hanoi’s Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel in 2011, construction workers uncover an air raid shelter constructed during the past war with the US (Photo: VNA)

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