Refugi antiaeri de la Sagrera

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Refugi antiaeri de la Sagrera

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Renovation work on the Torre de la Sagrera mansion led to the discovery of an old Civil War air-raid shelter long forgotten about after it had been closed.

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A bomb shelter was discovered in late 2014 during the refurbishment of the Torre de la Sagrera. It is 84 metres long and in a very good state of preservation, having fallen into oblivion after it was closed at the end of the Spanish Civil War. Its original structures (benches and latrines) are preserved, and its ventilation shafts and original wiring are intact. The Neoclassical-style Torre was the residence of the La Española textile factory’s director. Building work started in 1937, on the initiative of the Calle Berenguer de Palou Workers’ Collectivisation Society, and it was designed so that the shelter would end up being part of Barcelona’s sewage system. Currently not open to the public.

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