“The most spectacular underground tourist attraction ever in London” consists of several underground tunnels in a total of one kilometer long. They were the headquarters of secret services and even were prominent in the Cold War.
One kilometer of ancient spy tunnels of World War II, so clandestine that they were protected by the UK official secrets.
This is the motto for immersive experience which should open doors in London in 2027. It describes it as having the potential to become the “most spectacular underground tourist attraction ever in London”.
These underground corridors are 40 meters below Chancery Lane Metro Station in High Holborn, and were built in the decade of the 1940 To protect the city’s inhabitants during World War II, more properly in the Blitz bombardment campaign.
However, they ended up being more than mere bunkers, having become Headquarters of the Ultra-Secret Executive of Special Operations of Britain, a branch of Mi6 (English secret intelligence services).
In the 1950s, during the Cold War, the tunnels served as an internal communications center, and even served home from “direct line ”that connected the USSR and the US.
Later, in the 1980s, they were given a very different use: they served as the deepest bar in the world to use government personnel, with a game room with tables of snooker and even a tropical aquarium.
Now the plan is to invest £ 220 million (about 263 million euros) to restore the space and apply immersive details.
In one of London Tunnels, the name of the new attraction, it is read that the space will contain “artistic and cultural facilities”-will be an interactive experience about the role of the secret place in world history. “The history of tunnels, their scale and the location between Holborn and the historic Square Mile can make these tunnels one of the most popular tourist destinations in London.”
