Diefenbunker National Historic Site of Canada

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The Diefenbunker National Historic Site of Canada is a massive Cold War-era underground bunker near Ottawa that was built to house key government officials in the event of a nuclear attack and now operates as a museum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Site of Canada
museum
underground bunker
associatedWith Canadian federal government NERFINISHED
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Cold War NERFINISHED
nuclear arms race
constructedDuring Cold War NERFINISHED
constructionEnd 1961
constructionStart 1959
couldOperateAutonomouslyFor 30 days
country Canada
countryAdministering Canada NERFINISHED
currentUse museum
tourist attraction
designation National Historic Site of Canada NERFINISHED
designedFor continuity of government
designedToWithstand nuclear attack
floorArea approximately 9300 square metres
hasFeature blast tunnel entrance
cafeteria
decontamination showers
dormitories
hospital area
operations centre
radio studio
vault
war cabinet room
hasWebsite https://diefenbunker.ca
heritageDesignationDate 1994
inception 1959
locatedIn Carp, Ontario NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity City of Ottawa NERFINISHED
Province of Ontario NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Ottawa, Ontario NERFINISHED
materialUsed reinforced concrete
maximumCapacity 535 people
museumType Cold War museum NERFINISHED
history museum
military history museum
namedAfter John Diefenbaker NERFINISHED
numberOfStoreysUnderground 4
offers educational programs
guided tours
special exhibitions
officialOpeningDate 1961
openToPublic yes
operator Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum NERFINISHED
originalFunction emergency government headquarters
fallout shelter for Canadian government
partOf Canadian Emergency Government Headquarters network NERFINISHED
Canadian continuity of government program NERFINISHED

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