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.
Statements (53)
| 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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