10-Z Bunker: Top-Secret Soviet Relic Frozen in Time

A one-of-a-kind time travel experience–sleeping in and exploring the formerly top secret 10-z Bunker in Brno, Czech Republic.

While the accommodations are spartan, chilly, and damp you’ll enjoy unfettered access to the tunnels and historic artifacts frozen in time exactly as they were when the Iron Curtain fell.


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About Frank’s Photography

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Where is Brno, Czechia?

Alos called the Czech Republic, historically known as Bohemia, formerly part of Czechoslovakia, and called the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic under Soviet rule.


10-z Bunker Maps from the Soviet Era

map of soviet era czechoslovakia
Map Showing Czechoslovakia as CSSR (Czechoslovakian Soviet Socialist Republic)
map of brno with no sign of soviet bunker
Map of Brno (Top Secret 1o-Z bunker intentional not shown)

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10-z Bunker Entrance

10-z bunker entrance

main door to brno 10-z bunker
Blast Door
10-z bunker tunnel map

CSSR shield civilni obrana

brno 10-z bunker thermometer that reads 18 degrees centigrade
Temperature a bit lower than 18 C (and incredibly humid)
brno 10-z bunker history video

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My Quarters: Room B23

brno 10-z bunker room b23 door

brno 10-z bunker room b23 interior

brno 10-z bunker room b23 desk

brno 10-z bunker room b23 cot
Army issue cot and sleeping bag.
portrait of Gustav Husak
Gustav Husak, commie bastard, hanging on my wall.

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The Showers

brno 10-z bunker showers
(Fully functioning for guests)

Military Artifacts

brno 10-z bunker uniforms and lockers

brno 10-z bunker telephone switchboard

Frank Peter holding telephone handset

brno 10-z bunker tunnels helmets and gas masks

brno 10-z bunker electric generator

brno 10-z bunker flashlight and radio

brno 10-z bunker execution room

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Nuclear Weapon Info

poster showing nuclear weapons test yields
Nuclear Weapons Test Yields
 poster showing nuclear weapons fallout
Nuclear Weapons Fallout Poster

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Medical Equipment

brno 10-z bunker medical equipment

brno 10-z bunker medical instruments

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Chemical Weapons Artifacts

brno 10-z bunker chemistry laboratory supplies
Chemistry Laboratory Supplies
post showing various types of chemical munitions
Chemical Munitions Poster

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Cultural Artifacts Frozen in Time

brno 10-z bunker dorm room

brno 10-z bunker rovnost progaganda poster

brno 10-z bunker weight scale

brno 10-z bunker dolls sitting at the bottom of a cabinet

signed photograph of Vaclav Havel
Learn about: Václav Havel
brno 10-z bunker Soviet packaged food products

sign that reads "swing tanzen verboten"
Swing dancing forbidden!
brno 10-z bunker telephone and collection of 1990 books

z90 magazine cover featuring Ivan Lendl
Learn about: Ivan Lendl
brno 10-z bunker 45 rpm record

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2 thoughts on “10-Z Bunker: Top-Secret Soviet Relic Frozen in Time

  1. Not as scenic and colorful as your usual photos, Frank, but honest, as is all of your photo essays are. Thanks, my friend.

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