Espada Street Air Raid Shelter at Tetuán
Another stop that helps us understand the role of air raid shelters and the impact of the Spanish Civil War is the one at the corner of Calle Espada and Tetuán, right in the city center.
With a quadrangular floor plan reinforced by columns, its concrete and iron structure is consolidated on the inside with soft materials to prevent the blast wave of bombs from expanding inward; it also has a continuous bench along the walls and around the pillars.
This shelter still retains the iconic "Refugio" (Shelter) sign, so integrated into the street that it almost goes unnoticed. Perhaps a metaphor for the way the Civil War has faded from collective memory.
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