Thousands of bunkers built by communist leader Enver Hoxha in Albania reflect fear of invasion during the Cold War
An old unused missile and a bunker of the Albanian army are displayed at the Defence Ministry in the capital Tirana, Monday Nov. 28, 2016, for the celebrations of Independence Day.
After World War II, Albania became a Stalinist state under Enver Hoxha, and remained in isolation until its transition to democracy after 1990. During the 1970s, Hoxha started a bunker project as an effort to protect Albania from what it saw as the risk of foreign aggression.Today, thousands of bunkers have been destroyed to make way for new buildings and roads. The biggest nuclear bunker is near the capital Tirana, and was re-opened three years ago as a tourist attraction.
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