The bunker in the Strzegomski Square

The bunker in the Strzegomski Square, built in 1942 as one of several air-raid shelters for civilians, had been designed by a controversial Wrocław designer Richard Konwiarz, who had also co-authored (with Max Berg and Ludwig Moshamer) the plan of redevelopment of Wrocław in the years 1919-1920.

The cylindrical free-standing building has 1.1-meter-thick walls of reinforced concrete and 1.5-meter-thick floors; its height is 25 meters. Initially, there were two entrances in the shelter rysalit on the west side, preceded by a five-axe portico (currently walled off), whereas the panel was ornamented by a silhouette of an eagle with a swastika. During the siege of Festung Breslau, the bunker functioned as the fortress hospital number 2 (Festunglazaret II), and then a pocket of resistance.

Ground air-raid shelters in Wrocław were first built in the years 1940-42, a time when the German army controlled almost the entire territory of Europe, and the only threat for German cities were air raids of the allied air forces. The military role of these shelters was poor since they could protect too few citizens, but they improved people's morale considerably. In 1945, during the offensive of the Red Army, they were strong pockets of resistance, protecting the crew inside both against air raids and artillery fire.

The shelter is in good condition. It avoided significant damage both during the fight in Festung Breslau and during more than 60 years of exploitation afterwards, when it served as a warehouse; in the 1990s, it housed various shops and wholesale outlets.

Currently, the administrative process of turning the shelter into Modern Art Museum has begun, which is signalled by Stanisław Dróżdż's outstanding work 'Was, Is, Will Be' on the facade of the Bunker.