Malta : Mellieha Shelters

During WWII, Malta was the most bombed country. In the event of the sirens being sounded, citizens would rush to these public shelters.

Richer citizens were permitted to dig out their own rooms within the shelters, while communal rooms were the most common. The shelters contained a basic hospital, a chapel, and also housed the towns treasury in time of war. It was thought that the shelters was the most secure place for the valuables, and there were briefly used as a store for the local bank after the war finished until the bank was fully re-constructed.


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Entrance Tunnel	Chapel


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Hospital	Spinal Corridor


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Private Room	Communal Room


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Exit Coridoor	Private Room


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Digger	Dig Marks


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Valuable Store	Exit Tunnel


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Underneath Street Level	Exit


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Spinal Corridor	Spinal Corridor


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Vault	Emergency Stairs


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Private Room	Spinal Corridor


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Map	Closed Tunnel


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Spinal Tunnel	Spinal Tunnel


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Map	Gate


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Unopened Section	Unopened Section


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Unopened Section	Unopened Section


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Unopened Section	Unopened Section


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Unopened Section	Unopened Section


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Unopened Section : Candle Marks	Unopened Section


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Unopened Section	Unopened Section


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Unopened Section	Unopened Section


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Entrance Sign