Urban exploring has enjoyed some mainstream attention in the last few years with stints on various TV shows but now, it’s got a primetime slot on the History Channel on Mondays. For those not in the know, urban exploring is just what it sounds like: exploring urban buildings/areas/architecture for fun or historical significance. I’ve done some urban exploring but it’s hard here in Boca Raton where there’s little other than old people to see. But this about the show not where I live.
The show, Cities of the Underground, is all about urban exploring in some of the world’s most famous cities to “uncover the city below the city”. Most of us know that cities and towns are layered upon the older city or town on which they’re built but little of us really know what’s there. So that’s what this show has set out to explore. Tonight’s episode was about Berlin’s massive underground network of bunkers and the technology behind them. It’s amazing to see structures like the Flaktower that were so strong, bomb after bomb could not destroy them so they simply get purposely buried to hide them. All of the episode took place in East Berlin and the amazing structures underneath it. I found the massive underground warehouse-sized underground highway-to-be in East Berlin the most fascinating since it was to be two four-lane highways underneath Berlin to keep the street above free from traffic except for pedestrians.
Next week is Rome’s underground that we’re allowed to see but it should still prove to be pretty interesting. I’m really happy to see urban exploring getting more recognition especially in a historical aspect.
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