Tunel Grič
Wartime air-raid shelter tunnel running beneath the old upper town, now a free pedestrian shortcut.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Grič Tunnel in Zagreb follows Nikola Mandić, the elderly lawyer who became prime minister of the wartime Independent State of Croatia in 1943, and the air-raid shelter he ordered cut through the hill of Upper Town. It touches on a ninety-day plan, a city construction committee doing sums, and a mayor with his own ideas about the design. Best heard partway along the corridor, with a hand on the damp concrete wall.
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