SIX metres below a Roman palace sits an underground bunker built to protect fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
The anti-gas, double-steel doors of an 84-year-old slice of history are once again open to the public.
Three bunkers were built at the sprawling 19th century Villa Torlonia – the private Rome residence of Mussolini from 1925-43 when he ruled over Italy with a brutal grip.
The home, built to be a palace, comes with a casino, several lakes, a tennis court, horse stables and multiple homes.
In 1940 Italy entered World War 2 and work immediately began to construct the first underground shelter to protect Mussolini and his family from wartime bombing.
The first was a converted old wine cellar in the garden under a small lake, located roughly 150m away from the living quarters.
To avoid the family…
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