2. The Rock Hospital (today a museum) created in the stomach of Castle Hill was run by the capital from 1939 to 1944. The building has several levels, with different heights, approximately 15-30 meters deep under the ground. The total lengths is approximately 2 km, the different parts are connected via tunnels.

3. Vár-oldal

4. A Lovas úti bejárat

5. At the break out of World War II it was reinforced with ferro-concrete and a hospital was created with a capacity of 200 patients and with operating room. They built a generator, a ventilating system, a cistern and a kitchen. The technology of the period proved to be perfect, because it survived the offensives of World War II unhurt.

6. Generators in the underground hospital

8. Stretchers

9. During the assault many hand and leg amputations were carried out here. In February 1945 the hospital was very crowded, approx. 600-650 patients, since it was the only hospital with bomb-shelter. Since the stored water was not enough for so many people, they drilled a well, too. During the invasion of Budapest the Soviet troops rushed the hospital, and killed the patients and doctors with grenades, flame- projectors and small arms.

10. German radioman - World War II.

11. German guard

12. Preparation Room

13. After the war the hospital operated again for a while, then it was closed, and a part of the equipment was transported to the country side. At the end of the 50s the hospital was restored and equipped with the necessary filtering system for a nuclear war.

14. Corridor – up on the side the „air-conditioning”

15. Office of admission

23. Lavatory

24. Showers

25. Ágytálak

26. „Departing „Healthy”.

27. The history in the rooms of the Rock Hospital, untouched since the 60s is vivified by more than 80 lively waxworks.

28. The big operating room

29. Operation – with waxworks

30. This oxygen machine was last used for the shooting of „Evita”

31. The small room - 1956

32. Room – a part

33. The big room in 1956.

37. X-ray picture from the 60s

38. X-ray pictures – from the side

39. Preparation of developing liquid

40. Storage of X-ray pictures

41. Serving kitchen (meals were brought from János hospital via an underground corridor)

42. Dinner set from János hospital

43. Kitchen equipment

44. Refrigerator „Moszkva”

45. Exit to Trinity Street

46. The more than two thousand square meter exhibition is an adventurous time travel to the past of the Castle Hill, to war medicine and to the world of civil defense.

47. (Shelter defense)>> 60s: preparing against a nuclear attack

48. Defend yourself Common concern – common interest The most important task of civil defense is to save human lives and their goods

49. Showers in case of nuclear attack

50. Bandages from that period

51. Bags for bandages

52. Clothing for chemical defense

53. Telecommunications; anno..

54. This exhibition is unique world- wide, because it is rare that a war hospital and a nuclear bunker are exhibited with original furnishment. I took these photos during my visit in April 2008. Judit László