Exploring Vienna's Abandoned Underground City | Austria Uncovered

[@bwturbex]

Watch the trailer of "rotten society" ► kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGfLeWuXhs1jhNE On our journey to the Balkans in the summer of 2021, we were accompanied by a group of filmmakers. They shot a documentary on that trip about how curiosity conquers fear, and how the gruesome past of the Yugoslav wars can be explored through abandoned sites.

[@konstrofferpartnerfilm]

Thanks for sharing! Can’t wait to publish the documentary soon. Thanks for having us join your travels in the balkans. Lots of great stories to come, looking forward to seeing your vision on this roadtrip.

[@barneymiller7894]

I'm gonna leave this here for you guys to, I think you might get a kick out of it.kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5LFnoJsesmImsU One artist, three continents

[@Wannes_]

09:10 The street where I live was almost entirely demolished by German artillery in the 1st WW, and rebuilt later. The cellar still shows a decent sized hole (re-bricked, but still very visible) to the neighbours' cellar from either WW1 or WW2. If the building above collapsed or was set on fire, people could escape next door, or even further down the street.

[@oggiebabe]

My father and my grandmother and grandfather were residents of Vienna during WWII. I appreciate the chance to have a clearer picture of where they would have fled to during the bombing. During one bombing, their home took a direct hit. The only thing that my father found in the rubble was a scorched book of his. I visited Vienna with my father in the 70's and there were many times and places where he was very quiet. I can only imagine what memories he was experiencing after seeing this video.

[@AustrianHanJisung]

This is shocking I’ve been living in Vienna my entire life and never heard of this 😶

[@giostisskylas]

Have you ever held a Geiger counter to the fluorescent paint in the air raid shelters? In the past, they liked to mix radioactive substances into the paint, so that the paint worked without prior illumination.

[@urb_infra]

it was a pleasure with you guys! hopefully we can start something exploration again!

[@bwturbex]

Yeah, I guess we'll do another trip to Vienna eventually! It's such a fascinating place.

[@ujona]

Hello BWT! It is always such a pleasure to see you document historical relics of time under Vienna because it will eventually all be taken over by deterioration and decay. Nothing manmade lasts forever unfortunately. Danka!

[@amanitafalloides]

Ihr seid Meister Eures Fachs! Danke für diese tolle Dokumentation - Wien einmal ganz anders, einfach toll.

[@SymeonPhronema]

Outstandingly well done. This was better than a guided tour! You guys are top notch !

[@lotusdolphin]

That was absolutely brilliant. And incredibly unnerving considering how our current world events are at this moment. You guys did a great job documenting. Thank you so much. Cheers from California in hopes for a better world.💜🤗🇺🇸

[@dahlbergt]

You found a very good guide!

[@Nomad_exploration_vlogger]

It is amazing what lies beneath a city no one knows about and becoming time capsules from another life time. This was told so well and I enjoyed this video and like always looking forward to the next video and like this one a story or some history to be learned. Blessings and be safe. 😎

[@judiwilson7]

I do love your new intro, highlights some of your photography, tells us what’s up. “Vienna underground part 2} Here we go! This is awesome. How amazing to have a local guide who knew his way around, and could explain a lot of what he’d learned about this vast underground space. Loved! the corner of the basement with the 1672 date carved in it. Amazing. Aside from cobwebs and I suppose dust, the passages seem in good condition. I mean, WWII was nearly 80 years ago. These stone and concrete bunkers are holding up well. Except for the damp parts. Really cool exploration, with your usual high standard of filming. Great work guys!

[@jodeeps2287]

You guys are awesome, I enjoy going on your journeys with you, I learn so much, thank you ❤

[@bwturbex]

Thanks for joining our trips to these dark sites!

[@tamarrajames3590]

This was fascinating and beautiful. Human ingenuity, and the will to survive is constant and inventive. I would have loved to have seen this hidden Vienna when I was visiting there. Thank you, as always for quality and education.🖤🇨🇦

[@krasn0glaz]

Finally something about hidden underground life.. Where I am from, there is a bunch of underground structures: rivers, drainage systems, bunkers, metropolitan spaces.. Couldn't find anything on digger stuff in Vienna xD

[@andreasweber7828]

Berlin, Wien, London, Paris. I wonder how much history there still exists to explore. Undetected in the underworld

[@bwturbex]

It's up to urban explorers to unveil! Let's explore.

[@SRay-or3nc]

I always like that you guys are able to balance your curiosity and fear so that you don't get hurt. I lived my young years in the shadow of WWII, because of my father. There were mementos stored in the dresser drawers of our home and of course there was my father. He never spoke about the war. My mother would tell us his stories for him. It was very insightful to see how the rest of the world dealt with WWII. Last year, I learned from my brother that my father had spoken with one of his friends about what he did during the war. He was a trained bodyguard and medic for a very important person. His secrets have died with him. I can't access my father's military records, because they were destroyed by fire at a military archive.

[@Draggynsmate]

Absolutley LOVE the new intro, watched it twice. Suits your channel well. Several amazing finds. Thanks for the adventure!

[@bwturbex]

Thanks so much! Have you watched the first episode of this new series as well?

[@daliadivicpuskarski7453]

The spider shown at 18:41 has been infected by a pathogenic fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. It is also known as a zombie fungus. So cool you found one!

[@bwturbex]

Wow, we found a couple of those in the past years! Always when exploring such abandoned sites.

[@derrenleepoole]

What a great explore lads. Nicely done and very interesting.

[@bwturbex]

Thanks a lot! Should we go back to find out other underground locations around Vienna?

[@derrenleepoole]

@@bwturbex you guys just do what you do best, whatever that happens to be. It’s all good and worth a watch :)

[@cindygibbs1964]

This is so interesting!! Thank you for providing us with this video!

[@Carolyn77718]

I don't know how you guys manage to get into these scary places that seem to be haunted

[@bwturbex]

They might seem haunted... but they aren't. 👻

[@calvinc5961]

I am always interested in your historical explorations of a abandoned places throughout Europe, which always has a fascination for me. Thanks for sharing your awesome videos. And yes I really the the calendar I ordered from you guys.

[@bwturbex]

Yeah, we noticed that a large part of our audience are based on other contintents. Together, we all explore the weird and unseen parts of Europe on this channel.

[@althejazzman]

Your videos are always so thought provoking. They challenge the ideas of our society.

[@bwturbex]

Thanks so much! What is society anyway? If you travel to a different country the people might have a total different opinion.

[@althejazzman]

@@bwturbex Indeed. You talk to one group of people with different ethics to another, and you get a very different idea of what society means to them. I'm lucky enough to have travelled and seen many different lifestyles in order to better appreciate my own.

[@ReginaldVandeVelde]

Quality productions and documentary, as always! Loved it!

[@bwturbex]

Thanks a bunch, Reginald! Much more of this stuff to come. 2023 will be BIG!

[@michalsoldat8548]

Habe beim Billa in der Landstraße 32 im 3 Bezirk gearbeitet. Da geht es ca 4 Stockwerke tief in den Abgrund. Darunter sind Räume von ca 100 m2!

[@bwturbex]

Wow, abgefahrener Fund! Werden diese Räume noch genutzt?

[@elizabethrowe7262]

Went to Vienna 1977 and had no idea that the bunkers were underneath our feet. Fascinating to see this and wonder what it would have been like to have to shelter there.

[@gaby17177]

Wenn man bedenkt, dass es einmal eine Zeit gegeben hat in der man daran dachte Schutzräume schaffen zu müssen, wie kann es dann in einen Irrglauben übergehen, diese nie wieder gebrauchen zu müssen? In Österreich, in Deutschland auch, hat man da hinein nichts mehr investiert... Und mit diesem Aspekt im Hinterkopf, wie konnte ich für einen Moment, unter Berücksichtigung auf die Einwohnerzahl, annehmen, dass uns alle je vorhandenen gezeigt worden sind. Wie war das eigentlich alles mal? Sehr spannend!!! Bitte mehr davon, tolles Video.

[@benzlick]

Amazing explore! Thank you for sharing!

[@bwturbex]

You're welcome! Where should we head next?

[@dwagner6]

Such a great video, thank you! I really enjoyed learning about the hidden history of all of these cellars and passages.

[@bwturbex]

You're very welcome! There will be a video about Vienna's flak towers soon on this channel. These are the above ground equivalent of what you've seen in this episode.

[@kevincook1618]

Another great video as usual. It seems we might do well to preserve and maintain such systems. They might come in handy someday. Danke!

[@susiegnall3971]

This was a wonderful video! Sad and scary at the same time! I can’t even begin to wonder how it felt for the people that escaped there. We should learn from the history of these places! In today’s world, you never know when something like these tunnels could be used. Hopefully, not from war, but also natural disasters! Thank you for this video!

[@KellyAnn2390]

Excellent filmmaking! These bunkers are incredible.

[@bwturbex]

Thanks for watching! Much more abandoned content to come!

[@TheBrummie60]

Exemplary presentation of Vienna's hidden world. My uncle was a soldier billeted at Schönbrunn Palace shortly after World War Two. Are there any tunnels under this fine Viennese palace? Also, do you know of any tunnels beneath the city of Klagenfurt in Carinthia? Keep up the great work, lads, very much appreciated here in the heart of England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@georgesmith8113]

Very good! Really enjoyed that. Great to see that some remains intact. Excellent video. 👍👍👍👊😎

[@loyi-kyong]

Very interesting and great narration. Love your vids.

[@bwturbex]

Much appreciate such comments because it's a ton of work to edit these videos!

[@felixthecleaner8843]

An awesome adventure!

[@bwturbex]

It's always the best experience to explore together with locals!

[@marcellepesek3038]

Thank you for this excellent video! The very air in there seems filled with heaviness of the past! To think of how many such places exist beneath our feet, and the many generations who had to huddle in these spooky crammed passages, yet they were their means of safety and escape from horrors often beyond our imagination! My family lived through both World Wars in Europe, and even my generation was affected emotionally by what they went through! We should be so grateful that we are not living in the same tragic circumstances, rather than fighting nation against nation, always being suspicious of one another! Such a beautiful world and so much terrible drama. Thank God for every beautiful, safe day we are given and able to enjoy sunshine, flowers and so many other great things. May love and peace unite all people and species & let us get along in harmony, please! Many warm greetings to everyone!

[@saiprom]

Very interesting documentary, thank you for sharing history , would love to see this city one day.

[@bwturbex]

Very welcome! I'm sure you'll like the next episode as well. So you've never been to Vienna? It's a city full of contrast

[@davidepperson2376]

That luminescent paint is quite good - probably contains radioactive isotopes.

[@bwturbex]

Love that stuff.

[@MiNameIsNash]

Really nice to see this shelters and the trailer, it looks so nice, Bosnia - Herzegovina have a lot of history.

[@bwturbex]

Thanks a bunch! We LOVED to explore BiH. I hope we can go back there soon.

[@christinecreasey2342]

To find all these things underground, especially air raid shelters they give me a ghostly feeling, knowing what they were used for picturing all those frightened people

[@ericr638]

The way things are going we all might need them again soon

[@elenistavridou9082]

Πολύ Ενδιαφέρον ! ! ! Ευχαριστώ ! ! !

[@alsanova]

Another great exploration and excellent tour guide that share so much history and knowledges! 👍👌

[@moritzurbex63]

Thanks a lot for your nice words!☺

[@SandyWolf-]

You guys are the best! I so much enjoyed this!

[@bettysbuecherwelt]

I live near vienna and that was really fascinating! In my small city were also a few bunkers, but most of them are destroyed by now.

[@bwturbex]

We're based in Leipzig. Near my appartement, there's also a WW2 bunker a playground. It's completely sealed though.

[@bettysbuecherwelt]

@@bwturbex That's too bad!!

[@ARShaikh515]

Thanks for great content ❤️😌

[@bwturbex]

You're welcome! How did you like this episode?

[@ARShaikh515]

@@bwturbex definitely 👌

[@lindamesa5122]

Another exciting video from my favorite explorers! The underground is a fascinating and terrifying look at our past and possibly our future! War drove us underground, hopefully these scary places will only be points to explore but not a life style of fear and terror! See u again soon I hope! 💜💕❤️💜💜💕

[@valerier4308]

Fascinating and sad! Wow, A shelter entrance under a playground slide!

[@bwturbex]

Yeah, that was unexpected! But it makes sense. Under parks and playgrounds there's space for underground structures.

[@Ginge94]

Thank u for this. These videos are amazing to watch ❤

[@bwturbex]

Thanks for being part of our journeys!

[@mkeolver]

Imagine being a child on a playground just "mining" your own business digging a deep hole in the dirt when suddenly...

[@reptar69]

Thanks! I cant even image!

[@michailokeefeMooMoo]

Great video guys very interesting topic

[@bwturbex]

Thanks man! It's unbelievable what can slumber under our feet without us even noticing it.

[@barryhackett4227]

Good work man wow 🇮🇪

[@optical_ideas]

Very interesting. btw. its time for you guys to get a TV series. Amazing quality 😎

[@bwturbex]

We're on it already. 😉

[@lynth]

0:50 I lived in that building you filmed from. Did you sneak up there? It was abused by Instagrammers. People get angry if you go there without at least knowing a resident. :P

[@bwturbex]

We didn't sneak up there, we had the keys. 😉

[@urb_infra]

when you silent, tactical and had tools / keys for it then nobody will ever known. when there is no plaintiff, then you will not getting judged. :P

[@cinnamon8884]

ist die farbe radioaktiv?

[@bwturbex]

Lieber nicht dran lecken.

[@random22026]

11:29 and 11:31 Once, an above-ground street sign...

[@cherylrobbins715]

Well done

[@Veilchen04111974]

Danke für das großartige Video. Villeicht kann man noch ein paar Videos über die Wiener Unterwelt machen. Danke

[@bwturbex]

Danke dir! Ja, da gibt es noch einiges zu entdecken. Vorher machen wir aber erstmal ein Video über die Flaktürme in Wien!

[@Lylo-mj8ek]

Bravo! Thank You.

[@sebastiantutnixzursache3361]

Wirklich sehr spannend 🤩 gerne mehr !

[@bwturbex]

Das freut uns, danke dir! Wir werden noch mehr versteckte Ecken von Wien zeigen in einem der kommenden Videos!

[@mpowers6653]

There are so many things in the past yet to discover 👍

[@bwturbex]

So true! Therefore, stay curious.

[@misanthropelife]

It’s nice to see you exploring Australia.

[@garion455]

This isnt Australia

[@misanthropelife]

@@garion455 no shit

[@garion455]

@@misanthropelife just saying cuz some people dont know the difference

[@misanthropelife]

@@garion455 yeah it’s difficult to differentiate . Both are in europe so you kind of interchange them a lot

[@garion455]

@@misanthropelife very funny

[@carmelaonofrietti7297]

Rifugio antigas ché 🔥😯

[@bksnow125]

Truly amazing

[@bwturbex]

Yeah, people don't think about what they pass over every day!

[@foxredcap19]

also seit ihr eingebrochen? ich arbeite bei den wiener linien und ich sehe da niemanden von uns. woher hattet ihr die schlüssel?

[@bwturbex]

*seid

[@urb_infra]

Funfact: Man brauchte nicht mal einen Schlüssel dafür. Man konnte in der Zeit sehr oft sogar von der Baustellenseite rein weil es oft in der Nacht offen war. Den Schlüssel selbst ist heutzutage nicht schwer ranzukommen.

[@UrbexTeamUnderground]

😀 Wieder ein klasse Video! Coole Locations! 😀

[@bwturbex]

Danke fürs Anschauen! Wien hat noch viel mehr zu bieten. Als Teil dieser Serie werden wir noch mehr von dort zeigen!

[@MrYoshio14]

I think the existing bunkers would make great low cost apartments and at the same time it would keep preserving them till the need arises.

[@chompachangas]

Neat. I believe it's critical to document these spaces for posterity. Edit: nice bathroom. I'd poop in there.

[@kevinklein17]

Cooles Video - wie immer. Die " Leuchtmarkierungen" sollte man aber besser nicht anfassen. Die ist heute immer noch so ungesund wie damals...

[@princedaviddecooper1456]

Wonderful work guys. May the higher powers that be. Bless you all.and provide and keep you all safe.

[@kyrathormann2945]

Wieder ein tolles Video! 🥰 Und ein sehr interessanter Ansatz, Bunkeranlagen in Österreich. Der Krieg in der Ukraine bewirkt unter anderem, dass man sich Gedanken darüber macht, wie es eigentlich aktuell um den Schutz der Bevölkerung bestellt ist... In Deutschland sieht es, soweit ich weiß, nicht besser aus. Der Luftschutzbunker in meiner Heimatstadt, von dem mir meine Oma mütterlicherseits berichtet hat, existiert auch nicht mehr.

[@bwturbex]

Ja, Deutschland und Österreich haben kaum noch Bunkeranlagen für die Zivilbevölkerung - im Gegensatz zu den Schweizern. Das ist total verrückt und faszinierend, was bei denen abgeht!

[@kyrathormann2945]

Echt?! Wow. Das hätte ich jetzt aber mal gar nicht erwartet!

[@mini1000-bean]

@@bwturbex haha, naja, meine Schule, das TGM in Wien, hat einen eigenen Bunker

[@bwturbex]

Läuft bei euch!!!

[@kaylaplumb7502]

Very nice video!

[@bwturbex]

Cheers! What kind of abandoned place would you like to see next on our channel?

[@kaylaplumb7502]

@@bwturbex I'm always a fan of things to do with the World wars but I like hospitals and schools as well. You guys do great videos so pretty much everything you do I watch 😊

[@omarhamid3638]

Hey guys, I’ve just subscribed to your channel and really enjoying it! Thanks for such innovative and hidden explorations! Vienna is beautiful but to see the underground is such a special and unique sighting. Looking forward to watching the Balkans explores and yes, would highly recommend more underground explorations of Vienna or other cities 👏✌️👍

[@lukasvanenz2029]

Na da werd` ma am Yppenplatz das nächstes mal genauer schauen ;)

[@bwturbex]

Und nicht nur dort genauer hinschauen, sondern überall im Alltag!

[@lukasvanenz2029]

@@bwturbex Klar aber der Einstieg war mir tatsächlich neu. Ich hatte einige Male das Vergnügen in der Wiener Unterwelt.

[@jolovesminnis]

People living above are going to hear their voices!

[@croupier9185]

Muito legal, assistindo do Brasil. Grande abraço

[@axelschmelzer8985]

neue Maßstäbe gesetzt! 👌🏻

[@bwturbex]

Danke Axel, wir hoffen wir können die Messlatte mit dem nächsten Video genau so hoch halten!

[@nomisG_idk]

I Love This

[@magnetpull7587]

Das Video, vor allem aber die Sätze am Anfang, lassen mich an "Unter der Stadt" von Grim104 denken

[@closetoyourheart]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 The best !!

[@rolfsinkgraven]

A very interesting explore, never found a entrance that was not closed 45 years ago lol

[@bwturbex]

Haha, have you ever tried to do some underground explorations as well?

[@rolfsinkgraven]

@@bwturbex once,got stuck after that never again lol

[@ludwiggraupe1619]

Muss mal selbst wieder auf Entdeckung gehen. Ich war auch in Teilen des Schirach Bunkers. Denk da kommt man heute nirgendwo mehr rein. Wird alles zugemauert sein.

[@bobrok2634]

nice work! though thats just a fraction of viennas underworld. all historical citys in europe and all over the world have large tunnel systems dating back even thousands of years. check out buda castle in budapest

[@ryankov]

Unfortunately soon we might need these bunkers again... people never learn

[@kensukefan47]

Ist es eigentlich sicher runterzugehen in die U2?

[@bwturbex]

Erst, wenn sie wieder in Betrieb ist.

[@kensukefan47]

@@bwturbex schlau.

[@rodolfogacio7891]

Como siempre los felicito por la exploración, lastima que no comprendí nada de lo dicho. No hay subtitulado en español. Abrazo

[@bwturbex]

There will be Spanish subtitles in the following days, please be patient. :)

[@Drizzyluke]

Sehr interessant

[@annlyon144]

I want to know what is under the golf course’s in America !

[@bwturbex]

Let's find out!

[@annlyon144]

@@bwturbex yes !

[@Valentin-oc5nh]

„bei fast jedem wiener“ … ich glaubs auch gleich 🤣💀

[@Foltl]

Fullsuppa!

[@benjaminfraeyman]

Theres still newspapers from before the war in there 😲😳

[@bwturbex]

You ever found something that old?

[@benjaminfraeyman]

@@bwturbex no, haven't really explored yet though 😅 Found some old bulletcasings whilst digging in the yard when i was young. (I live in belgium)

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

Neetoo 👍👍👍👍👍

[@cyprio_]

"des sag i jetzt a bissl sehr früh aber des is alles asbest" xD meine fresse

[@kingofcapp]

raves there have been many on bones of past!

[@JohannPetrak]

Strolling through an enclosed space full off crumbling asbestos without a dust mask may not be the best idea.

[@X3r0.]

All those “photo luminescent” strips & markings are likely Radium paint… the same thing they began painting pocket watches with. It can make you sick.

[@vitcenek8611]

This paint looks to be using Radium Ra-226. In that big amount it would be dangerous to be around. Also it fills air with extreme volumes of Radon Rn-222 gas. I hope it's not true that it was shining even without light. That would mean it's true. Hopefully not.

[@bwturbex]

Thanks for the insights! The strips were only shining when "charged" with our flashlights.

[@farbe123]

i think you showed the entrance of the last air raid shelter a little too well. Everyone living in vienna knows where that is. i hope nobody destroys that

[@bwturbex]

As said in the video: for us, access was easy, but without the knowledge and tools you won't get in there.