**The Minsk metro is one of the deepest and most "robust" in the world, designed with a possible nuclear strike in mind.** **Why it's cool:** **Result:** When riding the Minsk metro, you not only move quickly around the city, but also find yourself in one of the most protected engineering structures on the planet, built to survive the apocalypse. This gives an absolutely unique flavor to an ordinary metro ride!
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**The Minsk metro is one of the deepest and most "robust" in the world, designed with a possible nuclear strike in mind.** **Why it's cool:** 5. **Legacy of the Cold War:** This is not just transport, but a **material reminder** of the global tensions of the past, embodied in concrete and metal under the capital of Belarus.
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**The Minsk metro is one of the deepest and most "robust" in the world, designed with a possible nuclear strike in mind.** **Why it's cool:** 4. **Proof of durability:** A study conducted by the **University of Tokyo** after the Fukushima disaster included the Minsk metro in the **list of the safest underground transport systems in the world** in terms of resistance to natural and man-made disasters, including seismic activity.
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