It was purchased by the Diefenbunker Development Group in 1998, and officially opened as a museum. The panel that picked the design had singled out the tower as one of the highlights of the design. In einem Bereich des riesigen Bunkers befindet sich ein circa 20 m × 20 m × 6 m großer Safe, der im Ernstfall die Goldreserven der Bank of Canada aufnehmen und vor Radioaktivität schützen sollte. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 12.
The name of the facility was changed to the Diefenbunker, Canada's Cold War Museum[3] shortly thereafter.
[1][2] It is open year-round for tours. The Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War museum is a not-for-profit, charitable museum.
Die Bezeichnung wurde vom Namen des damaligen kanadischen Premierministers John Diefenbaker abgeleitet.
The John G. Diefenbaker Building is a building in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario. The structure was capable of withstanding a nuclear blast up to 5 megatons from 1.8 km (1.1 mi) away. [6] In 2017, Canada's sesquicentennial, the Diefenbunker welcomed 88,000 visitors through its blast doors. ", Catch some Cold War cinema at The Diefenbunker — Canada’s most unusual movie theatre, "CD - The Continuity of Government Program - Principles", "Trip Advisor | Ottawa Attractions by Traveler Rank", "Manotick filmmaker revives Canadian UFO story", Historic Places of Canada: Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters National, Carp, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CFS_Carp&oldid=967019472, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Foundation Corporation of Canada, L. Col. Ed Churchill, This page was last edited on 10 July 2020, at 16:56. Then a conflict broke out over a pair of eighteen story observation towers.
For several months it was also the site of the Gomery Inquiry hearings. [4][5], Many areas of the bunker, including the PM's Suite, the Emergency Government Situation Centre, the CBC Emergency Broadcasting Studio, the Military Federal Warning Centre, the External Affairs Ministerial Office, the Public Works Minister's Office and the Bank of Canada Vault, are being restored to their operational condition. CFS Carp was decommissioned in 1994[10] following the reduction in the ICBM threat. [5] The decommissioned bunker has been used as a movie set on several occasions, including for The Sum of All Fears[5] and Rulers of Darkness. The rest of the 358 rooms have been converted to exhibits of the Cold War era. Der größte Bunker in Carp ist heute als Museum der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. From 1959 to 1994, the site was owned and operated by the Government of Canada, Department of National Defence. In 2012, the museum had 45,280 visitors. It is noted for being the first building in Ottawa to be fully air conditioned. [15], Learn how and when to remove this template message, Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters, "Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters National Historic Site of Canada", "The Diefenbunker: Echoes from our past, or back to the future? The museum also relies on the generous support of the community through donations and sponsorship. [5], The Carp shelter would be the largest of such facilities (over 9,300 m2 (100,000 sq ft)[4]) and the only one in the immediate Ottawa area.
Four full-time staff, nine part-time staff and numerous volunteers work to keep the museum running smoothly. 45.351666666667-76.047222222222Koordinaten: 45° 21′ 6″ N, 76° 2′ 50″ W, http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/12/16/bastionhost-buys-nova-scotia-data-bunker/, https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diefenbunker&oldid=202712769, National Historic Site of Canada in Ontario, „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“, Regional Emergency Government Headquarters (REGHQs). This building was considerably smaller but more centrally located. [6], In 1999, the museum's second year of operation, a curator was hired along with some students. These shelters were part of what came to be known as the Continuity of Government plan,[4][6] which was meant to protect various members of government in the event of a nuclear attack. [12], The mandate of Diefenbunker, Canada's Cold War museum is "to increase throughout Canada and the world, interest in and a critical understanding of the Cold War, by preserving the Diefenbunker as a national historic site, and operating a Cold War Museum. Im Rahmen einer Führung kann man alle vier Etagen besichtigen. For the next 27 years the city operated out of temporary offices in the Transportation Building. Canadian Forces Station Debert (also CFS Debert) was a Canadian Forces station located in Debert, Nova Scotia.It was most recently used during the Cold War as a communications facility and was home to a "Regional Emergency Government Headquarters" (REGH) complex, more commonly known by their nickname "Diefenbunker." Emergency Hoofdkwartier van de Overheid is de naam voor een systeem van nucleaire fallout schuilplaatsen gebouwd door de regering van Canada in de jaren 1950 en 1960 in het kader van de continuïteit van de overheid planning op het hoogtepunt van de Koude Oorlog.Gelegen op strategische locaties in het land, de grootste van deze schuilplaatsen worden in de volksmond aangeduid als …
[citation needed] In 1999 offices were rented out to Global Affairs Canada, which is based nearby, and this mostly filled the building. Underground storage was built for food, fuel, fresh water, and other supplies. [5] Although supposedly effective against surface nuclear detonations, the facility was later found to be vulnerable to conventional Bunker buster bombs developed after its construction, as these bombs had time delay fuses that would detonate after they had penetrated deeply enough underground.[5]. [6], The museum continued to grow into the 2000s.
Additional part-time staff was hired throughout the year to keep up with museum maintenance and upkeep. The building is located on Green Island at the point where the Rideau River empties into the Ottawa River. [3][4], In 1958, at the height of the Cold War and the infancy of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) threat, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker authorized the creation of close to 50 Emergency Government Headquarters (nicknamed "Diefenbunkers" by opposition parties[5]) across Canada. It was decided that the new city would be based at 110 Laurier Avenue West. [5] It included an emergency broadcast studio for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation[5] and a vault on the lowest level to hold the gold reserves of the Bank of Canada. The "Diefenbunker" is an underground bunker designed to withstand the force of a nuclear blast. Prior to amalgamation in 2001, Carp was located in the West Carleton Township. The historic city hall on Elgin Street had been destroyed by a fire in 1931. August 2020 um 12:11 Uhr bearbeitet. In 2003 the Old City Hall was sold to the federal Public Works department. It was built in Carp, Ontario, during a peak in Cold War tensions between 1959 and 1961, and named after then-Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.It is now the location of Canada’s Cold War Museum. It is currently open year-round for public tours. The Diefenbunker actively applies for private, municipal, provincial and federal grants.
The new building caused considerable controversy in the city with some liking the design, but others seeing the $72 million structure a waste of money. Canadian Forces Station Carp (also CFS Carp and commonly known as The Diefenbunker) is a former Canadian military facility located in the rural farming community of Carp, Ontario, approximately 30 km (19 mi) west of Ottawa. Eventually the city compromised and a bare scaffold was erected. However, the 5,000 visitors received that year was too much to be handled solely by volunteers.
[citation needed] The building was much larger than the city needed and for several years large sections were vacant.
CFS Carp was decommissioned in 1994. Coordinates: 45°26′23.68″N 75°41′40.78″W / 45.4399111°N 75.6946611°W / 45.4399111; -75.6946611, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Old city hall renamed to honour John Diefenbaker", "Government of Canada Names the 111 Sussex Drive Building Complex in Honour of Prime Minister John George Diefenbaker", Public Works and Government Services Canada, "Islands of Ottawa: Green Island a historical microcosm of the city", "Egan: We're a government town — of course we hate edgy architecture", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_G._Diefenbaker_Building&oldid=912831076, International style architecture in Canada, Articles needing additional references from May 2009, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2008, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 August 2019, at 04:36. The original drawings for the building are held at the McGill University Library Special Collections as part of the John Bland Archive. A decentralized transmitter site, the Richardson Detachment, with numerous transmitter antenna was located further to the west near Perth Ontario that was supported from a 2-storey underground facility of similar construction to the Carp facility but much smaller. Two radio receiving facilities, the CFS Carp Almonte Detachment and CFS Carp Dunrobin Detachment, with a complete receiving antenna arrays were built in the region but all buildings were above ground.[7]. Today the building mainly houses Global Affairs employees. Purchased in 2003 by the Government of Canada, it was known by its municipal address, 111 Sussex Drive, until September, 2011 when it was renamed after Canada's 13th prime minister, John Diefenbaker.[1][2]. The John G. Diefenbaker Building is a building in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario.The building served as Ottawa's city hall from August 2, 1958 to January 1, 2001, and is commonly known as Old City Hall.Purchased in 2003 by the Government of Canada, it was known by its municipal address, 111 Sussex Drive, until September, 2011 when it was renamed after Canada's 13th … City council voted to cut the towers to save the million dollars they cost. The Diefenbunker actively applies for private, municipal, provincial and federal grants. The museum's visitation doubled to 10,000 people that year. This was one of the highest increases in attendance other than the opening year of the Bunker. These facilities were administered by the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (later the Communications and Electronics Branch). On January 1, 2001, Ottawa was amalgamated with Cumberland, Gloucester, Goulbourn, Kanata, Nepean, Osgoode, Rideau, Rockcliffe Park, Vanier and West Carleton. The museum has space available to rent both for events and storage. [13] It is funded privately;[13] the main source of revenue for the museum comes from admission sales (approximately 75% of total revenue[10]).