Gibraltar The Siege Tunnels

Gibraltar The Siege Tunnels

These tunnels make without a doubt one of the most unique defence systems made by man. The tunnel makers where aided with gunpowder for blasting, but most of it had to be done with man power, skills, a sledgehammer and crowbar only.

When you visit the tunnels remember that it took 18 men five weeks long to make a tunnel of 25 metres into the rock whilst in World War ll the fully mechanised tunnelling advanced 55 metres in one week.

Nowadays there are various exhibitions within its chambers re-enacting scenes lived in this labyrinth throughout its history and you can admire Victorian guns, a 64 pounder cannon as well as an 18th Century cannon.

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