Fortress In A Fortress


  • Photographer
    Jon Tonks
  • Company/Studios
    Jon Tonks, Photographer
  • Date of Photograph
    February 2009
  • Technical Info
    6x6 Medium Format

A 35-mile network of tunnels stretches around the two and a half square miles of land occupied by the rock of Gibraltar. Most of which were created during WWII, yet still maintaining a purpose in modern British Defence. The intention was to create a fortification, protecting the peninsula from invasion. This British Territory was designed to be self-sufficient, and the project was designed to facilitate the garrison to live underground, resisting a siege. In modern day, the tunnelling system serves as a training ground for the MOD, providing an environment similar to the Tora-Bora Hills of Afghanistan. Troops can train in darkness, and use the giant network to simulate a variety of unpredictable combat situations.

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