Outside view of an embrasure of the "Sasso San Gottardo" fortress museum in Uri, Switzerland.

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Outside view of an embrasure of the "Sasso San Gottardo" fortress. The historic underground Swiss army fortress "Sasso San Gottardo" had been built inside the mountains near the Swiss pass of San Gottardo. It has been in use until the 1990ties and is now a museum and open to the public.

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Location: Sasso San Gottardo Gotthard Ticino Uri Switzerland alps Europe
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