US EditionWhite House Secretly Rebuilds Bunker Under East Wing Demolition Site
The 1940s-era Presidential Emergency Operations Center is being replaced with a secure underground facility while a new $400 million ballroom is constructed above, officials said.
- Recently, President Donald Trump removed the World War II-era Presidential Emergency Operations Center beneath the White House East Wing as demolition made way for a massive new ballroom above while dismantling the subterranean facility.
- Built in 1941 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Presidential Emergency Operations Center evolved from a bomb shelter into a hardened command center to survive nuclear strikes.
- During crises, the PEOC functioned as a self-contained 'submarine' with separate power, water, and air filtration, used on Sept. 11, 2001, when Dick Cheney was evacuated.
- Last week, the White House defended underground work without NCPC approval, arguing halting it would 'endanger national security' while President Donald Trump said ballroom costs rose from $200 million to $400 million, excluding subterranean expenses paid by U.S. taxpayers.
- Amid tight secrecy, sources say the replacement involves U.S. military, U.S. Secret Service, Clark Construction, Shalom Baranes Architects, and uses emerging technologies with redundancies in place.
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The famous underground bunker of the White House, officially known as the Presidential Emergency Operations Center, has become news: U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing for the reconstruction and modernization of this secret facility located under the East Wing that was demolished in October 2025 to build his ambitious project of a large dance hall for a thousand people with private donations. The original Presidential Emergency Operations Ce…
Although it seems like a matter of politicians or architects alone, the new ballroom of the White House has a direct impact on our city. Demolishing part of the East Wing and erecting a luxury space of 90,000 square feet and $300 million not only transforms the building: it changes how citizens perceive the historical heritage, the distribution of resources and the priorities of the government.Every hammering in the East Wing resonates in our st…
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