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Rock Center of Little Gellért Hill

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The Rock Center or just the Rock (Hungarian: Sziklaközpont or Szikla [ˈsiklɒkøspont]), more precisely the Rock Center of Little Gellért Hill, originally known as the Citadel (Fellegvár), is a mostly subterranean military complex in the 11th district (Újbuda) of Budapest, Hungary. It is under Little Gellért Hill, the Western extremity of the well-known Gellért Hill. It is also known by the codename Deep 23 (Mély 23). The complex hosted the National Counter-Air Center and thus it is also known by that name. The Rock Center should not be confused with the nearby Citadella, which was never called Fellegvár (the Hungarian translation of the Italian word citadella), but which also has a military bunker, the Gellért Hill bunker under it. As of 2017, the premises are under the authority of Hungary's military intelligence agency, the Military National Security Service (Katonai Nemzetbiztonsági Szolgálat; KNBSZ). Although the complex was declassified, it is not open to the general public or members of the press.

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Rock Center of Little Gellért Hill
Schweidel utca, Budapest Gellérthegy

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