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Ever dreamed of owning your own subterranean lair? lire From security, to thermal insulation, to protection from a nuclear attack, it'd have some pretty nice features. Check out this silo-turned-bachelor pad after the jump ...

This abandoned 2,200 sq. ft. missile silo was purchased by Bruce Townsley in 1997 for $99,000. All the working parts had been decommissioned - the buildings and parking lots had been removed - and the escape hatch had been capped in thick concrete.

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Townsley’s current living space is about 1,100 square feet and completely round and surrounded by thick concrete.

Every room in the structure revolves around the center pillar like a clock — kitchen, living room, office, bedroom — all separated by short partition walls built by Townsley.

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See the rest of the Silo and Townsley's living quarters at Wired.com

Photos by Jim Merithew/Wired.com

Check out Townsley's own Web site at Siloworld.

Wired via Gizmodo.