UNDERGROUND bunkers are being built for the super-rich to stash their artwork, cars – and even wine collection – in case of an end-of-the-world disaster.

Brünig Mega Safe is hollowing out up to 25 caverns near the alpine village of Lungern, southwest of Lucerne, Switzerland.

NINTCHDBPICT001101992444The giant bunkers being built for the super-rich in the Swiss Alps Credit: Brunig Mega Safe NINTCHDBPICT001101992572Inside the vaults carved out directly in stone Credit: Brunig Mega Safe

Dug out more than 100 metres deep within the limestone, the vaults are mainly intended for storage of assets.

The natural temperature is a constant 13C, perfect conditions for storing and art.

Prices start at £455,000 and go up from there, with the luring promise of near total safety.

A firing range, a gastro pub, an explosives depot and a facility for training firefighters are also being built on site.

With rising global instability including wars and pandemics, the caverns are being proposed as human refuge.

And Brünig Mega Safe is already in talks with about a dozen potential buyers.

“Additional room modules complement your security cavern where more than just protection is required – for example, for personal temporary retreat areas, discreet meeting areas or lounges with special atmosphere,” the company website says.

The security firm claims it is breaking ground in Brünig in January and it claims its vaults will be “comparable to that of the Swiss National Bank”.

NINTCHDBPICT001101992509A 3D rendering of what the vaults could look like Credit: Brunig Mega Safe NINTCHDBPICT001101992503The firm is already in talks with a number of potential clients Credit: Brunig Mega Safe

Thomas Gasser, chairman of Brünig Mega Safe, told RTS: “You’ll first have to drive through a special checkpoint and get out of your vehicle: there will be several security checks, which obviously won’t be disclosed to the public.”

He added: “For a long time, Dubai was considered safe. Today, that sense of security is being called into question.

“People simply want to safeguard part of their wealth.”

Switzerland has long used its mountains for secure storage. Many disused military bunkers have been converted into vaults or even data centres.

The concept as a whole is nothing new. Security firms have been cashing in on the growing doomsday fear, particularly after Russia‘s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

, for example, is one of the who are splashing out on sprawling, highly secured compounds.

The CEO is building a 1,400-acre lair on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

Estimated at over £200 million, the property a 5,000-square-foot underground shelter with its own , food supplies, and blast-resistant doors, managed under strict private security protocols.

reportedly has bunkers under all of his many .