Abandoned Engineering
TV-PG
7.7
2017
Documentary
These are some of the most spectacular examples of abandoned engineering the world has ever known. The series explores how and why they were built, consider the financial and social costs of their failure and examine the environmental and ecological impacts. The series also explores how experts came up with plans to make something beautiful or useful from the ruins.
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- Cast：
- Tom Ward
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EP1 - Murder in Martinique
October. 23,2023
Exploring Chateau Aubery on the island of Martinique, where a criminal kingpin wiped out the opposition.
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EP2 - Italian Turf War
October. 30,2023
Exploring Castel Volturno in Campana in Italy, Colorado and HMP Shepton Mallet in Somerset.
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EP3 - The Montauk Conspiracy
November. 06,2023
Exploring Camp Hero in Long Island, and a salt mine in Poland.
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EP4 - Propaganda Palace
November. 13,2023
Exploring the Apollo Movie Theatre in Tbilisi, Georgia, an ornate shrine to Soviet propaganda.
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EP5 - The Rediscovery of Archaeopolis
November. 20,2023
Exploring a country estate in Ireland where family divisions reflected a national struggle and was caught in the crossfire.
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EP6 - Hell Island
November. 27,2023
Exploring Anchieta, a tropical island complex in Brazil and the scene of a dramatic uprising.
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EP7 - Myth & Legend
December. 04,2023
Exploring the ruined site of Troy, that helped decode one of the world's most enduring mysteries.
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EP8 - Korea's Joan of Arc
December. 11,2023
Exploring Seodaemun Prison, a facility in Seoul that helped spawn a legend known as South Korea's Joan of Arc.
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