Abandoned Engineering

201713 series
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`Abandoned Engineering' explores some of the world's biggest and most mysterious abandoned constructions, structures that, at the time, were among the most advanced engineering projects ever undertaken. Beyond the structures themselves, the team explores the histories and mysteries behind them, including what happened at infamous locations such as a former pirate city in Jamaica, a Croatian gulag and a Louisiana plantation. Other sites, such as an ancient burial sites in the United Kingdom, reveal past practices that seem haunting.

Rock 'N' Roll Island: Episode Image
Episode 1Rock 'N' Roll Island

Exploring Air Studios, on the Island of Montserrat, that became a mecca for rock legends. Also Tskaltubo, in Georgia, built to host a fearsome dictator.

Penthouse Palace: Episode Image
Episode 2Penthouse Palace

Exploring Haludovo Palace Hotel in Croatia, Wolf's Lair, a German military complex and Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope - a pioneering facility in Armenia.

Castle Kingdom: Episode Image
Episode 3Castle Kingdom

Exploring a theme park in Buenos Aires built in a time of terror and dogged by controversy, and a jaw-dropping collection of castles in Turkey.

Fake News Fortress: Episode Image
Episode 4Fake News Fortress

Exploring Dover Commando Fortress in South East England, where traces of a top-secret Commando raid are still visible.

The True Cross: Episode Image
Episode 5The True Cross

Exploring Old Byron Hot Springs in the Californian desert - a once glittering Hollywood hotspot, converted into a top-secret interrogation centre.

Wonderland: Episode Image
Episode 6Wonderland

A symbol of national pride that became a symbol of excess in the Turkish capital of Ankara.

K-Pop Dreamland: Episode Image
Episode 7K-Pop Dreamland

Exploring Yongma Land - a South Korean dreamland given a second life from the most unlikely of places.

Blues Prison: Episode Image
Episode 8Blues Prison

Exploring Old Joliet Prison, a battered facility near Chicago that descended into open war, but then hosted the Blues Brothers!

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