Abandoned Engineering (2017)
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.
Seasons & Episode
Exploring Chateau Aubery on the island of Martinique, where a criminal kingpin wiped out the opposition.
Exploring Castel Volturno in Campana in Italy, Colorado and HMP Shepton Mallet in Somerset.
Exploring Camp Hero in Long Island, and a salt mine in Poland.
Exploring the Apollo Movie Theatre in Tbilisi, Georgia, an ornate shrine to Soviet propaganda.
Exploring a country estate in Ireland where family divisions reflected a national struggle and was caught in the crossfire.
Exploring Anchieta, a tropical island complex in Brazil and the scene of a dramatic uprising.
Exploring the ruined site of Troy, that helped decode one of the world's most enduring mysteries.
Exploring Seodaemun Prison, a facility in Seoul that helped spawn a legend known as South Korea's Joan of Arc.
