The BEST episodes of Abandoned Engineering
Every episode of Abandoned Engineering ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Abandoned Engineering!
As the saying goes – they probably seemed like good ideas at the time. The world is peppered with examples of incredible engineering projects and buildings designed to make life easier for those that used them, amaze those that came to see them, and make money for those that ordered, designed and built them. They were the stuff of dreams. Each and every one of these extraordinary places is home to a wealth of powerful and compelling stories. We’ll see and hear about some of the most spectacular examples of abandoned engineering the world has ever known. We’ll show how and why they were built, consider the financial and social costs of their failure and examine the environmental and ecological impacts.
#1 - Korea's Joan of Arc
Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/11/2023
Exploring Seodaemun Prison, a facility in Seoul that helped spawn a legend known as South Korea's Joan of Arc.
#2 - Guernsey Nazi Towers
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/11/2019
A little-known dark past explains the vast monolithic structures that dominate the small British island of Guernsey.
#8 - Battle of Britain Technology Facility
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/29/2018
Learn about the strange-looking, derelict military facilities in Farnborough, which were once wind tunnels that played a vital role in WWII.
#9 - Ghosts of the Swamp
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/25/2020
Including an exploration of forgotten relics from the defence of America's homeland, at Fort Jackson, USA, concealed by the banks of the Mississippi River; a concrete behemoth at Lorient Sub Base, on the coast of France, that proved invulnerable to enemy bombardment; and a ghostly ruin at Gwrych that is now home to a haunting presence.
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#12 - The Desert Ghost Fleet
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/26/2019
The programme looks at a mysterious group of rusting ships stranded in an arid desert, a monstrous defensive line on the snow-covered peaks of the Italian Alps, a ghostly collection of buildings, and the sunken remains of a unique vessel.
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#13 - K-Pop Dreamland
Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/26/2023
Exploring Yongma Land - a South Korean dreamland given a second life from the most unlikely of places.
#15 - The Italian Dam Disaster
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/22/2018
An abandoned concrete wall... five strange deserted structures. A lost escape route from nuclear Armageddon... A submerged link to D-day... Once they were at the cutting edge of design and construction, now they lie disused, contaminated and dangerous. But who built them? And why were they abandoned?
#16 - The Montauk Conspiracy
Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/6/2023
Exploring Camp Hero in Long Island, a salt mine in Poland, Croatia and Lewisham.
#21 - Penthouse Palace
Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/22/2023
Exploring Haludovo Palace Hotel in Croatia, Wolf's Lair, a German military complex and Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope - a pioneering facility in Armenia.
#24 - A Nation Torn Apart
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/18/2020
Including an exploration of a marooned iron-clad structure in Portland, off the coast of England, that hides a dramatic story of war and resilience; Pratt Cotton Gin Mill, a vast facility in the heart of America's deep south that helped tear apart a nation; and a Mediterranean island fortress at Spinalonga, Greece, that became the scene of a dark conspiracy.
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#25 - Stalin's Subway
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/2021
In North Wales a secret facility which once manufactured mustard gas and enriched uranium lies in ruins. In Malta is a luxurious quarantine facility, that hides a dark secret.