The BEST episodes of Abandoned Engineering season 12
Every episode of Abandoned Engineering season 12, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Abandoned Engineering season 12!
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.
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#2 - Hell Island
Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/27/2023
Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells is a Texan retreat, frequented by the rich and infamous; Anchieta is a tropical island complex in Brazil, the scene of a dramatic uprising; McDermott Castle was a magical stronghold that inspired an Irish national hero; and Dosan Seowan Academy is the gateway to a powerful ancient order in South Korea.
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#3 - Myth & Legend
Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/4/2023
Exploring the ruined site of Troy, that helped decode one of the world's most enduring mysteries.
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#4 - Murder in Martinique
Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/2023
This episode visits Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail in Indiana, a notorious American gunslinger's great escape; Chateau Aubéry on the island of Martinique, where a criminal kingpin wiped out the opposition; and Pulacayo Silver Mine, a sprawling settlement in Bolivia, the scene of an infamous shootout.
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#5 - Italian Turf War
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/2023
Locations include Castel Volturno in Campana in Italy, Victor Colorado in USA, and HMP Shepton Mallet in Somerset.
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#6 - 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.
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#7 - The Rediscovery of Archaeopolis
Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/20/2023
This episode explores a country estate in Ireland where family divisions reflected a national struggle and was caught in the crossfire; a supposedly haunted ghost town deep in the Japanese forest, where teenagers test their bravery; a once famed fortress in Georgia lost to the sands of time, brought back from the dead by the discovery of a hoard of treasure; and the tranquil island of Mozambique, said to have inspired a musical legend.
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#8 - Propaganda Palace
Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/13/2023
Alps Ski Resort, is a mountainside retreat in Heul-Ri, South Korea in the shadow of a frozen conflict; Pyrenees Defence Organization, a network of defences in Spain, has recently declassified; Apollo Movie Theatre in Tbilisi, Georgia is an ornate shrine to Soviet propaganda; and Club Hotel De La Ventana is an Argentinian complex that became a surprising home for some unexpected guests.
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