The BEST episodes of Abandoned Engineering season 8

Every episode of Abandoned Engineering season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Abandoned Engineering season 8!

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.

Last Updated: 12/7/2024Network: U&YesterdayStatus: Continuing
Before The Crown
star
7.40
5 votes

#1 - Before The Crown

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/15/2021

Exploring the honeymoon home of a young princess and grand monuments designed by the most notorious dictator of the 20th century.

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Shadow of the Wars
star
7.33
6 votes

#2 - Shadow of the Wars

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/1/2021

Exploring a dystopian powerhouse in Pennsylvania, USA, a fairy-tale castle in Poland and AngloSaxon religious ruins across vast plains of Scotland.

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Death In Paradise
star
7.29
7 votes

#3 - Death In Paradise

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/8/2021

Exploring a bloody battleground on the Pacific Island of Peleliu and an ominous military stronghold in Russia.

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Heroes & Villains
star
7.20
10 votes

#4 - Heroes & Villains

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/30/2021

The home of an African dictator and a sporting hero, and the facility that held apartheid's greatest critic are abandoned, but still have unique stories to tell.

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The Secret Bunker
star
7.14
7 votes

#5 - The Secret Bunker

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/10/2021

Exploring a desert island with an infected past adrift from the US mainland, the brutalist palace of a mad Bulgarian dictator, and a doomed top-secret Nazi project.

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Divine Intervention
star
7.14
7 votes

#6 - Divine Intervention

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/24/2021

Exploring a luxury resort that conceals a top-secret facility, a mysterious complex in Bali struck by disaster, and a relic of hope near Jerusalem.

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Paradise Lost
star
7.00
8 votes

#7 - Paradise Lost

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/6/2021

Exploring a ghost town in Colorado, the remnants of an industrial enterprise in Puerto Rico, and a remote village on Cyprus.

Mafia Seaside Resort
star
7.00
7 votes

#8 - Mafia Seaside Resort

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/20/2021

Exploring a beachside resort with ties to the Russian mafia, a windswept base hiding lifesaving technology, and a site in Iowa plagued by its past.

The Giant Speaker
star
7.00
5 votes

#9 - The Giant Speaker

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/27/2021

Exploring a bizarre block in Taiwan resembling a giant speaker, a pioneering venture in Alaska, and an alpine village that masks a military beast.

Cathedral of Sewage
star
7.00
6 votes

#10 - Cathedral of Sewage

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/3/2021

An ominous tower in the forests of Croatia, a New York City complex that broke the mould, and a grand facility guarding the London riverbanks.

A Royal Deception
star
6.88
8 votes

#11 - A Royal Deception

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/13/2021

Exploring a jungle refuge concealing a story of royal deceit, nuclear bunkers infiltrated by outsiders, and a haunted hospital marked by scandal.

The Battle of San Pietro
star
6.86
7 votes

#12 - The Battle of San Pietro

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/17/2021

Featuring Italian ruins immortalised by Hollywood, a crumbling Chilean city with two lives and a brutalist Scottish relic whose prayers went unanswered.