Abandoned Engineering

Series 9

TV-PG

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.

Where to Watch Series 9

12 Episodes

Megalomaniac's Palace
E1
Megalomaniac's PalaceExploring a once lavish palace in Iraq, the Sathorn Unique, an epic ghost tower in Thailand, and a former sports stadium in Georgia, USA
Jungle Fantasy Land
E2
Jungle Fantasy LandExploring the remains of a pioneering industry town in Ohio, a once beautiful Croatian resort bombarded by enemy fire, and an otherworldly garden of Eden in Mexico.
The Beached Leviathan
E3
The Beached LeviathanThe graffitied remains of a correctional facility in Atlanta, USA with a controversial and unexpected past, forgotten remnants of fraud and fusion on the Western border of Argentina and a mysterious ancient complex built by a devoted Khmer King in the jungles of Cambodia.
Tunnel of Terrors
E4
Tunnel of TerrorsExploring a military strong-hold in the Philippines, a facility that spawned an American sporting great, and an English relic that hosted a cinematic sensation.
Apocolyptic Skyscraper
E5
Apocolyptic SkyscraperExploring a ruined castle above a German village, a rural town in Idaho, a futuristic skyscraper in Johannesburg and a fantasy world outside of Buenos Aires.
Ruins of Empire
E6
Ruins of EmpireExploring a British fort that became a bizzare zoo, a brutalist school for Communist top brass and a lost world hides secrets of a vanished people.
Trouble In Paradise
E7
Trouble In ParadiseExploring a luxury resort in Argentina, a Greek palace above a Mexican city and a former hotel in Hawaii.
Experiments of War
E8
Experiments of WarExploring a crumbling dam hidden in the Welsh valleys, a quaint outpost on a paradise island, and a mastery of ancient engineering that brought life to the planes of Mexico.
Ancient Encounter
E9
Ancient EncounterExploring a picturesque French castle, the ruins of a Kansas City hospital, an ancient Turkish city, and an island in Ireland that brought its inhabitants closer to God.
Alien Contact
E10
Alien ContactExploring a complex in Georgia pointing into deep space that almost discovered a signal from aliens.
Treasures To Die For
E11
Treasures To Die ForExploring Hartwood, a haunting facility in Scotland, ruins of an ancient city in Iraq and a scandal hit town in New Mexico.
Niagara's Hidden Marvel
E12
Niagara's Hidden MarvelExploring a royal retreat caught in a web of corruption, an engineering marvel hidden behind the Niagara Falls in Canada, and a subterranean treasure.