Abandoned Engineering
S06E12 - Před korunovací
Pochmurný gulag v Chorvatsku. Válečný podzemní komplex ve Skotsku. Plantáž v nejjižnější části Ameriky těžce poznamenaná komplikovanými událostmi po konci občanské války. Nechvalně proslulé ztracené město pirátů na Jamajce. Zakázaný ostrov duchů na okraji Evropy, který kdysi patřil jednomu tajnůstkářskému státu. Loviště v Anglii, poseté důkazy o zvláštních pohřebních praktikách. Vydejte se za dalšími tajuplnými a fascinujícími zapomenutými megastavbami. Proč byly vystavěny a pak opuštěny, zapomenuty a ponechány napospas svému osudu? Vzrušující seriál odhaluje zapomenuté megastavby v nejrůznějších koutech světa. Zaměřuje se na objevování neuvěřitelných divů stavitelství, spletitých, leč prázdných ulic měst duchů, pozoruhodných industriálních komplexů i temných a zlověstných pozůstatků krvavých konfliktů. Každá prázdná skořápka nějaké kdysi impozantní megastavby ukrývá vlastní fascinující příběh o tom, proč byla postavena a jakým způsobem nebo z jakého důvodu byla nakonec opuštěna.
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Episode 9
Episode 9
The hit documentary series that explores some of the world's most mysterious abandoned structures returns for an all-new second series. Once these structures were among the most advanced engineering projects ever undertaken, but now they lie ruined, disused, and sometimes deadly. Each episode of this fascinating and fast-paced series uncovers the stories behind their rise and fall and asks 'who built them? And why? And why were they abandoned?'
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Research into why and how large projects were built, the financial and social costs of their failure, and the consequences for the environment. Experts present plans to make something new from the ruins.