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Abandoned Engineering

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Abandoned Engineering

2016 – (ongoing) · 11 seasons · 99 episodes · United Kingdom · English

Abandoned Engineering (2016) is a solid-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 7.3/10 on IMDb from 1,389 votes. Updated

63.8GRM score
★ 7.3IMDb · 1k

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.

Top cast

12
Tom Ward
Self - Narrator
Dominic Selwood
Self - Historian & Author
Dominic Selwood
Self - Historian and Author
Rob Bell
Self - Engineer & Adventurer
James Corum
Self - Military Historian
Jim Meigs
Self - Author and Journalist
Andrew Gough
Self - Historian & Author
Lynette Nusbacher
Self - Military Historian
Lynette Nusbacher
Lynette Nusbacher
Sascha Auerbach
Self - Historian
Claire Barratt
Self - Engineer
Dougal Jerram
Self - Earth Scientist

Seasons

11

best episode: S6E1 — The Lost Pirate City ★ 8.2 (15)

S16 eps · ★ 7.2
  • E1Silent Cities★ 7.336
  • E2Mission: Space★ 6.927
  • E3Lost Bridges★ 7.331
  • E4Ghost Ships★ 7.030
  • E5Quest for Power★ 7.226
  • E6Roads to Nowhere★ 7.629
S28 eps · ★ 7.6
  • E1Hitler's Army Powerhouse★ 7.823
  • E2Britain's Sea Fort Complex★ 7.529
  • E3The Italian Dam Disaster★ 7.425
  • E4Battle of Britain Technology Facility★ 7.324
  • E5The Abandoned Nazi Railway★ 7.625
  • E6America's Jungle City★ 8.021
  • E7Germany's Lost Warship★ 7.821
  • E8Lost Highway in the Rainforest★ 7.419
S38 eps · ★ 7.3
  • E1England's Abandoned Village★ 7.319
  • E2The Siege Of Sarajevo★ 7.322
  • E3Hitler's Wonder Weapon Bunker★ 7.221
  • E4Germany's D-Day Fortress★ 7.317
  • E5The Desert Ghost Fleet★ 7.420
  • E6The Underwater Prison★ 7.419
  • E7A Ghost Town in Spain★ 7.316
  • E8Sabotage In The Mountains★ 7.119
S412 eps · ★ 7.3
  • E1The World's Strangest Ghost Town★ 7.022
  • E2Palace of Death★ 7.319
  • E3Guernsey Nazi Towers★ 7.318
  • E4Bodie USA★ 7.220
  • E5Tunnel to the Underworld★ 6.920
  • E6Escobar's Ruin★ 7.120
  • E7Villa De Vecci Rhodes★ 7.518
  • E8Pyramiden Norway★ 7.423
  • E9Behind the Berlin Wall Special★ 7.120
  • E10Bannock USA★ 7.613
  • E11Buckner Building Alaska★ 7.613
  • E121936 Olympic Village Berlin★ 7.412
S58 eps · ★ 7.4
  • E1Disaster in the Desert★ 7.114
  • E2The Valkyrie Assassin★ 7.314
  • E3Escape from Devil's Island★ 7.910
  • E4Top Secret Nuclear Arsenal★ 6.814
  • E5A Nation Torn Apart★ 7.69
  • E6Ghosts of the Swamp★ 7.69
  • E7Death Behind Bars★ 7.210
  • E8Behind Enemy Lines★ 7.510
S611 eps · ★ 7.4
  • E1The Lost Pirate City★ 8.215
  • E2Forbidden Island★ 7.412
  • E3Blast Zone★ 7.413
  • E4North of the Wall★ 7.612
  • E5The World's Strangest Disaster Zones★ 7.811
  • E6Defenders of Liberty★ 7.312
  • E7Space Plane★ 7.613
  • E8Disaster on the 38th Parallel★ 7.611
  • E9Bunker Nation★ 7.313
  • E10The Human Zoo★ 6.614
  • E11Spike Island★ 7.013
S712 eps · ★ 7.5
  • E1Hollywood Heroes★ 7.515
  • E2Stalin's Subway★ 8.114
  • E3Disaster at the Maya Hotel★ 7.513
  • E4Murder Underground★ 7.414
  • E5El Dorado Canyon★ 7.213
  • E6The Mafia Bunker★ 7.512
  • E7Ruins of the Rust Belt★ 7.311
  • E8American Ghost Park★ 7.111
  • E9Fortress of the Sky★ 7.111
  • E10Catastrophe and Cover Up★ 7.610
  • E11Dead Sea Disaster★ 7.511
  • E12Global Icons★ 7.810
S812 eps · ★ 7.4
  • E1Heroes and Villains★ 7.97
  • E2Paradise Lost★ 7.79
  • E3A Royal Deception★ 7.511
  • E4Mafia Seaside Resort★ 7.18
  • E5The Giant Speaker★ 7.210
  • E6Cathedral of Sewage★ 6.69
  • E7The Secret Bunker★ 7.48
  • E8The Battle of San Pietro★ 7.310
  • E9Divine Intervention★ 7.48
  • E10Shadow of the Wars★ 7.410
  • E11Death in Paradise★ 7.710
  • E12Before the Crown★ 7.612
S92 eps · ★ 6.7
  • E1Megalomaniac's Palace★ 6.99
  • E2Jungle Fantasy Land★ 6.411
S1012 eps · ★ 7.1
  • E1Raiders and Invaders★ 7.26
  • E2The Rock★ 7.17
  • E3Enemy at the Gates★ 7.17
  • E4Cowboy Mountain★ 7.56
  • E5Drone Wars★ 7.05
  • E6Moonshot★ 7.05
  • E7Rock and Ruin★ 6.76
  • E8Castle of the Occult★ 7.26
  • E9The Green Line★ 7.36
  • E10Blitz Spirit★ 7.25
  • E11An American Exodus★ 7.05
  • E12The Drop★ 7.06
S118 eps · ★ 7.2
  • E1Rock 'N' Roll Island★ 7.29
  • E2Penthouse Palace★ 7.210
  • E3Castle Kingdom★ 7.39
  • E4Fake News Fortress★ 7.29
  • E5The True Cross★ 7.29
  • E6Wonderland★ 7.29
  • E7K-Pop Dreamland★ 6.99
  • E8Blues Prison★ 7.312

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Seasons

11

best episode: S6E1 — The Lost Pirate City ★ 8.2 (15)

S16 eps · ★ 7.2
  • E1Silent Cities★ 7.336
  • E2Mission: Space★ 6.927
  • E3Lost Bridges★ 7.331
  • E4Ghost Ships★ 7.030
  • E5Quest for Power★ 7.226
  • E6Roads to Nowhere★ 7.629
S28 eps · ★ 7.6
  • E1Hitler's Army Powerhouse★ 7.823
  • E2Britain's Sea Fort Complex★ 7.529
  • E3The Italian Dam Disaster★ 7.425
  • E4Battle of Britain Technology Facility★ 7.324
  • E5The Abandoned Nazi Railway★ 7.625
  • E6America's Jungle City★ 8.021
  • E7Germany's Lost Warship★ 7.821
  • E8Lost Highway in the Rainforest★ 7.419
S38 eps · ★ 7.3
  • E1England's Abandoned Village★ 7.319
  • E2The Siege Of Sarajevo★ 7.322
  • E3Hitler's Wonder Weapon Bunker★ 7.221
  • E4Germany's D-Day Fortress★ 7.317
  • E5The Desert Ghost Fleet★ 7.420
  • E6The Underwater Prison★ 7.419
  • E7A Ghost Town in Spain★ 7.316
  • E8Sabotage In The Mountains★ 7.119
S412 eps · ★ 7.3
  • E1The World's Strangest Ghost Town★ 7.022
  • E2Palace of Death★ 7.319
  • E3Guernsey Nazi Towers★ 7.318
  • E4Bodie USA★ 7.220
  • E5Tunnel to the Underworld★ 6.920
  • E6Escobar's Ruin★ 7.120
  • E7Villa De Vecci Rhodes★ 7.518
  • E8Pyramiden Norway★ 7.423
  • E9Behind the Berlin Wall Special★ 7.120
  • E10Bannock USA★ 7.613
  • E11Buckner Building Alaska★ 7.613
  • E121936 Olympic Village Berlin★ 7.412
S58 eps · ★ 7.4
  • E1Disaster in the Desert★ 7.114
  • E2The Valkyrie Assassin★ 7.314
  • E3Escape from Devil's Island★ 7.910
  • E4Top Secret Nuclear Arsenal★ 6.814
  • E5A Nation Torn Apart★ 7.69
  • E6Ghosts of the Swamp★ 7.69
  • E7Death Behind Bars★ 7.210
  • E8Behind Enemy Lines★ 7.510
S611 eps · ★ 7.4
  • E1The Lost Pirate City★ 8.215
  • E2Forbidden Island★ 7.412
  • E3Blast Zone★ 7.413
  • E4North of the Wall★ 7.612
  • E5The World's Strangest Disaster Zones★ 7.811
  • E6Defenders of Liberty★ 7.312
  • E7Space Plane★ 7.613
  • E8Disaster on the 38th Parallel★ 7.611
  • E9Bunker Nation★ 7.313
  • E10The Human Zoo★ 6.614
  • E11Spike Island★ 7.013
S712 eps · ★ 7.5
  • E1Hollywood Heroes★ 7.515
  • E2Stalin's Subway★ 8.114
  • E3Disaster at the Maya Hotel★ 7.513
  • E4Murder Underground★ 7.414
  • E5El Dorado Canyon★ 7.213
  • E6The Mafia Bunker★ 7.512
  • E7Ruins of the Rust Belt★ 7.311
  • E8American Ghost Park★ 7.111
  • E9Fortress of the Sky★ 7.111
  • E10Catastrophe and Cover Up★ 7.610
  • E11Dead Sea Disaster★ 7.511
  • E12Global Icons★ 7.810
S812 eps · ★ 7.4
  • E1Heroes and Villains★ 7.97
  • E2Paradise Lost★ 7.79
  • E3A Royal Deception★ 7.511
  • E4Mafia Seaside Resort★ 7.18
  • E5The Giant Speaker★ 7.210
  • E6Cathedral of Sewage★ 6.69
  • E7The Secret Bunker★ 7.48
  • E8The Battle of San Pietro★ 7.310
  • E9Divine Intervention★ 7.48
  • E10Shadow of the Wars★ 7.410
  • E11Death in Paradise★ 7.710
  • E12Before the Crown★ 7.612
S92 eps · ★ 6.7
  • E1Megalomaniac's Palace★ 6.99
  • E2Jungle Fantasy Land★ 6.411
S1012 eps · ★ 7.1
  • E1Raiders and Invaders★ 7.26
  • E2The Rock★ 7.17
  • E3Enemy at the Gates★ 7.17
  • E4Cowboy Mountain★ 7.56
  • E5Drone Wars★ 7.05
  • E6Moonshot★ 7.05
  • E7Rock and Ruin★ 6.76
  • E8Castle of the Occult★ 7.26
  • E9The Green Line★ 7.36
  • E10Blitz Spirit★ 7.25
  • E11An American Exodus★ 7.05
  • E12The Drop★ 7.06
S118 eps · ★ 7.2
  • E1Rock 'N' Roll Island★ 7.29
  • E2Penthouse Palace★ 7.210
  • E3Castle Kingdom★ 7.39
  • E4Fake News Fortress★ 7.29
  • E5The True Cross★ 7.29
  • E6Wonderland★ 7.29
  • E7K-Pop Dreamland★ 6.99
  • E8Blues Prison★ 7.312

Top cast

12
TTom WardSelf - NarratorDDominic SelwoodSelf - Historian & AuthorDDominic SelwoodSelf - Historian and AuthorRRob BellSelf - Engineer & AdventurerJJames CorumSelf - Military HistorianJJim MeigsSelf - Author and JournalistAAndrew GoughSelf - Historian & AuthorLLynette NusbacherSelf - Military HistorianLLynette NusbacherLynette NusbacherSSascha AuerbachSelf - HistorianCClaire BarrattSelf - EngineerDDougal JerramSelf - Earth Scientist

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Comments

Comments are moderated against a short code of conduct. Disagree as much as you like; do it kindly.