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Mysteries of the Abandoned

And they considered this to be an almost impregnableobstacle to any adversary. And with...

And they considered this to be an almost impregnable
obstacle to any adversary. [narrator] And with war
in the Pacific looming, this mighty American fortress was about to be
put to the test

Full Transcript

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And they considered this to be
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an almost impregnable obstacle to any adversary.
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[narrator] And with war in the Pacific looming,
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this mighty American fortress
00:00:13.001 --> 00:00:15.733
was about to be put to the test.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:12:36
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
9
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
Mosfilm

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Movie Summary

The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins.
S09 • E09 [narrator] At the time of Yuriy's visit - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
[narrator] At the time of Yuriy's visit
S09 • E04 [narrator] At the start of the Second World War, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
[narrator] At the start of the Second World War,
S09 • E09 [Yuriy] The anticipated enemy - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
[Yuriy] The anticipated enemy
S09 • E04 Traces on the ground suggest - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
Traces on the ground suggest
S09 • E09 There were so many, so many potential targets. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:04
There were so many, so many potential targets.
S09 • E04 [Armando] Every now and then, you find some - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[Armando] Every now and then, you find some
S09 • E09 [Rob] You would've had men in uniform - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[Rob] You would've had men in uniform
S09 • E04 [narrator] Back in 1941, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[narrator] Back in 1941,
S09 • E09 It would've felt like utter chaos. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:13
It would've felt like utter chaos.
S09 • E04 [Dr. Alicia] On December 8th, 1941, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
[Dr. Alicia] On December 8th, 1941,
S09 • E04 And as an open city, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
And as an open city,
S09 • E09 [narrator] And the super power behind it - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:21
[narrator] And the super power behind it
S09 • E04 [narrator] The US troops retreated to Corregidor, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[narrator] The US troops retreated to Corregidor,
S09 • E04 MacArthur emptied the banks in Manila of all their money - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:25
MacArthur emptied the banks in Manila of all their money
S09 • E09 [Sascha] But by 1981, that was done with - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
[Sascha] But by 1981, that was done with
S09 • E09 [narrator] To make matters worse, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:17
[narrator] To make matters worse,
S09 • E04 [narrator] No less vital were wartime papers brought here - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[narrator] No less vital were wartime papers brought here
S09 • E09 [narrator] The election of a Polish pope - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:47
[narrator] The election of a Polish pope
S09 • E04 [Armando] This is an original vault. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[Armando] This is an original vault.
S09 • E04 [narrator] Along with US troops - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[narrator] Along with US troops