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[narrator] Africa's first five-star hotel

Mysteries of the Abandoned

Africa'sfirst five-star hotel changed the faceof Liberia's capital. The hotelilluminated...

Mysteries of the Abandoned • S09E19 • 2017

[narrator] Africa's
first five-star hotel changed the face
of Liberia's capital. [Mabry] The hotel
illuminated Monrovia's skies, and it was the heart
and soul of the city. And it was a stomping
ground for many of the rich
and famous, and hosted important
African leaders. [Auerbach] One caretaker
claimed he even saw Idi Amin, the Ugandan
dictator, swimming in the pool while still wearing his gun

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[narrator] Africa's first five-star hotel

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changed the face of Liberia's capital.

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[Mabry] The hotel illuminated Monrovia's skies,

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and it was the heart and soul of the city.

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And it was a stomping ground for many of the rich and famous,

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and hosted important African leaders.

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[Auerbach] One caretaker claimed he even saw

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Idi Amin, the Ugandan dictator, swimming in the pool

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while still wearing his gun.

Duration

32 seconds

Views

23

Timestamp in Movie

00:26:28

Uploaded

Jul 08, 2025

Season

9

Episode

19

Genres

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.