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Mysteries of the Abandoned

In 1999, rebel forces invaded Liberia attempting to oustwarlord turned president,Charles...

[narrator] In 1999, rebel forces invaded Liberia attempting to oust
warlord turned president,
Charles Taylor. Eventually, they reach
the capital of Monrovia, and the once luxurious
Ducor Palace Hotel was again under siege. was again under siege. [Mabry] This hotel,
which had a strategic
view of the city

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[narrator] In 1999,
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rebel forces invaded Liberia
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attempting to oust warlord turned president, Charles Taylor.
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Eventually, they reach the capital of Monrovia,
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and the once luxurious Ducor Palace Hotel
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was again under siege.
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was again under siege.
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[Mabry] This hotel, which had a strategic view of the city,
Duration
22 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:10
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
9
Episode
19
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 • E20 [Nusbacher] Bomb-throwing anarchists, communists, partisans. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
[Nusbacher] Bomb-throwing anarchists, communists, partisans.
S09 • E08 Sixty foot wide, the hole is, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
Sixty foot wide, the hole is,
S09 • E03 He made us work hard when we had to look for materials - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
He made us work hard when we had to look for materials
S09 • E06 [narrator] But the mines time as a so-called inhalation hospital - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:15
[narrator] But the mines time as a so-called inhalation hosp...
S09 • E09 [narrator] Since 1978, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:18
[narrator] Since 1978,
S09 • E07 [narrator] When any form of carbon is heated to a high temperature, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:16
[narrator] When any form of carbon is heated to a high tempe...
S09 • E05 [narrator] But they gave the medal to the wrong man - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:26
[narrator] But they gave the medal to the wrong man
S09 • E22 [narrator] The battle to save the town - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:20
[narrator] The battle to save the town
S09 • E10 [narrator] Erika Brice is restoring - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:21
[narrator] Erika Brice is restoring
S09 • E11 [narrator] As the war progressed, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:35
[narrator] As the war progressed,
S09 • E14 [narrator] It seemed the freak rainfall - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:23
[narrator] It seemed the freak rainfall
S09 • E01 The Soviets did their best - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
The Soviets did their best
S09 • E13 [narrator] The new town was completed by the1990s. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:17
[narrator] The new town was completed by the1990s.
S09 • E02 It seems like this place went through - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:27
It seems like this place went through
S09 • E03 We went through a lot of stages. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:18
We went through a lot of stages.
S09 • E20 [narrator] For Alijagic, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:13
[narrator] For Alijagic,
S09 • E08 And if you look down here, the bottom of the dam was left - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
And if you look down here, the bottom of the dam was left
S09 • E12 [Dave] Local militia here would get together, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[Dave] Local militia here would get together,
S09 • E18 And the amphibious forces - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:14
And the amphibious forces
S09 • E21 [Nusbacher] All of Europe suffered in the Second World War. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:29
[Nusbacher] All of Europe suffered in the Second World War.