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Mysteries of the Abandoned

It seems clear, whoever built this placehad a disregardfor the conventional. The main...

[narrator] It seems clear, whoever built this place
had a disregard
for the conventional. [Meigs] The main building
is kind of a study
in contradictions. Clearly they're meant
to make some kind
of architectural statement, so it's not obvious
whether it's a house
or a small school so it's not obvious
whether it's a house
or a small school or a substation
for a power company. Really, it could be
almost anything

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[narrator] It seems clear,
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whoever built this place had a disregard for the conventional.
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[Meigs] The main building is kind of a study in contradictions.
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Clearly they're meant to make some kind of architectural statement,
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so it's not obvious whether it's a house or a small school
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so it's not obvious whether it's a house or a small school
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or a substation for a power company.
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Really, it could be almost anything.
Duration
25 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:12
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
9
Episode
21
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 • E05 He was known as a little rough around the edges, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:19
He was known as a little rough around the edges,
S09 • E17 [narrator] But the popularity of this city had a more bizarre side to it. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
[narrator] But the popularity of this city had a more bizarr...
S09 • E08 This was the largest invasion force - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
This was the largest invasion force
S09 • E16 [Sascha] From 1880 to 1883, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
[Sascha] From 1880 to 1883,
S09 • E15 [Selwood] It was a four-year course with full board, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[Selwood] It was a four-year course with full board,
S09 • E07 This kingdom, this Snake Kingdom, extended for miles around this place. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
This kingdom, this Snake Kingdom, extended for miles around ...
S09 • E03 He often argued with the church and claimed, among other things, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
He often argued with the church and claimed, among other thi...
S09 • E04 So, this was a case where a prominent figure - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:22
So, this was a case where a prominent figure
S09 • E14 [narrator] In the early decades of the 20th century, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[narrator] In the early decades of the 20th century,
S09 • E11 [narrator] In the 9th century, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:17
[narrator] In the 9th century,
S09 • E13 [narrator] This new technology wasn't limited to the cotton mills. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:17
[narrator] This new technology wasn't limited to the co...
S09 • E18 [Fu in Mandarin] - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:31
[Fu in Mandarin]
S09 • E07 [narrator] Claw of Fire ascended to the throne of the Snake Kingdom - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
[narrator] Claw of Fire ascended to the throne of the Snake ...
S09 • E08 [Steven] And with fewer than half Napoleon's troops, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:04
[Steven] And with fewer than half Napoleon's troops,
S09 • E16 [Dominic] There are no cannons or big guns left, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[Dominic] There are no cannons or big guns left,
S09 • E12 And suddenly, anybody can make porcelain. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
And suddenly, anybody can make porcelain.
S09 • E20 [narrator] The oldest settlements here - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:13
[narrator] The oldest settlements here
S09 • E03 [Meigs] Like many thinkers in that era, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:36
[Meigs] Like many thinkers in that era,
S09 • E15 [narrator] The motive behind the prestigious school appeared beyond reproach. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[narrator] The motive behind the prestigious school appeared...
S09 • E19 [narrator] Ian Hough is an archaeologist fascinated - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:36
[narrator] Ian Hough is an archaeologist fascinated