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[Rob] Building this factory was an utterly remarkable engineering feat
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Mysteries of the Abandoned

Building this factorywas an utterlyremarkable engineering feat. It really showshow...

[Rob] Building this factory
was an utterly
remarkable engineering feat. It really shows
how extraordinarily resilient and resourceful
these Icelanders were

Full Transcript

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[Rob] Building this factory was an utterly remarkable engineering feat.
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It really shows how extraordinarily resilient
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and resourceful these Icelanders were.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:39
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
9
Episode
16
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 • E18 [narrator] Yet Hitler was convinced - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:42
[narrator] Yet Hitler was convinced
S09 • E19 [narrator] This was the Ducor Palace Hotel. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[narrator] This was the Ducor Palace Hotel.
S09 • E08 They constructed a series of dams to impound - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:46
They constructed a series of dams to impound
S09 • E09 On board, was a German, a business associate of his father's. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
On board, was a German, a business associate of his father&#...
S09 • E10 So, this is wood that is so solid, like, literally - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
So, this is wood that is so solid, like, literally
S09 • E06 The one thing that the soviets needed, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
The one thing that the soviets needed,
S09 • E15 Apparently, "Delilah" by Tom Jones was big hit here. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
Apparently, "Delilah" by Tom Jones was big hit her...
S09 • E14 Its name is actually Greek, but we're in Italy. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:34
Its name is actually Greek, but we're in Italy.
S09 • E22 And they don't just see a village, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
And they don't just see a village,
S09 • E09 And the man said that he'd just done some business deal with Michael's father, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
And the man said that he'd just done some business deal...
S09 • E11 And it's so sensitive, so volatile, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
And it's so sensitive, so volatile,
S09 • E07 [narrator] The steam-powered pumping station began by siphoning water - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:19
[narrator] The steam-powered pumping station began by siphon...
S09 • E10 The cost of a building like this, I can't even imagine. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:04
The cost of a building like this, I can't even imagine.
S09 • E21 [narrator] These rural ruins and battered brick shells six miles away - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:15
[narrator] These rural ruins and battered brick shells six m...
S09 • E22 [narrator] In 1963, the tow was earmarked for demolitio - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:23
[narrator] In 1963, the tow was earmarked for demolitio
S09 • E17 [Pedrick] I mean, imagine what it would have been like. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
[Pedrick] I mean, imagine what it would have been like.
S09 • E10 [narrator] Kansas City, had four hospitals for whites. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:23
[narrator] Kansas City, had four hospitals for whites.
S09 • E06 [narrator] These are the mines of Kowary, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[narrator] These are the mines of Kowary,
S09 • E16 [narrator] It was one of the largest - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:22
[narrator] It was one of the largest
S09 • E02 [narrator] This is the old Atlanta Prison Farm. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:22
[narrator] This is the old Atlanta Prison Farm.