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Mysteries of the Abandoned

This place is reallya time capsule to thatkind of scientific innovation. This neglected...

This place is really
a time capsule to that
kind of scientific innovation. [narrator] This neglected site
would be forced
to break new ground [narrator] This neglected site
would be forced
to break new ground and become more
than just a pumping station. [Jaega] The laboratories here
would come up with a solution, and these processes
would be used all
around the world

Full Transcript

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This place is really a time capsule
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to that kind of scientific innovation.
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[narrator] This neglected site would be forced to break new ground
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[narrator] This neglected site would be forced to break new ground
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and become more than just a pumping station.
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[Jaega] The laboratories here would come up with a solution,
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and these processes would be used all around the world.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:32
Uploaded
Jul 08, 2025
Season
9
Episode
7
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 • E19 [Auerbach] Trained rebels invaded Liberia - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
[Auerbach] Trained rebels invaded Liberia
S09 • E06 So they became the second state to own an atomic bomb. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:04
So they became the second state to own an atomic bomb.
S09 • E09 Even the pilot had a revolver in his jacket, you know. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
Even the pilot had a revolver in his jacket, you know.
S09 • E13 in a new city built just down the hill. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
in a new city built just down the hill.
S09 • E06 So in many ways, all of this secretive mining - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
So in many ways, all of this secretive mining
S09 • E04 Great big brawl and fight broke out, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
Great big brawl and fight broke out,
S09 • E17 [narrator] In October, 1991, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[narrator] In October, 1991,
S09 • E01 In the end, he assembled an army of 11,000 men, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
In the end, he assembled an army of 11,000 men,
S09 • E16 [narrator] Business was good, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[narrator] Business was good,
S09 • E12 [narrator] But while Boyle tried to erase the past, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[narrator] But while Boyle tried to erase the past,
S09 • E14 In the 1950s, a series of flash floods - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
In the 1950s, a series of flash floods
S09 • E11 [Jim] People could be manning artillery guns miles from the front, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
[Jim] People could be manning artillery guns miles from the ...
S09 • E13 [Dominic] Not a single house was built until 1976, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
[Dominic] Not a single house was built until 1976,
S09 • E10 [Michele] In 1925, they built - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:20
[Michele] In 1925, they built
S09 • E19 [narrator] Taylor, a sacked government worker, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
[narrator] Taylor, a sacked government worker,
S09 • E09 And this big "boom." - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:25
And this big "boom."
S09 • E01 [narrator] 1741, battle commenced. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:04
[narrator] 1741, battle commenced.
S09 • E17 Croatian troops were holed up inside, as the Yugoslav military advanced. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:14
Croatian troops were holed up inside, as the Yugoslav milita...
S09 • E20 [narrator] These new buildings included large wards - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[narrator] These new buildings included large wards
S09 • E06 They exported about 200 tons of pure uranium. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
They exported about 200 tons of pure uranium.