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[translator] Over there is where the workers lived
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Mysteries of the Abandoned

Over thereis where the workers lived. We were given an apartmentthrough that door. Built...

[translator] Over there
is where the workers lived. We were given an apartment
through that door. [narrator] Built in 1960, the Ducor Palace was operated
by a well-known hotel empire. [Mabry] The InterContinental
hotel chain took over, and it became Africa's
and even the world's and it became Africa's
and even the world's most luxurious hotels

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[translator] Over there is where the workers lived.
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We were given an apartment through that door.
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[narrator] Built in 1960,
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the Ducor Palace was operated by a well-known hotel empire.
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[Mabry] The InterContinental hotel chain took over,
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and it became Africa's and even the world's
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and it became Africa's and even the world's
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most luxurious hotels.
Duration
25 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:01
Uploaded
Jul 08, 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 • E06 Because the USSR had effective control of all the countries - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:26
Because the USSR had effective control of all the countries
S09 • E17 [narrator] It wasn't just wealthy Western tourists lured in by all the luxury on offer. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:49
[narrator] It wasn't just wealthy Western tourists lure...
S09 • E03 At the time, they were ripping up a lot of railroads, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:26
At the time, they were ripping up a lot of railroads,
S09 • E04 The track owner was charged - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
The track owner was charged
S09 • E07 [Jim] The system contained large pumps that could pump a lot of water, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[Jim] The system contained large pumps that could pump a lot...
S09 • E15 [Meigs] They didn't actually stage true bull fights, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
[Meigs] They didn't actually stage true bull fights,
S09 • E11 And this was solely built to produce nitroglycerine. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:21
And this was solely built to produce nitroglycerine.
S09 • E07 [narrator] It was a constant race to build bigger and better pumps. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:20
[narrator] It was a constant race to build bigger and better...
S09 • E02 And the idea was - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:13
And the idea was
S09 • E10 He attends Meharry Medical College - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:34
He attends Meharry Medical College
S09 • E04 That was pretty controversial. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
That was pretty controversial.
S09 • E14 So only those who spoke it - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
So only those who spoke it
S09 • E05 And so, the story that somebody - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:04
And so, the story that somebody
S09 • E15 Today, we're so used to hotel resorts and entertainment complexes, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:13
Today, we're so used to hotel resorts and entertainment...
S09 • E22 [narrator] The authorities began a coordinated effort - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:13
[narrator] The authorities began a coordinated effort
S09 • E09 [narrator] A group of men stepped onto Sealand. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
[narrator] A group of men stepped onto Sealand.
S09 • E18 It was the largest single sort of structure built - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
It was the largest single sort of structure built
S09 • E21 Well, when I first came in, it was completely overgrown. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
Well, when I first came in, it was completely overgrown.
S09 • E21 The trees had taken over, really, at the back, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:40
The trees had taken over, really, at the back,
S09 • E16 for processing the fish. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:18
for processing the fish.