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Mysteries of the Abandoned

When you mention the name Doel, you immediately say, "Nuclear power plant". It wasn't the...

When you mention the name Doel, you immediately say, "Nuclear power plant". [narrator] It wasn't the specter of nuclear meltdown that emptied the town, but another mega-project on the far side of the river The port of Antwerp
is one of the busiest and biggest sea ports
in the entire world, and it has been at the top of that list, not just in recent history, for hundreds and hundreds of years. But in that time, shipping has changed. [narrator] As global consumerism took o in the second half of the 20th century, the infrastructure it requir began to feel the strain. Trade is ramping up in really
fascinating, dynamic ways

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When you mention the name Doel,
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you immediately say, "Nuclear power plant".
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[narrator] It wasn't the specter of nuclear meltdown
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that emptied the town,
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but another mega-project on the far side of the river
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The port of Antwerp is one of the busiest
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and biggest sea ports in the entire world,
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and it has been at the top of that list,
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not just in recent history,
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for hundreds and hundreds of years.
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But in that time, shipping has changed.
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[narrator] As global consumerism took o
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in the second half of the 20th century,
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the infrastructure it requir began to feel the strain.
00:00:49.979 --> 00:00:52.685
Trade is ramping up in really fascinating, dynamic ways.
Duration
53 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:33
Uploaded
Jul 08, 2025
Season
9
Episode
22
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 • E01 And there are signs of conflict everywhere. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:58
And there are signs of conflict everywhere.
S09 • E19 [narrator] What ripped apart this once luxurious vacation hot spot? - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
[narrator] What ripped apart this once luxurious vacation ho...
S09 • E18 So even though you can't see a lot from ground level, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
So even though you can't see a lot from ground level,
S09 • E21 [narrator] In northeast England, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
[narrator] In northeast England,
S09 • E03 [narrator] Diagnosed with tonsil cancer, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:17
[narrator] Diagnosed with tonsil cancer,
S09 • E20 [narrator] This romantic tale began with the man - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:23
[narrator] This romantic tale began with the man
S09 • E12 [Jim] This little spot had been used by native peoples - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
[Jim] This little spot had been used by native peoples
S09 • E15 This place is one of the first on the island to put together - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
This place is one of the first on the island to put together
S09 • E06 We are now about 180 meters below the surface. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
We are now about 180 meters below the surface.
S09 • E11 We need to run this as a national defense priority." - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
We need to run this as a national defense priority."
S09 • E02 And they would come slowly in chains up this walkway. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
And they would come slowly in chains up this walkway.
S09 • E05 [Nusbacher] The fighting around Verdun - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[Nusbacher] The fighting around Verdun
S09 • E13 [narrator] The unifying vision behind the central square, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:49
[narrator] The unifying vision behind the central square,
S09 • E14 [Dominic] Floors have given away and fallen through - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
[Dominic] Floors have given away and fallen through
S09 • E10 Around 200,000 African-Americans - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:28
Around 200,000 African-Americans
S09 • E09 [Liam] Well. Trying to sum my grandfather up in a-- - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
[Liam] Well. Trying to sum my grandfather up in a--
S09 • E15 [narrator] Its doors opened in 1972. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
[narrator] Its doors opened in 1972.
S09 • E18 A mile and a half literally - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
A mile and a half literally
S09 • E06 [narrator] The sought-after commodity buried in this mine - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:13
[narrator] The sought-after commodity buried in this mine
S09 • E12 [Dave] So this army mail station - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[Dave] So this army mail station