Abandoned Engineering: The Rediscovery of Archaeopolis (Yesterday Monday 20 November 2023)

Abandoned Engineering: The Rediscovery of Archaeopolis airs Monday 20 November 2023 on Yesterday

What can we expect from this episode

In this episode, we visit a country estate in Ireland where a family feud mirrored a national conflict and became a target; a ghost town in a Japanese forest where teens face their fears; a Georgian fortress thought to be long since abandoned, but resurrected by a treasure trove; and a peaceful island in Mozambique, the setting for a legendary song.

As the saying goes – they probably seemed like good ideas at the time. The world is peppered with examples of incredible engineering projects and buildings designed to make life easier for those that used them, amaze those that came to see them, and make money for those that ordered, designed and built them. They were the stuff of dreams. Often enormous engineering problems had to be resolved, obstacles overcome and new innovations employed just to get them built in the first place. Alas, a great number of these remarkable structures have now been abandoned, cast aside like enormous expensive out-of-date toys, never to be used in the ways for which they were intended. Each and every one of these extraordinary places is home to a wealth of powerful and compelling stories. We’ll see and hear about some of the most spectacular examples of abandoned engineering the world has eve…

Season 12 Episode 5

When can we see the episode

Abandoned Engineering: The Rediscovery of Archaeopolis airs Monday 20 November 2023 at 20:00 on Yesterday

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