

Ambitious engineering projects that have been left in ruins.
These are some of the most spectacular examples of abandoned engineering the world has ever known. The series explores how and why they were built, consider the financial and social costs of their failure and examine the environmental and ecological impacts. The series also explores how experts came up with plans to make something beautiful or useful from the ruins.
The show's tagline is: "Ambitious engineering projects that have been left in ruins."
The series spans 15 seasons with 145 episodes in total (avg. 10 per season).
Each episode runs approximately 44 minutes.
The show is currently in production with new episodes still being made.
Originally aired on U&Yesterday.
Executive produced by Bruce Burgess.

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Good
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Abandoned Engineering
Returning Series
Yes
TV-PG
English
United Kingdom
2/18/2017
2/11/2026

