The Abandoned Engineering team investigates forgotten monuments and their hidden stories in this episode. They explore El Djem Amphitheatre in Tunisia, a colossal structure that once hosted violent and bloody spectacles.
The team also examines Fort Amador, a former US military base in Panama, which was allegedly a CIA asset, and La Serra Ivrea, a utopian community in the Italian Alps. In the heart of Warsaw, Poland, stands Mokotów Prison, a grim facility that once imprisoned members of a revolutionary movement.
El Djem Amphitheatre, a dynastic monument, witnessed violent battles and bloody entertainment. Fort Amador, a strategic military base, played a role in the battle against drug-running tyrants. La Serra Ivrea, in the foothills of the Italian Alps, was a community with utopian ideals. Mokotów Prison, in Warsaw, held members of a revolutionary movement and has a grisly history.
The episode reveals how these once-grand structures have been left to the elements, their purposes forgotten, and their legacies uncertain. Through this exploration, Abandoned Engineering highlights the transient nature of human endeavors and the power of nature to reclaim what was once ours.
Abandoned Engineering: Operation Just Cause airs on 1 July 2024 at 8:00 PM on Yesterday.
