Abandoned Engineering - Season 1 - Eps 5: Quest for Power
How Europe's most advanced power station became a film set. Plus, the structures made by scientific pioneer Nikola Tesla in his thwarted quest to prove the US with free electricity.
About Abandoned Engineering
Title: Abandoned Engineering
First Air Date: 2017-02-18
Last Air Date: 2025-03-28
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.3/10 (from 11 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 14
Total Episodes: 133
Network: U&Yesterday
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Like A Shot Entertainment
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Tom Ward
Self - Narrator
