Abandoned Engineering

One project explores a labyrinthine network of tunnels beneath Paris, where unsettling, centuries‑old remains are strewn throughout the shadowy underground passages. Another investigates an eerie assembly of dome‑shaped formations that appear to hover above the turquoise waters off Florida’s coastline.

Bodie USA is a television programme presented as a single episode, forming part of the broader Bodie series. The show adopts a documentary style, guiding viewers through a pair of unusual investigations that have been undertaken in different parts of the world. The first investigation takes the team beneath the streets of Paris, where they explore a complex network of tunnels. Within this underground maze, they encounter a collection of remains that give the passage an unsettling atmosphere, prompting questions about how and why the bodies ended up there. The second focus shifts to the coast of Florida, where the crew examines an odd arrangement of domed structures that seem to hover above the water’s surface. These formations appear detached from any obvious support, creating a striking visual that contrasts sharply with the urban setting of the Paris tunnels. Together, the two projects showcase the programme’s interest in contrasting locations and mysterious constructions. By juxtaposing a subterranean labyrinth in a historic European city with floating domes off an American shoreline, the episode highlights the varied and puzzling phenomena that can be found when investigators look beyond the ordinary.