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360° scene from SS Ancon Opens the Panama Canal48 BC – 1914 AD

From the grand construction of massive monuments to sudden devastation in major cities, these rounds contrast human ambition with dramatic destruction.

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  1. Round 1 · 1914 AD

    Casual

    SS Ancon Opens the Panama Canal

    The American cargo ship SS Ancon made the first official transit of the completed canal, realizing a centuries-old dream of linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

  2. Round 2 · 1871 AD

    Tricky

    The Great Chicago Fire Ravages the City

    Burning for two days, the conflagration destroyed thousands of wooden buildings and killed hundreds, eventually forcing a massive, fireproof architectural rebirth of the city.

  3. Round 3 · 48 BC

    Expert

    Burning of the Library of Alexandria

    During Julius Caesar's civil war, fires set to burn the Egyptian fleet spread to the docks, allegedly destroying part of the ancient world's greatest archive.

  4. Round 4 · 1692 AD

    Expert

    Earthquake Swallows Port Royal

    Known as the wickedest city on earth due to its pirate population, two-thirds of this Jamaican coastal hub liquefied and sank into the Caribbean Sea.

  5. Round 5 · 1325 AD

    Legendary

    Founding of the Aztec City Tenochtitlan

    Following a prophecy, the Mexica people built their capital on a swampy island in Lake Texcoco after spotting an eagle perched on a cactus.

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