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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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