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360° scene from Raising the Spire of Taipei 1011889 AD – 2003 AD

Spanning more than a century, monumental architectural ambition and daring exploration unfold alongside defining moments when raw, untamed natural forces violently burst forth.

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  1. Round 1 · 2003 AD

    Novice

    Raising the Spire of Taipei 101

    Taipei 101 held the title of the world's tallest building until the Burj Khalifa surpassed it, its iconic tiered design engineered to resemble a growing bamboo stalk.

  2. Round 2 · 1925 AD

    Casual

    Raising the Nativity Facade

    Antoni Gaudí spent his final years living directly on the construction site of the Sagrada Família, only living to see the completion of its first bell tower.

  3. Round 3 · 1901 AD

    Tricky

    The Lucas Gusher at Spindletop

    The Spindletop gusher blew for nine days before it could be capped, birthing the modern petroleum industry and making Texas an energy superpower.

  4. Round 4 · 1889 AD

    Expert

    Aftermath of the Johnstown Flood

    The catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam released 20 million tons of water, creating a wave that swept the industrial valley town away in minutes.

  5. Round 5 · 1947 AD

    Expert

    Launch of the Kon-Tiki Expedition

    Adventurer Thor Heyerdahl set out to prove ancient South Americans could have settled Polynesia, drifting over four thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean on a hand-built aboriginal balsa wood raft.

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