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    360° scene from Raising the Sarsen Stones at Stonehenge2500 BC – 1930 AD

    From the quiet chiseling of bedrock in Ethiopia to the thunder of a lunar rocket, these rounds trace the sheer physical will required to reshape our world.

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    1. Round 1 · 2500 BC

      Casual

      Raising the Sarsen Stones at Stonehenge

      Utilizing immense timber frames and sheer physical labor, Neolithic builders maneuvered massive sarsen stones—weighing up to 25 tons—into precise astronomical alignments marking the summer and winter solstices.

    2. Round 2 · 1884 AD

      Casual

      Scaffolding Covers the Neuschwanstein Castle

      King Ludwig II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages was realized using modern technology, including steam engines and steel frameworks, though he barely lived in the uncompleted palace.

    3. Round 3 · 1200 AD

      Tricky

      Construction of the Cliff Palace Dwelling

      The Ancestral Puebloans built an elaborate, multi-story village of sandstone and timber tucked securely beneath a massive sandstone overhang to protect against the elements.

    4. Round 4 · 1930 AD

      Tricky

      Gandhi Concludes the Salt March

      After a 240-mile march, Mahatma Gandhi defied the British imperial salt monopoly by illegally harvesting salt from the Arabian Sea, sparking nationwide civil disobedience.

    5. Round 5 · 1886 AD

      Expert

      Eruption Destroying the Pink and White Terraces

      The violent eruption of Mount Tarawera obliterated the famed silica sinter terraces, which were considered the eighth wonder of the natural world and New Zealand's foremost tourist attraction.

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