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    360° scene from The Sun King's Fountains Flow4600 BC – 1964 AD

    From ancient volcanic aquaculture to modern desert mega-dams, witness five moments when humanity relentlessly engineered the flow of the world's most vital resource.

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    1. Round 1 · 1670 AD

      Novice

      The Sun King's Fountains Flow

      Defying the natural marshy landscape, King Louis XIV unveils the breathtaking hydraulic fountains of his sprawling new palace gardens, utilizing massive pumps to stage an absolute display of dominance over nature.

    2. Round 2 · 1964 AD

      Casual

      Diverting the Mighty Nile River

      Amidst Cold War pageantry, Soviet and Egyptian leaders press a button to detonate a sand dam and divert the Nile, clearing the river bedrock for the colossal and controversial Aswan High Dam.

    3. Round 3 · 1913 AD

      Tricky

      There It Is. Take It.

      Watching a roaring cascade of diverted Owens Valley water pour into the dry San Fernando Valley, William Mulholland officially opens the massive aqueduct that will allow modern Los Angeles to boom.

    4. Round 4 · 605 AD

      Expert

      Emperor Yang Navigates the Grand Canal

      Aboard a spectacular four-story dragon barge, the Sui emperor inaugurates the massive artificial waterway linking the Yellow and Yangtze rivers, a monumental project built by millions of conscripted laborers.

    5. Round 5 · 4600 BC

      Legendary

      Engineering the Budj Bim Traps

      In a masterstroke of early engineering, the Indigenous Gunditjmara people systematically alter a volcanic landscape to channel water and farm short-finned eels, creating one of the world's oldest aquaculture systems.

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