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360° scene from Construction of the RMS Titanic1550 AD – 1975 AD

Monumental engineering projects highlight humanity's drive to reshape the physical world, while a sudden structural failure reveals the tragic limits of our most ambitious creations.

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  1. Round 1 · 1911 AD

    Tricky

    Construction of the RMS Titanic

    The massive twin liners Olympic and Titanic were built side-by-side at the Harland & Wolff shipyard under the largest steel gantry ever constructed at the time.

  2. Round 2 · 1550 AD

    Tricky

    Construction of the Ming Great Wall

    Most of the highly recognizable brick and stone sections of the Great Wall were built during the Ming Dynasty to defend against Mongolian raids after the Tumu Crisis.

  3. Round 3 · 1975 AD

    Expert

    Laying the Trans-Alaska Pipeline

    Spanning exactly 800 miles of harsh and unforgiving wilderness, this engineering marvel was constructed to transport billions of barrels of crude oil from the frozen shores of Prudhoe Bay down to the port of Valdez.

  4. Round 4 · 1967 AD

    Expert

    Collapse of the Silver Bridge

    A tiny defect in a single suspension eyebar caused the Silver Bridge to suddenly collapse during rush hour traffic, plunging 31 vehicles into the freezing Ohio River.

  5. Round 5 · 1959 AD

    Legendary

    Trenching Ice at Camp Century

    During the Cold War, the US military built a secret nuclear-powered base completely hidden inside the Greenland ice sheet, known as 'Project Iceworm'.

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