600 AD – 1974 ADFrom carving monolithic churches into the Ethiopian bedrock and raising modernist domes in the Brazilian interior to dismantling the concrete wall dividing Berlin, today's moments explore how humanity permanently shapes and reshapes its landscape.
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Round 1 · 1959 AD
CasualConstruction of the National Congress in Brasília
As part of Juscelino Kubitschek's bold plan to move the capital inland, Oscar Niemeyer's modernist domes and twin towers take shape against the stark, undeveloped red earth of the central plateau.
Round 2 · 1932 AD
TrickySoldiers Confront Emus in the Outback
Responding to farmers' complaints of ruined wheat crops, the Australian military deploys Lewis machine guns against thousands of migrating emus, sparking the highly publicised and ultimately unsuccessful 'Emu War'.
Round 3 · 1974 AD
TrickyFarmers Uncover the First Terracotta Warriors
While digging a well during a drought, local farmers stumble upon life-sized clay heads and bronze arrowheads, inadvertently revealing the vast subterranean army of China's First Emperor.
Round 4 · 1812 AD
ExpertBelgrano Raises the First Argentine Flag
General Manuel Belgrano hoists a new light blue and white flag on the banks of the Paraná River, defying Spanish royalists and laying the groundwork for Argentine independence.
Round 5 · 600 AD
ExpertConstruction of the Akapana Pyramid at Tiwanaku
Andean builders construct terraced retaining walls using massive, precision-cut andesite blocks to elevate the Akapana, a sacred platform mound at the ceremonial heart of the Tiwanaku empire.
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