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360° scene from Completion of the Leaning Tower of Pisa1100 AD – 1868 AD

From the sweeping concrete ribs of a new modernist capital to the destructive flashpoints of industrial history, today's scenes explore moments that permanently altered the skylines and landscapes of their eras.

HistoryGuesser Daily4 locations88 plays1100 AD – 1868 AD

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  1. Round 1 · 1372 AD

    Casual

    Completion of the Leaning Tower of Pisa

    After two centuries of intermittent construction and frantic attempts to compensate for a settling foundation, masons finally crown the deeply tilted campanile with its belfry.

  2. Round 2 · 1652 AD

    Casual

    Jan van Riebeeck Lands at Table Bay

    Tasked by the Dutch East India Company with establishing a vital resupply station for spice ships bound for the Indies, Jan van Riebeeck's landing laid the foundational settlement of Cape Town.

  3. Round 3 · 1868 AD

    Expert

    Emperor Meiji Enters Edo Castle

    Following the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate, the young Emperor Meiji makes his grand procession into Edo, soon to be renamed Tokyo, marking the dawn of Japan's rapid modernization.

  4. Round 4 · 1100 AD

    Expert

    Building Monk's Mound at Cahokia

    At its peak, the Mississippian metropolis of Cahokia was larger than London, centered around a colossal terraced earthwork constructed entirely by hand using millions of woven baskets of soil.

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