Landmarks · Puzzle #14 · Tuesday, October 13

Landmarks: the board

Eight items, eight categories, one place each. Here is the board with every figure and where it comes from, and the best way to place them. Play today's Landmarks.

The best board

Palace of Westminster in Far from the equator: lies 52° from the equator (8.6)
Teotihuacan in Old timer: work began in 100 BC, 2,126 years ago (10.0)
Canterbury Cathedral in In Europe: is in Europe (10.0)
Gardens by the Bay in Rainy: gets 93 inches of rain a year (10.0)
Willis Tower in Sky high: stands 1,729 ft tall (10.0)
Sistine Chapel in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 928,748 times in 2025 (9.3)
Lotus Temple in All white: is mostly white (10.0)
Shwedagon Pagoda in Hot spot: averages 83°F over the year (10.0)

The most this board could score: 77.9 of 80.

The lineup, figure by figure

Palace of Westminster
Gothic Revival home of Parliament
Photo: Terry Ott from Washington, DC Metro Area, United States of America, CC BY 2.0
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 28 inches of rain a year (3.5) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 323 ft tall (3.2) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1840, 186 years ago (7.5) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 51°F over the year (4.1) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 52° from the equator (8.6) Source: Wikipedia
In Europe
is in Europe (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 509,369 times in 2025 (5.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
Teotihuacan
City of pyramids along the Avenue of the Dead
Photo: Hdlrosa, CC BY-SA 4.0
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 35 inches of rain a year (4.4) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 216 ft tall (2.2) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 100 BC, 2,126 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 57°F over the year (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 20° from the equator (3.3) Source: Wikipedia
In Europe
isn't in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 534,587 times in 2025 (5.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
Canterbury Cathedral
Mother church of the Church of England
Photo: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 28 inches of rain a year (3.4) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 236 ft tall (2.4) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1070, 956 years ago (9.9) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 52°F over the year (4.5) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 51° from the equator (8.5) Source: Wikipedia
In Europe
is in Europe (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 247,027 times in 2025 (2.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
Gardens by the Bay
Park of glowing, tree-shaped vertical gardens
Photo: Shiny Things., CC BY 2.0
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 93 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 164 ft tall (1.6) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 2007, 19 years ago (4.2) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 81°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 1.3° from the equator (0.2) Source: Wikipedia
In Europe
isn't in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 120,773 times in 2025 (1.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
Willis Tower
Black skyscraper with a glass ledge over the street
Photo: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 39 inches of rain a year (4.8) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 1,729 ft tall (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1970, 56 years ago (5.8) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 50°F over the year (3.9) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 42° from the equator (7.0) Source: Wikipedia
In Europe
isn't in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 714,749 times in 2025 (7.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
Sistine Chapel
Chapel with Michelangelo's painted ceiling
Photo: The original uploader was Snowdog at Italian Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 31 inches of rain a year (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 68 ft tall (0.7) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1473, 553 years ago (9.1) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 61°F over the year (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 42° from the equator (7.0) Source: Wikipedia
In Europe
is in Europe (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 928,748 times in 2025 (9.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
Lotus Temple
Bahá'í house of worship shaped like a lotus
Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL 1.2
All white
is mostly white (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 30 inches of rain a year (3.7) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 112 ft tall (1.1) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1980, 46 years ago (5.5) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 78°F over the year (9.6) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 29° from the equator (4.8) Source: Wikipedia
In Europe
isn't in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 252,589 times in 2025 (2.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
Shwedagon Pagoda
Gilded stupa said to hold Buddha's hair
Photo: Stefan Fussan, CC BY-SA 3.0
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 49 inches of rain a year (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 326 ft tall (3.3) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1362, 664 years ago (9.4) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 83°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 17° from the equator (2.8) Source: Wikipedia
In Europe
isn't in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 111,596 times in 2025 (1.1) Source: Wikimedia page views