Landmarks · Puzzle #2 · Thursday, October 1

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

Parthenon in Capital city: is in its country's capital (10.0)
Moscow Kremlin in Far from the equator: lies 56° from the equator (9.3)
Great Wall of China in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 1.62 million times in 2025 (10.0)
Sensō-ji in Rainy: gets 67 inches of rain a year (8.3)
Sky Tower in Down Under: is in Oceania (10.0)
Taj Mahal in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 184 languages (10.0)
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba in Old timer: work began in 785, 1,241 years ago (10.0)
Cologne Cathedral in Crowd pleaser: drew 6 million visitors a year (10.0)

The most this board could score: 77.6 of 80.

The lineup, figure by figure

Parthenon
Marble temple to the goddess Athena
Photo: Steve Swayne, CC BY 2.0
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Capital city
is in its country's capital (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 773,623 times in 2025 (7.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
Crowd pleaser
drew 4.56 million visitors in 2024 (9.8) Source: statistics.gr
Rainy
gets 20 inches of rain a year (2.5) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 38° from the equator (6.3) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 137 languages (9.1) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 447 BC, 2,473 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Moscow Kremlin
Walled fortress at the heart of power
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Capital city
is in its country's capital (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 473,107 times in 2025 (4.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
Crowd pleaser
drew 3.1 million visitors in 2019 (9.3) Source: ru.wikipedia.org
Rainy
gets 30 inches of rain a year (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 56° from the equator (9.3) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 97 languages (6.5) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1485, 541 years ago (9.1) Source: Wikipedia
Great Wall of China
Wall of forts and watchtowers on the frontier
Photo: Severin.stalder, CC BY-SA 3.0
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Capital city
isn't in its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 1.62 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
Crowd pleaser
drew 10 million visitors in 2018 (10.0) Source: en.wikipedia.org
Rainy
gets 22 inches of rain a year (2.8) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 40° from the equator (6.7) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 194 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 700 BC, 2,726 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Sensō-ji
Buddhist temple behind the Thunder Gate
Photo: Akonnchiroll, CC0
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Capital city
is in its country's capital (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 136,213 times in 2025 (1.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
Crowd pleaser
drew 30 million visitors a year (10.0) Source: en.wikipedia.org
Rainy
gets 67 inches of rain a year (8.3) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 36° from the equator (6.0) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 31 languages (2.1) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 645, 1,381 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Sky Tower
Tower you can bungee jump from
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
Down Under
is in Oceania (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Capital city
isn't in its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 75,270 times in 2025 (0.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
Crowd pleaser
drew 415,000 visitors a year (6.4) Source: en.wikipedia.org
Rainy
gets 40 inches of rain a year (5.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 37° from the equator (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 38 languages (2.5) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1994, 32 years ago (5.0) Source: Wikipedia
Taj Mahal
Marble mausoleum built by an emperor for his wife
Photo: Taj_Mahal,_Agra,_India_edit2.jpg: Yann; edited by King of Hearts derivative work: Jbarta (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Capital city
isn't in its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 2.15 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
Crowd pleaser
drew 5 million visitors in 2022 (10.0) Source: en.wikipedia.org
Rainy
gets 25 inches of rain a year (3.1) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 27° from the equator (4.5) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 184 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1632, 394 years ago (8.6) Source: Wikipedia
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
Forest of striped arches, a mosque and cathedral
Photo: Toni Castillo Quero, CC BY-SA 2.0
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Capital city
isn't in its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 312,865 times in 2025 (3.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
Crowd pleaser
drew 2.19 million visitors in 2024 (8.8) Source: abc.es
Rainy
gets 19 inches of rain a year (2.4) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 38° from the equator (6.3) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 61 languages (4.1) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 785, 1,241 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Cologne Cathedral
Twin-spired Gothic cathedral beside a river
Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Capital city
isn't in its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 1.07 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
Crowd pleaser
drew 6 million visitors a year (10.0) Source: koelner-dom.de
Rainy
gets 31 inches of rain a year (3.9) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 51° from the equator (8.5) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 86 languages (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1248, 778 years ago (9.6) Source: Wikipedia