Landmarks · Puzzle #20 · Monday, October 19

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

The best board is hidden while some of these items are still in play: they're on a board again within 14 days.

The lineup, figure by figure

St. Peter's Basilica
Renaissance basilica beneath Michelangelo's dome
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0
On this board St. Peter's Basilica scored best in Old timer (9.0): work began in 1506, 520 years ago. All white was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't mostly white.
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 42° from the equator (7.0) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 131 languages (8.7) Source: Wikipedia
In South America
isn't in South America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 31 inches of rain a year (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 61°F over the year (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1506, 520 years ago (9.0) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 448 ft tall (4.5) Source: Wikipedia
Washington Monument
Marble obelisk honoring the first president
Photo: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0
On this board Washington Monument scored best in All white (10.0): it is mostly white. In South America was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't in South America.
All white
is mostly white (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 39° from the equator (6.5) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 70 languages (4.7) Source: Wikipedia
In South America
isn't in South America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 45 inches of rain a year (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 56°F over the year (5.1) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1848, 178 years ago (7.5) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 555 ft tall (5.6) Source: Wikipedia
Seville Cathedral
Gothic cathedral whose bell tower was a minaret
Photo: PEPE GADEIRAS, CC BY-SA 4.0
Seville Cathedral's best fit on this board was Old timer, worth 9.3: work began in 1401, 625 years ago. Its weakest was All white, worth 0.0, since it isn't mostly white.
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 37° from the equator (6.2) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 63 languages (4.2) Source: Wikipedia
In South America
isn't in South America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 18 inches of rain a year (2.3) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 64°F over the year (6.9) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1401, 625 years ago (9.3) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 342 ft tall (3.4) Source: Wikipedia
Itaipu Dam
Hydroelectric dam shared by two countries
Photo: Angelo Leithold, CC BY-SA 3.0
Itaipu Dam is in South America, so its best fit on this board was In South America, worth 10.0. Its weakest was All white, worth 0.0, since it isn't mostly white.
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 25° from the equator (4.2) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 57 languages (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
In South America
is in South America (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 63 inches of rain a year (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 73°F over the year (8.6) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1971, 55 years ago (5.8) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 643 ft tall (6.4) Source: Wikipedia
Borobudur
Buddhist temple of stacked terraces and stupas
Photo: Gunawan Kartapranata, Public domain
Borobudur gets 92 inches of rain a year, so its best fit on this board was Rainy, worth 10.0. Its weakest was All white, worth 0.0, since it isn't mostly white.
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 7.6° from the equator (1.3) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 99 languages (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
In South America
isn't in South America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 92 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 73°F over the year (8.7) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 780, 1,246 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 115 ft tall (1.2) Source: Wikipedia
Winter Palace
Tsars' palace, now the Hermitage Museum
Photo: Florstein (Telegram:WikiPhoto.Space), CC BY-SA 4.0
On this board Winter Palace scored best in Far from the equator (10.0): it lies 60° from the equator. All white was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't mostly white.
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 60° from the equator (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 76 languages (5.1) Source: Wikipedia
In South America
isn't in South America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 32 inches of rain a year (3.9) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 40°F over the year (2.0) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1754, 272 years ago (8.1) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 75 ft tall (0.8) Source: Wikipedia
Great Mosque of Djenné
Mosque of mud brick, replastered by the whole town
Photo: Andy Gilham, CC BY-SA 3.0
Great Mosque of Djenné averages 83°F over the year, so its best fit on this board was Hot spot, worth 10.0. Its weakest was All white, worth 0.0, since it isn't mostly white.
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 14° from the equator (2.3) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 57 languages (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
In South America
isn't in South America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 26 inches of rain a year (3.3) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 83°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1907, 119 years ago (6.9) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 52 ft tall (0.5) Source: Wikipedia
Shanghai Tower
Skyscraper that twists as it rises
Photo: https://www.pxfuel.com/en/free-photo-ovozr, CC BY-SA 4.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.