Landmarks · Puzzle #24 · Friday, October 23

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

Pont du Gard
Three-tiered aqueduct bridge of stone arches
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr), CC BY-SA 3.0
Pont du Gard's best fit on this board was Old timer, worth 10.0: work began in 40 BC, 2,066 years ago. Its weakest was In Asia, worth 0.0, since it isn't in Asia.
Old timer
work began in 40 BC, 2,066 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 44° from the equator (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 160 ft tall (1.6) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 29 inches of rain a year (3.6) Source: Wikipedia
In Asia
isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 57°F over the year (5.4) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 59 languages (3.9) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 139,978 times in 2025 (1.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
Merdeka 118
Faceted glass skyscraper with a spire on top
Photo: Ahmad Ali Karim, CC0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Notre-Dame de Paris
Gothic cathedral with gargoyles and flying buttresses
Photo: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
White House
Home and office of the U.S. president
Photo: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire portfolio, click here.@thatmattwade This image is protected by copyright! If you would like to use it, please read this first., CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Petronas Towers
Twin skyscrapers joined by a skybridge
Photo: AwOiSoAk KaOsIoWa, CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Prambanan
Hindu temple complex of soaring stone spires
Photo: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Hallgrímskirkja
Church shaped like basalt columns
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Millau Viaduct
Cable-stayed bridge that floats above the clouds
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.