Landmarks · Puzzle #25 · Saturday, October 24

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

Burj Khalifa
Needle-like skyscraper of glass and steel
Photo: Tim.Reckmann, CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Abu Simbel
Temples guarded by four colossal pharaohs
Photo: Olaf Tausch, Public domain
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Golden Bridge
Footbridge held up by two stone hands
Photo: . Ray in Manila, CC BY 2.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Mohenjo-daro
Planned city of the Indus civilization
Photo: Saqib Qayyum, CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Château de Chambord
Château with a double-helix staircase
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Calips assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
On this board Château de Chambord scored best in In Europe (10.0): it is in Europe. In Asia was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't in Asia.
In Europe
is in Europe (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 48° from the equator (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 157,297 times in 2025 (1.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
Rainy
gets 27 inches of rain a year (3.3) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 53°F over the year (4.6) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1519, 507 years ago (9.0) Source: Wikipedia
In Asia
isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 55 languages (3.7) Source: Wikipedia
Saint Isaac's Cathedral
Cathedral with a gilded dome and granite columns
Photo: Florstein (Telegram:WikiPhoto.Space), CC BY-SA 4.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Great Sphinx of Giza
Lion with a human head, carved from bedrock
Photo: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Neuschwanstein Castle
Fairy-tale castle that inspired Disney
Photo: Wilfredor, CC0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.