Landmarks · Puzzle #27 · Monday, October 26

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

Buckingham Palace
Home of the monarch, with a changing of the guard
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0
On this board Buckingham Palace scored best in Far from the equator (8.6): it lies 52° from the equator. In North America was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't in North America.
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 95 languages (6.3) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 52° from the equator (8.6) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 708,433 times in 2025 (7.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
Sky high
stands 79 ft tall (0.8) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 581,407 visitors in 2025 (6.9) Source: alva.org.uk
Old timer
work began in 1703, 323 years ago (8.3) Source: Wikipedia
In North America
isn't in North America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 51°F over the year (4.1) Source: Wikipedia
Berlin TV Tower
TV tower with a steel sphere near the top
Photo: L-BBE, CC BY 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Sigiriya
Fortress atop a rock, entered through lion's paws
Photo: Binuka poojan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Hagia Sophia
Domed church, then mosque, then museum, then mosque
Photo: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Mount Rushmore
Four presidents' faces carved into a mountain
Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
Forest of striped arches, a mosque and cathedral
Photo: Toni Castillo Quero, CC BY-SA 2.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Hoover Dam
Concrete arch dam that holds back Lake Mead
Photo: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0
On this board Hoover Dam scored best in Crowd pleaser (10.0): it drew 7 million visitors a year. Known worldwide was its weakest fit (4.9): Wikipedia has an article on it in 73 languages.
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 73 languages (4.9) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 36° from the equator (6.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 574,398 times in 2025 (5.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
Sky high
stands 726 ft tall (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 7 million visitors a year (10.0) Source: en.wikipedia.org
Old timer
work began in 1931, 95 years ago (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
In North America
is in North America (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 68°F over the year (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
Statue of Liberty
Copper statue holding a torch aloft
Photo: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.