Landmarks · Puzzle #30 · Thursday, October 29

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. Basil's Cathedral
Church with swirling, candy-colored onion domes
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.
Las Lajas Sanctuary
Gothic church built on a bridge across a gorge
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Moai of Easter Island
Stone heads, some buried to their shoulders
Photo: Rivi, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moai of Easter Island is in Oceania, so its best fit on this board was Down Under, worth 10.0. Its weakest was In North America, worth 0.0, since it isn't in North America.
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 543,826 times in 2025 (5.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
In North America
isn't in North America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 23 inches of rain a year (2.9) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1250, 776 years ago (9.6) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 71°F over the year (8.1) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
is in Oceania (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 27° from the equator (4.5) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 249 ft above sea level (0.2) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Bagan
Plain dotted with thousands of temples
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
On this board Bagan scored best in Old timer (10.0): work began in 849, 1,177 years ago. In North America was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't in North America.
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 123,888 times in 2025 (1.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
In North America
isn't in North America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 16 inches of rain a year (2.1) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 849, 1,177 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 82°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 21° from the equator (3.5) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 240 ft above sea level (0.2) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Fallingwater
House built over a waterfall by Frank Lloyd Wright
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Fallingwater is in North America, so its best fit on this board was In North America, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Down Under, worth 0.0, since it isn't in Oceania.
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 484,990 times in 2025 (4.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
In North America
is in North America (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 42 inches of rain a year (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1936, 90 years ago (6.5) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 50°F over the year (3.9) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 40° from the equator (6.7) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 1,440 ft above sea level (1.4) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Itsukushima Shrine
Shrine whose gate seems to float on the sea
Photo: JordyMeow, CC BY-SA 3.0
Itsukushima Shrine's best fit on this board was Old timer, worth 10.0: work began in 593, 1,433 years ago. Its weakest was In North America, worth 0.0, since it isn't in North America.
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 166,030 times in 2025 (1.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
In North America
isn't in North America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 61 inches of rain a year (7.7) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 593, 1,433 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 56°F over the year (5.2) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 34° from the equator (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 20 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Marina Bay Sands
Three hotel towers topped by a rooftop pool
Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Pantheon
Temple with a concrete dome and an open eye
Photo: NikonZ7II, CC BY-SA 4.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.