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Landmarks · Puzzle #34 · Monday, November 2

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 categories

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

  1. Taipei 101

    Skyscraper shaped like a stalk of bamboo

    Photo: User:Sinsyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  2. Panama Canal

    Waterway whose locks lift ships between two oceans

    Photo: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  3. Pompeii

    Town buried by a volcano and dug up again

    Photo: Glen Scarborough from The Central Coast, Australia, CC BY 2.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  4. Gardens by the Bay

    Park of glowing, tree-shaped vertical gardens

    Photo: Shiny Things., CC BY 2.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  5. Mesa Verde

    Cliff dwellings built into canyon walls

    Photo: Elaine from Sheffield, England, CC BY 2.0

    Mesa Verde's best fit on this board was Old timer, worth 10.0: work began in 600, 1,426 years ago. Its weakest was Capital city, worth 0.0, since it isn't in its country's capital.

    Hot spot
    averages 50°F over the year (3.9) Source: Wikipedia
    Capital city
    isn't in its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    In Asia
    isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 134,111 times in 2025 (1.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Known worldwide
    Wikipedia has an article on it in 60 languages (4.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Old timer
    work began in 600, 1,426 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Altitude
    sits 8,120 ft above sea level (8.1) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
    Rainy
    gets 16 inches of rain a year (2.0) Source: Wikipedia

  6. Big Ben

    Clock tower whose great bell has a nickname

    Photo: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0

    On this board Big Ben scored best in Capital city (10.0): it is in its country's capital. In Asia was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't in Asia.

    Hot spot
    averages 51°F over the year (4.1) Source: Wikipedia
    Capital city
    is in its country's capital (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    In Asia
    isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 803,164 times in 2025 (8.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Known worldwide
    Wikipedia has an article on it in 88 languages (5.9) Source: Wikipedia
    Old timer
    work began in 1843, 183 years ago (7.5) Source: Wikipedia
    Altitude
    sits 56 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q41225, P2044
    Rainy
    gets 28 inches of rain a year (3.5) Source: Wikipedia

  7. White Temple

    Dazzling modern temple of mirror and plaster

    Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0

    White Temple is in Asia, so its best fit on this board was In Asia, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Capital city, worth 0.0, since it isn't in its country's capital.

    Hot spot
    averages 75°F over the year (9.1) Source: Wikipedia
    Capital city
    isn't in its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    In Asia
    is in Asia (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 103,154 times in 2025 (1.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Known worldwide
    Wikipedia has an article on it in 25 languages (1.7) Source: Wikipedia
    Old timer
    work began in 1997, 29 years ago (4.9) Source: Wikipedia
    Altitude
    sits 1,345 ft above sea level (1.3) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
    Rainy
    gets 52 inches of rain a year (6.5) Source: Wikipedia

  8. Windsor Castle

    Royal castle with St George's Chapel

    Photo: Diliff, CC BY 2.5

    Windsor Castle's best fit on this board was Old timer, worth 9.9: work began in 1070, 956 years ago. Its weakest was Capital city, worth 0.0, since it isn't in its country's capital.

    Hot spot
    averages 51°F over the year (4.1) Source: Wikipedia
    Capital city
    isn't in its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    In Asia
    isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 668,551 times in 2025 (6.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Known worldwide
    Wikipedia has an article on it in 85 languages (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
    Old timer
    work began in 1070, 956 years ago (9.9) Source: Wikipedia
    Altitude
    sits 180 ft above sea level (0.2) Source: Wikidata Q42646, P2044
    Rainy
    gets 29 inches of rain a year (3.6) Source: Wikipedia

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