Landmarks · Puzzle #4 · Saturday, October 3

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

Abu Simbel in Hot spot: averages 80°F over the year (10.0)
Potala Palace in Altitude: sits 12,244 ft above sea level (10.0)
Lincoln Memorial in Capital city: is in its country's capital (10.0)
Milan Cathedral in All white: is mostly white (10.0)
The Shard in Far from the equator: lies 52° from the equator (8.6)
Petronas Towers in Sky high: stands 1,483 ft tall (10.0)
Chartres Cathedral in Old timer: work began in 1145, 881 years ago (9.8)
Prambanan in Rainy: gets 85 inches of rain a year (10.0)

The most this board could score: 78.4 of 80.

The lineup, figure by figure

Abu Simbel
Temples guarded by four colossal pharaohs
Photo: Olaf Tausch, Public domain
Sky high
stands 98 ft tall (1.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 682 ft above sea level (0.7) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Far from the equator
lies 22° from the equator (3.7) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1264 BC, 3,290 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 0 inches of rain a year (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Capital city
isn't in its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 80°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Potala Palace
Palace of the Dalai Lamas, stacked up a hill
Photo: Ondřej Žváček, CC BY 2.5
Sky high
stands 384 ft tall (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 12,244 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Far from the equator
lies 30° from the equator (4.9) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1645, 381 years ago (8.6) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 18 inches of rain a year (2.3) Source: Wikipedia
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Capital city
isn't in its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 40°F over the year (2.0) Source: Wikipedia
Lincoln Memorial
Temple-like memorial to a seated president
Photo: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative work: upstateNYer, Public domain
Sky high
stands 99 ft tall (1.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 36 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q213559, P2044
Far from the equator
lies 39° from the equator (6.5) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1914, 112 years ago (6.8) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 45 inches of rain a year (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
All white
is mostly white (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Capital city
is in its country's capital (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 56°F over the year (5.1) Source: Wikipedia
Milan Cathedral
Gothic cathedral with a forest of marble spires
Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sky high
stands 355 ft tall (3.6) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 466 ft above sea level (0.5) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Far from the equator
lies 45° from the equator (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1386, 640 years ago (9.3) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 39 inches of rain a year (4.9) Source: Wikipedia
All white
is mostly white (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Capital city
isn't in its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 56°F over the year (5.2) Source: Wikipedia
The Shard
Glass skyscraper shaped like a shard
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sky high
stands 1,016 ft tall (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 30 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Far from the equator
lies 52° from the equator (8.6) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 2009, 17 years ago (4.1) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 28 inches of rain a year (3.5) Source: Wikipedia
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Capital city
is in its country's capital (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 51°F over the year (4.1) Source: Wikipedia
Petronas Towers
Twin skyscrapers joined by a skybridge
Photo: AwOiSoAk KaOsIoWa, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sky high
stands 1,483 ft tall (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 141 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Far from the equator
lies 3.2° from the equator (0.5) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1993, 33 years ago (5.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 99 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Capital city
is in its country's capital (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 78°F over the year (9.6) Source: Wikipedia
Chartres Cathedral
Gothic cathedral famous for its stained glass
Photo: BT, Public domain
Sky high
stands 371 ft tall (3.7) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 535 ft above sea level (0.5) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Far from the equator
lies 48° from the equator (8.1) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1145, 881 years ago (9.8) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 26 inches of rain a year (3.2) Source: Wikipedia
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Capital city
isn't in its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 51°F over the year (4.2) Source: Wikipedia
Prambanan
Hindu temple complex of soaring stone spires
Photo: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sky high
stands 154 ft tall (1.5) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 499 ft above sea level (0.5) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Far from the equator
lies 7.8° from the equator (1.3) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 850, 1,176 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 85 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Capital city
isn't in its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 79°F over the year (9.7) Source: Wikipedia