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Puzzle #8 was Cologne Cathedral.
Cologne Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1996.
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What the record says
Puzzle 8 ran on 23 Jul 2026 and the answer was Cologne Cathedral, played with 6 guesses against 4 columns. On the record: Country - Germany. The numbers: Height - 157 m; Completed - 1880. 1 of the 4 columns is blank in the source (Floors), so nobody could score it either way.
Beyond the grid the record adds Architect - Andreas von Everdingen.
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How it scored
- Country
- Germany
- Height
- 157 m
- Floors
- Not recorded
- Completed
- 1880
Also on the record
- Architect
- Andreas von Everdingen