Building Guessr
Rate itPin famous buildings on a world map and say if they still stand.
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Building Guessr shows a photo of a famous building, monument or landmark and asks you to place it on a world map. Each round also asks whether it still stands, is partly ruined or is gone. The Daily Challenge gives everyone the same five buildings each day, and other modes draw from a pool of 945.
About Building Guessr
Building Guessr is a map guessing game about architecture. Each round shows a photograph of a building, bridge, tower, temple or monument, and you drop a pin where you think it is. Then you say whether the structure still stands, is partly ruined or has been demolished, which brings a bit of history into the geography.
The Daily Challenge is five buildings, the same for everyone and in the same order, generated from the date so scores can be compared. Location is worth up to 1,000 points depending on the distance from the real spot, the standing status up to 500 more, and fast answers earn a time bonus. Completing the daily keeps a streak going, stored in your browser, and you can choose to post your total under a nickname to the daily leaderboard.
Outside the daily you can filter the pool of 945 buildings from more than 110 countries by region, era and type, or try Speed Run, Expert, Marathon and Lost Buildings modes, with easy, medium and hard settings. Photos come from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, and each building has a short history and a hint. The site also has guides and articles on architecture styles. It is free and needs no account.
How to play Building Guessr
- Open the site and start the Daily Challenge.
- Look at the photo of the building and click the world map where you think it stands.
- Choose whether the building still stands, is partly ruined or has been demolished.
- Score points for distance and status, plus a time bonus, then move to the next of the five buildings.
- See your total at the end and share or download your score card.
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Tips
- Read the building materials and style: stone type, roof shape and decoration often point to a region and era.
- Climate clues in the photo, such as vegetation and sky, help narrow the continent.
- Ruins in a photo are a strong hint for the status question.
- Answer quickly when you are sure to collect the time bonus.
Questions
How does the Building Guessr daily challenge work?
Each calendar day every player gets the same five buildings in the same order, generated from the date, so scores can be compared.
How is a round scored?
Up to 1,000 points for how close your pin is, up to 500 for the standing status, plus a time bonus.
Where is my streak saved?
In your browser. It does not sync between devices, so a phone and a computer keep separate streaks.
Is it free?
Yes, with no account needed. The site carries Google ads.
Is there a leaderboard?
Yes. After the Daily Challenge you can enter a nickname and opt in to post your score to that day's leaderboard; it is optional.
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