Solution: Classical Influences on Modern Architecture
Answer: PLUNDER
Written by Kenny Young and Derek Young
The solved grids are below. Recall that the “corresponding pixels” are the pixels that are in the same positions in the associated puzzle as the blue-gray pixels in the original puzzle; in this solution, those pixels are marked in red.
Visually depicts the Lighthouse of Alexandria
Gold region sums to 56
Lego Architecture set 21056 is Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal set contains a Mausoleum (the Taj Mahal itself)
Corresponding pixels in the Mausoleum puzzle add up to: 16 (P)
Visually depicts the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Gold region sums to 45
Lego Architecture set 21045 is Trafalgar Square
The Trafalgar Square set contains a Statue (atop Nelson's Column)
Corresponding pixels in the Statue puzzle add up to: 12 (L)
Visually depicts the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Gold region sums to 24
Lego Architecture set 21024 is Louvre
The Louvre set contains a Pyramid (at the entrance)
Corresponding pixels in the Pyramid puzzle add up to: 21 (U)
Visually depicts the Great Pyramid of Giza
Gold region sums to 42
Lego Architecture set 21042 is Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty set contains a Colossus (the statue itself)
Corresponding pixels in the Colossus puzzle add up to: 14 (N)
Visually depicts the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Gold region sums to 26
Lego Architecture set 21026 is Venice
The Venice set contains a Temple (St. Mark’s)
Corresponding pixels in the Temple puzzle add up to: 4 (D)
Visually depicts the Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Gold region sums to 43
Lego Architecture set 21043 is San Francisco
The San Francisco set contains a Lighthouse (on Alcatraz Island)
Corresponding pixels in the Lighthouse puzzle add up to: 5 (E)
Visually depicts the Colossus of Rhodes
Gold region sums to 57
Lego Architecture set 21057 is Singapore
The Singapore set contains “Hanging Gardens” (Supertree Grove)
Corresponding pixels in the Hanging Gardens puzzle add up to: 18 (R)
Taken all together, the seven grids spell out PLUNDER.