The Da Vinci Code Quest # 6 on Google

Hello folks! it's day 6 of the Google Da Vinci Code webquests.

Today's challenge is being called 'The Geography Challenge'

The instructions are as follows
"Paul Bettany, is Silas, a man who in blind faith will do whatever it takes to track down a secret that must be destroyed, no matter where it leads him.

Assemble the jigsaw puzzle pieces to reveal and identify a geographical location.

Okay... let's go hunting

Step 1: Okay, so there are multiple pieces to the puzzle here. Our initial approach should be to find and seperate the ones which are flat with no edges on one side so that they can go on the ends.


Step 2: Once you have done that, we are given a good place to start through the google maps copyright. Look for pieces that contain text on them. The copyright is almost always placed on the bottom right. So, we will start by placing our components in there.



Step 3: Once you do that, leave that section alone and start moving pieces with flat sides.

Step 4: Trial and error ensues. One important hint is that once the right sections are in place, they are locked and you don't get to move them. This is critical because some parts might fall right in place, but if it doesn't lock, then it is not the right place.

Step 5: Finally, in the end once the whole puzzle is assembled, we are asked one final question.

" This city contains a three dimensional version of Leonardo's The Last Supper created by the Venezuelan sculptor Marisol. What is the name of the city? "

You can either Google search for the author Marisol and go to works or follow this hint.
This city is called the "Big Apple"
So far, this has been a better challege. Hopefully the trend continues and Google keeps giving us more exciting puzzles to solve.

See you tomorrow. Until then, Good luck solving !!

Update: One of the readers posted a link to the complete map area in google maps. Check this out, this is how the final map would look like. It also has the hint for the name of the city in the final answer.

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