Before you play
What This Opening Year Means
This game compares official opening years when Wikidata has a separate opening date from the original build year.
- Opening year is about when a building or monument formally began public or operational life in the source.
- That can be later than construction and much later than the first foundation stone.
- Only buildings with a usable opening-year statement make it into this pool.
A landmark can be centuries old and still have a surprisingly recent public debut.