Maze of the Week #43 - Castle Craig Maze

October 24, 2022

I said maze of the week #43 would be a castle, and it is sort of. More of a castle tower that is called a tower. The Castle Craig is located in Hubbard Park in Meriden, Connecticut and was dedicated on October 29, 1900. The castle is only 32 feet high, so taking the stairs to the observation deck is a short climb. You can check out the view in the video below, or read about the castle on the Wikipedia page.

A photo of the Castle Craig:

The maze: I went with a basic black and white draw and cut construction. Honestly, if the castle was more famous I would colorize it, add to the background with some land, rock formations and a sky, and add some shadows to the castle.

I hope you enjoy the maze. Download is available on the mazes permanent maze page.

Coming next week:

A maze to celebrate a holiday !

Maze of the Week #42 - Sydney Opera House Maze

October 17, 2022

I made maze of the week #42 over a year ago and am proud to finally present it to you now. It features the iconic Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. I would be surprised if you are not familiar with it because it is one of the most famous buildings in the world. The building, which sits on the banks of Sydney Harbour, was opened on the 20 of October 1973 (thus the maze launch this week).

Learn all about the Sydney Opera House.

I think you will enjoy this video tour of the building and it’s surroundings.

And you know what it looks like, but here is a photo anyway.

Sydney Opera House **David Stanley** **flickr**

The maze:

Because of the details on the panels of the roof which I used to make the walls of the maze, this is one of the largest mazes on the website. It is formatted is print on 27x40 poster size paper. There is a large amount of white space and the maze looks even better with a true wide landscape format which cuts off the empty space.

I am considering a colorized version of the maze as a future project (on the to-do list).

I hope you enjoy the maze. Download is available at the mazes permanent home.

Coming next week:

A maze of a castle.

Maze of the Week #39 - Spaceship Earth - Epcot Center Maze

September 26, 2022

We travel to Florida and Disney World for Maze of the week #39. This week I feature the Spaceship Earth from Epcot Center. When you think of Epcot Center I am sure this is the building you think of. I love the architecture and thought it would make a great maze. The building opened on October 1, 1982.

Learn more about the Spaceship Earth at Epcot, or check out this vintage video from 1966:

Let’s look at a photo of the building.

Epcot Center - Spaceship Earth — Spaceship Earth (Epcot Center) Michael Huey flickr

The maze: I went with black and white for this maze. The structure of the panels mean the maze portion of the construction is centered on the building. I used a draw and cut construction to make the maze.

Epcot Center Spaceship Earth Maze — Epcot Center Maze

I hope you enjoy the maze. Download is available at the mazes permanent location on the site !

Coming next week:

A sign maze.

Maze of the Week #38 - Hoover Dam Maze

September 19, 2022

Maze of the week #38 is of the Hoover Dam, on the border of Arizona and Nevada. A feat of engineering, it opened in 1936, ahead of schedule and was dedicated on September 30, 1935. It is the largest reservoir in the US and helped spur the growth of the city of Las Vegas. The dam became a National Historic Landmark in 1985.

Read more about the Hoover Dam on Wikipedia.

You can find plenty of videos on the dam, and I like this vintage one if you have the time ! It is long, but very worth it !

Here is a photo of the Hoover Dam:

The maze: I return to a landscape maze again. Mazes of the Week #1 Horseshoe Bend and #2 Monument Valley are nearby locations that got the same landscape maze treatment. It is not a difficult maze, but it is best solved printed. I went with a single color for the earth portion of the maze. If I was to revise it I would change that and add more color variations.

I hope you enjoy the maze. Download is available in the mazes permanent home.

Coming next week:

A maze of a well known building