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Encyclopedia ID 1432

Seven-Key Cabinet Puzzle

Also known as Armari de les Set Claus

Seven-Key Cabinet Puzzle: photograph by Frederic Bordas Altarriba
Photo: Frederic Bordas Altarriba, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Control seven key-holders around a historic council house; collect each key from its parish tower and bring all seven to the cabinet in the right order, with doors that need two keys at once.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Andorra.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Mediterranean.

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