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It's about 2,000 times as big as Buckingham Palace
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The size of Buckingham Palace is about 77 dunams.
(a.k.a. Buckingham House) (Westminster, London, England)
Buckingham Palace, the official residence of the British monarch, contains about 77 dunams of total floor space. The palace was first inhabited by Queen Victoria in 1831, although after the death of her husband in 1861, the Queen endeavored to spend as little time there as public opinion would allow.
It's about 2,000 times as big as Croke Park
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The size of Croke Park is about 65 dunams.
(a.k.a. Páirc an Chrócaigh) (Dublin, Leinster, Ireland) (stadium area)
Croke Park, the Gaelic games stadium of Dublin, hosts hurling and Gaelic football matches in a 65 dunams stadium. The Park offers rooftop tours, where fans can walk along the 44-meters-high walkway.
It's about one-two-thousand-five-hundredth as big as The Great Barrier Reef
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The size of The Great Barrier Reef is about 348,000,000 dunams.
(a.k.a. Barrier Reef) (Coral Sea, off Queensland, Australia) (approximate)
The Great Barrier Reef, the largest such reef in the world, covers about 348,000,000 dunams. Reefs, such as the Great Barrier, grow in diameter at a rate of 1 to 3 cm per year.
It's about 2,500 times as big as Windsor Castle
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The size of Windsor Castle is about 53 dunams.
(Windsor, England) (total site area)
One of the official residences of the British monarch, Windsor Castle measures about 53 dunams. It is the largest inhabited castle in the world and is also the oldest in continuous use, having been occupied since it was built by William the Conqueror about 900 years ago.
It's about one-two-thousand-five-hundredth as big as Montana
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The size of Montana is about 380,838,070 dunams.
(United States)
The "Treasure State," Montana measures 380,838,070 dunams in total area. The northwest corner of Montana is home to Flathead Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the continental United States with a surface area of 496,000 dunams.
It's about 2,500 times as big as Rogers Centre
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The size of Rogers Centre is about 51.40 dunams.
(f.k.a. Skydome) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (entire complex)
Rogers Centre, a major sports stadium in downtown Toronto, measures a total of 51.40 dunams over the entire complex. The video board of Rogers Centre has a total area of 0.340 dunams.
It's about 3,000 times as big as a Polo field
The size of a Polo field is about 50.16764160 dunams.
(for field polo) (United States Polo Association rules; unboarded side maximum)
An outdoor polo field must measure 274.32 m in length and 146.304 m to in width for a total playing area of up to 50.16764160 dunams. Polo traces its origins to an Iranian (then Persian) war game from the 5th Century, which was played with as many as 100 players per side.
It's about one-three-thousandth as big as California
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The size of California is about 423,969,580 dunams.
(United States)
The "Golden State," California measures 423,969,580 dunams in total area. California is home to both the highest point — Mt. Whitney at 4,421 m (14,505 ft) — and lowest point — Death Valley at 85.5 m (282 ft) below sea level — in the continental United States, the two of which are separated by just 123 km (76 mi).
It's about 3,500 times as big as The Philippine Arena
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The size of The Philippine Arena is about 40 dunams.
(Ciudad De Victoria, Bocaue - Bulacan, Philippines) (total footprint)
The largest indoor arena in the world, the multi-use Philippine Area has a total footprint of 40 dunams, with the dome itself occupying 36 dunams. The floor the arena contains over 9,000 tons of steel.
It's about 3,500 times as big as Federation Square
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The size of Federation Square is about 38 dunams.
(Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Federation Square, the large public square in the city center of Melbourne, measures 38 dunams. The main portion of the square is floored with sandstone blocks from Western Australia.
It's about 4,000 times as big as The Principality Stadium
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The size of The Principality Stadium is about 40 dunams.
(a.k.a. Stadiwm Principality, f.k.a. Millennium Stadium, f.k.a. Stadiwm y Mileniwm) (Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom) (total footprint)
The 70,000-person-plus capacity stadium of Cardiff, Principality Stadium has a total footprint of 40 dunams. Over 40,000 tonnes of concrete and steel during the construction of the stadium.
It's about 4,500 times as big as The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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The size of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about 31.50 dunams.
(Washington, D.C.) (pool surface area)
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has a water surface area of 31.50 dunams. The Pool has a sloping bottom and extends to 80 cm (30 in) in depth at its center.
It's about one-five-thousandth as big as Texas
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The size of Texas is about 695,621,130 dunams.
(United States)
The "Lone Star State," Texas measures 695,621,130 dunams in total area. Texas covers so much area that Texarkana — a city in the state's northeastern corner — is about 30 km closer to Chicago, Illinois, than it is to El Paso — in the western corner of Texas.
It's about 8,500 times as big as The Biltmore Estate
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The size of The Biltmore Estate is about 16.30 dunams.
(Asheville, North Carolina) (house only)
The main house of Biltmore Estate covers 16.30 dunams and contains 250 rooms. The fifty-six auxiliary buildings of the estate are interconnected through the nearly 71 km of roads on the Biltmore grounds.
It's about 10,000 times as big as The Great Banyan Tree
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The size of The Great Banyan Tree is about 14.40 dunams.
(a.k.a. The Great Banyan, a.k.a. Ficus benghalensis) (Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, West Bengal, India)
The Great Banyan Tree is a single tree in the Indian Botanic Garden in West Bengal with aerial roots covering a total area of about 14.40 dunams. While its exact age is unknown, the tree has been noted in guidebooks for over 200 years.
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