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It's about one-nine-thousandth as tall as The Space Needle
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The height of The Space Needle is about 18,400 centimeters.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 18,400 centimeters tall. With a track-and-wheel design inspired by railroad mechanics and a precisely-configured balance, the restaurant near the top of the space needle requires just a 1.5 hp motor to rotate at speeds of about 0.053 kph (0.033 mph).
It's about 10,000 times as long as a Bacterium
The length of a Bacterium is about 0.0002 centimeters.
(Escherichia coli) (rod-shaped configuration)
An rod-shaped E. coli bacterium measures about 0.0002 centimeters in length. A staple of biology labs, E. coli can reproduce in as little as twenty minutes.
It's about 10,000 times as long as a Mitochondrion
The length of a Mitochondrion is about 0.000188 centimeters.
(Eukaryotic; average)
A mitochondrion measures between 0.75 and 3 micrometers (µm). The mitochondrion is commonly referred to as the powerhouse of the cell, responsible for the generation of ATP. The size, shape, and distribution of mitochondria varies widely, with human liver cells each having 1,000 to 2,000 mitochondria.
It's about one-ten-thousandth as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 22,700 centimeters.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 22,700 centimeters above the surface of the San Francisco Bay. One of the key designers of the bridge, Charles Ellis, had no engineering degree when he began working on the project, but would later go on to write what became a standard textbook on structural engineering, and would ultimately be forced to complete his calculations on the bridge by working without pay for five months.
It's about one-fifteen-thousandth as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 29,400 centimeters.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 29,400 centimeters. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 960,000,000,000 centimeters, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about one-fifteen-thousandth as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 32,400 centimeters.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 32,400 centimeters tall, including its flagpole. The Tower is the largest structure in Paris as most other buildings are governed by a zoning restriction limiting them to a height of 3,700 centimeters or less.
It's about one-twenty-thousandth as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 38,101 centimeters.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 38,101 centimeters to its architectural peak. The spire emerging from the top of the building was originally intended to be a mooring mast for blimps whose passengers could disembark onto a landing platform on the 102nd floor of the building.
It's about one-twenty-five-thousandth as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
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The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 45,190 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 45,190 centimeters to their spires. Holding the record as the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004, the towers continue to hold the record for the deepest foundation barrettes — up to 11,500 centimeters deep.
It's about one-twenty-five-thousandth as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
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The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 49,200 centimeters.
(上海环球金融中 上海環球金融中心, Shànghǎi huánqiú jīnróng zhōngxīn) (a.k.a. SWFC) (Shanghai, China) (to spire)
The Shanghai World Financial Center is 49,200 centimeters tall to its roof. It is home to both the world's highest hotel (on its 79th through 93rd floors) and the world's tallest observation deck (on its 100th floor, approximately 47,400 centimeters above ground).
It's about one-twenty-five-thousandth as tall as The Willis Tower
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The height of The Willis Tower is about 52,000 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 52,000 centimeters to the top of its tallest antenna. The bathrooms on the 103rd floor are said to be the highest in the western hemisphere at about 41,200 centimeters.
It's about one-thirty-thousandth as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 55,333 centimeters.
(a.k.a. La Tour CN, a.k.a. Canadian National Tower, a.k.a. Canada's National Tower) (Toronto, Canada) (to spire)
The CN Tower measures 55,333 centimeters tall at its spire. Used only in emergencies and for charitable climbing events, the 2,579-step staircase to the top is the longest metal staircase in the world.
It's about one-thirty-thousandth as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 61,000 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, a.k.a. 广 州 电 视 观 光 塔) (Guangzhou, China) (to spire)
The Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower stands 61,000 centimeters to its spire. Initially described as holding the record for the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, the ride at the top of the tower is actually an observation carousel; cars complete a trip around the top-floor track about every half-hour.
It's about one-forty-thousandth as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 77,100 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 77,100 centimeters in total height. Although it sits just 4,200,000 centimeters from the major city of Chachapoyas, the waterfall was unknown to non-locals until it was documented during a 2005 expedition by a German economist.
It's about one-forty-thousandth as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 82,800 centimeters.
(formally Burj Khalifa, a.k.a. Dubai Tower, a.k.a. برج خليفة) (Dubai, UAE) (to roof)
Burj Khalifa, the tallest manmade structure in the world, stands 82,800 centimeters to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 57,700 centimeters on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 28,500 centimeters on the 78th floor.
It's about one-forty-five-thousandth as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 90,010 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 90,010 centimeters in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
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