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It's about one-fifth as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
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The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 4,690 centimeters.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 4,690 centimeters tall. The tower's architecture was one source of inspiration behind the design of White Castle fast-food restaurants beginning with "Building Number 8," a prefabricated structure built in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1936.
It's about five times as long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 203.20 centimeters.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 203.20 centimeters from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about five times as long as a King Size Bed
The length of a King Size Bed is about 203.20 centimeters.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 203.20 centimeters from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about five times as tall as Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 200 centimeters.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 198 centimeters tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 20 cm shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short.
It's about one-fifth as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
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The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 4,900 centimeters.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 4,900 centimeters tall. France's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the First World War lies beneath the arch and is commemorated by the first eternal flame to have been lit in modern European history.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Nelson's Column
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The height of Nelson's Column is about 5,164 centimeters.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 5,164 centimeters from the first step of the pedestal's base to the top of the statue's hat. While the London tower is the tallest, there are at least eight other monuments to Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté throughout England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and Barbados.
It's about five times as long as a Full Size Bed
The length of a Full Size Bed is about 190.50 centimeters.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 190.50 centimeters from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about five times as long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 190.50 centimeters.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 190.50 centimeters from head to foot. Although most antique beds were smaller than modern beds, it was not uncommon for beds in the medieval Europe to reach 5 sq. m (49 sq. ft) for those in positions of wealth or power.
It's about one-fifth as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
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The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 5,500 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Great Awakening Temple, a.k.a. Maha Bodhi Temple, a.k.a. Temple of Bodh Gaya, a.k.a. Mahabodhi Mahavihar) (Bodh Gaya, Gaya District, Bihar, India)
The tower of the Mahabodhi Temple measures 5,500 centimeters in total height. The site has been of sacred interest for more than 2,000 years, with the current Temple dating back at least 1,400 years.
It's about five-and-a-half times as tall as a Refrigerator (Side-by-side)
The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 179 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height)
A common refrigerator model measures 179 centimeters in total exterior height. When General Electric released its first widely-marketed refrigerator — the "Monitor Top" model — in 1927, it sold over one million units.
It's about one-fifth as tall as The Leaning Tower of Pisa
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The height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is about 5,640 centimeters.
(a.k.a. The Tower of Pisa, a.k.a. Torre pendente di Pisa) (Pisa, Italy) (height along center axis)
The Leaning Tower of Pisa stands 5,640 centimeters tall along the angle of its lean. In May of 2008, in an successful effort to stabilize the tower, 70 tonnes of earth were removed from the tower's base on the side opposite the lean.
It's about one-fifth as tall as The Cinderella Castle
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The height of The Cinderella Castle is about 5,760 centimeters.
(Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida)
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle is 5,760 centimeters tall. The castle's architecture uses the optical trick known as "forced perspective" — the castle gets smaller near the top — to appear larger than it truly is.
It's about six times as tall as Napoleon
The height of Napoleon is about 170 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Napoleon Bonaparte; a.k.a. Napoleon I, a.k.a. Napoleone di Buonaparte) (1759-1821) (French leader)
Despite his frequent characterizations as much shorter than average, Napoleon was a period-average height of approximately 170 centimeters. The mis-characterizations have been attributed to British propaganda and to the confusion between French and British units of measurements used at the time.
It's about six-and-a-half times as tall as Danny DeVito
The height of Danny DeVito is about 150 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr.) (1944-) (actor)
Danny DeVito, best known for his role as Louie De Palma in the 1978-83 television series Taxi, is 150 centimeters tall. After graduating from high school, DeVito became a licensed cosmetician and it was out of interest in cosmetology that he first enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and later began to study acting.
It's about one-tenth as wide as The Wingspan of a 747
The width of The Wingspan of a 747 is about 6,850 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Boeing 747, a.k.a. Jumbo Jet, a.k.a. Queen of the Skies) (for Boeing 747-8 series)
The wingspan of a Boeing 747-8 is 6,850 centimeters. Fully loaded, the 747 can travel 829,000,000 centimeters before refueling.
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