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It's about one-tenth as tall as The Washington Monument
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The height of The Washington Monument is about 222.170 paces.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Washington Monument measures 222.170 paces tall, with some discrepancy due to the fact that the Monument's base is slightly below the surrounding ground. Interrupted in its construction by the American Civil War, it was almost 36 years between groundbreaking and the completion of construction.
It's about one-tenth as tall as St. Paul's Cathedral
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The height of St. Paul's Cathedral is about 228 paces.
(London, England, United Kingdom)
St. Paul's Cathedral measures 228 paces to its peak. The southwest tower of the Cathedral contains the bell known as "Great Paul," which is the largest bell in Great Britain at 15,000 kg (16.5 tons), outweighing the more iconic Big Ben bell by about 3,000 kg (3 tons).
It's about eight-and-a-half times as tall as a Christmas Tree (artificial)
The height of a Christmas Tree (artificial) is about 3 paces.
(artificial; average height)
The most common height of an artificial Christmas Tree is 3 paces. According to the most recent USDA Census of Agriculture, a total of 1,389.59 sq. km (343,374 acres) of Christmas Trees were farmed in the US in 2007.

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It's about nine times as tall as André the Giant
The height of André the Giant is about 2.90 paces.
(Andr( Ren( Ruossimoff) (1946-1993) (wrestler and actor; WWE kayfabe height)
Andr& the Giant, who had a pituitary syndrome called acromegaly, was 2.90 paces tall. Prior to 1973, Roussimoff was billed as having a height of 2.80 paces and his true height is the subject of some dispute.
It's about nine times as tall as Shaq
The height of Shaq is about 2.90 paces.
(Shaquille O'Neal) (1972-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Los Angeles Lakers)
Shaq is 2.90 paces tall. Shaq maintains an active interest in police work and has served as a reserve officer in both Los Angeles, California and Miami, Florida while playing for NBA franchises in those cities.
It's about one-tenth as tall as The Space Needle
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The height of The Space Needle is about 241 paces.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 241 paces 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 ten times as long as a Queen Size Bed
The length of a Queen Size Bed is about 2.6670 paces.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Queen-Size mattress measures 2.6670 paces 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 ten times as long as a King Size Bed
The length of a King Size Bed is about 2.6670 paces.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A King-Size mattress measures 2.6670 paces 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 ten times as tall as Michael Jordan
The height of Michael Jordan is about 2.620 paces.
(1963-) (professional basketball player, most famously of the Chicago Bulls)
Michael Jordan is 2.60 paces tall. While a sophomore in high school, Jordan was about 0.2620 paces shorter and was denied the opportunity to play on the varsity team, supposedly because his coach considered him too short.
It's about ten-and-a-half times as long as a Full Size Bed
The length of a Full Size Bed is about 2.50 paces.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Full-Size mattress measures 2.50 paces 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 ten-and-a-half times as long as a Twin Size bed
The length of a Twin Size bed is about 2.50 paces.
(North American/Australian standard; length; mattress only)
A Twin-Size mattress measures 2.50 paces 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 eleven times as tall as a Refrigerator (Side-by-side)
The height of a Refrigerator (Side-by-side) is about 2.350 paces.
(a.k.a. Fridge, a.k.a Icebox) (for G.E. Profile model no. PSDW3YGXSS; total exterior height)
A common refrigerator model measures 2.350 paces 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-tenth as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 298 paces.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 298 paces 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 twelve times as tall as Napoleon
The height of Napoleon is about 2.20 paces.
(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 2.20 paces. 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 thirteen times as tall as Danny DeVito
The height of Danny DeVito is about 2 paces.
(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 2 paces 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.
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