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It's about four times as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
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The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 210 spans.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 210 spans 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-fourth as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 3,937 spans.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 3,937 spans in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about four-and-a-half times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
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The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 205 spans.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 205 spans 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 one-fifth as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 4,150 spans.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 4,150 spans in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 4,280 spans.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 4,280 spans. Jimmie Angel, the first person to publicize their existence outside Venezuela and the namesake of the falls, damaged his monoplane atop the falls and was forced to abandon it; it remained there until it was removed 33 years later.
It's about five times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
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The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 188 spans.
(a.k.a. Droichead na Leathphingine, a.k.a. Liffey Bridge, a.k.a. Droichead na Life, f.k.a. Wellington Bridge) (Quay of Bachelors Walk, Temple Bar Neighborhood, Dublin, Ireland)
The Ha'Penny Bridge, crossing the River Liffey in Dublin, measures 188 spans in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about one-fifth as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 4,000 spans.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 4,000 spans in total length. Originally named Municipal Pier #2, the pier was renamed Navy Pier in 1927 in honor of Naval personnel stationed there during World War I.
It's about one-fifth as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 4,000 spans.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 4,000 spans in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about seven-and-a-half times as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 120 spans.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 120 spans. While second and home base are located upon the corners of the 27.432 sq. m area created by the bases, first and third base are placed within that square, to better allow the umpires to judge whether a ball is fair or foul.
It's about seven-and-a-half times as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 120 spans.
(a.k.a. De Funenmolen, a.k.a. The Mill on the Funen) (near Oostelijk Havengebied, Amsterdam, Netherlands) (total structure height)
The tallest windmill in Amsterdam, De Gooyer stands at 120 spans in structural height. Its prominence owes to the fact that it was relocated atop the base of a former water mill, following two earlier moves in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The windmill's four sails have a total span of about 79 spans.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 8,360 spans.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 8,360 spans. Dubbed "the race for the Black-eyed Susans" after Maryland's state flower, the winning horse is actually draped with a garland of painted yellow daisies, as Black-eyed Susans do not bloom in time for the late-May race.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Kentucky Derby
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The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 8,800 spans.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 8,800 spans. First run in 1864, the Kentucky Derby is one of the oldest continuously-running sporting events in America, almost two years older than the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
It's about ten-and-a-half times as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 88 spans.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 88 spans. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 3.149610 spans tall including the bails.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Beast (Roller Coaster)
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The length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is about 9,812 spans.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 9,812 spans in length. On its twenty-fifth year of operation in 2004, The Beast was awarded the Landmark Award by the American Coaster Enthusiasts as a historically significant roller coaster.
It's about eleven times as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 83.7970 spans.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 83.7970 spans. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
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