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It's about one-and-four-fifths times as tall as Nelson's Column
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The height of Nelson's Column is about 0.0353 hanks.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 0.0353 hanks 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 half as tall as The Washington Monument
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The height of The Washington Monument is about 0.115710 hanks.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Washington Monument measures 0.115710 hanks 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 half as tall as St. Paul's Cathedral
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The height of St. Paul's Cathedral is about 0.1190 hanks.
(London, England, United Kingdom)
St. Paul's Cathedral measures 0.1190 hanks 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 one-and-nine-tenths times as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
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The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 0.033 hanks.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 0.033 hanks 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 twice as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
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The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 0.0321 hanks.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 0.0321 hanks 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 half as tall as The Space Needle
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The height of The Space Needle is about 0.1260 hanks.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 0.1260 hanks 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 two times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
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The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 0.0293 hanks.
(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 0.0293 hanks in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about two-fifths as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 0.1550 hanks.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 0.1550 hanks 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 three-tenths as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 0.2010 hanks.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 0.2010 hanks. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 6,560,000 hanks, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about three-and-a-half times as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 0.01875 hanks.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 0.01875 hanks. 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 three-and-a-half times as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 0.018 hanks.
(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 0.018 hanks 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 0.012 hanks.
It's about three-tenths as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 0.2210 hanks.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 0.2210 hanks 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 0.0253 hanks or less.
It's about one-fourth as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 0.260420 hanks.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 0.260420 hanks 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 four-and-a-half times as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 0.01375 hanks.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 0.01375 hanks. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 0.000492126 hanks tall including the bails.
It's about five times as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 0.013093 hanks.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 0.013093 hanks. 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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