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How long is 541 paces?

It's about one-and-one-tenth times as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 500.01 paces.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 500.01 paces 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 nine-tenths as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
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The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 593 paces.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 593 paces 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 150.90 paces deep.
It's about four-fifths as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
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The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 646 paces.
(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 646 paces 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 622 paces above ground).
It's about four-fifths as tall as The Willis Tower
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The height of The Willis Tower is about 682 paces.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 682 paces 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 541 paces.
It's about one-and-one-fourth times as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 425 paces.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 425 paces 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 48.60 paces or less.
It's about three-fourths as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 726.150 paces.
(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 726.150 paces 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-and-two-fifths times as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 386 paces.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 386 paces. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 12,600,000,000 paces, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about two-thirds as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 800 paces.
(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 800 paces 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-and-four-fifths times 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 half as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 1,010 paces.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 1,010 paces in total height. Although it sits just 55,100 paces 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 half as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 1,000 paces.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 1,000 paces 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 half as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 1,000 paces.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 1,000 paces in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about half as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 1,090 paces.
(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 1,090 paces to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 757 paces on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 374 paces on the 78th floor.
It's about half as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 1,181 paces.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 1,181 paces in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about two times 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).
 
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