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It's about five times as wide as The Wingspan of a 747
The width of The Wingspan of a 747 is about 150 cubits.
(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 150 cubits. Fully loaded, the 747 can travel 18,100,000 cubits before refueling.
It's about one-fifth as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 4,180 cubits.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 4,180 cubits. 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-fifth as long as The Kentucky Derby
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The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 4,400 cubits.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 4,400 cubits. 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 six times as tall as The Cinderella Castle
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The height of The Cinderella Castle is about 126 cubits.
(Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida)
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle is 126 cubits 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 The Leaning Tower of Pisa
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The height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is about 123 cubits.
(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 123 cubits 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 six-and-a-half times as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
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The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 120 cubits.
(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 120 cubits 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 one-fifth as long as The Beast (Roller Coaster)
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The length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is about 4,906 cubits.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 4,906 cubits 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 seven times as tall as Nelson's Column
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The height of Nelson's Column is about 112.90 cubits.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 112.90 cubits 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 one-tenth as long as The Belmont Stakes
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The length of The Belmont Stakes is about 5,280 cubits.
(Belmont Park, Elmont, New York) (total race length)
The total race length of the Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park is 5,280 cubits. It was during the 1974 Belmont Stakes that Secretariat set an America Grade 1 stakes record in winning by a distance of about 165.33330 cubits
It's about one-tenth as long as Steel Dragon 2000
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The length of Steel Dragon 2000 is about 5,422 cubits.
(a.k.a. スチールドラゴン2000) (Nagashima Span Land; Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan)
The roller coaster Steel Dragon 2000 is 5,422 cubits in length. It is one of only two operating "Gigacoasters" (meaning its height is between 200 cubits and 266 cubits) in the world, having a height of 212.20 cubits.
It's about seven times as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
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The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 110 cubits.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 110 cubits 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 seven-and-a-half times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
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The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 103 cubits.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 103 cubits 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 eight times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
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The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 93.80 cubits.
(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 93.80 cubits in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about one-tenth as long as The National Mall
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The length of The National Mall is about 7,000 cubits.
(Washington, D.C.) (to Lincoln Memorial)
From the steps of the Capitol Building to the Lincoln Memorial, the National Mall is 7,000 cubits. On December 4th, 2008, the entirety of the Mall was declared open to the public for the first time in American history in anticipation of the estimated two million visitors to the Mall for the inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20th, 2009.
It's about one-tenth as long as The Hollywood Walk of Fame
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The length of The Hollywood Walk of Fame is about 8,500 cubits.
(Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, Hollywood, California) (approximate length)
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is approximately 8,500 cubits. Gene Autry, most famous as the singer of "Back in the Saddle Again" and as the writer and singer of "Here Comes Santa Claus," is the only entertainer to have a star in every category — film, television, recording, radio, and theater. One of Autry's stars is also one of only two stars which have been stolen from the Walk and never recovered.
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