How big is 17 dunams?
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as big as The Biltmore Estate
The size of The Biltmore Estate is about 16.30 dunams.
(Asheville, North Carolina) (house only)
The main house of Biltmore Estate covers 16.30 dunams and contains 250 rooms. The fifty-six auxiliary buildings of the estate are interconnected through the nearly 71 km of roads on the Biltmore grounds.
It's about one-and-one-fifth times as big as The Great Banyan Tree
The size of The Great Banyan Tree is about 14.40 dunams.
(a.k.a. The Great Banyan, a.k.a. Ficus benghalensis) (Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, West Bengal, India)
The Great Banyan Tree is a single tree in the Indian Botanic Garden in West Bengal with aerial roots covering a total area of about 14.40 dunams. While its exact age is unknown, the tree has been noted in guidebooks for over 200 years.
It's about one-and-two-fifths times as big as Trafalgar Square
The size of Trafalgar Square is about 12 dunams.
(a.k.a. Charing Cross) (City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom)
It's about half as big as The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
The size of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about 31.50 dunams.
(Washington, D.C.) (pool surface area)
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has a water surface area of 31.50 dunams. The Pool has a sloping bottom and extends to 80 cm (30 in) in depth at its center.
It's about two times as big as a City Block (Manhattan)
The size of a City Block (Manhattan) is about 10 dunams.
(per Bridges, William - 1811 Commissioner's Plan for New York City) (approximate)
A Manhattan city block measures about 200 m between the Northeast-Southwest streets by about 60 m between the Northwest-Southeast streets for a total area of about 10 dunams. There are roughly 2,000 blocks within the city, representing one of the most prolific applications of the city planning grid plan in history.
It's about two times as big as The Palace of Holyroodhouse
The size of The Palace of Holyroodhouse is about 8.10 dunams.
(a.k.a. Holyrood Palace) (Royal Mile, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom) (Palace without gardens)
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the residence of the British Monarch in Scotland, measures about 8.10 dunams, on a total grounds area of about 40 dunams. Each year, the Palace hosts a Garden Party, serving 8,000 guests from a 150-meter-long buffet table.
It's about two times as big as Seal Island
The size of Seal Island is about 8.10 dunams.
(Western Cape province, South Africa)
Seal Island, named for the tens of thousands of Cape Fur Seals that live there, measures about 8.10 dunams. The large number seals attract great white sharks, who circle the island in a so-called "Ring of Death."
It's about half as big as Federation Square
The size of Federation Square is about 38 dunams.
(Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Federation Square, the large public square in the city center of Melbourne, measures 38 dunams. The main portion of the square is floored with sandstone blocks from Western Australia.
It's about two-fifths as big as The Philippine Arena
The size of The Philippine Arena is about 40 dunams.
(Ciudad De Victoria, Bocaue - Bulacan, Philippines) (total footprint)
The largest indoor arena in the world, the multi-use Philippine Area has a total footprint of 40 dunams, with the dome itself occupying 36 dunams. The floor the arena contains over 9,000 tons of steel.
It's about two-fifths as big as The Principality Stadium
The size of The Principality Stadium is about 40 dunams.
(a.k.a. Stadiwm Principality, f.k.a. Millennium Stadium, f.k.a. Stadiwm y Mileniwm) (Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom) (total footprint)
The 70,000-person-plus capacity stadium of Cardiff, Principality Stadium has a total footprint of 40 dunams. Over 40,000 tonnes of concrete and steel during the construction of the stadium.
It's about two-and-a-half times as big as The White House
The size of The White House is about 6.20 dunams.
(Washington, DC) (including wings)
Housing the presidency, the White House occupies six stories and a total of 6.20 dunams of floor space. This space includes 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces, and 3 elevators, as well as a tennis court, bowling alley, movie theater, jogging track, swimming pool, and putting green.
It's about one-third as big as a Polo field
The size of a Polo field is about 50.16764160 dunams.
(for field polo) (United States Polo Association rules; unboarded side maximum)
An outdoor polo field must measure 274.32 m in length and 146.304 m to in width for a total playing area of up to 50.16764160 dunams. Polo traces its origins to an Iranian (then Persian) war game from the 5th Century, which was played with as many as 100 players per side.
It's about one-third as big as Rogers Centre
The size of Rogers Centre is about 51.40 dunams.
(f.k.a. Skydome) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (entire complex)
Rogers Centre, a major sports stadium in downtown Toronto, measures a total of 51.40 dunams over the entire complex. The video board of Rogers Centre has a total area of 0.340 dunams.
It's about one-third as big as Windsor Castle
The size of Windsor Castle is about 53 dunams.
(Windsor, England) (total site area)
It's about three times as big as a Football field
The size of a Football field is about 5.3512151040 dunams.
(American) (per NFL regulation)
Per NFL rules, a football field should measure 109.728 m (120 yards) long by 48.768 m wide, for a total area of 5.3512151040 dunams. Due to a blizzard, the first NFL playoff game in 1932 was held indoors in Chicago Stadium (it was also the first indoor game) on a field measuring just 55 m by 40.0 m, for a total area of 2.20 dunams.