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Is 20 hands as long as The Leaning Tower of Pisa?

It's about one-thirtieth as tall as The Leaning Tower of Pisa
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The height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is about 555 hands.
(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 555 hands 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.
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