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Is 385 spans as long as The Great Pyramid of Giza?

It's about two-thirds as tall as The Great Pyramid of Giza
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The height of The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 570 spans.
(a.k.a. Pyramid of Khufu, a.k.a. Pyramid of Cheops) (Cairo, Egypt) (estimated original height)
The Great Pyramid of Giza has an estimated original height (without loss due to erosion) of 570 spans. The Pyramid was the tallest structure in the world for almost 4,000 years — from its construction ca. 2551 BCE until it was overtaken by the Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England, built in the year 1300.
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