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It's about four-and-a-half times as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
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The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 0.3060 miles.
(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 0.3060 miles 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 0.2950 miles above ground).
It's about one-fifth as deep as The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench)
The depth of The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench) is about 6.77420 miles.
(near Marianas Islands, a.k.a. Ladrones Islands, northwestern Pacific Ocean) (depth below sea level)
The Challenger Deep, at the southern end of the Marianas Trench, reaches a depth of 6.77420 miles below sea level. The first manned expedition to the bottom of Challenger Deep took 4 hours and 48 minutes in 1960. This was the only manned descent to the floor of the Trench until 2012, when director James Cameron made the trip; several other descents have been made since then.
It's about five times as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
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The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 0.28080 miles.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 0.28080 miles 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 0.07146 miles deep.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Maxwell Montes
The height of Maxwell Montes is about 6.80 miles.
(Ishtar Terra, Venus)
Maxwell Montes rises to a total height of 6.80 miles. Since Venus does not seem to have the kind of tectonic activity which gives rise to mountains on Earth, the origin of the Venusian mountain remains the subject of some dispute.
It's about six times as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 0.236750 miles.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 0.236750 miles 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 seven times as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 0.2010 miles.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 0.2010 miles 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 0.023 miles or less.
It's about seven-and-a-half times as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 0.1830 miles.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 0.1830 miles. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 5,970,000 miles, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about ten times as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 0.1410 miles.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 0.1410 miles 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 one-tenth as tall as Olympus Mons
The height of Olympus Mons is about 17 miles.
(a.k.a. Mount Olympus) (Mars)
The tallest mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons rises to approximately 17 miles. The mountain has been known to astronomers since the nineteenth century because it is tall enough to rise above Mars' frequent dust storms.
It's about twelve times as tall as The Space Needle
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The height of The Space Needle is about 0.1140 miles.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 0.1140 miles 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).
It's about thirteen times as tall as St. Paul's Cathedral
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The height of St. Paul's Cathedral is about 0.1080 miles.
(London, England, United Kingdom)
St. Paul's Cathedral measures 0.1080 miles to its peak. The southwest tower of the Cathedral contains the bell known as "Great Paul," which is the largest bell in Great Britain at 15,000 kg (16.5 tons), outweighing the more iconic Big Ben bell by about 3,000 kg (3 tons).
It's about thirteen-and-a-half times as tall as The Washington Monument
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The height of The Washington Monument is about 0.105190 miles.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Washington Monument measures 0.105190 miles tall, with some discrepancy due to the fact that the Monument's base is slightly below the surrounding ground. Interrupted in its construction by the American Civil War, it was almost 36 years between groundbreaking and the completion of construction.
It's about thirteen-and-a-half times as tall as The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel)
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The height of The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel) is about 0.1030 miles.
(a.k.a. 新加坡摩天观景轮, a.k.a. சிங்கப்பூர் ஃப்ளையர், a.k.a. Pelayang Singapura) (Marina Centre, Singapore)
The Singapore Flyer has a height of 0.1030 miles. Based on recommendations from Feng Shui masters, the wheel was re-engineered to spin in the opposite direction five months after it began operating.
It's about fourteen times as long as The Seventeenth hole of Pebble Beach
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The length of The Seventeenth hole of Pebble Beach is about 0.1010 miles.
(fully Pebble Beach Golf Links) (Pebble Beach; Monterey, California) (from Blue Tee)
The seventeenth hole on Pebble Beach Golf Links is a par 3 measuring 0.1010 miles from the blue tee. This hole was the site of professional golfer Jack Nicklaus' 1972 U.S. Open win, which included a 1-iron shot that bounced off the hole's flag and resulted in a birdie.
It's about fourteen times as tall as Blackpool Tower
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The height of Blackpool Tower is about 0.0982 miles.
(Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom) (height to peak)
Blackpool Tower, part of an entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, measures 0.0982 miles to its peak. Under ideal conditions, visitors to the highest accessible point of the tower can see as far as the Isle of Man — 59.70 miles to the northwest.
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