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It's about 40,000 times as big as Federation Square
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The size of Federation Square is about 0.310 virgates.
(Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Federation Square, the large public square in the city center of Melbourne, measures 0.310 virgates. The main portion of the square is floored with sandstone blocks from Western Australia.
It's about 40,000 times as big as The Principality Stadium
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The size of The Principality Stadium is about 0.30 virgates.
(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 0.30 virgates. Over 40,000 tonnes of concrete and steel during the construction of the stadium.
It's about 45,000 times as big as The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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The size of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about 0.2590 virgates.
(Washington, D.C.) (pool surface area)
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has a water surface area of 0.2590 virgates. The Pool has a sloping bottom and extends to 80 cm (30 in) in depth at its center.
It's about 90,000 times as big as The Biltmore Estate
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The size of The Biltmore Estate is about 0.1340 virgates.
(Asheville, North Carolina) (house only)
The main house of Biltmore Estate covers 0.1340 virgates 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 100,000 times as big as The Great Banyan Tree
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The size of The Great Banyan Tree is about 0.1190 virgates.
(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 0.1190 virgates. While its exact age is unknown, the tree has been noted in guidebooks for over 200 years.
It's about 100,000 times as big as a City Block (Manhattan)
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The size of a City Block (Manhattan) is about 0.08 virgates.
(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 0.08 virgates. 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 one-one-hundred-thousandth as big as The Land area of Earth
The size of The Land area of Earth is about 1,226,800,000 virgates.
The Earth has a land area of 1,226,800,000 virgates. Only an estimated one-eighth of this area — or 153,350,000 virgates — is inhabitable by humans, with uninhabitable terrain such as deserts and high mountains covering the rest.
It's about 100,000 times as big as Trafalgar Square
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The size of Trafalgar Square is about 0.099 virgates.
(a.k.a. Charing Cross) (City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom)
Trafalgar Square, a public square in London, measures about 0.099 virgates. m in total area. At the center of the Square is the 52 m Nelson's Column monument, built in the 1840s.
It's about 200,000 times as big as The Palace of Holyroodhouse
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The size of The Palace of Holyroodhouse is about 0.067 virgates.
(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 0.067 virgates, on a total grounds area of about 0.330 virgates. Each year, the Palace hosts a Garden Party, serving 8,000 guests from a 150-meter-long buffet table.
It's about 200,000 times as big as Seal Island
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The size of Seal Island is about 0.067 virgates.
(Western Cape province, South Africa)
Seal Island, named for the tens of thousands of Cape Fur Seals that live there, measures about 0.067 virgates. The large number seals attract great white sharks, who circle the island in a so-called "Ring of Death."
It's about 250,000 times as big as The White House
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The size of The White House is about 0.051 virgates.
(Washington, DC) (including wings)
Housing the presidency, the White House occupies six stories and a total of 0.051 virgates 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 250,000 times as big as a Football field
The size of a Football field is about 0.04407713499 virgates.
(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 0.04407713499 virgates. 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 0.01812106131 virgates.
It's about 300,000 times as big as Bill Gates' Home
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The size of Bill Gates' Home is about 0.03685 virgates.
(Medina, Washington)
One of the largest homes in the world, Bill and Melinda Gates' home has a total area of 0.03685 virgates, including 7 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 6 fireplaces, a 0.001894 virgates gym, a 0.0007413 virgates dining room, and a 0.001565 virgates library. It was designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the same architectural firm responsible for the design of one of Apple Inc's flagship stores on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
It's about 950,000 times as big as a Hockey rink
The size of a Hockey rink is about 0.0124938848 virgates.
(per NHL specification)
Per National Hockey League Official Rules, a hockey rink should measure 60.96 m long by 25.908 m wide with a corner arc radius of 8.5344 m, for a total area of about 0.0124938848 virgates. Ice hockey is believed to have developed from field hockey after players began holding games on ice rinks, which had been traditionally used for the sport of curling.
It's about 1,000,000 times as big as Manchester Cathedral
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The size of Manchester Cathedral is about 0.0102 virgates.
(a.k.a. Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George) (Manchester, England, United Kingdom) (total interior area of Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory)
Manchester Cathedral includes a total interior area of 0.0102 virgates between the Nave, Chapel, Library, Chapter House, and Rectory. The height of the Cathedral's bell tower is 41.1 m.
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