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It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
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The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 5,500 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Great Awakening Temple, a.k.a. Maha Bodhi Temple, a.k.a. Temple of Bodh Gaya, a.k.a. Mahabodhi Mahavihar) (Bodh Gaya, Gaya District, Bihar, India)
The tower of the Mahabodhi Temple measures 5,500 centimeters in total height. The site has been of sacred interest for more than 2,000 years, with the current Temple dating back at least 1,400 years.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as tall as Nelson's Column
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The height of Nelson's Column is about 5,164 centimeters.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 5,164 centimeters from the first step of the pedestal's base to the top of the statue's hat. While the London tower is the tallest, there are at least eight other monuments to Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté throughout England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and Barbados.
It's about one-one-hundredth as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
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The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 4,900 centimeters.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 4,900 centimeters tall. France's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the First World War lies beneath the arch and is commemorated by the first eternal flame to have been lit in modern European history.
It's about one-one-hundredth as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
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The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 4,690 centimeters.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 4,690 centimeters tall. The tower's architecture was one source of inspiration behind the design of White Castle fast-food restaurants beginning with "Building Number 8," a prefabricated structure built in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1936.
It's about one-one-hundredth as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
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The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 4,290 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Droichead na Leathphingine, a.k.a. Liffey Bridge, a.k.a. Droichead na Life, f.k.a. Wellington Bridge) (Quay of Bachelors Walk, Temple Bar Neighborhood, Dublin, Ireland)
The Ha'Penny Bridge, crossing the River Liffey in Dublin, measures 4,290 centimeters in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about one-sixty-fifth as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 2,700 centimeters.
(a.k.a. De Funenmolen, a.k.a. The Mill on the Funen) (near Oostelijk Havengebied, Amsterdam, Netherlands) (total structure height)
The tallest windmill in Amsterdam, De Gooyer stands at 2,700 centimeters in structural height. Its prominence owes to the fact that it was relocated atop the base of a former water mill, following two earlier moves in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The windmill's four sails have a total span of about 1,800 centimeters.
It's about one-sixty-fifth as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 2,743.20 centimeters.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 2,743.20 centimeters. While second and home base are located upon the corners of the 27.432 sq. m area created by the bases, first and third base are placed within that square, to better allow the umpires to judge whether a ball is fair or foul.
It's about one-fiftieth as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 2,011.680 centimeters.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 2,011.680 centimeters. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 72 centimeters tall including the bails.
It's about one-forty-fifth as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 1,915.60 centimeters.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 1,915.60 centimeters. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as tall as The Hollywood Sign
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The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 1,500 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 1,500 centimeters tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
It's about one-thirty-fifth as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 1,463 centimeters.
(a.k.a. semi-trailer truck, a.k.a. semi, a.k.a. tractor-trailer, a.k.a. truck and trailer, a.k.a. eighteen-wheeler, a.k.a. big rig, a.k.a. Mack truck, a.k.a. transport, a.k.a. lorry, a.k.a. artic; for box truck; United States Federal length limits)
According to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), the maximum allowable length of a semitrailer pulled by a road tractor truck is 1,463 centimeters (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to 36,000 kg in gross weight.
It's about one-thirtieth as tall as a Brachiosaurus
The height of a Brachiosaurus is about 1,300 centimeters.
(based on comparable bone measurements, height to head)
Dinosaurs in the genus Brachiosaurus had an estimated height (at the head with neck fully extended) of up to 1,300 centimeters. A resin cast of the first Brachiosaurus specimen, owned by the Field Museum in Chicago, is currently on display at the O'Hare International Airport.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as tall as a Telephone Pole
The height of a Telephone Pole is about 1,100 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Utility Pole, a.k.a Power Pole, a.k.a. Telegraph Pole, a.k.a. Telegraph Post, a.k.a. Hydro Pole) (exposed height; per Florida Public Service Commission average)
A standard telephone pole is 1,100 centimeters tall. Despite alternatives, most telephone poles in the US are made of wood — most commonly pine — and have a lifespan of 25 to 50 years, depending on climate and preservatives applied.
It's about one-twentieth as long as a London bus
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The length of a London bus is about 838 centimeters.
(Routemaster Double-Decker, RM standard specification)
The Routemaster Double-Decker buses, well-known as icons of London, measure 838 centimeters in length. The buses were said to be well-designed for travel in the London traffic, as they offered an open door for riders to board and exit even while the bus was moving at low speeds, and a full-time conductor to collect fares.
It's about one-fifteenth as tall as a Giraffe
The height of a Giraffe is about 570 centimeters.
(Giraffa camelopardalis) (Adult, average)
An adult giraffe may grow to be up to 600 centimeters tall. Adult giraffes require very little sleep, averaging just 1.9 hours per day.
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