How long is 15,000 barleycorns?
It's about one-and-nine-tenths times as wide as The Wingspan of a 747
The width of The Wingspan of a 747 is about 8,090 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Boeing 747, a.k.a. Jumbo Jet, a.k.a. Queen of the Skies) (for Boeing 747-8 series)
The wingspan of a Boeing 747-8 is 8,090 barleycorns. Fully loaded, the 747 can travel 979,000,000 barleycorns before refueling.
It's about two times as tall as The Cinderella Castle
The height of The Cinderella Castle is about 6,800 barleycorns.
(Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida)
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle is 6,800 barleycorns tall. The castle's architecture uses the optical trick known as "forced perspective" — the castle gets smaller near the top — to appear larger than it truly is.
It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is about 6,660 barleycorns.
(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 6,660 barleycorns 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.
It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 6,500 barleycorns.
(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 6,500 barleycorns 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 two-fifths as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 34,700 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 34,700 barleycorns. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 1,130,000,000,000 barleycorns, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as Nelson's Column
The height of Nelson's Column is about 6,099 barleycorns.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 6,099 barleycorns 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 two-fifths as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 38,300 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 38,300 barleycorns 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 4,370 barleycorns or less.
It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 5,800 barleycorns.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 5,800 barleycorns 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 two-and-a-half times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 5,540 barleycorns.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 5,540 barleycorns 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 three times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 5,070 barleycorns.
(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 5,070 barleycorns in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about one-third as tall as The Empire State Building
The height of The Empire State Building is about 45,001 barleycorns.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 45,001 barleycorns 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 three-tenths as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 53,370 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 53,370 barleycorns 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 13,580 barleycorns deep.
It's about one-fourth as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 58,100 barleycorns.
(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 58,100 barleycorns 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 56,000 barleycorns above ground).
It's about one-fourth as tall as The Willis Tower
The height of The Willis Tower is about 61,400 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 61,400 barleycorns to the top of its tallest antenna. The bathrooms on the 103rd floor are said to be the highest in the western hemisphere at about 48,700 barleycorns.
It's about one-fourth as tall as The CN Tower
The height of The CN Tower is about 65,354 barleycorns.
(a.k.a. La Tour CN, a.k.a. Canadian National Tower, a.k.a. Canada's National Tower) (Toronto, Canada) (to spire)
The CN Tower measures 65,354 barleycorns tall at its spire. Used only in emergencies and for charitable climbing events, the 2,579-step staircase to the top is the longest metal staircase in the world.