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It's about two times as tall as Blackpool Tower
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The height of Blackpool Tower is about 346 cubits.
(Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom) (height to peak)
Blackpool Tower, part of an entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, measures 346 cubits to its peak. Under ideal conditions, visitors to the highest accessible point of the tower can see as far as the Isle of Man — 210,000 cubits to the northwest.
It's about two-and-a-half times as long as The Shambles
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The length of The Shambles is about 330 cubits.
(a.k.a. Maze of Twisting, a.k.a. The Great Flesh Shambles) (York, England, United Kingdom) (approximate)
The Shambles, a historic shopping street in York, stretches about 330 cubits. Several of the buildings along the street are over seven hundred years old.
It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as The Spring Temple Buddha
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The height of The Spring Temple Buddha is about 335 cubits.
(a.k.a. 中原大佛, a.k.a. 鲁山大佛, a.k.a. 魯山大佛) (Fodushan Scenic Area, Lushan County, Henan, China) (including base)
The tallest statue in the world, the Spring Temple Buddha in Henan, China stands at 335 cubits tall from its base. The Buddha is located in the 47,300,000-sq. m (11,700-acre) Fodushan Scenic Area near Mount Yao
It's about two-fifths as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 1,810 cubits.
(formally Burj Khalifa, a.k.a. Dubai Tower, a.k.a. برج خليفة) (Dubai, UAE) (to roof)
Burj Khalifa, the tallest manmade structure in the world, stands 1,810 cubits to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 1,260 cubits on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 623 cubits on the 78th floor.
It's about two-fifths as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 2,000 cubits.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 2,000 cubits in total length. Originally named Municipal Pier #2, the pier was renamed Navy Pier in 1927 in honor of Naval personnel stationed there during World War I.
It's about two-fifths as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 2,000 cubits.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 2,000 cubits in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about two-fifths as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 1,969 cubits.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 1,969 cubits in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about two-fifths as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 2,070 cubits.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 2,070 cubits in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as The Great Pyramid of Giza
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The height of The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 280 cubits.
(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 280 cubits. 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.
It's about one-third as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 2,140 cubits.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 2,140 cubits. Jimmie Angel, the first person to publicize their existence outside Venezuela and the namesake of the falls, damaged his monoplane atop the falls and was forced to abandon it; it remained there until it was removed 33 years later.
It's about three times as long as a Football field
The length of a Football field is about 240 cubits.
(American) (total distance; per NFL regulation)
According to NFL specifications, an American football field should measure 240 cubits from end to end. Because each team's goalpost is located at the far end of the scoring area (end zone), a ball on a scoring play may need to travel as many as 20 cubits farther when kicked into the scoring area than when run (rushed) or passed into it.
It's about three-and-a-half times as long as a Football (Soccer) Pitch
The length of a Football (Soccer) Pitch is about 230 cubits.
(a.k.a. Football Field, a.k.a. Soccer Field) (field length, a.k.a. touchline distance)
According to the Laws of the Game, a football pitch should measure between 230 cubits (when the Laws were originally, they used imperial measurements of 230 cubits, and later converted to the metric units used today). The goal markess were defined as part of the pitch by the original rules of the game in the late 16th century, but it was not until the mid 19th century that the crossbar and the net were added
It's about three-and-a-half times as tall as Big Ben
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The height of Big Ben is about 210 cubits.
(officially the clock tower of Palace of Westminster, a.k.a. Houses of Parliament) (London, England)
The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which houses the bell known as "Big Ben," rises 210 cubits. The tower has no elevator, and is therefore only accessible by climbing 334 steps to the top.
It's about four times as tall as The Statue of Liberty
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The height of The Statue of Liberty is about 203.40 cubits.
(a.k.a. "Liberty Enlightening the World," a.k.a. La Liberté Éclairant le Monde) (Liberty Island, New York City, New York) (pedestal base to torch peak)
The Statue of Liberty reaches 203.40 cubits including the pedestal. The statue was designed using an optical trick known as "forced perspective" to make the statue appear proportionally correct when viewed from its base and is, in actuality, disproportionately large at the top.
It's about four-and-a-half times as tall as a Giant Sequoia (tree)
The height of a Giant Sequoia (tree) is about 170 cubits.
(a.k.a. Sequoiadendron giganteum, a.k.a. Sierra redwood, a.k.a. Wellingtonia)
Giant Sequoias of the Giant Sequoia National Monument located in Sierra Nevada, near Visalia, California can grow to heights of 170 cubits. The wood from the Giant Sequoias is often brittle and prone to shattering when such trees are felled, and as a result the trees logged in the late nineteenth century were often usable only as shingles or matchsticks.
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