How long is 1,300 hands?
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 674 hands.
(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 674 hands. Fully loaded, the 747 can travel 81,600,000 hands before refueling.
It's about two-fifths as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 2,890 hands.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 2,890 hands. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 94,500,000,000 hands, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as The Cinderella Castle
The height of The Cinderella Castle is about 567 hands.
(Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida)
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle is 567 hands 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 555 hands.
(a.k.a. The Tower of Pisa, a.k.a. Torre pendente di Pisa) (Pisa, Italy) (height along center axis)
It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 540 hands.
(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 540 hands 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 tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 3,190 hands.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 3,190 hands 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 364 hands or less.
It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as Nelson's Column
The height of Nelson's Column is about 508.30 hands.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 508.30 hands 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-and-a-half times as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 480 hands.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 480 hands 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 three times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 462 hands.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 462 hands 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-third as tall as The Empire State Building
The height of The Empire State Building is about 3,750.10 hands.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 3,750.10 hands 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 times as long as Ha'Penny Bridge
The length of Ha'Penny Bridge is about 422 hands.
(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 422 hands in total length. Over 30,000 pedestrians cross the breach each day.
It's about three-tenths as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 4,448 hands.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 4,448 hands 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 1,132 hands deep.
It's about one-fourth as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 4,840 hands.
(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 4,840 hands 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 4,670 hands above ground).
It's about one-fourth as tall as The Willis Tower
The height of The Willis Tower is about 5,120 hands.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 5,120 hands 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 4,060 hands.
It's about one-fourth as tall as The CN Tower
The height of The CN Tower is about 5,446.20 hands.
(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 5,446.20 hands 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.