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It's about two-fifths as big as Washington National Cathedral
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The size of Washington National Cathedral is about 57 acres.
(a.k.a. Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) (Washington, DC) (total plot)
Sitting atop the 115 m (377 ft) tall Mount Saint Alban at the corner of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, Washington National Cathedral sits on a landscaped, 57 acres plot.
It's about two-fifths as big as The United States Capitol
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The size of The United States Capitol is about 57 acres.
(Washington, DC) (Immediate grounds size)
The grounds of United States Capitol, at the center of Washington DC's quadrants, consists of about seventeen buildings on a 57 acres plot. While the Capitol Building is the central feature, other buildings include the Supreme Court Buildings and the Library of Congress Buildings, as well as several monuments and sculptures.
It's about two-fifths as big as Soccer City
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The size of Soccer City is about 59 acres.
(a.k.a. FNB Stadium, a.k.a. First National Bank Stadium, a.k.a. The Calabash) (Cape Town, Western Cape province, South Africa) (Nasrec, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa) (total stadium footprint)
Soccer City, the football (soccer) and rugby stadium measures 59 acres and is the largest stadium in the country of South Africa and largest on the continent of Africa. The Stadium was the site of Nelson Mandela's first public speech upon being released from prison, and the site of Mandela's public memorial in 2013.
It's about three times as big as The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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The size of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about 7.780 acres.
(Washington, D.C.) (pool surface area)
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has a water surface area of 7.780 acres. The Pool has a sloping bottom and extends to 80 cm (30 in) in depth at its center.
It's about one-fourth as big as The Mall of America
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The size of The Mall of America is about 96 acres.
(a.k.a. MOA, a.k.a. MoA, a.k.a. Megamall) (Bloomington, Minnesota) (total area)
The Mall of America contains over 520 stores and 6.92 km (4.3 miles) of total store frontage in an area totaling 96 acres. At the middle of the mall is a 6.90 acres amusement park featuring 27 rides.
It's about one-fifth as big as Vatican City
The size of Vatican City is about 110 acres.
(a.k.a. Holy See, a.k.a. State of the Vatican City, a.k.a. Stato della Città del Vaticano)
The world's smallest nation in both area and population, Vatican City is a walled enclave within Rome, Italy measuring 110 acres in total area. Vatican City has been home to the Papacy since its incorporation in 1929 and the territory has been the home of Popes since 1377.
It's about five-and-a-half times as big as The Biltmore Estate
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The size of The Biltmore Estate is about 4.03 acres.
(Asheville, North Carolina) (house only)
The main house of Biltmore Estate covers 4.03 acres 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 six times as big as The Great Banyan Tree
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The size of The Great Banyan Tree is about 3.560 acres.
(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 3.560 acres. While its exact age is unknown, the tree has been noted in guidebooks for over 200 years.
It's about one-tenth as big as Rizal Park
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The size of Rizal Park is about 140 acres.
(a.k.a. Liwasang Rizal, a.k.a. Parque Rizal, a.k.a. Luneta Park, a.k.a. Luneta) (Ermita, Manila, Philippines)
Rizal Park covers 140 acres on the edge of Manila Bay. The Park is an important site in Filipino history and is the traditional location for Independence Day celebrations and Presidential inaugurations.
It's about one-tenth as big as Eden Gardens Cricket Grounds
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The size of Eden Gardens Cricket Grounds is about 150 acres.
(Kolkata, West Bengal, India) (stadium size)
"The home of Indian cricket," Eden Gardens in Kolkata is one of the oldest and largest cricket grounds in India and covers 150 acres. It was at Eden Gardens that South Africa returned to cricket play in 1991, after a twenty-year suspension.
It's about one-tenth as big as Disneyland
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The size of Disneyland is about 160 acres.
(a.k.a. Disneyland Park) (Anaheim, California) (public areas)
The public areas of Disneyland occupy 160 acres. The park consists of nine themed "stages" — including Main Street, U.S.A; Adventureland; Frontierland; Fantasyland; and Tomorrowland — with hidden passages that allow park employees to move between each without being seen by guests.
It's about seven-and-a-half times as big as Trafalgar Square
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The size of Trafalgar Square is about 3 acres.
(a.k.a. Charing Cross) (City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom)
Trafalgar Square, a public square in London, measures about 3 acres. 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 one-tenth as big as The Forbidden City
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The size of The Forbidden City is about 180 acres.
(a.k.a. Forbidden Palace, a.k.a. Purple Forbidden City, a.k.a. Zijin Cheng, a.k.a. Zǐjinchéng, a.k.a. 紫禁城) (Beijing, China)
The imperial palace complex of the Forbidden City consists of 980 buildings covering 180 acres. The City was the home of Chinese Emperors and their cabinets from its construction in 1420 until the fall of the last ruling dynasty in 1912.
It's about nine times as big as a City Block (Manhattan)
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The size of a City Block (Manhattan) is about 2 acres.
(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 2 acres. 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 eleven times as big as The Palace of Holyroodhouse
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The size of The Palace of Holyroodhouse is about 2 acres.
(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 2 acres, on a total grounds area of about 9.90 acres. Each year, the Palace hosts a Garden Party, serving 8,000 guests from a 150-meter-long buffet table.
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