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It's about one-eightieth as big as San Jose
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The size of San Jose is about 20,900 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Capital of Silicon Valley) (California)
The third-largest city in California as of 2009, San Jose measures 20,900 city blocks in total area. The city is known for its large technology industry.
It's about 90 times as big as Croke Park
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The size of Croke Park is about 3 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Páirc an Chrócaigh) (Dublin, Leinster, Ireland) (stadium area)
Croke Park, the Gaelic games stadium of Dublin, hosts hurling and Gaelic football matches in a 3 city blocks stadium. The Park offers rooftop tours, where fans can walk along the 44-meters-high walkway.
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as The Isle of Man
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The size of The Isle of Man is about 26,300 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Mannin, a.k.a. Ellan Vannin, a.k.a. Mann)
The Isle of Man, a self-governing territory of England, measures 26,300 city blocks in total area. The territory of the Isle of Man also includes the small island of Chicken Rock, which adds an additional 0.0461 city blocks.
It's about 100 times as big as The Principality Stadium
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The size of The Principality Stadium is about 2 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Stadiwm Principality, f.k.a. Millennium Stadium, f.k.a. Stadiwm y Mileniwm) (Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom) (total footprint)
The 70,000-person-plus capacity stadium of Cardiff, Principality Stadium has a total footprint of 2 city blocks. Over 40,000 tonnes of concrete and steel during the construction of the stadium.
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as Chicago
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The size of Chicago is about 27,100 city blocks.
(a.k.a. The Windy City, a.k.a. Chi-town, a.k.a. Second City, a.k.a. Chicagoland) (Illinois)
The largest city in Illinois and the twenty-third-largest city in the United States as of 2009, Chicago measures 27,100 city blocks in total area. The city is known as a major Global Financial Center and as host to O'Hare International, the second busiest airport in the world.
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as Christchurch
The size of Christchurch is about 28,000 city blocks.
(a.k.a Ōtautahi) (urban area) (New Zealand)
Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand's gateway to Antarctica, measures 28,000 city blocks in total area.
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as Manila
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The size of Manila is about 28,541 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Kalakhang Maynila) (officially the "National Capital Region (NCR)") (for Metro Manila) (Philippines)
The governmental seat of the Philippines and the one of the world's most densely-populated regions, the Manila metro area measures 28,541 city blocks. The area is host to a population of 12,877,253 people (as of 2015).
It's about 100 times as big as Windsor Castle
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The size of Windsor Castle is about 2.40 city blocks.
(Windsor, England) (total site area)
One of the official residences of the British monarch, Windsor Castle measures about 2.40 city blocks. It is the largest inhabited castle in the world and is also the oldest in continuous use, having been occupied since it was built by William the Conqueror about 900 years ago.
It's about 100 times as big as Rogers Centre
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The size of Rogers Centre is about 2.370 city blocks.
(f.k.a. Skydome) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (entire complex)
Rogers Centre, a major sports stadium in downtown Toronto, measures a total of 2.370 city blocks over the entire complex. The video board of Rogers Centre has a total area of 0.0157 city blocks.
It's about 100 times as big as a Polo field
The size of a Polo field is about 2.31102090 city blocks.
(for field polo) (United States Polo Association rules; unboarded side maximum)
An outdoor polo field must measure 274.32 m in length and 146.304 m to in width for a total playing area of up to 2.31102090 city blocks. Polo traces its origins to an Iranian (then Persian) war game from the 5th Century, which was played with as many as 100 players per side.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as Bangalore
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The size of Bangalore is about 34,100 city blocks.
(officially Bangaluru) (Karnataka, India) (for Greater Bangalore)
Greater Bangalore, the metro area surrounding the city of Bangalore, and including hundreds of wards and villages and eleven municipal areas, measures 34,100 city blocks in total area. Greater Bangalore is home to Electronic City, one of the largest IT parks in the country, covering over 147 city blocks.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as New York City
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The size of New York City is about 36,180 city blocks.
(a.k.a. The Big Apple, a.k.a. NYC, a.k.a. Gotham) (New York)
The largest city in New York and thirteenth-largest in the United States, New York City measures 36,180 city blocks in total area. The city is known as a hub for finance, commerce, and international affairs as well as a renowned center of culture.
It's about 150 times as big as The Philippine Arena
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The size of The Philippine Arena is about 1.80 city blocks.
(Ciudad De Victoria, Bocaue - Bulacan, Philippines) (total footprint)
The largest indoor arena in the world, the multi-use Philippine Area has a total footprint of 1.80 city blocks, with the dome itself occupying 1.70 city blocks. The floor the arena contains over 9,000 tons of steel.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as San Diego
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The size of San Diego is about 38,690 city blocks.
(California)
The second-largest city in California and the eleventh-largest in the United States as of 2009, San Diego measures 38,690 city blocks in total area. The city is known for its defense manufacturing and biotechnology industries.
It's about 150 times as big as Federation Square
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The size of Federation Square is about 1.80 city blocks.
(Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Federation Square, the large public square in the city center of Melbourne, measures 1.80 city blocks. The main portion of the square is floored with sandstone blocks from Western Australia.
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