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It's about one-four-hundred-thousandth as tall as The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel)
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The height of The Singapore Flyer (Ferris wheel) is about 165,000 milimeters.
(a.k.a. 新加坡摩天观景轮, a.k.a. சிங்கப்பூர் ஃப்ளையர், a.k.a. Pelayang Singapura) (Marina Centre, Singapore)
The Singapore Flyer has a height of 165,000 milimeters. Based on recommendations from Feng Shui masters, the wheel was re-engineered to spin in the opposite direction five months after it began operating.
It's about one-four-hundred-thousandth as tall as The Washington Monument
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The height of The Washington Monument is about 169,290 milimeters.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Washington Monument measures 169,290 milimeters tall, with some discrepancy due to the fact that the Monument's base is slightly below the surrounding ground. Interrupted in its construction by the American Civil War, it was almost 36 years between groundbreaking and the completion of construction.
It's about one-four-hundred-thousandth as tall as St. Paul's Cathedral
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The height of St. Paul's Cathedral is about 174,000 milimeters.
(London, England, United Kingdom)
St. Paul's Cathedral measures 174,000 milimeters to its peak. The southwest tower of the Cathedral contains the bell known as "Great Paul," which is the largest bell in Great Britain at 15,000 kg (16.5 tons), outweighing the more iconic Big Ben bell by about 3,000 kg (3 tons).
It's about one-four-hundred-fifty-thousandth as tall as The Space Needle
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The height of The Space Needle is about 184,000 milimeters.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 184,000 milimeters tall. With a track-and-wheel design inspired by railroad mechanics and a precisely-configured balance, the restaurant near the top of the space needle requires just a 1.5 hp motor to rotate at speeds of about 0.053 kph (0.033 mph).
It's about one-five-hundred-fifty-thousandth as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 227,000 milimeters.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 227,000 milimeters above the surface of the San Francisco Bay. One of the key designers of the bridge, Charles Ellis, had no engineering degree when he began working on the project, but would later go on to write what became a standard textbook on structural engineering, and would ultimately be forced to complete his calculations on the bridge by working without pay for five months.
It's about one-seven-hundred-thousandth as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 294,000 milimeters.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 294,000 milimeters. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 9,600,000,000,000 milimeters, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about one-seven-hundred-fifty-thousandth as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 324,000 milimeters.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 324,000 milimeters 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 37,000 milimeters or less.
It's about one-nine-hundred-thousandth as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 381,010 milimeters.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 381,010 milimeters 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 0.0000010 times as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
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The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 451,900 milimeters.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 451,900 milimeters 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 115,000 milimeters deep.
It's about 0.0000009 times as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
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The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 492,000 milimeters.
(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 492,000 milimeters 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 474,000 milimeters above ground).
It's about 0.0000008 times as tall as The Willis Tower
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The height of The Willis Tower is about 520,000 milimeters.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 520,000 milimeters 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 412,000 milimeters.
It's about 0.0000008 times as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 553,330 milimeters.
(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 553,330 milimeters 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.
It's about 0.0000007 times as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 610,000 milimeters.
(a.k.a. Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, a.k.a. 广 州 电 视 观 光 塔) (Guangzhou, China) (to spire)
The Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower stands 610,000 milimeters to its spire. Initially described as holding the record for the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, the ride at the top of the tower is actually an observation carousel; cars complete a trip around the top-floor track about every half-hour.
It's about 0.0000006 times as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 771,000 milimeters.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 771,000 milimeters in total height. Although it sits just 42,000,000 milimeters from the major city of Chachapoyas, the waterfall was unknown to non-locals until it was documented during a 2005 expedition by a German economist.
It's about 0.0000005 times as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 828,000 milimeters.
(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 828,000 milimeters to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 577,000 milimeters on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 285,000 milimeters on the 78th floor.
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