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Is 468,000 ropes as long as The Washington Monument?

It's about 15,000 times as tall as The Washington Monument
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The height of The Washington Monument is about 27.7710 ropes.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Washington Monument measures 27.7710 ropes 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.
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