How big is 996 arpents?
It's about 85 times as big as The Philippine Arena
The size of The Philippine Arena is about 12 arpents.
(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 12 arpents, with the dome itself occupying 11 arpents. The floor the arena contains over 9,000 tons of steel.
It's about 90 times as big as Federation Square
The size of Federation Square is about 11 arpents.
(Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Federation Square, the large public square in the city center of Melbourne, measures 11 arpents. The main portion of the square is floored with sandstone blocks from Western Australia.
It's about 90 times as big as The Principality Stadium
The size of The Principality Stadium is about 10 arpents.
(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 10 arpents. Over 40,000 tonnes of concrete and steel during the construction of the stadium.
It's about one-ninety-fifth as big as Dublin
The size of Dublin is about 92,710 arpents.
(a.k.a. Baile Átha Cliath) (Leinster, Ireland) (for metro Dublin City)
The city of Dublin and its surrounding metro areas measure 92,710 arpents. Dublin is home to the Spire of Dublin, a stainless steel monument built in 2003 that rises to 121.2 m in height.
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as Philadelphia
The size of Philadelphia is about 102,200 arpents.
(a.k.a. Philly, a.k.a. The City of Brotherly Love) (Pennsylvania)
The largest city in Pennsylvania as of 2009 and at one time the second-largest city in the British Empire, Philadelphia measures 102,200 arpents in total area. The city is known as a center of great historical importance and as the one-time capital of the United States.
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as Detroit
The size of Detroit is about 105,000 arpents.
(Michigan)
The largest city in Michigan as of 2009, Detroit measures 105,000 arpents in total area. The city is known for its automotive industry and its popular music legacies in the soul, hip hop, pop, and rhythm & blues genres
It's about 100 times as big as The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
The size of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about 9.20 arpents.
(Washington, D.C.) (pool surface area)
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has a water surface area of 9.20 arpents. The Pool has a sloping bottom and extends to 80 cm (30 in) in depth at its center.
It's about one-one-hundredth as big as The Isle of Wight
The size of The Isle of Wight is about 113,000 arpents.
(England, United Kingdom)
The Isle of Wight, located in the English Channel, just off the English mainland, measures 113,000 arpents in total area. The Island hosts the world's largest and longest-running regular regatta — Cowes Week — which has brought over 1,000 yachts to the island each August since 1812.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as San Jose
The size of San Jose is about 132,000 arpents.
(a.k.a. Capital of Silicon Valley) (California)
The third-largest city in California as of 2009, San Jose measures 132,000 arpents in total area. The city is known for its large technology industry.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as The Isle of Man
The size of The Isle of Man is about 167,000 arpents.
(a.k.a. Mannin, a.k.a. Ellan Vannin, a.k.a. Mann)
The Isle of Man, a self-governing territory of England, measures 167,000 arpents in total area. The territory of the Isle of Man also includes the small island of Chicken Rock, which adds an additional 0.2920 arpents.
It's about one-one-hundred-fiftieth as big as Chicago
The size of Chicago is about 171,700 arpents.
(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 171,700 arpents 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-two-hundredth as big as Christchurch
The size of Christchurch is about 177,000 arpents.
(a.k.a Ōtautahi) (urban area) (New Zealand)
Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand's gateway to Antarctica, measures 177,000 arpents in total area.
It's about one-two-hundredth as big as Manila
The size of Manila is about 180,910 arpents.
(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 180,910 arpents. The area is host to a population of 12,877,253 people (as of 2015).
It's about 200 times as big as The Biltmore Estate
The size of The Biltmore Estate is about 4.760 arpents.
(Asheville, North Carolina) (house only)
The main house of Biltmore Estate covers 4.760 arpents 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 one-two-hundredth as big as Bangalore
The size of Bangalore is about 216,000 arpents.
(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 216,000 arpents in total area. Greater Bangalore is home to Electronic City, one of the largest IT parks in the country, covering over 934 arpents.