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It's about four-and-a-half times as big as Eden Gardens Cricket Grounds
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The size of Eden Gardens Cricket Grounds is about 27.96330 city blocks.
(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 27.96330 city blocks. It was at Eden Gardens that South Africa returned to cricket play in 1991, after a twenty-year suspension.
It's about five times as big as Rizal Park
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The size of Rizal Park is about 27 city blocks.
(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 27 city blocks 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-fifth as big as LAX
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The size of LAX is about 640 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Los Angeles International Airporta, a.k.a. KLAX) (total land area) (2012 figures)
Including nine passenger terminals and several other administrative and cargo facilities, LAX sits on 650 city blocks of land. In 2014, LAX serviced almost 71 million passengers, 600,000 planes, and over 1.9 million tons of freight.
It's about one-fifth as big as O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)
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The size of O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is about 770.70 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Johannesburg International Airport, f.k.a. Jan Smuts International Airport) (Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa) (total site area)
O. R. Tambo International Airport, serving Johannesburg and the surrounding area, covers a total area of 770.70 city blocks, including six passenger terminals and two main runways. The total length of both runways is 7,826 m.
It's about one-fifth as big as Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
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The size of Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is about 841.60 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Lester B. Pearson International Airport) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (total site area)
Toronto Pearson International Airport covers a total area of 841.60 city blocks, including two terminals and five runways. The total length of the runways is 15,226 m.
It's about six-and-a-half times as big as Vatican City
The size of Vatican City is about 20 city blocks.
(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 20 city blocks 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 one-tenth as big as Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
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The size of Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is about 951.70 city blocks.
(Palam, Delhi, India) (total site area)
Indira Gandhi International Airport covers a total area of about 951.70 city blocks, including three main terminals and three main runways. The airport offers a total runway length of 11,053 m.
It's about seven-and-a-half times as big as The Mall of America
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The size of The Mall of America is about 18 city blocks.
(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 18 city blocks. At the middle of the mall is a 1.30 city blocks amusement park featuring 27 rides.
It's about ten times as big as Grand Central Station
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The size of Grand Central Station is about 9 city blocks.
(formally Grand Central Terminal, a.k.a. Grand Central, a.k.a. GCT) (New York City, New York) (total terminal area).
Grand Central station, the largest train station in the world by platform count, measures 9 city blocks in total area. The large flag which was suspended from the concourse ceiling following the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks measures about 0.003 city blocks.
It's about one-tenth as big as Inis Mór
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The size of Inis Mór is about 1,400 city blocks.
(a.k.a. Inishmore, a.k.a. Árainn Mhór, a.k.a. Inis Bant, a.k.a. Árainn na Naomh) (Connacht, Ireland)
The largest of the Aran Islands, Inis Mór measures 1,400 city blocks. The west side of the island is home to the Poll na bPéist, a.k.a. the wormhole, a naturally-formed, 0.013 city blocks, rectangular pool on the island's cliffside.
It's about twelve times as big as Soccer City
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The size of Soccer City is about 11 city blocks.
(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 11 city blocks 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 twelve times as big as Washington National Cathedral
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The size of Washington National Cathedral is about 11 city blocks.
(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, 11 city blocks plot.
It's about twelve times as big as The United States Capitol
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The size of The United States Capitol is about 11 city blocks.
(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 11 city blocks 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 nineteen times as big as The Citadelle
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The size of The Citadelle is about 6.90 city blocks.
(a.k.a. La Citadelle, a.k.a. Québec Citadelle, a.k.a. The Citadel) (Québec City, Quebec, Canada) (for the fortified enclosure)
The Citadelle of Quebec, containing Canada's oldest military buildings measures about 0.690 city blocks in total area. The fortress sits on a 90-meter cliffside, overlooking the St. Lawrence River.
It's about nineteen times as big as Eden Park
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The size of Eden Park is about 6.910 city blocks.
(Auckland, Auckland Province, New Zealand) (total grounds)
The largest stadium in New Zealand, Eden Park in Auckland measures about 6.910 city blocks over its total grounds. It is primarily a rugby and cricket stadium. The Park offers rooftop tours, where fans can walk along the 39-meters-high roof of the stands.
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