How long is 3,040 nails?
It's about one-and-nine-tenths times as tall as The Statue of Liberty
The height of The Statue of Liberty is about 1,627 nails.
(a.k.a. "Liberty Enlightening the World," a.k.a. La Liberté Éclairant le Monde) (Liberty Island, New York City, New York) (pedestal base to torch peak)
The Statue of Liberty reaches 1,627 nails including the pedestal. The statue was designed using an optical trick known as "forced perspective" to make the statue appear proportionally correct when viewed from its base and is, in actuality, disproportionately large at the top.
It's about half as tall as The Empire State Building
The height of The Empire State Building is about 6,666.80 nails.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 6,666.80 nails 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 two-and-a-half times as tall as a Giant Sequoia (tree)
The height of a Giant Sequoia (tree) is about 1,300 nails.
(a.k.a. Sequoiadendron giganteum, a.k.a. Sierra redwood, a.k.a. Wellingtonia)
Giant Sequoias of the Giant Sequoia National Monument located in Sierra Nevada, near Visalia, California can grow to heights of 1,300 nails. The wood from the Giant Sequoias is often brittle and prone to shattering when such trees are felled, and as a result the trees logged in the late nineteenth century were often usable only as shingles or matchsticks.
It's about two-and-a-half times as wide as The Wingspan of a 747
The width of The Wingspan of a 747 is about 1,200 nails.
(a.k.a. Boeing 747, a.k.a. Jumbo Jet, a.k.a. Queen of the Skies) (for Boeing 747-8 series)
The wingspan of a Boeing 747-8 is 1,200 nails. Fully loaded, the 747 can travel 145,000,000 nails before refueling.
It's about two-fifths as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 7,907 nails.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 7,907 nails 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 2,012 nails deep.
It's about one-third as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 8,610 nails.
(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 8,610 nails 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 8,290 nails above ground).
It's about one-third as tall as The Willis Tower
The height of The Willis Tower is about 9,100 nails.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 9,100 nails 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 7,210 nails.
It's about three times as tall as The Cinderella Castle
The height of The Cinderella Castle is about 1,010 nails.
(Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida)
Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle is 1,010 nails tall. The castle's architecture uses the optical trick known as "forced perspective" — the castle gets smaller near the top — to appear larger than it truly is.
It's about three times as tall as The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The height of The Leaning Tower of Pisa is about 987 nails.
(a.k.a. The Tower of Pisa, a.k.a. Torre pendente di Pisa) (Pisa, Italy) (height along center axis)
It's about three-tenths as tall as The CN Tower
The height of The CN Tower is about 9,682.10 nails.
(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 9,682.10 nails 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 three times as tall as The Mahabodhi Temple
The height of The Mahabodhi Temple is about 960 nails.
(a.k.a. Great Awakening Temple, a.k.a. Maha Bodhi Temple, a.k.a. Temple of Bodh Gaya, a.k.a. Mahabodhi Mahavihar) (Bodh Gaya, Gaya District, Bihar, India)
The tower of the Mahabodhi Temple measures 960 nails in total height. The site has been of sacred interest for more than 2,000 years, with the current Temple dating back at least 1,400 years.
It's about three-and-a-half times as tall as Nelson's Column
The height of Nelson's Column is about 903.60 nails.
(London, England, United Kingdom) (from pedestal first step to tip of statue's hat)
Nelson's Column measures 903.60 nails from the first step of the pedestal's base to the top of the statue's hat. While the London tower is the tallest, there are at least eight other monuments to Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté throughout England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and Barbados.
It's about three-and-a-half times as tall as The Arc de Triomphe
The height of The Arc de Triomphe is about 860 nails.
(Paris, France)
The Arc de Triomphe stands 860 nails tall. France's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the First World War lies beneath the arch and is commemorated by the first eternal flame to have been lit in modern European history.
It's about three-tenths as tall as a Canton Tower
The height of a Canton Tower is about 11,000 nails.
(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 11,000 nails 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 three-and-a-half times as tall as The Chicago Water Tower
The height of The Chicago Water Tower is about 821 nails.
(Chicago, Illinois)
The Chicago Water Tower is 821 nails tall. The tower's architecture was one source of inspiration behind the design of White Castle fast-food restaurants beginning with "Building Number 8," a prefabricated structure built in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1936.