How Tall is TALL? Comparing Some of America

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How Tall is TALL? Comparing Some of Americas
Tallest Things

• Roller coasters and Symbols of Freedom

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Americas Skyscrapers
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Redwood Trees

• How tall are the redwood trees?

University of Chicago Department of Botany
Records
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Dimensions
Redwood National and State Parks are home to some
of the world's tallest trees old-growth coast
redwoods. They can live to be 2000 years old and
grow to over 300 feet tall.
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Statue of Liberty

• How tall is the Statue of Liberty?

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs
Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
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Dimensions
Dimensions Dimensions in Feet Dimensions in
Meters Height from ground to tip of torch 305
feet 1 inch 93 m Length of nose 4 ft 6
inches 1.37 m Length of the head (chin to top of
head) 17'3" 5.26 m Length of right arm 42
ft 12.80 m Width of mouth 3 ft .91 m Ground to
top of pedestal 154 ft 46.94 m
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Empire State Building
How tall is the Empire State Building?
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
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Dimensions
The worlds tallest skyscraper in America (it was
tallest for 40 years until the World Trade
Center was built) the symbol of New York was
constructed in only two years - 1930 to 31 and is
a 1,453 foot colossus.
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Capitol Building

• How tall is the Capitol Building in Washington
  D.C.?

REPOSITORYLibrary of Congress Prints and
Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
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Dimensions
Its length, from north to south, the Capitol is
751 feet 4 inches its greatest width is 350
feet. Its height above the base line on the east
front to the top of the Statue of Freedom is 288
feet.
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