How Tall is TALL? Comparing Some of America’s Tallest Things

1. How Tall is TALL? Comparing Some of America’s Tallest Things • Roller coasters and Symbols of Freedom

2. America’s Skyscrapers

3. Redwood Trees • How tall are the redwood trees? University of Chicago Department of Botany Records

4. 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.

5. Statue of Liberty • How tall is the Statue of Liberty? Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection

6. 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

7. Empire State Building How tall is the Empire State Building? Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

8. Dimensions The world’s 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.

9. Capitol Building • How tall is the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.? REPOSITORYLibrary of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

10. 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.

11. Useful Sites http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/libertyfacts.htm http://askjeeves.com/main/askjeeves.asp?ask=how+tall+are+redwood+trees http://www.aoc.gov/main/faqs.htm#dimensions