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Kremlin, Moscow, Russia...........................443,772 pounds
St. Ivan's, Moscow, Russia..........................127,830 "
Vienna, Austria................................... 40,200 "
Olmutz, Bohemia...................................... 40,000 "
Rouen, France...................................... 40,000 "
" Big Ben," London, England........................ 30,350 "
Montreal, Canada................................... 28,560 "
City Hall, New York City.......................... 22,300 "
Fire Alarm, 33d St., New York City................. 21,012 "
St. Peter's, Rome, Italy............................. 18,600 "
" Great Tom," Oxford, England...................... 18,000 "
St. Faul's, London, England......................... 11,470 "
Linden, Germany................................... 10,854 "
Lewiston, Maine, United States...................... 10,233 "
Worcester, England................................. 6,600 "
York, England..................................... 6,384 "
Height of the Principal Monuments, Towers and Pyramids
Name Height in feet
Eiffel, Paris, France..............................(300 metres) 984
Washington Monument, Washington, D. C, U. S...............555
Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany..........................524
Old St. Paul's Church, London, England........................505
Pyramid of Cheops, Egypt....................................486 1/4
Antwerp Cathedral, Antwerp, Belgium.........................476
Strasburg Cathedral, Strajburg, Germany .....................474
Pyramid of Cephrenes, Egypt..................... ...........456
St. Peter's Church, Rome, Italy................................469
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna, Austria.......................441
St. Martin's Church, Landshut, Germany......................411
Salisbury Cathedral, England..................................404
Torazzo of Cremona, Cremona, Lombardy.......................396
Freiburg Cathedral, Freiburg, Germany........................410
Florence Cathedral, Florence, Italy........................... 272
Torre Asinelli, Bologna, Italy.................................370
St. Paul's Church, London, England...........................365
Cathedral of Seville, Seville, Spain.............................360
Pyramid of Sakkarah, Egypt..................................356
Utrecht Cathedral, Utrecht, Holland..........................356
Milan Cathedral, Lombardy...................................355
Cathedral of Notre Dame, Munich, Germany....................348
Church of St. Isaac, St. Petersburg, Russia..........................336
Victoria Tower, Westminster, England........................340
Bell Tower, St. Mark's, Venice, Italy.............................323
Cathedral, Frankfort on Main, Germany.......................32C
Hotel des Invalides, Paris, Franco.............................344
Liberty Enlightening the World, New York Harbor (above water). . 305 " " " " New York Harbor (above land) 294
Boston Church, Lincolnshire, England.........................'292
Trinity Church, New York, U. S..............................284
St. Genevieva Church, Paris, France...........................274
Column at Delhi, Hindoostan, Asia............................2G2
Porcelain Tower, Nankin, China............ ....................2(>0
Church of Notre Dame, Paris, France.............................224
Bunker Hill Monument, Massachusetts, U. S..................221
York Cathedral, England.....................................198
Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy............................188
Mosque of St. Sophia, Constantinople, Turkey......................182
Monument Place Vendome, Paris, France.........................153
Trajan's Pillar, Rome, Italy...................................151
Pantheon, Rome, Italy.......................................145
Obelisk of Luxor, Paris, France............................... 75
Egyptian Obelisk, New York, U. S............................ 70
Washington Monument, Baltimore, U. S......................173
City Column, London, England................................202
Albert's Memorial, London, England.........................180
Alexander Column, St. Petersburg, Russia.................... 175
Tower of Water Works, Chicago, I11., U.S....................175
Nelson Column, London, England.............................171
Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France...............................162
Column of July, Paris, France..................................157
York Column, London, England.............................138
Nelson Column, Dublin, Ireland..............................134
Napoleon Column, Paris, France.............................132
 
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