how tall was the tower of babel?
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It is said that the people who tried to build it wanted it to be as high as the sky is so that they could reach god.\nBut god punished them before they finished it. We don't know how tall it was because we don't know where it is and we don't know if that story is true at all.
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Leaning Tower of Pisa - renowned for its tilt\nSituated in Italy.\nConstruction Begun in year 1173.\nBuilt in Romanesque style.\nIts 8 story with 294 spiral steps to the bell chamber.\n180 ft tall and 52 ft in diameter.
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yeah, a HUGE new tower bigger than both the original towers..\n\nIts called the Freedom tower, see link:\n\nhttp://www.lowermanhattan.info/news/revised_freedom_tower_reflects_16531.asp
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It depends on who does the measuring! Skyscraper buffs disagree on whether features like flagpoles, antennas, and spires should be included when measuring building height. \nAlso under dispute is the question of what, exactly, constitutes a building. Technically, observation towers and communications towers are considered structures, not buildings, because they are not habitable. They do not have residential or office space. \n\nSoaring 1,670 feet (509 meters), the Taipei 101 Tower in Taipei, Taiwan appears to be the world's tallest building. But the Taipei 101 Tower's massive 60-foot spire contributes to much of that height. \n\nBefore the Taipei 101 Tower was completed, the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were described as the tallest buildings in the world. But, like the Taipei 101 Tower, the Petronas Twin Towers get much of their height from spires, not from usable space. \n\nIf you count only habitable space and measure from the sidewalk level of the main entrance to the structural top of building (excluding flagpoles and spires), then Chicago's Sears Tower, built in 1974, may still be the tallest building in the world. \n\nBut none of these buildings will keep their rankings for long. Even taller buildings are on the drawing board. Freedom Tower at the new World Trade Center in New York City is expected to rise 541 meters (1,776 feet) tall, including its enormous spire. \n\nHowever, if spires, flagpoles, and antennas can be counted when we measure building heights, perhaps rankings of the World's Tallest Buildings should include all man-made structures, whether or not they contain habitable space. In this case, the CN Tower in Canada is the world's tallest building. The communications tower and tourist attraction measures 553.33 meters (1,815 ft., 5 inches) tall. \n\nhttp://architecture.about.com/library/bltall.htm
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The purpose of the Tower of Babel story in Genesis chapter eleven was to expound upon a statement made in chapter ten. In chapter ten, verses five, twenty, and thirty-one, after the genealogies of each of Noah’s sons, a statement is made which says, “These are the sons of [insert name] after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.” These verses mention that each of the descendants of Noah’s sons had their own language. The apparent problem arises when viewed in light of 11:1, which says the whole world had “one” language. The seemingly evident contradiction is not a contradiction at all, but chapter eleven is told in order to explain how each son’s descendants had a separate language. Chapter eleven is set apart because of the importance of the message contained within the Tower of Babel story. The examination of chapter eleven will be performed while keeping in mind that it is set apart for a certain reason. What this reason is will be sought for in the following analysis. \n\nIn verses one through four there is an emphasis made upon the statement “Go to, let us . . .” (v. 3, 4). The first obvious hint of sin is a self-centered attitude, acknowledged by the “we complex,” or the word “us.” Verse four reveals the need for recognition as seen in the statement, “Let us make us a name . . .” These people were seeking recognition and fame in the eyes of men. People migrated to Babel for the purpose of security in human power. They reasoned that they needed to make a name for themselves in order to keep from being scattered abroad (v. 4). They were seeking to prove their strength, to instill fear in any foreign power that may have been considering invading them. Another problem besides self-centeredness is the disobedience of the command to “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it.” Verse four reveals that the people were not wishing to be scattered upon the earth. \n\nNow that the spiritual issue at hand in these verses is seen, one can turn attention to the actual tower that was built and see if archaeology supports its existence. \n\nTrue to this locale, the building material [of the tower of Babel] is mud brick. This setting explains the comment made about the building material (found in 11:3). The tower is most likely a reference to a ziggurat, a temple constructed as a stepped mountain and made out of clay. The name of the city, Babel, reflects the Babylonian name Babili meaning, “the Gate of God.” \n\nThe existence of the Tower of Babel was very likely to be true from what archaeology reveals. This tiny amount of evidence should help people to trust in the accuracy of the events portrayed in God’s Word. \n\nIn verses five through seven when the Lord saw the people, he realized their disobedience to his command to be fruitful and multiply and subdue the earth. He noticed they were one people with one language, depending upon each other instead of on God. This is only the beginning of the sins that humans were able to commit, as the statement in verse six reveals: “. . . and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.” No sin is impossible for humans to commit. \n\nIn verse seven the Trinity worked together in devising a solution to tear down the prideful cooperation forming among humans. It must be noted that the Holy Spirit is the part of the Trinity in control of languages, as can be seen in Acts chapter two. The Trinity knew that if the people could not understand each other, they would be divided, and forced to spread abroad into other lands. \n\nIn verses eight through nine it is seen that the Trinity succeeded in separating people and causing them to be scattered abroad upon the earth. This scattering is only for a short time though, as verse six implies when it says, “. . . and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.”
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Read the New Testament...lol..joking...\n\nReal Answer...\n\nPersonally, I think the Tower of Babel story is a metaphor that is used to explain how we ended up speaking in different languages, and look totally different.  When the bible was written the people of the time didn't have any inkling of the idea of evolution.  If G-d explained about evolution and why Africans have darker skin because of the heat and Asians eyes are they way they are because of the cold and wind, the people of the time would not be able to grasp that idea.  That story was their way of explaining it where they would understand it. \n\nI think the bible has to be interpreted because G-d knows that people are all different, we all have free will.  What might seem perfectly logical to some might seem outrageous to others.  I think the only thing that G-d really cares about is that people know Him.
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The Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Europe - 984 feet.
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yes, the taipei tower is currently the tallest in world.  Taller than the former World Trade Center in New York and taller than the Petronas towers in Kuala Lumpur.
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Jericho\n\n"Discovered and excavated by Kathleen Kenyon in her Trench I, the Neolithic tower was built and destroyed in Pre-Pottery Neolithic A, which Kenyon dated to 8000-7000 B.C.  The 8m diameter tower stands 8m tall and was connected on the inside of a 4m thick wall.  \n\nOn the basis of this discovery, archaeologists have claimed that Jericho is the "oldest city in the world."
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London Bridge old was approximately 7 stories in height –which now is in Lake Havasu Arizona!\nHowever the New London Bridge is length 928ft and 49ft. wide over 650 ft. from the river bottom.
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Most likely, magic was developed in Babylon, but hardly as late as 7BC. Most likely 3,500BC during the building of the tower of Babel. However, for an actual account, read Exodus when Moses went head to head with  Janis and Jambres.
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A typical grain of sand is about 2mm in size and a typical atom is a few angstroms (10^(-10) meters). So if an atom 2 angstrom units big is scaled up to 2mm, thats a scaling factor of 10000000. So, if you scale a 6' man the same number of times, he would be 18288000 meters tall which is 60000000' tall. This means that the man's head will almost reach the midpoint between earth and moon(if his feet were on earth)!!
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No but some years back in San Francisco I saw a partial exhibit which included the whole scroll of the book of Isaiah. Awesome! It was laid out under temperature control ed glass. I cannot read Hebrew so I could not read it for myself.
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1. De-Fen Yao from China stands 7'8 1/2" \n(Yao Defen was born in Shucha Town of Liuan City in Shuchen County, Anhui Province in 1972. )\n2. Sandy Allen from Shelbyville IN (USA) at 7' 7  1/4" \n3. Maria Feliciana Santos (Brazil) at 7' 4 1/2" \n\nAlso one to remember from the past:\nTrijintje Keever who passed away in 1633 from The Hague  supposedly stood at 8' 4.4"\n\nThe worlds tallest woman (in history) Trijntje Keever (1616-1633) traveled to The Hague in 1625  with the traveling circus. She was at that time 2 meters tall. She would return to The Hague every year until she died of Cancer at age 17 in 1633. At that moment she was 2m55 tall.
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Robert Wadlow is recorded as being the tallest person in the world, 8 feet 11 inches. However, the Bible records Goliath of Gath, a Philistine as being about 10 feet tall.
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length   882.75 feet\nbreadth (beam)  92.5 feet
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bohemian grove has a 40 ft statue of moloch the ancient babalonyian god...... lol id be funny if i were joking