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  2. Ken (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Kasuga Taisha's tiny honden's dimensions, for example, are 1×1 in ken, but 1.9×2.6 in meters. [1] In the case of Izumo Taisha's honden, a ken is 6.32 m (20.7 ft), well above its standard value. [7] The distance between pillars was standardized very early and started being used as a unit of measurement.

  3. Pyeong - Wikipedia

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    In Korea, the period of Japanese occupation produced a pyeong of ⁠ 400 / 121 ⁠ or 3.3058 m 2.It is the standard traditional measure for real estate floorspace, with an average house reckoned as about 25 pyeong, a studio apartment as 8–12 py, and a garret as 1½ py.

  4. List of largest palaces - Wikipedia

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    It was the largest palace complex ever built on Earth, [24] covering 4.8 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi), which is 6.7 times the size of the current Forbidden City, or 11 times the size of the Vatican City. The Daming Palace was the imperial palace complex of the Tang dynasty in Chang'an. It served as the imperial residence of the Tang emperors ...

  5. Prison cell - Wikipedia

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    The International Committee of the Red Cross recommends that cells be at least 5.4 m 2 (58 sq ft) in size for a single cell accommodation (one person in the cell). However, in shared or dormitory accommodations, it recommends a minimum of 3.4 m 2 (37 sq ft) per person, including in cells where bunk beds are used.

  6. Japanese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The ken is the normal unit of distance and length; the hiro used as the equivalent unit of depth. Sometimes hiro is used equal to 5 shaku [ 19 ] ( ⁠ 50 / 33 ⁠ m, ~1.5152 metres). The traditional units are still used for construction materials in Japan.

  7. Taiwanese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Table of Lengths Unit Taiwanese feet Metric US & Imperial Notes Taiwanese Hokkien Hakka Mandarin Character Exact Approx. Exact Approx. Hun: Fûn: Fēn: 分: 1 ⁄ 100 ⁠ 1 / 330 ⁠ m 3.030 mm

  8. List of largest buildings - Wikipedia

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    1,760,000 m 2 (18,900,000 sq ft) [32] [33] "home to several hotels, a skating rink, a university and a water park with its artificial beach measuring 5,000 square meters" [34] Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 United Arab Emirates: Dubai: 1,713,000 m 2 (18,440,000 sq ft) Three buildings connected by tunnels. [35] "The baggage handling ...

  9. Brezhnevka - Wikipedia

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    The number of rooms in a brezhnevka apartment numbers from one to four. The height of the ceiling reaches 2.7 meters. Kitchens are 6.8 to 7.4 square meters. In the early version of the brezhnevka, the bathroom and toilet were combined. In later versions, the bathroom and toilet are separate rooms. [3]