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Could it be that it just looks like it has a bench around the base made for someone to sit? I agree with Diliff, I estimated it maybe 3m tall, not 8. I think it's due to how it looks like I can go up and sit right on it. Still believe it's a featured picture. Just as an aside, the problem exists for
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Judging from the thumbnail though, it really looks about 3-4 metres tall to me. I suppose the camera angle is suggestive. It looks like you're taking the photo from around 40-50% of the height of the structure, although being so close to it, the angle might make it deceptive.
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Not particularly big, in my opinion. 5.25 by 5.25 metres (17.2 ft × 17.2 ft) at the base and 8 metres (26 ft) in height. Sambisari is (volume wise) bigger. A person in the frame for scale would just end up blocking the view,
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