Arc de Triomphe size comparison: how tall is the Arc de Triomphe?
Arc de Triomphe: 50 m · 164 ft tall
Paris, France · 1836
Arc de Triomphe is 50 m · 164 ft tall. That is about 29× the height of an average man (171 cm). Compare it side by side with people, animals, buildings and more on the board above — drag, zoom, switch cm / ft, or export an image.
Arc de Triomphe in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Metres | 50 m |
| Feet | 164 ft |
| Yards | 55 yd |
| Kilometres | 0.05 km |
How many people tall is it?
You would need to stack about 29 average men (171 cm each) to be as tall as Arc de Triomphe. With 3 m per storey, that is roughly the height of a 16.7-floor building.
What is about the same size as Arc de Triomphe?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Badshahi Mosque (Monuments & mosques) | 54 m · 177 ft | 4 m taller (8%) |
| Tasmanian blue gum (Trees) | 55 m · 180 ft | 5 m taller (10%) |
| Battleship Yamato (Ships & boats) | 55 m · 180 ft | 5 m taller (10%) |
| RMS Titanic (Ships & boats) | 53 m · 174 ft | 3 m taller (6%) |
| African Renaissance Monument (Statues) | 49 m · 161 ft | 1 m shorter (2%) |
| Arleigh Burke destroyer (Ships & boats) | 45 m · 148 ft | 5 m shorter (10%) |
| Oil tanker (Ships & boats) | 45 m · 148 ft | 5 m shorter (10%) |
| Colosseum (Monuments & mosques) | 48 m · 157 ft | 2 m shorter (4%) |
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- Great Sphinx of Giza — 20 m · 66 ft
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- Gateway Arch — 192 m · 630 ft
- Brandenburg Gate — 26 m · 85 ft
- Colosseum — 48 m · 157 ft
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- Cologne Cathedral — 157 m · 515 ft
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- Taj Mahal — 73 m · 240 ft