Atomium size comparison: how tall is the Atomium?
Atomium: 102 m · 335 ft tall
Brussels, Belgium · 1958
Atomium is 102 m · 335 ft tall. That is about 60× 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.
Atomium in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Metres | 102 m |
| Feet | 335 ft |
| Yards | 112 yd |
| Kilometres | 0.102 km |
How many people tall is it?
You would need to stack about 60 average men (171 cm each) to be as tall as Atomium. With 3 m per storey, that is roughly the height of a 34-floor building.
What is about the same size as Atomium?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| London Eye (Towers & bridges) | 135 m · 443 ft | 33 m taller (32.4%) |
| Milan Cathedral (Monuments & mosques) | 108.5 m · 356 ft | 6.5 m taller (6.4%) |
| Guanyin of Nanshan (Statues) | 108 m · 354 ft | 6 m taller (5.9%) |
| Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Monuments & mosques) | 107 m · 351 ft | 5 m taller (4.9%) |
| Kaiju (Fantasy & myth) | 100 m · 328 ft | 2 m shorter (2%) |
| Coast redwood (Trees) | 100 m · 328 ft | 2 m shorter (2%) |
| Shwedagon Pagoda (Monuments & mosques) | 99 m · 325 ft | 3 m shorter (2.9%) |
| Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) (Towers & bridges) | 96 m · 315 ft | 6 m shorter (5.9%) |
More in Towers & bridges
- Tokyo Skytree — 634 m · 2,080 ft
- Canton Tower — 604 m · 1,982 ft
- CN Tower — 553 m · 1,814 ft
- Ostankino Tower — 540 m · 1,772 ft
- Lotus Tower — 350 m · 1,148 ft
- Eiffel Tower — 330 m · 1,083 ft
- Tokyo Tower — 333 m · 1,093 ft
- Space Needle — 184 m · 604 ft
- Berlin TV Tower — 368 m · 1,207 ft
- Sky Tower Auckland — 328 m · 1,076 ft
- London Eye — 135 m · 443 ft
- Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) — 96 m · 315 ft