Colosseum size comparison: how tall is the Colosseum?
Colosseum: 48 m · 157 ft tall
Rome, Italy · 80
Colosseum is 48 m · 157 ft tall. That is about 28× 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.
Colosseum in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Metres | 48 m |
| Feet | 157 ft |
| Yards | 52 yd |
| Kilometres | 0.048 km |
How many people tall is it?
You would need to stack about 28 average men (171 cm each) to be as tall as Colosseum. With 3 m per storey, that is roughly the height of a 16-floor building.
What is about the same size as Colosseum?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Arc de Triomphe (Monuments & mosques) | 50 m · 164 ft | 2 m taller (4.2%) |
| Ponderosa pine (Trees) | 50 m · 164 ft | 2 m taller (4.2%) |
| Pirate galleon (Ships & boats) | 50 m · 164 ft | 2 m taller (4.2%) |
| African Renaissance Monument (Statues) | 49 m · 161 ft | 1 m taller (2.1%) |
| Arleigh Burke destroyer (Ships & boats) | 45 m · 148 ft | 3 m shorter (6.3%) |
| Oil tanker (Ships & boats) | 45 m · 148 ft | 3 m shorter (6.3%) |
| Fir tree (Trees) | 45 m · 148 ft | 3 m shorter (6.3%) |
| Saint Basil's Cathedral (Monuments & mosques) | 47.5 m · 156 ft | 50 cm shorter (1%) |
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