Great Pyramid of Giza size comparison: how tall is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Great Pyramid of Giza: 138.5 m · 454 ft tall · 6,000,000 t (13,227,720,000 lb)
Giza, Egypt · c. 2560 BC Also searched as Great Pyramid (Pyramid of Cheops).
Great Pyramid of Giza is 138.5 m · 454 ft tall (6,000,000 t (13,227,720,000 lb)). That is about 81× 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.
Great Pyramid of Giza in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Metres | 138.5 m |
| Feet | 454 ft |
| Yards | 151 yd |
| Kilometres | 0.139 km |
How many people tall is it?
You would need to stack about 81 average men (171 cm each) to be as tall as Great Pyramid of Giza. With 3 m per storey, that is roughly the height of a 46-floor building.
What is about the same size as Great Pyramid of Giza?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Masjid al-Haram minaret (Monuments & mosques) | 139 m · 456 ft | 50 cm taller (0.4%) |
| Reunion Tower (Towers & bridges) | 171 m · 561 ft | 32.5 m taller (23.5%) |
| Blackpool Tower (Towers & bridges) | 158 m · 518 ft | 19.5 m taller (14.1%) |
| Spring Temple Buddha (Statues) | 153 m · 502 ft | 14.5 m taller (10.5%) |
| London Eye (Towers & bridges) | 135 m · 443 ft | 3.5 m shorter (2.5%) |
| Ski jump (Goals, nets & courts) | 130 m · 427 ft | 8.5 m shorter (6.1%) |
| Ushiku Daibutsu (Statues) | 120 m · 394 ft | 18.5 m shorter (13.4%) |
| St. Peter's Basilica (Monuments & mosques) | 136.6 m · 448 ft | 1.9 m shorter (1.4%) |
More in Monuments & mosques
- Great Sphinx of Giza — 20 m · 66 ft
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- Gateway Arch — 192 m · 630 ft
- Arc de Triomphe — 50 m · 164 ft
- Brandenburg Gate — 26 m · 85 ft
- Colosseum — 48 m · 157 ft
- Stonehenge — 730 cm · 23' 11"
- Sydney Opera House — 65 m · 213 ft
- Sagrada Familia — 172.5 m · 566 ft
- Cologne Cathedral — 157 m · 515 ft
- St. Peter's Basilica — 136.6 m · 448 ft
- Taj Mahal — 73 m · 240 ft