Great Sphinx of Giza size comparison: how tall is the Great Sphinx of Giza?
Great Sphinx of Giza: 20 m · 66 ft tall
Giza, Egypt · c. 2500 BC
Great Sphinx of Giza is 20 m · 66 ft tall. That is about 12× 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 Sphinx of Giza in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 2,000 cm |
| Metres | 20 m |
| Feet and inches | 66 ft |
| Inches | 787.4 in |
How many people tall is it?
You would need to stack about 11.7 average men (171 cm each) to be as tall as Great Sphinx of Giza. With 3 m per storey, that is roughly the height of a 6.7-floor building.
What is about the same size as Great Sphinx of Giza?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Brandenburg Gate (Monuments & mosques) | 26 m · 85 ft | 6 m taller (30%) |
| Luxury yacht (Ships & boats) | 25 m · 82 ft | 5 m taller (25%) |
| Airbus A380 (Airliners) | 24.1 m · 79 ft | 4.1 m taller (20.5%) |
| Antonov An-124 (Airliners) | 20.8 m · 68 ft | 80 cm taller (4%) |
| Boeing 777X (Airliners) | 19.7 m · 65 ft | 30 cm shorter (1.5%) |
| Boeing 747-400 (Airliners) | 19.4 m · 64 ft | 60 cm shorter (3%) |
| Boeing 747-8 (Airliners) | 19.4 m · 64 ft | 60 cm shorter (3%) |
| Parthenon (Monuments & mosques) | 13.7 m · 45 ft | 6.3 m shorter (31.5%) |
More in Monuments & mosques
- Great Pyramid of Giza — 138.5 m · 454 ft
- Washington Monument — 169 m · 554 ft
- 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