Potala Palace size comparison: how tall is the Potala Palace?
Potala Palace: 117 m · 384 ft tall
Lhasa, China · 1649
Potala Palace is 117 m · 384 ft tall. That is about 68× 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.
Potala Palace in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Metres | 117 m |
| Feet | 384 ft |
| Yards | 128 yd |
| Kilometres | 0.117 km |
How many people tall is it?
You would need to stack about 68 average men (171 cm each) to be as tall as Potala Palace. With 3 m per storey, that is roughly the height of a 39-floor building.
What is about the same size as Potala Palace?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| St. Peter's Basilica (Monuments & mosques) | 136.6 m · 448 ft | 19.6 m taller (16.8%) |
| London Eye (Towers & bridges) | 135 m · 443 ft | 18 m taller (15.4%) |
| Ski jump (Goals, nets & courts) | 130 m · 427 ft | 13 m taller (11.1%) |
| Ushiku Daibutsu (Statues) | 120 m · 394 ft | 3 m taller (2.6%) |
| Laykyun Sekkya (Statues) | 116 m · 381 ft | 1 m shorter (0.9%) |
| Tallest redwood (Trees) | 116 m · 381 ft | 1 m shorter (0.9%) |
| Guanyin of Nanshan (Statues) | 108 m · 354 ft | 9 m shorter (7.7%) |
| Florence Cathedral (Monuments & mosques) | 114.5 m · 376 ft | 2.5 m shorter (2.1%) |
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