The Shard size comparison: how tall is The Shard?
The Shard: 310 m · 1,017 ft tall
London, United Kingdom · 2012
The Shard is 310 m · 1,017 ft tall. That is about 181× 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.
The Shard in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Metres | 310 m |
| Feet | 1,017 ft |
| Yards | 339 yd |
| Kilometres | 0.31 km |
How many people tall is it?
You would need to stack about 181 average men (171 cm each) to be as tall as The Shard. With 3 m per storey, that is roughly the height of a 103-floor building.
What is about the same size as The Shard?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Building (Skyscrapers) | 319 m · 1,047 ft | 9 m taller (2.9%) |
| Tokyo Tower (Towers & bridges) | 333 m · 1,093 ft | 23 m taller (7.4%) |
| Eiffel Tower (Towers & bridges) | 330 m · 1,083 ft | 20 m taller (6.5%) |
| Sky Tower Auckland (Towers & bridges) | 328 m · 1,076 ft | 18 m taller (5.8%) |
| Sydney Tower (Towers & bridges) | 309 m · 1,014 ft | 1 m shorter (0.3%) |
| Dead Sea (Seas & gulfs) | 298 m · 978 ft | 12 m shorter (3.9%) |
| N Seoul Tower (Towers & bridges) | 236.7 m · 777 ft | 73.3 m shorter (23.6%) |
| Cayan Tower (Skyscrapers) | 306.4 m · 1,005 ft | 3.6 m shorter (1.2%) |
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