Westminster Abbey size comparison: how tall is the Westminster Abbey?
Westminster Abbey: 69 m · 226 ft tall
London, United Kingdom · 1745
Westminster Abbey is 69 m · 226 ft tall. That is about 40× 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.
Westminster Abbey in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Metres | 69 m |
| Feet | 226 ft |
| Yards | 75 yd |
| Kilometres | 0.069 km |
How many people tall is it?
You would need to stack about 40 average men (171 cm each) to be as tall as Westminster Abbey. With 3 m per storey, that is roughly the height of a 23-floor building.
What is about the same size as Westminster Abbey?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Spasskaya Tower (Monuments & mosques) | 71 m · 233 ft | 2 m taller (2.9%) |
| Nimitz aircraft carrier (Ships & boats) | 76 m · 249 ft | 7 m taller (10.1%) |
| Cruise ship (Ships & boats) | 72 m · 236 ft | 3 m taller (4.3%) |
| Leshan Giant Buddha (Statues) | 71 m · 233 ft | 2 m taller (2.9%) |
| Statue of Equality (Statues) | 66 m · 217 ft | 3 m shorter (4.3%) |
| Tower Bridge (Towers & bridges) | 65 m · 213 ft | 4 m shorter (5.8%) |
| Galata Tower (Towers & bridges) | 63 m · 207 ft | 6 m shorter (8.7%) |
| Sydney Opera House (Monuments & mosques) | 65 m · 213 ft | 4 m shorter (5.8%) |
More in Monuments & mosques
- Great Pyramid of Giza — 138.5 m · 454 ft
- Great Sphinx of Giza — 20 m · 66 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