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How Tall Is Big Ben?

Big Ben is about 315 ft (96 m) tall. That is about 56 times the height of the average man. The clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London.

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How tall is Big Ben compared to the average man?

Big Ben is about 56 times the height of the average man. Big Ben is 56.1× the size of the average man: about 56 average men stacked up would match it.

Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) height facts

The Elizabeth Tower, home of Big Ben, is 96 meters (316 ft) tall.
"Big Ben" is really the name of the great bell inside.

How does Big Ben compare to other things?

Big Ben next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	14.5 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	133,000× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	92.2× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	3.4× bigger
Sagrada Família	566 ft (173 m)	251 ft (76.5 m) bigger
Washington Monument	554 ft (169 m)	240 ft (73 m) bigger
Great Pyramid of Giza	454 ft (139 m)	139 ft (42.5 m) bigger
London Eye	443 ft (135 m)	128 ft (39 m) bigger
Starship	397 ft (121 m)	82 ft (25 m) bigger
Hyperion (tallest tree)	381 ft (116 m)	66 ft (20 m) bigger
Saturn V	363 ft (111 m)	48 ft (14.6 m) bigger
International Space Station	358 ft (109 m) long	43 ft (13 m) bigger
Statue of Liberty	305 ft (93 m)	9 ft 10 in (3 m) smaller
General Sherman tree	276 ft (84 m)	39 ft (12 m) smaller
Taj Mahal	240 ft (73 m)	75 ft (23 m) smaller
Airbus A380	239 ft (72.7 m) long	76 ft (23.3 m) smaller
Boeing 747	232 ft (70.7 m) long	83 ft (25.3 m) smaller
Falcon 9	230 ft (70 m)	85 ft (26 m) smaller
Sydney Opera House	213 ft (65 m)	102 ft (31 m) smaller
Space Shuttle	184 ft (56.1 m)	131 ft (39.9 m) smaller
Leaning Tower of Pisa	184 ft (56 m)	131 ft (40 m) smaller
Niagara Falls	167 ft (51 m)	148 ft (45 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	7.9× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	56.1× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	60.4× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.