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How Tall Is the Colosseum?

The Colosseum is about 157 ft (48 m) tall. That is about 28 times the height of the average man. The ancient Roman amphitheater.

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How tall is the Colosseum compared to the average man?

The Colosseum is about 28 times the height of the average man. The Colosseum is 28.1× the size of the average man: about 28 average men stacked up would match it.

Colosseum height facts

The Colosseum is about 48 meters (157 ft) tall and 188 meters long.
It could hold about 50,000 spectators.

How does the Colosseum compare to other things?

The Colosseum next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Colosseum
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	29 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	265,000× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	184× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	6.9× bigger
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)	315 ft (96 m)	157 ft (48 m) bigger
Statue of Liberty	305 ft (93 m)	148 ft (45 m) bigger
General Sherman tree	276 ft (84 m)	118 ft (36 m) bigger
Taj Mahal	240 ft (73 m)	82 ft (25 m) bigger
Airbus A380	239 ft (72.7 m) long	81 ft (24.7 m) bigger
Boeing 747	232 ft (70.7 m) long	74 ft (22.7 m) bigger
Falcon 9	230 ft (70 m)	72 ft (22 m) bigger
Sydney Opera House	213 ft (65 m)	56 ft (17 m) bigger
Space Shuttle	184 ft (56.1 m)	27 ft (8.1 m) bigger
Leaning Tower of Pisa	184 ft (56 m)	26 ft (8 m) bigger
Niagara Falls	167 ft (51 m)	9 ft 10 in (3 m) bigger
Christ the Redeemer	125 ft (38 m)	33 ft (10 m) smaller
Argentinosaurus	115 ft (35 m) long	43 ft (13 m) smaller
Diplodocus	85 ft (26 m) long	72 ft (22 m) smaller
Blue whale	82 ft (25 m) long	75 ft (23 m) smaller
Hot air balloon	82 ft (25 m)	75 ft (23 m) smaller
Brachiosaurus	72 ft (22 m) long	85 ft (26 m) smaller
Semi-truck	72 ft (21.9 m) long	86 ft (26.1 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	3.9× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	28.1× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	30.2× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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