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How Tall Is the Empire State Building?

The Empire State Building is about 1,453 ft (443 m) tall. That is about 259 times the height of the average man. An Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, finished in 1931.

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How tall is the Empire State Building compared to the average man?

The Empire State Building is about 259 times the height of the average man. The Empire State Building is 259× the size of the average man: about 259 average men stacked up would match it.

Empire State Building height facts

The Empire State Building is 443 meters (1,454 ft) tall to the tip of its antenna; the roof is 381 meters.
It was the tallest building in the world for almost 40 years.
It was built in just 410 days.

How does the Empire State Building compare to other things?

The Empire State Building next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Empire State Building
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	3.14 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	28,800× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	20× bigger
Angel Falls	3,212 ft (979 m)	1,759 ft (536 m) bigger
El Capitan	2,999 ft (914 m)	1,545 ft (471 m) bigger
Burj Khalifa	2,717 ft (828 m)	1,263 ft (385 m) bigger
Merdeka 118	2,227 ft (679 m)	774 ft (236 m) bigger
Tokyo Skytree	2,080 ft (634 m)	627 ft (191 m) bigger
Shanghai Tower	2,073 ft (632 m)	620 ft (189 m) bigger
CN Tower	1,815 ft (553 m)	362 ft (110 m) bigger
One World Trade Center	1,776 ft (541 m)	323 ft (98.3 m) bigger
Twin Towers (World Trade Center)	1,729 ft (527 m)	276 ft (84 m) bigger
Taipei 101	1,667 ft (508 m)	213 ft (65 m) bigger
Petronas Towers	1,483 ft (452 m)	30 ft (9 m) bigger
Icon of the Seas	1,198 ft (365 m) long	256 ft (78 m) smaller
Aircraft carrier	1,093 ft (333 m) long	361 ft (110 m) smaller
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	371 ft (113 m) smaller
Titanic	883 ft (269 m) long	571 ft (174 m) smaller
Devils Tower	869 ft (265 m)	584 ft (178 m) smaller
Golden Gate Bridge tower	745 ft (227 m)	709 ft (216 m) smaller
Gateway Arch	630 ft (192 m)	823 ft (251 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	36.3× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	259× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	279× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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