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How Tall Is the London Eye?

The London Eye is about 443 ft (135 m) tall. That is about 79 times the height of the average man. A giant observation wheel in London.

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How tall is the London Eye compared to the average man?

The London Eye is about 79 times the height of the average man. The London Eye is 78.9× the size of the average man: about 79 average men stacked up would match it.

London Eye height facts

The London Eye is 135 meters (443 ft) tall.
One rotation takes about 30 minutes.

How does the London Eye compare to other things?

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

Thing	Size	Compared to London Eye
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	10.3 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	94,400× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	65.5× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	640 ft (195 m) bigger
Devils Tower	869 ft (265 m)	427 ft (130 m) bigger
Golden Gate Bridge tower	745 ft (227 m)	302 ft (92 m) bigger
Gateway Arch	630 ft (192 m)	187 ft (57 m) bigger
Space Needle	604 ft (184 m)	161 ft (49 m) bigger
Sagrada Família	566 ft (173 m)	123 ft (37.5 m) bigger
Washington Monument	554 ft (169 m)	112 ft (34 m) bigger
Great Pyramid of Giza	454 ft (139 m)	11 ft (3.5 m) bigger
Starship	397 ft (121 m)	46 ft (14 m) smaller
Hyperion (tallest tree)	381 ft (116 m)	62 ft (19 m) smaller
Saturn V	363 ft (111 m)	80 ft (24.4 m) smaller
International Space Station	358 ft (109 m) long	85 ft (26 m) smaller
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)	315 ft (96 m)	128 ft (39 m) smaller
Statue of Liberty	305 ft (93 m)	138 ft (42 m) smaller
General Sherman tree	276 ft (84 m)	167 ft (51 m) smaller
Taj Mahal	240 ft (73 m)	203 ft (62 m) smaller
Airbus A380	239 ft (72.7 m) long	204 ft (62.3 m) smaller
Boeing 747	232 ft (70.7 m) long	211 ft (64.3 m) smaller
Falcon 9	230 ft (70 m)	213 ft (65 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	11.1× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	78.9× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	84.9× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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