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How Tall Is One World Trade Center?

One World Trade Center is about 1,776 ft (541 m) tall. That is about 317 times the height of the average man. The tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, in New York City.

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How tall is One World Trade Center compared to the average man?

One World Trade Center is about 317 times the height of the average man. One World Trade Center is 317× the size of the average man: about 317 average men stacked up would match it.

One World Trade Center height facts

One World Trade Center is 541.3 meters (1,776 ft) tall, a number chosen for the year of the US Declaration of Independence.
Its roof is 417 meters high, the same as the original North Tower.

How does One World Trade Center compare to other things?

One World Trade Center next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to One World Trade Center
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	2.57 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	23,500× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	16.3× bigger
Angel Falls	3,212 ft (979 m)	1,436 ft (438 m) bigger
El Capitan	2,999 ft (914 m)	1,223 ft (373 m) bigger
Burj Khalifa	2,717 ft (828 m)	941 ft (287 m) bigger
Merdeka 118	2,227 ft (679 m)	451 ft (138 m) bigger
Tokyo Skytree	2,080 ft (634 m)	304 ft (92.7 m) bigger
Shanghai Tower	2,073 ft (632 m)	298 ft (90.7 m) bigger
CN Tower	1,815 ft (553 m)	39 ft (12 m) bigger
Twin Towers (World Trade Center)	1,729 ft (527 m)	47 ft (14.3 m) smaller
Taipei 101	1,667 ft (508 m)	109 ft (33.3 m) smaller
Petronas Towers	1,483 ft (452 m)	293 ft (89.3 m) smaller
Empire State Building	1,453 ft (443 m)	323 ft (98.3 m) smaller
Icon of the Seas	1,198 ft (365 m) long	578 ft (176 m) smaller
Aircraft carrier	1,093 ft (333 m) long	683 ft (208 m) smaller
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	693 ft (211 m) smaller
Titanic	883 ft (269 m) long	893 ft (272 m) smaller
Devils Tower	869 ft (265 m)	906 ft (276 m) smaller
Golden Gate Bridge tower	745 ft (227 m)	1,031 ft (314 m) smaller
Gateway Arch	630 ft (192 m)	1,146 ft (349 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	44.4× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	317× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	340× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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