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How Tall Is the Petronas Towers?

The Petronas Towers is about 1,483 ft (452 m) tall. That is about 264 times the height of the average man. Twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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How tall is the Petronas Towers compared to the average man?

The Petronas Towers is about 264 times the height of the average man. The Petronas Towers is 264× the size of the average man: about 264 average men stacked up would match it.

Petronas Towers height facts

The Petronas Towers are 452 meters (1,483 ft) tall.
A skybridge connects the two towers on the 41st and 42nd floors.

How does the Petronas Towers compare to other things?

The Petronas Towers next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Petronas Towers
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	3.08 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	28,200× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	19.6× bigger
Angel Falls	3,212 ft (979 m)	1,729 ft (527 m) bigger
El Capitan	2,999 ft (914 m)	1,516 ft (462 m) bigger
Burj Khalifa	2,717 ft (828 m)	1,234 ft (376 m) bigger
Merdeka 118	2,227 ft (679 m)	744 ft (227 m) bigger
Tokyo Skytree	2,080 ft (634 m)	597 ft (182 m) bigger
Shanghai Tower	2,073 ft (632 m)	591 ft (180 m) bigger
CN Tower	1,815 ft (553 m)	332 ft (101 m) bigger
One World Trade Center	1,776 ft (541 m)	293 ft (89.3 m) bigger
Twin Towers (World Trade Center)	1,729 ft (527 m)	246 ft (75 m) bigger
Taipei 101	1,667 ft (508 m)	184 ft (56 m) bigger
Empire State Building	1,453 ft (443 m)	30 ft (9 m) smaller
Icon of the Seas	1,198 ft (365 m) long	285 ft (87 m) smaller
Aircraft carrier	1,093 ft (333 m) long	390 ft (119 m) smaller
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	400 ft (122 m) smaller
Titanic	883 ft (269 m) long	600 ft (183 m) smaller
Devils Tower	869 ft (265 m)	614 ft (187 m) smaller
Golden Gate Bridge tower	745 ft (227 m)	738 ft (225 m) smaller
Gateway Arch	630 ft (192 m)	853 ft (260 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	37× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	264× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	284× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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