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How Tall Is the Sagrada FamíLia?

The Sagrada Família is about 566 ft (173 m) tall. That is about 101 times the height of the average man. Antoni Gaudí's basilica in Barcelona, under construction since 1882.

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How tall is the Sagrada Família compared to the average man?

The Sagrada Família is about 101 times the height of the average man. The Sagrada Família is 101× the size of the average man: about 101 average men stacked up would match it.

Sagrada FamíLia height facts

With its central Tower of Jesus Christ, the Sagrada Família reaches 172.5 meters (566 ft), the tallest church in the world.
Gaudí made it just shorter than Barcelona's Montjuïc hill, saying his work should not surpass God's.

How does the Sagrada Família compare to other things?

The Sagrada Família next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Sagrada Família
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	8.07 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	73,900× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	51.3× bigger
Icon of the Seas	1,198 ft (365 m) long	632 ft (193 m) bigger
Aircraft carrier	1,093 ft (333 m) long	527 ft (161 m) bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	517 ft (158 m) bigger
Titanic	883 ft (269 m) long	317 ft (96.5 m) bigger
Devils Tower	869 ft (265 m)	303 ft (92.5 m) bigger
Golden Gate Bridge tower	745 ft (227 m)	179 ft (54.5 m) bigger
Gateway Arch	630 ft (192 m)	64 ft (19.5 m) bigger
Space Needle	604 ft (184 m)	38 ft (11.5 m) bigger
Washington Monument	554 ft (169 m)	11 ft (3.5 m) smaller
Great Pyramid of Giza	454 ft (139 m)	112 ft (34 m) smaller
London Eye	443 ft (135 m)	123 ft (37.5 m) smaller
Starship	397 ft (121 m)	169 ft (51.5 m) smaller
Hyperion (tallest tree)	381 ft (116 m)	185 ft (56.5 m) smaller
Saturn V	363 ft (111 m)	203 ft (61.9 m) smaller
International Space Station	358 ft (109 m) long	208 ft (63.5 m) smaller
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)	315 ft (96 m)	251 ft (76.5 m) smaller
Statue of Liberty	305 ft (93 m)	261 ft (79.5 m) smaller
General Sherman tree	276 ft (84 m)	290 ft (88.5 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	14.1× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	101× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	108× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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