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How Tall Is the Sydney Opera House?

The Sydney Opera House is about 213 ft (65 m) tall. That is about 38 times the height of the average man. The famous sail-shaped performing arts center in Australia.

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How tall is the Sydney Opera House compared to the average man?

The Sydney Opera House is about 38 times the height of the average man. The Sydney Opera House is 38× the size of the average man: about 38 average men stacked up would match it.

Sydney Opera House height facts

The tallest shell of the Sydney Opera House is 65 meters (213 ft) above sea level.

How does the Sydney Opera House compare to other things?

The Sydney Opera House next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Sydney Opera House
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	21.4 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	196,000× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	136× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	5.1× bigger
London Eye	443 ft (135 m)	230 ft (70 m) bigger
Starship	397 ft (121 m)	184 ft (56 m) bigger
Hyperion (tallest tree)	381 ft (116 m)	167 ft (51 m) bigger
Saturn V	363 ft (111 m)	150 ft (45.6 m) bigger
International Space Station	358 ft (109 m) long	144 ft (44 m) bigger
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)	315 ft (96 m)	102 ft (31 m) bigger
Statue of Liberty	305 ft (93 m)	92 ft (28 m) bigger
General Sherman tree	276 ft (84 m)	62 ft (19 m) bigger
Taj Mahal	240 ft (73 m)	26 ft (8 m) bigger
Airbus A380	239 ft (72.7 m) long	25 ft (7.7 m) bigger
Boeing 747	232 ft (70.7 m) long	19 ft (5.7 m) bigger
Falcon 9	230 ft (70 m)	16 ft (5 m) bigger
Space Shuttle	184 ft (56.1 m)	29 ft (8.9 m) smaller
Leaning Tower of Pisa	184 ft (56 m)	30 ft (9 m) smaller
Niagara Falls	167 ft (51 m)	46 ft (14 m) smaller
Colosseum	157 ft (48 m)	56 ft (17 m) smaller
Christ the Redeemer	125 ft (38 m)	89 ft (27 m) smaller
Argentinosaurus	115 ft (35 m) long	98 ft (30 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	5.3× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	38× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	40.9× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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