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How Tall Is the Twin Towers?

The Twin Towers is about 1,729 ft (527 m) tall. That is about 308 times the height of the average man. The original World Trade Center towers in New York City (1973–2001).

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

The Twin Towers is about 308 times the height of the average man. The Twin Towers is 308× the size of the average man: about 308 average men stacked up would match it.

Twin Towers (World Trade Center) height facts

The North Tower's roof was 417 meters (1,368 ft) high; with its antenna it reached 527 meters.
The South Tower was 415 meters tall.
They were the tallest buildings in the world in 1972 and 1973.

How does the Twin Towers compare to other things?

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

Thing	Size	Compared to Twin Towers (World Trade Center)
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	2.64 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	24,200× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	16.8× bigger
Angel Falls	3,212 ft (979 m)	1,483 ft (452 m) bigger
El Capitan	2,999 ft (914 m)	1,270 ft (387 m) bigger
Burj Khalifa	2,717 ft (828 m)	988 ft (301 m) bigger
Merdeka 118	2,227 ft (679 m)	498 ft (152 m) bigger
Tokyo Skytree	2,080 ft (634 m)	351 ft (107 m) bigger
Shanghai Tower	2,073 ft (632 m)	344 ft (105 m) bigger
CN Tower	1,815 ft (553 m)	86 ft (26.3 m) bigger
One World Trade Center	1,776 ft (541 m)	47 ft (14.3 m) bigger
Taipei 101	1,667 ft (508 m)	62 ft (19 m) smaller
Petronas Towers	1,483 ft (452 m)	246 ft (75 m) smaller
Empire State Building	1,453 ft (443 m)	276 ft (84 m) smaller
Icon of the Seas	1,198 ft (365 m) long	531 ft (162 m) smaller
Aircraft carrier	1,093 ft (333 m) long	636 ft (194 m) smaller
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	646 ft (197 m) smaller
Titanic	883 ft (269 m) long	846 ft (258 m) smaller
Devils Tower	869 ft (265 m)	860 ft (262 m) smaller
Golden Gate Bridge tower	745 ft (227 m)	984 ft (300 m) smaller
Gateway Arch	630 ft (192 m)	1,099 ft (335 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	43.2× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	308× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	331× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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