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How Tall Is the Washington Monument?

The Washington Monument is about 554 ft (169 m) tall. That is about 99 times the height of the average man. A marble obelisk in Washington, D.C.

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How tall is the Washington Monument compared to the average man?

The Washington Monument is about 99 times the height of the average man. The Washington Monument is 98.8× the size of the average man: about 99 average men stacked up would match it.

Washington Monument height facts

The Washington Monument is 169 meters (555 ft) tall.
The stone changes color about a third of the way up, where construction paused for over 20 years.

How does the Washington Monument compare to other things?

The Washington Monument next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Washington Monument
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	8.24 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	75,400× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	52.4× bigger
Icon of the Seas	1,198 ft (365 m) long	643 ft (196 m) bigger
Aircraft carrier	1,093 ft (333 m) long	538 ft (164 m) bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	528 ft (161 m) bigger
Titanic	883 ft (269 m) long	328 ft (100 m) bigger
Devils Tower	869 ft (265 m)	315 ft (96 m) bigger
Golden Gate Bridge tower	745 ft (227 m)	190 ft (58 m) bigger
Gateway Arch	630 ft (192 m)	75 ft (23 m) bigger
Space Needle	604 ft (184 m)	49 ft (15 m) bigger
Sagrada Família	566 ft (173 m)	11 ft (3.5 m) bigger
Great Pyramid of Giza	454 ft (139 m)	100 ft (30.5 m) smaller
London Eye	443 ft (135 m)	112 ft (34 m) smaller
Starship	397 ft (121 m)	157 ft (48 m) smaller
Hyperion (tallest tree)	381 ft (116 m)	174 ft (53 m) smaller
Saturn V	363 ft (111 m)	192 ft (58.4 m) smaller
International Space Station	358 ft (109 m) long	197 ft (60 m) smaller
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)	315 ft (96 m)	240 ft (73 m) smaller
Statue of Liberty	305 ft (93 m)	249 ft (76 m) smaller
General Sherman tree	276 ft (84 m)	279 ft (85 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	13.9× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	98.8× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	106× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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