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How big is the Washington Monument?
169 m
The Washington Monument measures 169 m. That's about 14 school buses lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 169 meters, or about 554 feet.
- It's about 99 times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 14 school buses could line up across it.
- At a normal walking pace you'd cross it in about 121 seconds.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #180 by size.
Size comparison
How Washington Monument stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
Statue of Unity
182 m
Three Gorges Dam
181 m
sand dune
180 m
submarine
170 m
Washington Monument
169 m
High Roller wheel
167 m
Singapore Flyer
165 m
wind turbine
150 m
Great Pyramid of Giza
139 m
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
Standing beside it, an average person (1.7 m tall) would reach only about 1.01% of its height.
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