Great Pyramid of Giza (Today)
137.5 m (451.1 ft)
Current height
The largest of the three pyramids at Giza, Egypt. About 137.5 m tall today; it stood about 146.5 m when finished.
Published
How big is that?
137.5 m is 1.3 times an NFL field and 42% of the Eiffel Tower.
Great Pyramid of Giza is the 6th largest of the 39 Classic objects, and the 35th largest of the 109 objects across all three SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Starship (Full stack) (Cosmic Scale), 124 m tall and Bennu (Asteroid) (Cosmic Scale), 484 m across.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Great Pyramid of Giza in orange beside the Classic objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Great Pyramid of Giza |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben)The clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London. | 96.3 m tall | 70% of the size |
| American football field (NFL)An NFL field seen from above, measured from end line to end line. | 109.728 m long | 80% of the size |
| Great Pyramid of Giza (Today) | 137.5 m tall | – |
| Washington MonumentThe marble obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. | 169.046 m tall | 1.2× bigger |
| Golden Gate Bridge (Tower)One of the two Art Deco towers of San Francisco's suspension bridge, measured above the water. | 227 m tall | 1.7× bigger |
In other units
| Metres | 137.5 |
|---|---|
| Kilometres | 0.1375 |
| Feet | 451.1 |
| Yards | 150.4 |
How it's measured
Current height. Record figure; the capstone and outer casing are gone.
Sources
- guinnessworldrecords.com: Guinness World Records: reduced its height to 137.5 m (451 ft 1 in) today.
- britannica.com (supporting): Britannica: lowered the pyramid's height to 449 feet (137 meters).
- egymonuments.gov.eg (supporting): Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities: original height of 146.5 meters.
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the objects in Classic, a daily size comparison game: you stretch a shape to the size you think is right beside one you know.