Leaning Tower of Pisa
56 m (183.7 ft)
Height above the ground
The bell tower that started tilting while it was being built, measured from the ground. About 56 m tall above the ground.
Published
How big is that?
56 m is 2.1 times a blue whale and 51% of an NFL field.
Leaning Tower of Pisa is the 9th largest of the 39 Classic objects, and the 42nd largest of the 109 objects across all three SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Space Shuttle orbiter (Without the fuel tank) (Cosmic Scale), 37.2 m long and Falcon 9 (SpaceX) (Cosmic Scale), 70 m tall.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Leaning Tower of Pisa in orange beside the Classic objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Leaning Tower of Pisa |
|---|---|---|
| Statue of Liberty (Statue only)The copper statue in New York Harbor, from the top of its base to the torch. | 46.05 m tall | 82% of the size |
| Olympic swimming poolA long-course competition pool, seen from above. | 50 m long | 89% of the size |
| Leaning Tower of Pisa | 56 m tall | – |
| Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben)The clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London. | 96.3 m tall | 1.7× bigger |
| American football field (NFL)An NFL field seen from above, measured from end line to end line. | 109.728 m long | 2× bigger |
In other units
| Centimetres | 5,600 |
|---|---|
| Metres | 56 |
| Feet | 183.7 |
| Yards | 61.24 |
How it's measured
Height above the ground. City of Pisa; the tower's operator gives 58.36 m, which appears to count from the foundations.
Sources
- turismo.pisa.it: Pisa tourism office: about 56 metres tall.
- opapisa.it (supporting): Opera della Primaziale Pisana: height 58,36 metres.
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
Leaning Tower of Pisa 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.