Statue of Liberty (Statue only)
46.05 m (151.1 ft)
Top of base to torch
The copper statue in New York Harbor, from the top of its base to the torch. 46 m to the torch; 93 m from the ground with the pedestal.
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How big is that?
46.05 m is 1.7 times a blue whale and 42% of an NFL field.
Statue of Liberty is the 11th largest of the 39 Classic objects, and the 44th 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: Statue of Liberty in orange beside the Classic objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Statue of Liberty |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball court (FIBA)An international basketball court seen from above. | 28 m long | 61% of the size |
| Christ the Redeemer (Statue only)The statue above Rio de Janeiro, not counting its 8 m pedestal. | 30 m tall | 65% of the size |
| Statue of Liberty (Statue only) | 46.05 m tall | – |
| Olympic swimming poolA long-course competition pool, seen from above. | 50 m long | 1.1× bigger |
| Leaning Tower of PisaThe bell tower that started tilting while it was being built, measured from the ground. | 56 m tall | 1.2× bigger |
In other units
| Centimetres | 4,605 |
|---|---|
| Metres | 46.05 |
| Feet | 151.1 |
| Yards | 50.36 |
How it's measured
Top of base to torch. National Park Service.
Sources
- nps.gov: Top of base to torch 151'1" 46.05m.
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
Statue of Liberty 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.