Landmarks Size Comparison

The Matterhorn rises 4,478 m in the Swiss Alps.

The highest mountain in the British Isles, at 1,345 m.

Burj Khalifa has an architectural height of 828 m.

At 634 m the Tokyo Skytree is the world's tallest tower.

The Canton Tower's twisted lattice narrows as it rises to 600 m.

At 553 m it held the record for the world's tallest freestanding structure from 1976 to 2007.

At 540 m the Ostankino Tower is the tallest structure in Europe.

Its eleven spheres hold restaurants, a hotel and observation decks.

The Empire State Building is 443.2 m tall to the tip of its antenna.

Willis Tower has an architectural height of 442 m.

The Milad Tower in Tehran stands 435 m tall with a 12-storey head.

The Berlin TV Tower is the tallest structure in Germany at 368 m.

Uluru rises 348 m above the Australian outback.

Built in 1889; was the world's tallest structure for 41 years.

Tower Bridge is 244 m long in total, including its approach viaducts.

Each Golden Gate Bridge tower rises 227 m above the water.

The Sydney Opera House is 183 m long from end to end.

It stayed the tallest man-made structure for over 3,800 years.

The London Eye is 135 m high.

Big Ben rises 96 m above the Palace of Westminster.

A gift from France in 1886; 93 m tall including the pedestal.

The Taj Mahal stands 73 m tall, crowned by its marble dome.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is 56.67 m high on its high side.

Paris’s Arc de Triomphe stands 49.54 m high.

It could hold an estimated 50,000–80,000 spectators.

India Gate in New Delhi is 42 m tall.

Christ the Redeemer stands 30 m tall above Rio de Janeiro.

Berlin's landmark gate stands 26 m tall and was finished in 1791.

The tallest stones at Stonehenge reach about 7.8 m.