Objects
How tall are everyday objects, vehicles and buildings? Sourced heights, drawn to scale.
Every object here has a named source and a note saying what was measured: the rim of a basketball hoop, the crossbar of a goal, the architectural height of a skyscraper. Open a page to see the figure in both units, compare it with a person and other objects on one scale, and share or download the chart.
Objects
- American football goal postThe crossbar of an NFL goal post.304.8 cm (10'0")
- Basketball hoopA regulation basketball rim.304.8 cm (10'0")
- Bowling pinA tenpin bowling pin.38.1 cm (1'3")
- Cricket stumpsA cricket wicket: three stumps with bails.71.1 cm (2'4")
- Football goalA full-size association football goal.244 cm (8'0")
- Shipping container (40 ft)A standard ISO series 1 freight container.259.1 cm (8'6")
- Tennis netA regulation tennis net at its centre strap.91.4 cm (3'0")
- Volleyball netA regulation indoor volleyball net (men's height).243 cm (8'0")
Vehicles
Buildings
- Burj KhalifaThe world's tallest building, in Dubai.828 m (2,716'6")
- Eiffel TowerParis's wrought-iron tower, built for the 1889 Exposition Universelle.330.1 m (1,083'0")
- Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben)The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, London.96.3 m (315'11")
- Empire State BuildingNew York's 1931 Art Deco skyscraper.381 m (1,250'0")
- Shanghai TowerChina's tallest building, completed in 2015.632 m (2,073'6")
- Statue of LibertyThe statue and its pedestal in New York Harbor.92.99 m (305'1")
- Tokyo SkytreeTokyo's broadcasting and observation tower.634 m (2,080'1")
Nature
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