How tall is the Great Sphinx of Giza?

What the Great Sphinx of Giza’s height measures

The Great Sphinx of Giza is the 7th tallest of the 9 statues on this site, each measured as the figure alone, without a pedestal. See the 9 statues ranked and drawn to scale.

• The White House: 21 m (70 ft). The White House is taller than the Great Sphinx of Giza by 1.34 m (4 ft 4.5 in).
• The Louvre Pyramid, Paris: 21.6 m (71 ft). The Louvre Pyramid, Paris is taller than the Great Sphinx of Giza by 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in).
• Mount Rushmore Presidential Statue: 18 m (60 ft). The Great Sphinx of Giza is taller than the Mount Rushmore Presidential Statue by 1.71 m (5 ft 7.5 in).

The endpoint matters: a roof, architectural tip and antenna can give different heights for the same structure. Use the named endpoint when comparing another landmark.

More structures, most looked up first

• Eiffel Tower 330 m (1,083 ft)
• Statue of Liberty 46 m (151 ft)
• Empire State Building 443 m (1,454 ft)
• Burj Khalifa 828 m (2,717 ft)
• El Capitan 914 m (3,000 ft)
• Taipei 101 508 m (1,667 ft)

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