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How tall is the San Jacinto Monument?

The San Jacinto Monument reaches 172.92 m (567 ft), listed height of the column.

Side by side with Devils Tower, the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Sagrada Família

The Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe) is taller than the San Jacinto Monument by 7 m (23 ft).San Jacinto Monument: 173 m (567 ft). The Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe): 180 m (591 ft). The Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe) is taller than the San Jacinto Monument by 7 m (23 ft).San Jacinto Monument: 173 m (567 ft). The Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe): 180 m (591 ft).

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What the San Jacinto Monument’s height measures

The monument is a column at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site near Houston, Texas, built between 1936 and 1939.

Next above the San Jacinto Monument on this site: The Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe), at 180 m (591 ft), 7 m (23 ft) taller. Next below: Sagrada Família, at 173 m (566 ft), 0.42 m (1 ft 4.5 in) shorter.

  • Washington Monument: 169.05 m (555 ft). The San Jacinto Monument is taller than the Washington Monument by 4 m (13 ft).

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Published height

172.92 m (567 ft)

The San Jacinto Monument reaches 172.92 m (567 ft), listed height of the column.

Source: Wikipedia

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The San Jacinto Monument, 172.92 m (567 ft), drawn to scale beside the Sagrada Família, 172.5 m (566 ft)