How big is the Washington Monument?

The obelisk is just under 170 meters tall. That is 169 m (554 ft) tall.

169 m tall · 554 ft

The obelisk is just under 170 meters tall.

Olympic pool 50 m

Washington Monument 169 m

Washington Monument next to olympic pool, drawn to scale.

Compared with things you know

The Washington Monument is about 9.2× the length of a bowling lane Bowling lane: 18.3 m
The Washington Monument is about 7.1× the length of a tennis court Tennis court: 23.8 m
The Washington Monument is about 3.4× the length of an Olympic pool Olympic pool: 50 m
The Washington Monument is about 1.8× the height of the Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 93 m

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