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title: "How many steps — monuments"
description: "12 monuments ranked by step count, with what each figure reaches and whether the public may climb it at all."
url: https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/monument/
site: "At One Place"
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# Steps to the top: monuments

12 monuments, most steps first. The access column is the one worth reading before booking anything.

| Structure | Steps | Reaches | Access |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gateway Arch | 1,076 | the observation area at the top of the arch, via the emergency stairs — no public access | Not climbable by the public |
| Washington Monument | 897 | the observation level at 152 m — stairs closed to the public | Not climbable by the public |
| Statue of Liberty (crown) | 377 | the crown, at 81 m — 162 steps above the top of the pedestal | Restricted — events or permit only |
| United States Capitol dome | 365 | the top of the dome — staff-escorted tours only | Not climbable by the public |
| Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey | 350 | the abbey church and the west terrace, from the village entrance | Open to climb |
| The Monument to the Great Fire of London | 311 | the viewing platform below the gilded urn, at 48 m | Open to climb |
| Bunker Hill Monument | 294 | the observation chamber at 67 m | Open to climb |
| Arc de Triomphe | 284 | the roof terrace at 50 m | Open to climb |
| Christ the Redeemer | 220 | the statue's viewing platform, from the upper station of the Corcovado railway | Open to climb |
| Statue of Liberty (pedestal) | 215 | the top of the pedestal, at 47 m — the observation level below the statue itself | Open to climb |
| The Motherland Calls (Mamayev Kurgan) | 200 | the base of the statue, from the foot of the memorial complex | Open to climb |
| Lincoln Memorial | 57 | the statue chamber, from the plaza at the Reflecting Pool | Open to climb |

> Published counts for the same structure routinely disagree by five to ten per cent, and nearly always for one of three reasons: whether intermediate landings count as steps, whether the final platform step counts, and where the climb is deemed to start. The figure here says what it reaches.

- [How many steps up Gateway Arch?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/gateway-arch/) — 1,076 steps
- [How many steps up Washington Monument?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/washington-monument/) — 897 steps
- [How many steps up Statue of Liberty (crown)?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/statue-of-liberty-crown/) — 377 steps
- [How many steps up United States Capitol dome?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/us-capitol-dome/) — 365 steps
- [How many steps up Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/mont-saint-michel/) — 350 steps
- [How many steps up The Monument to the Great Fire of London?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/monument-great-fire-london/) — 311 steps
- [How many steps up Bunker Hill Monument?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/bunker-hill-monument/) — 294 steps
- [How many steps up Arc de Triomphe?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/arc-de-triomphe/) — 284 steps
- [How many steps up Christ the Redeemer?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/christ-the-redeemer/) — 220 steps
- [How many steps up Statue of Liberty (pedestal)?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/statue-of-liberty-pedestal/) — 215 steps
- [How many steps up The Motherland Calls (Mamayev Kurgan)?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/motherland-calls/) — 200 steps
- [How many steps up Lincoln Memorial?](https://atoneplace.net/how-many-steps/lincoln-memorial/) — 57 steps

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