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Arc de Triomphe vs Colosseum

Arc de Triomphe vs Colosseum
Near enough equal on height
Arc de Triomphe and Colosseum are near enough identical on height.

Arc de Triomphe and Colosseum can be compared on 3 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

Side by side

Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.
Arc de Triomphe Colosseum
Height 50 m 48 m
Length 22 m 189 m
Width 45 m 156 m

What the numbers say

  • Arc de Triomphe and Colosseum are near enough identical on height.
  • Colosseum is 8.6× Arc de Triomphe on length.
  • Colosseum is 3.5× Arc de Triomphe on width.

Height compared.

Arc de Triomphe 50 m
Colosseum 48 m

Arc de Triomphe

A triumphal arch at the western end of the Champs-Élysées, completed in 1836.

Colosseum

The largest amphitheatre ever built, completed in Rome in AD 80.

This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

Common questions

Which is bigger, Arc de Triomphe or Colosseum?
Arc de Triomphe and Colosseum are near enough identical on height. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Arc de Triomphes and Colosseums compare on length?
Arc de Triomphe: 22 m. Colosseum: 189 m. Colosseum is 8.6× Arc de Triomphe on length.
How do Arc de Triomphes and Colosseums compare on width?
Arc de Triomphe: 45 m. Colosseum: 156 m. Colosseum is 3.5× Arc de Triomphe on width.

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Sources

  1. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked