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Arc de Triomphe vs Taj Mahal

Arc de Triomphe vs Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal is larger on height
Taj Mahal is somewhat greater than Arc de Triomphe on height — about 1.5×.

Arc de Triomphe and Taj Mahal can be compared on 2 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 Taj Mahal
Height 50 m 73 m
Width 45 m 57 m

What the numbers say

  • Taj Mahal is somewhat greater than Arc de Triomphe on height — about 1.5×.
  • Taj Mahal is somewhat greater than Arc de Triomphe on width — about 1.3×.

Height compared.

Taj Mahal 73 m
Arc de Triomphe 50 m

Arc de Triomphe

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

Taj Mahal

A white marble mausoleum in Agra, completed in 1653 for the wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.

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 Taj Mahal?
Taj Mahal is somewhat greater than Arc de Triomphe on height — about 1.5×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Arc de Triomphes and Taj Mahals compare on width?
Arc de Triomphe: 45 m. Taj Mahal: 57 m. Taj Mahal is somewhat greater than Arc de Triomphe on width — about 1.3×.

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Sources

  1. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked