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Arc de Triomphe vs Tower Bridge

Arc de Triomphe vs Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is larger on height
Tower Bridge is somewhat greater than Arc de Triomphe on height — about 1.3×.

Arc de Triomphe and Tower Bridge 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 Tower Bridge
Height 50 m 8.6–65 m
Length 22 m 244 m
Width 45 m 18.9 m

What the numbers say

  • Tower Bridge is somewhat greater than Arc de Triomphe on height — about 1.3×.
  • Tower Bridge is 11× Arc de Triomphe on length.
  • Arc de Triomphe is 2.4× Tower Bridge on width.

Height compared.

Tower Bridge 8.6–65 m
Arc de Triomphe 50 m

Arc de Triomphe

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

Tower Bridge

A combined bascule and suspension bridge over the Thames, opened in 1894 and routinely mistaken for London Bridge.

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 Tower Bridge?
Tower Bridge is somewhat greater than Arc de Triomphe on height — about 1.3×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Arc de Triomphes and Tower Bridges compare on length?
Arc de Triomphe: 22 m. Tower Bridge: 244 m. Tower Bridge is 11× Arc de Triomphe on length.
How do Arc de Triomphes and Tower Bridges compare on width?
Arc de Triomphe: 45 m. Tower Bridge: 18.9 m. Arc de Triomphe is 2.4× Tower Bridge on width.

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Sources

  1. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked