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CN Tower vs Empire State Building

CN Tower vs Empire State Building
Empire State Building is larger on weight
Empire State Building is 2.8× CN Tower on weight.

CN Tower and Empire State Building 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.
CN Tower Empire State Building
Weight 117,900 t 331,000 t
Height 446.5–553.3 m 381–443.2 m

What the numbers say

  • Empire State Building is 2.8× CN Tower on weight.
  • CN Tower is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on height — about 1.2×.

Weight compared.

Empire State Building 331,000 t
CN Tower 117,900 t

CN Tower

A concrete communications and observation tower in Toronto, the world's tallest free-standing structure from 1975 to 2007.

Empire State Building

A 102-storey Art Deco skyscraper in Manhattan, the tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1970.

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, CN Tower or Empire State Building?
Empire State Building is 2.8× CN Tower on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do CN Towers and Empire State Buildings compare on height?
CN Tower: 446.5–553.3 m. Empire State Building: 381–443.2 m. CN Tower is somewhat greater than Empire State Building on height — about 1.2×.

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Sources

  1. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked