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CN Tower vs Washington Monument

CN Tower vs Washington Monument
CN Tower is larger on weight
CN Tower is somewhat greater than Washington Monument on weight — about 1.4×.

CN Tower and Washington Monument 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 Washington Monument
Weight 117,900 t 82,420 t
Height 446.5–553.3 m 169 m

What the numbers say

  • CN Tower is somewhat greater than Washington Monument on weight — about 1.4×.
  • CN Tower is 3.3× Washington Monument on height.

Weight compared.

CN Tower 117,900 t
Washington Monument 82,420 t

CN Tower

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

Washington Monument

A marble obelisk on the National Mall, the tallest stone structure in the world.

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 Washington Monument?
CN Tower is somewhat greater than Washington Monument on weight — about 1.4×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do CN Towers and Washington Monuments compare on height?
CN Tower: 446.5–553.3 m. Washington Monument: 169 m. CN Tower is 3.3× Washington Monument on height.

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Sources

  1. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked