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Colosseum vs Great Pyramid of Giza

Colosseum vs Great Pyramid of Giza
Great Pyramid of Giza is larger on height
Great Pyramid of Giza is 2.9× Colosseum on height.

Colosseum and Great Pyramid of Giza 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.
Colosseum Great Pyramid of Giza
Height 48 m 138.5–146.6 m
Width 156 m 230.3 m
Area 24,000 m² 53,000 m²

What the numbers say

  • Great Pyramid of Giza is 2.9× Colosseum on height.
  • Great Pyramid of Giza is somewhat greater than Colosseum on width — about 1.5×.
  • Great Pyramid of Giza is 2.2× Colosseum on area.

Height compared.

Great Pyramid of Giza 138.5–146.6 m
Colosseum 48 m

Colosseum

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

Great Pyramid of Giza

The oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the tallest structure built by humans for nearly 4,000 years.

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, Colosseum or Great Pyramid of Giza?
Great Pyramid of Giza is 2.9× Colosseum on height. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Colosseums and Great Pyramid of Gizas compare on width?
Colosseum: 156 m. Great Pyramid of Giza: 230.3 m. Great Pyramid of Giza is somewhat greater than Colosseum on width — about 1.5×.
How do Colosseums and Great Pyramid of Gizas compare on area?
Colosseum: 24,000 m². Great Pyramid of Giza: 53,000 m². Great Pyramid of Giza is 2.2× Colosseum on area.

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Sources

  1. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked