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Colosseum vs St Peter's Basilica

Colosseum vs St Peter's Basilica
St Peter's Basilica is larger on height
St Peter's Basilica is 2.8× Colosseum on height.

Colosseum and St Peter's Basilica 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 St Peter's Basilica
Height 48 m 136.6 m
Length 189 m 220 m
Area 24,000 m² 15,160 m²

What the numbers say

  • St Peter's Basilica is 2.8× Colosseum on height.
  • St Peter's Basilica is somewhat greater than Colosseum on length — about 1.2×.
  • Colosseum is 1.6× St Peter's Basilica on area.

Height compared.

St Peter's Basilica 136.6 m
Colosseum 48 m

Colosseum

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

St Peter's Basilica

The Renaissance church at the centre of Vatican City, the largest church interior 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, Colosseum or St Peter's Basilica?
St Peter's Basilica is 2.8× Colosseum on height. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Colosseums and St Peter's Basilicas compare on length?
Colosseum: 189 m. St Peter's Basilica: 220 m. St Peter's Basilica is somewhat greater than Colosseum on length — about 1.2×.
How do Colosseums and St Peter's Basilicas compare on area?
Colosseum: 24,000 m². St Peter's Basilica: 15,160 m². Colosseum is 1.6× St Peter's Basilica on area.

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Sources

  1. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked