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Gateway Arch vs Space Needle

Gateway Arch vs Space Needle
Gateway Arch is larger on weight
Gateway Arch is 1.8× Space Needle on weight.

Gateway Arch and Space Needle 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.
Gateway Arch Space Needle
Weight 15,650 t 8,660 t
Height 192 m 158–184 m

What the numbers say

  • Gateway Arch is 1.8× Space Needle on weight.
  • Gateway Arch and Space Needle are near enough identical on height.

Weight compared.

Gateway Arch 15,650 t
Space Needle 8,660 t

Gateway Arch

A stainless steel catenary arch in St Louis, the tallest arch and the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere.

Space Needle

An observation tower built for the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle.

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, Gateway Arch or Space Needle?
Gateway Arch is 1.8× Space Needle on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Gateway Archs and Space Needles compare on height?
Gateway Arch: 192 m. Space Needle: 158–184 m. Gateway Arch and Space Needle are near enough identical on height.

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Sources

  1. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked