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Hoover Dam vs Sagrada Família

Hoover Dam vs Sagrada Família
Hoover Dam is larger on height
Hoover Dam is somewhat greater than Sagrada Família on height — about 1.3×.

Hoover Dam and Sagrada Família 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.
Hoover Dam Sagrada Família
Height 221.4 m 172.5 m
Length 379.2 m 90 m
Width 13.7–200 m 60 m

What the numbers say

  • Hoover Dam is somewhat greater than Sagrada Família on height — about 1.3×.
  • Hoover Dam is 4.2× Sagrada Família on length.
  • Hoover Dam is 3.3× Sagrada Família on width.

Height compared.

Hoover Dam 221.4 m
Sagrada Família 172.5 m

Hoover Dam

A concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River, completed in 1936 and impounding Lake Mead.

Sagrada Família

Gaudí's Barcelona basilica, begun in 1882; the central Tower of Jesus Christ was topped out in February 2026, making it the tallest church 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, Hoover Dam or Sagrada Família?
Hoover Dam is somewhat greater than Sagrada Família on height — about 1.3×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Hoover Dams and Sagrada Famílias compare on length?
Hoover Dam: 379.2 m. Sagrada Família: 90 m. Hoover Dam is 4.2× Sagrada Família on length.
How do Hoover Dams and Sagrada Famílias compare on width?
Hoover Dam: 13.7–200 m. Sagrada Família: 60 m. Hoover Dam is 3.3× Sagrada Família on width.

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Sources

  1. United States Geological Survey — USGS (Public domain (US Government))
  2. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked