Which is bigger, Sydney Opera House or Taj Mahal?

Taj Mahal is somewhat greater than Sydney Opera House on height — about 1.1×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

How do Sydney Opera Houses and Taj Mahals compare on width?

Sydney Opera House: 120 m. Taj Mahal: 57 m. Sydney Opera House is 2.1× Taj Mahal on width.

How do Sydney Opera Houses and Taj Mahals compare on area?

Sydney Opera House: 18,000 m². Taj Mahal: 170,000 m². Taj Mahal is 9.4× Sydney Opera House on area.

Sydney Opera House vs Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal is larger on height

Taj Mahal is somewhat greater than Sydney Opera House on height — about 1.1×.

Sydney Opera House and Taj Mahal 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.
	Sydney Opera House	Taj Mahal
Height	65 m	73 m
Width	120 m	57 m
Area	18,000 m²	170,000 m²

What the numbers say

Taj Mahal is somewhat greater than Sydney Opera House on height — about 1.1×.
Sydney Opera House is 2.1× Taj Mahal on width.
Taj Mahal is 9.4× Sydney Opera House on area.

Height compared.

Taj Mahal 73 m

Sydney Opera House 65 m