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Sydney Opera House vs Tower Bridge

Sydney Opera House vs Tower Bridge
Near enough equal on height
Sydney Opera House and Tower Bridge are near enough identical on height.

Sydney Opera House and Tower Bridge 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 Tower Bridge
Height 65 m 8.6–65 m
Length 183 m 244 m
Width 120 m 18.9 m

What the numbers say

  • Sydney Opera House and Tower Bridge are near enough identical on height.
  • Tower Bridge is somewhat greater than Sydney Opera House on length — about 1.3×.
  • Sydney Opera House is 6.3× Tower Bridge on width.

Height compared.

Sydney Opera House 65 m
Tower Bridge 8.6–65 m

Sydney Opera House

A multi-venue performing arts centre on Sydney Harbour, opened in 1973 and roofed with over a million tiles.

Tower Bridge

A combined bascule and suspension bridge over the Thames, opened in 1894 and routinely mistaken for London Bridge.

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, Sydney Opera House or Tower Bridge?
Sydney Opera House and Tower Bridge are near enough identical on height. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Sydney Opera Houses and Tower Bridges compare on length?
Sydney Opera House: 183 m. Tower Bridge: 244 m. Tower Bridge is somewhat greater than Sydney Opera House on length — about 1.3×.
How do Sydney Opera Houses and Tower Bridges compare on width?
Sydney Opera House: 120 m. Tower Bridge: 18.9 m. Sydney Opera House is 6.3× Tower Bridge on width.

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Sources

  1. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked