Scale Explorer

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Buildings

Homes and skyscrapers compared at their true heights, from a family house to the tallest buildings in the world.

All buildings at the same scale

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House, Empire State Building, Petronas Towers, Taipei 101, One World Trade Center, Shanghai Tower, Merdeka 118, Burj Khalifa drawn to the same scaleHouse: footprint length (doe prototype house) ≈ 12.1 m. Empire State Building: height to tip 443.2 m. Petronas Towers: height (architectural) 451.9 m. Taipei 101: height (architectural) 508 m. One World Trade Center: height (architectural) 541.3 m. Shanghai Tower: height (architectural) 632 m. Merdeka 118: height (architectural) 678.9 m. Burj Khalifa: height (architectural) 828 m.House: ≈ 12.1 mEmpire State Building: 443.2 mPetronas Towers: 451.9 mTaipei 101: 508 mOne World Trade Center: 541.3 mShanghai Tower: 632 mMerdeka 118: 678.9 mBurj Khalifa: 828 mBurj Khalifa828 mMerdeka 118678.9 mShanghai Tower632 mOne World Trade Center541.3 mTaipei 101508 mPetronas Towers451.9 mEmpire State Building443.2 mHouse≈ 12.1 m
Everything is drawn to the same scale, standing on the same ground line. Silhouettes are simplified outlines scaled to the measured dimension.

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