Buildings & landmarks
How tall is Christ the Redeemer?
Christ the Redeemer is 30 m · 98.4 ft tall.
Christ the Redeemer at true scale
- Christ the Redeemer 30 m · 98.4 ft
- Humpback whale up to 18.3 m · 60 ft
- Tyrannosaurus rex 12 m · 39.4 ft
- New Routemaster bus 11.2 m · 36.9 ft
Christ the Redeemer (blue) beside a humpback whale, a Tyrannosaurus rex and a New Routemaster bus, all on one scale.
The statue above Rio de Janeiro stands 30 m tall with arms spanning 28 m, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica. Its pedestal is not part of that height. Measured the same way, without its pedestal, New York’s Statue of Liberty is about 46 m — roughly half as tall again.
Compared with familiar things
- Christ the Redeemer is about 1.6× a humpback whale (up to 18.3 m · 60 ft).
- Christ the Redeemer is about 2.5× a Tyrannosaurus rex (12 m · 39.4 ft).
- Christ the Redeemer is about 2.7× a New Routemaster bus (11.2 m · 36.9 ft).
- Christ the Redeemer is about 1.3× a tennis court (23.8 m · 78 ft).
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Statue height, pedestal excluded: 30 m · 98.4 ft. Britannica: stands 98 feet (30 metres) tall with arms spanning 92 feet (28 metres); pedestal excluded.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — Christ the Redeemer (reference work). Checked 2026-09-28. The silhouette is scaled so this measurement is exact; its other proportions are illustrative.