Which is taller, Ostankino or Eiffel Tower? Let's figure out what is taller - the Statue of Liberty or the Eiffel Tower? The Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty - what do they have in common?
Recently, unique ratings of the scale of famous structures have begun to gain popularity. Surely each of us has at least once come across an infographic where the sizes of various architectural structures were marked relative to. It’s really interesting what sizes modern colossi have. For example, what is higher - or the Eiffel Tower? Let's try to figure this out.
Eiffel, or How it all began
"Daughters" of Eiffel
What could Americans and French have in common? It turns out that national symbols, the Statue of Liberty, were also created according to the drawings of the famous Eiffel. Probably not everyone knows how tall she is: 93 meters, but her French sister is much taller - as much as 324 meters. It still remains a mystery how one person managed to create such beautiful structures that have become symbols of countries. Moreover, this should be done not from noble marble or gold, but from simple metal. It doesn’t matter what is higher - the Statue of Liberty or the Eiffel Tower, the important thing is that Gustave Eiffel created not just structures, he created symbols of the era.
This question appeared in the famous game “Choose”, where two photographs of these undoubtedly beautiful and world-famous buildings were offered. From the photographs, of course, it was very difficult to determine the answer - both of these majestic structures seem to truly pierce the sky. Therefore, it is worth turning to accurate information.
First, a little about what our “competitors” are famous for?
This is a well-known metal tower in the center of Paris, which is its most recognizable architectural landmark. This tower is known all over the world as a symbol of France and Paris. It was built in 1889; Initially, it was conceived only as a temporary structure, which was supposed to become the entrance arch of the World Exhibition in Paris in 1889. But in the end, one could not bear to demolish such beauty. But because it was dangerous to dismantle such dimensions. And, as it turned out, the tower was not saved in vain! After all, it was eventually visited by many tourists, hundreds of millions of people throughout history. She is the most photographed, most visited attraction in the world!
Well, what can I say? - No less famous, located on the eponymous Liberty Island, a symbol of America in the state of New York. The seven rays of the crown on the statue symbolize the seven seas and continents. Every “real American” loves her. In terms of popularity, it certainly doesn’t lag behind the Eiffel Tower. And about the height, read on!
So what's higher?
We have already said that it is almost impossible to determine this visually from films and pictures, as well as photographs. This, in fact, is what makes the question attractive.
But let's look at the facts:
So what can we say about the Statue of Liberty?
The statue itself is 46 meters high. Quite a lot!
And even more from the ground - as much as 93 meters. So, is she a winner?
But it’s as if that’s not the case at all!
It turns out that the Eiffel Tower is a little over three hundred and twenty meters high, or more precisely 325. Of course, this is a huge superiority - the giant defeats the supergiant by a significant margin.
The Eiffel Tower is taller than the Statue of Liberty!
Of course, both structures have a colossal height. Few people have seen at least one of them (or a statue, or a tower), let alone both buildings at once, but they would certainly be impressed by the size!
And of course, both buildings are symbols of their countries and cities.
However, no matter how offensive it was (probably) for the “supporters” in this small competition of the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower still surpassed it!
Although... Do you know one trick?If anyone wants to think that the Statue of Liberty is still taller than the Eiffel Tower, there are certain reasons to think so!
Surprised? And there is nothing surprising! Everything in the world is relative!
And in our case, it is enough to remember about that same Kharkov landmark - a 35-meter scaled-down copy of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Oops! Indeed, this is also, in general, the Eiffel Tower. But, strictly speaking, in the original formulation of the question there is no specificity about which particular Eiffel Tower we are talking about.
So, if you suddenly argue with friends, which is higher, then initially you defend the second option, then you have certain reasons to leave them in the fool, of course, in a friendly and joking manner, and not yourself. That's how uneducated you are! You don’t know anything about the Eiffel Tower in Kharkov!
This is the detailed and interesting answer we give in this article to a seemingly simple question. Everything is relative. Be smart and expand your horizons.
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To the question, is the Eiffel Tower taller than Ostankino and by how much? given by the author European The best answer is the Ostankino television tower, an outstanding creation of construction technology of the 20th century. Today the height of the tower is 540 m (1999). The tower was erected on the Champ de Mars opposite the Jena Bridge. Its height together with the antenna is 320.75 meters. Stankinskaya is higher at 219.25
Answer from Denis Alifanov[newbie]
Thank you
Answer from bastard[guru]
Height Eif. the tower together with the antenna is 320.75 meters. Ostankino TV Tower is a television and radio broadcasting tower located in Moscow. Height - 540 m. So 219.25 difference
Answer from WerWolf_Wlad[guru]
Eiffel TowerLocation and heightThe tower was erected on the Champs de Mars opposite the Jena Bridge. Its height together with the antenna is 320.75 meters. For over 40 years, the Eiffel Tower was the tallest building in the world (almost 2 times taller than the tallest buildings in the world at that time, the Pyramid of Cheops 137 m, Cologne Cathedral 156 m and Ulm Cathedral 161 m), until in 1930 it was surpassed by the Chrysler Building in New York. Ostankino TV Tower is a television and radio broadcasting tower located in Moscow. Height - 540 m, the second tallest building in the world after the CN Tower in Toronto. Chief designer - N.V. Nikitin. Engineers - M. A. Shkud and B. A. Zlobin. Architects - D. Burdin, M. A. Shkud and L. I. Shchipakin. Construction of the tower took place from 1963 to 1967. At that time it was the largest high-rise building in the world. The idea of using prestressed reinforced concrete, compressed by steel cables, made it possible to make the structure of the tower simple and strong. Another progressive idea was the use of a relatively shallow foundation: according to Nikitin’s plan, the tower was supposed to practically stand on the ground and its stability was ensured by the mass of the helmet-base being many times greater than the mass of the mast structure. After the fire of 2000, plans were made that the tower would be reconstructed along with repairs and will again become the highest in the world.t. e. Ostankino 540 - Eiffel 320.75 = 219.25 Ostankino is higher, and not vice versa!
Answer from Stupidity[guru]
but in my opinion, Ostankino has long been taller
Answer from Natasha[guru]
The Ostankino television tower is an outstanding creation of construction technology of the 20th century. The Ostankino TV tower, the height of which at the time of its completion was 533.3 m, was built in Moscow according to the design of design engineer Nikolai Vasilyevich Nikitin. The weight of its foundation is 55,000 tons. The permissible deviation of the top under the influence of wind is 11.65 m. Today the height of the tower is 540 m (1999), which is almost 300 m higher than the building of Moscow University on the Lenin Hills and 215 m higher than the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris. Despite this height, the concrete tower cannot topple. Its center of gravity does not and will never go beyond the support area. This area is limited by a foundation ring with a diameter of 60 meters. And the center of gravity is at a height of 110 meters along the axis of the tower. Inside, along the circumference of the trunk of the Ostankino television tower, steel ropes are stretched from top to bottom, like strings. Each of the 150 ropes is stretched with a force of 70 tons. In general, the body of the Ostankino tower is compressed with a force of ten and a half thousand tons. Therefore, external loads cannot have a destructive effect on the trunk of the television tower compressed by metal ropes. This was the novelty of engineering thought at that time. Inside the trunk there are many lines and channels for television and radio antennas for television programs and radio stations. Laboratories and halls occupy three quarters of all internal premises. The trunk of the Ostankino TV tower also contains water supply, sewerage and telephone lines. Seven huge elevators, including 4 high-speed ones, take their passengers to the top. At an altitude of 337 meters there is a circular observation hall surrounded by glass, from which a panorama of Moscow opens. Just below the observation deck there is the Seventh Heaven restaurant with three rooms located one below the other. The tables in the halls are on a circular platform with glass railings. The platform, rotating slowly, makes a full revolution in one hour. And all this time, its visitors admire the beauty of the Russian capital. The Ostankino television tower was created by order of the USSR Ministry of Communications. Initially, it was planned to build a steel tower similar to a power line mast with far-out horizontal consoles. Designer Nikitin proposed an unexpected design. Its tower is a monolith, made of prestressed concrete. For the first time, builders had to raise a reinforced concrete structure to stratospheric heights. Nikitin imagined the silhouette of the tower in the form of a lily flower with a strong stem-trunk and four reliable support petals turned down. The weight of the tower was distributed between the concrete trunk and the base as 1 to 3. The tower trunk had to be made durable, elastic and flexible. But at the same time, it should not sway more than a meter from the wind. Naturally, the foundation must be very strong and reliable. This engineering problem was solved by steel ropes stretched inside the tower barrel, tightening the base cone and the barrel boom. The appearance of the tower was designed by the architect L.I. Batalov (workshop No. 7 of Mosproekt) - four high arches cut through the cone of the base of the tower, giving it a certain lightness. At the height of two-thirds of the tower trunk, the construction of the first platform was planned. After 70 m, the trunk ended in a domed vault, under which were glazed tiers of viewing platforms, communications services and a restaurant. The tower was completed by an openwork steel antenna, similar to a spike. The project did not have the usual deep foundation for a high-rise structure, which always acted as a counterweight to the ground part of any structure. By the standards of that time, it had a small thickness - only 3.5 m, since in this project the function of the foundation passed to the cone-shaped lower part of the tower located on the ground. This unusual idea, thanks to which tensioned steel ropes force the four tower supports to firmly adhere to the ground and thus hold a powerful concrete shaft, did not immediately find understanding among the builders. This principle is not
Both the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Statue of Liberty in New York are among the tallest buildings in the world and are symbols of these cities. Both monuments were erected at the end of the 19th century and at that time were a miracle of engineering.
In the more than one hundred years since their construction, larger buildings and statues have been constructed around the world. However, to this day the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty amaze with their size, boldness of design, and scale.
Which of the two monuments is higher - French or American?
Looking at photographs of the two colossi, people often wonder: which structure is taller? The answer to this question will be given in the article, but first a little history. The Eiffel Tower is located in the capital of France and is perceived by many as synonymous with French culture.
The Statue of Liberty rises above the island near Manhattan and is a symbol of American democracy and freedoms. But not everyone knows that both structures were created by French engineers and craftsmen. The Eiffel Tower is the creation of Gustave Eiffel and a group of talented builders who worked under his supervision.
It was built in 1889 specifically for the opening of the World Exhibition held in Paris. The tower was supposed to demonstrate to the world the achievements of French technology of that period. The Eiffel Bureau's project won the competition, which included 106 other works. 
It is known that the tower was designed as a temporary structure, and Eiffel himself called it just a flagpole. And the Parisians did not immediately accept the idea of a huge tower that dominated the city. Subsequently, it was decided to preserve the tower, and it became a landmark for Paris and all of France.
As for the Statue of Liberty, it is a gift that the French gave to the United States. The artistic part of the statue was carried out by the famous French sculptor Bartholdi, and the engineering calculations were carried out by the same Eiffel with specialists from his bureau.
It was originally planned to create the statue for the 100th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence, that is, by 1876. But in fact, the implementation of the project was delayed and the “New Colossus” was erected only in 1886. The statue was transported across the Atlantic disassembled and assembled on site.
An interesting fact: despite the fact that the Statue of Liberty is considered a gift from the French people to America, funds for its construction were collected in both countries. It was the problems with financing that became the stumbling block that delayed the implementation of the project. 
But let's return to the size of famous buildings. Despite all its monumentality, the Statue of Liberty is significantly smaller than the Eiffel Tower. After all, the tower together with the spire reaches a height of as much as 324 meters. While the New York giant is only 93 meters in size, including the torch.
The majesty of the statue is achieved not only due to its height, but also due to its favorable location above the Hudson, and the solidity of the female figure with a proudly set head and a torch clutched in an outstretched hand.
The Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty - what do they have in common?
First of all, the fact that both monuments were created by French specialists at the end of the 19th century. For their time, these were tremendous achievements of technical thought. The operation of both structures is a profitable business, bringing significant income to the cities. The flow of tourists to them is huge: over three million people visit the Statue of Liberty, and more than six million people visit the Eiffel Tower per year.
Both colossi are the most recognized, quoted and photographed structures in the world. They are also considered cultural artifacts, inextricably linked to the history of their countries.
The designs of both structures provide viewing platforms, upon climbing which you can appreciate the scope of the monument and view the views. Both the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower have a number of replicas. Paris has its own Statue of Liberty (there are even two of them), Tokyo, Lvov, Riga and other cities. 
There are many replicas of the Eiffel Tower in the world. Some of them exactly copy Eiffel's creation, others resemble him. As a rule, these are television towers located in a variety of countries.
