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The Claim

The Eiffel Tower is taller than the Empire State Building.

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The Short Version

The evidence does not support this claim. The Eiffel Tower is about 330 meters (1,083 feet) tall, while the Empire State Building is about 381 meters (1,250 feet) to the roof and 443 meters (1,454 feet) to the tip. On any like-for-like measurement, the Empire State Building is taller.

Caveats

  • Do not mix measurement standards by comparing one structure's full tip height to the other's roof height.
  • Some sources report roof height, total height, or antenna-inclusive height differently, but none of those standard methods make the Eiffel Tower taller.
  • An uncited background source was included for Empire State Building figures; the conclusion still matches widely documented standard measurements.

The Receipts

  1. From 300 to 330 meters: the story of the Tower's height

    Tour Eiffel

  2. Eiffel Tower | History, Height, & Facts

    Encyclopaedia Britannica

  3. Why does Eiffel Tower change size?

    Tour Eiffel

  4. The Eiffel Tower facts, eight & weight

    Tour Eiffel

  5. Eiffel Tower Fast Facts

    CNN

  6. BUILDING BIG: Databank: Eiffel Tower

    PBS

  7. The Eiffel Tower: history and secrets of the symbol of Paris

    Webuildvalue

  8. The World's Biggest Towers

    La Tour Eiffel

  9. Eiffel Tower

    New World Encyclopedia

  10. Eiffel Tower

    National Geographic Kids

+ 9 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

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