India Gate: how big is it?
India Gate is about 42 m. In everyday terms, that is ≈ 2.1 cricket pitches.
- Size
- 42 m
- In metres
- 4.20 × 10¹ m
- Everyday comparison
- ≈ 2.1 cricket pitches
- Chapter
- Giants
Did you know?
A 42-metre war memorial in New Delhi honouring Indian soldiers who died in the First World War.
How it compares
- About 1.2× bigger than Lotus Temple (34.3 m).
- About 1.3× smaller than Charminar (56 m).
Other things of a similar size
- Coconut palm 25 m
- Gateway of India 26 m
- Blue whale 30 m
- Lotus Temple 34.3 m
- Charminar 56 m
- Boeing 747 70.7 m
Sizes are rounded, typical values drawn from standard reference sources, including NIST/CODATA physical constants and NASA's planetary fact sheets. Real objects vary; see About for how sizes are chosen.