ALL ANSWERS · LANDMARKS · DAILY No. 39 · OCTOBER 12, 2026
Size It Up Landmarks answer: October 12
The five Landmarks silhouettes for October 12, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.
Day 39 ran from the Angel of the North (20 m) to the Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge Main Span (1.1 km). The widest gap was round 3, London Eye against Taipei 101, at 3.8×; the closest call was round 2, Colosseum against Arena of Nîmes, only 1.4× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) vs Belém Tower (four-storey tower)
Belém Tower · reference · 30 m Big Ben · true height · 96 m 3.2× taller than the Belém Tower
The clock tower is 96 m tall; Big Ben is strictly the 13.7-tonne bell inside it.
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ROUND 2
Colosseum (long axis) vs Arena of Nîmes (exterior long axis)
Arena of Nîmes · reference · 133 m Colosseum · true length · 189 m 1.4× longer than the Arena of Nîmes
The Colosseum's oval is about 189 m long and 156 m wide, ringed by walls 48 m high.
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ROUND 3
London Eye vs Taipei 101 (architectural height)
Taipei 101 · reference · 508 m London Eye · true height · 135 m 3.8× shorter than Taipei 101
The London Eye is 135 m tall; one slow revolution takes half an hour.
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ROUND 4
Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge Main Span (between tower centres · schematic) vs Oriental Pearl Tower
Oriental Pearl Tower · reference · 468 m Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge Main Span · true length · 1.1 km 2.4× longer than the Oriental Pearl Tower
Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge Main Span: 1100 m length (between tower centres · schematic). Horizontal main span between the two tower centre lines; approach roads and side spans excluded. Tower heights, deck depth and cable details are schematic, not measured.
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ROUND 5
Angel of the North (feet to head) vs Great Sphinx of Giza (forepaws to tail, schematic)
Great Sphinx of Giza · reference · 73.5 m Angel of the North · true height · 20 m 3.7× shorter than the Great Sphinx of Giza
Angel of the North: 20 m height (feet to head). Height is 20 metres. The 54-metre wingspan is a different measurement.
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