What is the height of the Parthenon's columns in meters?

The Parthenon’s exterior columns are about 10.4 meters high. More precise architectural measurements commonly give roughly 10.43 meters, so the stored answer is an appropriate rounded figure.

These are the large Doric columns forming the temple’s outer colonnade. They support the entablature, the horizontal structure above them, and help give the Parthenon its imposing appearance on the Acropolis of Athens. The columns are roughly 1.9 meters in diameter at their bases.

The figure can be confused with the building’s total height, which is about 13.72 meters to the top of the entablature or approximately 14 meters when the pediment is considered. The columns themselves therefore do not account for the temple’s entire elevation.

They were assembled from stacked marble drums rather than carved as single pieces. Each shaft also has subtle visual refinements, including tapering and entasis, a slight swelling that helps the columns appear straight when viewed from below.