Dimensions
- Height of base: 1.7 m
- + Height of shaft: 26.92 m
- Typical height of drums: 1.521 m
- Diameter of shaft: 3.695 m
- + Height of capital: 1.16 m
- = Height of column proper: 29.78 m
- Height of helical part of stair: 29.68 m (~100 Roman feet)
- Height of column, excluding plinth: 28.91 m
- + Height of pedestal, including plinth: 6.16 m
- = Height of top of column above ground: 35.07 m
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