The world's highest sandcastle is now standing at a length of 16.68 meters in the German city of Duisburg.
A German travel operator organized the construction of the enormous sandcastle, bringing in 3,500 tons of sand over the past three weeks to the site at a former steelworks in the inland city.
A representative of Guinness World Records certified the record.
The castle breaks a record previously set by 14.84-meter sandcastle built early this year in India.
The new sandcastle is decorated with sand models of tourist attractions such as Athens' Acropolis, Barcelona's Sagrada Familia and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
It is supposed to stand until at least September 24.
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