"Frenchman's Matchstick Eiffel Tower Sets World Record After Reversal"
TL;DR
Richard Plaud's 7.19m matchstick model of the Eiffel Tower was initially disqualified by Guinness World Records for using the wrong type of matches, but was later approved, setting a new world record. It took him eight years to build the model using 706,900 matches and 23kg of glue. Plaud hopes to display his creation in Paris for the Olympics in July.
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- World record for matchstick Eiffel Tower after U-turn BBC.com
- Eiffel Tower made of matchsticks wins Guinness World Record for French man NPR
- Eiffel Tower crowned as world’s tallest matchstick building after record U-turn The Guardian
- Reversing Course, Guinness Gives a Frenchman's Eiffel Tower the Record The New York Times
- Man who built Eiffel Tower with 700K matchsticks is awarded world record after all NBC News
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