The world just got its tallest sandcastle

A 57.94 ft tall sandcastle in Germany just made it to the Guinness World Record. A team of international artists worked together to build such an architectural marvel complete with turrets, and multiple levels. Also, the enviable seaside location of this castle makes it a more alluring spot to visit.

The artists, who came together to build this sand castle included representatives from Latvia, the Netherlands, Russia, Poland, and Hungary, which was officially measured by the Guinness and dubbed as the world’s tallest sandcastle.
The sculpture even surpassed the 54.72 ft sandcastle, which was also made in Germany in 2017. The artists used more than 11 tons of sand to build that castle, and used crane and diggers to arrange the sand.

Building for this sandcastle started in May, the scaling of which went gradually and eventually toppled the previous record, which was also built in Germany. The sandcastle was built as part of sandcastle competition, which has become an annual thing in Germany’s Binz since 2010. Every year, tons of tourists flock to check out the creative sandcastles around Binz.

Binz is a seaside resort town in Germany, which is popular for its sandy beaches. However, the sand that is used to build the castle is imported from the Netherlands, as it’s apparently easier to mould.

This year, the level of detail the Binz sandcastle is intricate and incredible, and resembles a Game of Thrones city, with a dragon at its foot and walls surrounding the towering turrets.

However, sandcastles can’t last forever; so, if you want to gape at this sandy creation, you have till November.