World record for matchstick Eiffel Tower after U-turn - BBC News

A French enthusiast who built the tower was previously told it had not qualified for the record.

16 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Richard Plaud/REUTERSImage caption, It took Richard Plaud 4,200 hours to build his Eiffel Tower modelBy Sofia Ferreira SantosBBC NewsA model of the Eiffel Tower has been officially deemed the world's tallest matchstick building a day after being ruled out by Guinness World Records (GWR).

The 7.19m (23ft) tower had been disqualified on Wednesday for being made out of the wrong type of matches.

GWR said on Thursday it was too harsh at first and congratulated model-enthusiast Richard Plaud on his record.

Mr Plaud, 47, said this week had been an "emotional rollercoaster".

It took Mr Plaud eight years to build the model, which is made out of 706,900 matches and 23kg of glue.

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