Massive Tree House in Crosville, Tennessee: The Largest in The World

A Crossville, TN (US) minister named Horace Burgess owns the largest tree house in the world. It rises 97 feet into the sky, the support provided by a live, 80-foot-tall white oak 12 feet in diameter at its base. Six other trees brace the tower-like fortress. It has some 80+ rooms and dozens of porches, overlooks, nooks and stairways. Built from scrap wood, the site stands in a rural area, but is attracting people from all over the country.

Largest Wooden Sculpture in the World

The power of a wood structure is defined in a striking new edifice. A wood canopy of six "parasols" has been erected in Seville, Spain. Completed last month, it was designed by Berlin architect J. Mayer H., with timber construction by Finnforest-Merk GmbH, Aichach. Metropol Parasol, is it is formally known, is built of 3,400 wooden parts, is over 90 feet tall almost 500 feet long.

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The structure is made of  interlocking pieces of wood  held together mostly with glue and with metal clamps. Costing an estimated 130 million Euros and built over the course of five years, the structure is designed as an urban icon to draw attention to Seville, and reclaim an underutilized urban area. Restaurants and shops are embedded in the towers and below the canopy. A view walkway crowns the top. Architect Mayer designed it as an entry in a competition in 2004. Mayer describes it:

 The Metropol Parasol scheme with its impressive timber structures offers an archaeological museum, a farmers market, an elevated plaza, multiple bars and restaurants underneath and inside the parasols, as well as a panorama terrace on the very top of the parasols. Realized as one of the largest and most innovative bonded timber-constructions with a polyurethane coating, the parasols grow out of the archaeological excavation site into a contemporary landmark, defining a unique relationship between the historical and the contemporary city.

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Worlds Largest Cave in Vietnam

The World’s Largest Cave passage was discovered deep within a remote Vietnamese jungle. The Son Doong cave measures 262 feet by 262 feet (80 meters by 80 meters) and at least 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) deep, making it the largest single cave passage ever discovered, according to National Geographic News, where the discovery was announced.


The previous record holder, Deer Cave in Malaysia, is 300 feet by 300 feet (91 m by 91 m) in parts, but is only about a mile (1.6 km) long.

World Largest Handicapped Walking Stick World Record 2010 in India

At 3rd December 2010, World Disabled Day 2010, in intend to set Guinness World Record  Mr. Rangitsingh Gohil and Pavan Solanki had introduced  the “World's Biggest Handicapped Walking Stick”. It is available at Blind People Association, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad, India. Motivation behind to set this record is to help and  Motivate disabled people and give job opportunities for disabled People 

An Ahmedabad-based professional set world record for World Largest Handicapped Walking Stick - took him straight into the World record books. Mr. Ranjitsing and Mr. Pavan Solanki set together this record at the occasion of World Disabled Day 2010 on 3^rd December 2010 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

The world record venue selected for the event was “Blind People Association” (BPA) which is one of the leading educational institutes for disabled people for all Age.

 

 

Mr.  Ranjitsingh Gohil and Mr. Pavan Solanki set World Record to made World Largest Handicapped Walking Sticks,
Facts of this world record has following:

- Total  Height: 26 Feet

- Material Use : Bamboo Sticks and Form Sheet for Supports.

- Time : One week

Aim of to set this world record is to give global message of “To help and motivate disabled people as well as to provide employment”. said world record beaker Pavan Solanki.

On occasion of World Disabled Day this Walking Stick is displayed at Blind People Association in the. With this Record, BPA announces Career Fair; moreover, they invited biggest companies across the Gujarat for walking interview of disabled People said by Ranjitsingh Gohil

Mr. Ranjitsingh Gohil is also handicapped and provides its volunteering service to BPA and also helps to disabled people for jobs. He is also sports personality and wins 100’s of Medals. He has started Meet International Organization which is one of the leading Disability Helpline service is in India. He was also awarded President Award.

Mr. Pavan Solanki is IT Professional and help to disabled and Blind People.  He is also volunteering service provider of BPA, they organize educational workshop and entertainment program for Disabled People. In last year, they trained over 20 blind and handicapped people for Kite Flying and they participate in International Kite Festival 2009.

This Walking Stick will be displayed for a week at Blind People Association. They already intimate all world record organization earlier; however, now they start document submission procedure for  certification in Guinness Book World Record,  Limca Book of Records, World Record Academy, WorldAmazingRecords.com, India Book of Records, Record Holders Republic and other well know world record Media.

World's Largest Cricket Tournament - Himachal's T-20 set Guinness Record

The second edition of the Jaypee Twenty20 ‘Mahasangram', a local version of Twenty20 league and billed as the world's largest cricket tournament, began in Himachal Pradesh Monday, an organiser said here.

"The knock-out tournament that would see 1,342 teams playing, mainly from rural areas across the state, began this (Monday) morning. The inaugural matches were played at Kalpa (in Kinnaur district), Dharamsala (in Kangra district), Nadaun (in Hamirpur district), Kullu and Bilaspur," Mohit Sood, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) press secretary, told IANS.

Amazing facts-World's largest pool

World's largest pool

Already drawing the crowds in the South American resort of San Alfonso del Mar in Chile, this artificial lagoon and swimming pool is eight hectares in size and contains an incredible 250,000 cubic meters of water.

Acknowledged by Guinness World Records as being the world’s largest swimming pool, the lagoon trounces all other record holders in the category, including the Orthlieb pool in Casablanca, Morocco, itself a huge 150 meters by 100 meters – the San Alfonso pool is 1km in length.

Worlds Largest T-shirt Guinness Record set by Qatar Petroleum Company

Qatar Petroleum Company (Qapco) yesterday unveiled the world’s largest t-shirt, entering the Guinness Book of World Records.

The event was the latest show of support for the Qatar 2022 World Cup Bid ahead of FIFA’s announcement of the host nations for 2018 and 2022 on December 2.

The t-shirt was shown at Aspire Zone, and the event was attended by Qapco officials, Qatar 2022 bid officials as well as members of the public and a judge from the Guinness Book of World Records.

The previous world’s largest t-shirt was verified by Guinness World Records in September of this year in South Africa.


The 2,782 sq m shirt which is housed in an airport in Johannesburg occupies the same area as 10 tennis courts and is big enough for some 16,692 people to stand upon.

The area of Qapco’s t-shirt is 3,516.25 sq m and is made of cotton.

Qapco board director and general manager, Mohamed Yousef al-Mulla expressed his pride at the achievement and highlighted the importance of supporting the Qatar 2022 bid.

“This will be an opportunity to the rest of the world to get a better understanding, not just of Qatar, but the whole region, its people and its culture,” he said of the bid.

Al-Mulla explained that Qapco wanted to find a way to support the bid and the community, and had decided that this world record attempt would be the ideal way to do so.

He explained that the six-tonne t-shirt had been produced in China before being transported to Doha and its location at Aspire Zone.

The t-shirt was kept at Aspire yesterday, but will be housed at the Museum of Islamic Art in the future, said al-Mulla.

Gareth Deaves from Guinness World Records explained that the t-shirt had been verified as being a real t-shirt before it was officially measured.

“I’m happy to announce that we have a new world record measuring 72.2m by 48.7m,” said Deaves adding “congratulations to Qapco and congratulations to Qatar.”

Director of communications for the 2022 bid, Nasser al-Khater thanked Qapco for their efforts in supporting the bid, and praised the whole country for getting involved with Qatar’s efforts to host the World Cup.

“With just 10 days until the announcement we are feeling the pressure and the excitement,” he said, adding “I hope that next time I speak to you we will be the winners of the race.”

VIPs and officials signed the t-shirt last night after al-Mulla was presented with a certificate by Deaves.

The evening was a celebration of the bid and the impact it has had on corporate organisations getting involved with the project.

And the buzz around the world’s largest t-shirt was all about December 2 and whether the day will bring good news to Qatar.