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Guinness World Records: Largest playing card structure

Guinness World Records logo.Photo: Guinness World Records

The largest playing card structure is 12.21 m (40 ft) long, 3.47 m (11 ft 4 in) tall and 5.08 m (16 ft 8 in) wide, achieved by Arnav Daga (India) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on 23 January 2023.

Arnav has loved card-stacking since he was eight years old, and during the Covid-19 lockdown, it became his passion to achieve a Guinness World Records title. After years of practice, he felt ready for it.

He built a structure using around 143,000 playing cards. It features four landmarks from Kolkata (Shaheed Minar, St Paul’s Cathedral, Salt Lake Stadium, and Writer’s Building) and took 41 days to complete.

Largest playing card structure. Photo: Guinness World Records

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Shyleen Choruma

Shyleen is a Journalism graduate with a keen interest in contributing to the digital media landscape of South Africa. she is a Master of Communication and Media student. Shyleen kickstarted her career as a Public Relation Communicator, she has a passion for books and telling jokes.