Sri Lanka claims world's tallest artificial Christmas tree
Sri Lanka unveils a towering Christmas tree claiming to have surpassed the world record for an artificial Christmas tree despite constructions delays and a shorter-than-planned finished product.
The 73-metre tree, built in capital Colombo, is 18 meters taller than the current record holder, organisers said. The tree's steel-and-wire frame is covered with a plastic net decorated with more than 1 million natural pine cones painted red, gold, green and silver, 600,000 LED bulbs and topped by a 6-meter-tall shining star.
The tree has cost $116,338 (US$80,000). The Catholic Church criticised the tree as a "waste of money'' and suggested that the funds better be spent on helping the poor.
The Christamss tree that towers over Colombo, Sri Lanka. It surpassed the world record for the tallest artificial Christmas tree despite building delays.
The claim is subject to confirmation from Guinness World Records, which said it has received an application from the organisers and that "it is currently pending evidence submission.''
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