Negros Occidental Takes Flight with Guinness World Record for World’s Largest Chicken-Shaped Building
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL – Negros Occidental has claimed the Guinness World Record for the largest building designed in the shape of a chicken.
Guinness World Records recently acknowledged an extraordinary structure located in Negros Occidental, Philippines. On October 19, adjudicator Mai officially declared “Manok ni Cano Gwapo” as the world’s largest building shaped like a chicken, a title it earned after being verified on September 8, 2024.
Owned by Ricardo “Cano Gwapo” Tan, this distinctive building is situated within the Campuestohan Highland Resort in Talisay City.
The criteria for this record stipulated a minimum height of 30 meters, length of 20 meters, and width of 10 meters, emphasizing that the structure must be permanent and complete. “Manok ni Cano Gwapo” not only met but surpassed these requirements impressively. Standing at 34.931 meters (114 feet 7 inches) tall, with dimensions of 12.127 meters (39 feet 9 inches) in width and 28.172 meters (92 feet 5 inches) in length, it easily exceeded the minimum dimensions set by Guinness World Records.
The journey to achieving this record was arduous, as only about 5,000 records were approved out of more than 55,000 applications submitted worldwide. Mai highlighted the significance of this achievement, noting, “These statistics show that it is not an easy task to achieve a Guinness World Record title. You are officially amazing!”
According to the report, the construction of “Manok ni Cano Gwapo” spanned 456 days, from June 10, 2023, to its completion on September 8, 2024. This six-story building features 15 rooms, complete with hotel amenities, and is accessed via a staircase consisting of 115 steps. Its recognition by Guinness World Records adds to its allure, making it a remarkable landmark not just in Negros Occidental but globally.
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