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Child playing jenga brings down Guinness World Record attempt beer mat tower
Child playing jenga brings down Guinness World Record attempt beer mat tower Brooke Davies Brooke Davies Published January 31, 2026 5:01pm Updated January 31, 2026 5:01pm Share this article via whatsappShare this article via xCopy the link to this article.Link is copiedShare this article via facebook Comment now Comments

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A young girl brought down a giant tower made of 63,000 beer mats which took the artist a month to build.

Benjamin Klapper constructed the tower in the hope to set a new Guinness World Record, but it collapsed earlier this month.

The 49-year-old was trying to set a new Guinness World Record with the tower, before the young girl went to grab one of the coasters.

But very graciously, Benjamin said he did not blame the young girl, saying the tower partially collapsed under its own weight just before completion,.

Guests were also invited to play ‘Beer Mat Jenga’ with the remaining part of the tower.

Benjamin said: ‘It was submitted to Guinness World Records as a world record attempt.

‘I tried to break the existing record of 70,000 beer mats and a height of 9.8ft (3m).

The group were playng ‘beer mat jenga’ with the tower (Picture: Jam Press/Benjamin Klapper) Story from Jam Press (Beer Mat Tower) Pictured: A video grab showing the moment a young girl makes Benjamin Klapper?s beer mat tower collapse in dramatic fashion. VIDEO: Moment girl knocks down Guinness World Record BEER MAT tower ? made from 63,000 coasters ? that took artist MONTH to build A young girl brought down a giant beer mat tower that took the artist a month to build. The impressive structure, made of 63,000 beer coasters, was carefully constructed by Benjamin Klapper. He was trying to set a new Guinness World Record with the tower. But his dream came crashing down ? along with the 60,000 beer mats. The 49-year-old did not blame the young girl, though. The tower partially collapsed under its own weight just before completion, and guests were invited to play ?Beer Mat Jenga? with the remaining part of the tower. ?For my project ?Inside?, I used 63,000 beer coasters,? Benjamin told He told What's The Jam. ?It was submitted to Guinness World Records as a world record attempt. ?I tried to break the existing record of 70,000 beer mats and a height of 9.8ft (3m). ?Unfortunately, this didn't work out, as the sculpture collapsed under its own weight two days before completion, seemingly without any external cause. ?I worked on it for 28 days between 31 October and 8 December last year. ?Each level took around four hours to complete and, on average, I built one level per day. ?So in total, I spent about 120 hours constructing the sculpture.? Benjamin, who comes from the town of Pulheim in Germany, built the tower in the Rhein-Center shopping centre in nearby Cologne. The self-employed media engineer said the remaining ?ruins? of the sculpture were brought down on 10 January and the footage has gone viral. He explained: ?I invited my project helpers to play ?Beer Mat Jenga? that day. ?Each person took a turn removing a beer mat from the structure until it fell. ?The winner was the daughter of one of my helpers. ?She brought ?Inside? down on her first attempt by pulling out one that was lying horizontally. ?The livestreams, videos and photos of the construction and demolition have garnered millions of views on social media.? He added: ?Reactions ranged from ?That's AI!? to ?What a shame it didn't work out?.? Benjamin, who runs the media company MuVi 3D GmbH, said he started building beer coaster sculptures as a child. ?Gradually, the constructions became larger and larger,? he explained. ?I completed my first large project 33 years ago. ?Since then, I've built large beer mat sculptures every few years. ?And they are always created in public spaces. ?That's also my main motivation for creating these sculptures: viewers aren't only presented with a finished work of art, they can witness the creation process as well. ?Exhibition venues have included a multiplex cinema, an art gallery, a kindergarten, and many more. ?My tallest construction was ?The Column City? in 2002. ?The tallest of the 21 columns reached a height of 10.2ft (3.10m).? He added: ?Once, an eight-year-old boy came up to me and asked for my autograph. ?Of course, I wrote it for him on a beer mat!? ENDS EDITOR'S NOTE:?Video Usage Licence:(NON-EXCLUSIVE) We have obtained a non-exclusive licence from the copyright holder. A copy of the licence is available on request. Video Restrictions: None. The girl picked one of the beer mats, partially collapsing the 63,000-strong tower (Picture: Jam Press/Benjamin Klapper)

‘Unfortunately, this didn’t work out, as the sculpture collapsed under its own weight two days before completion, seemingly without any external cause.

‘I worked on it for 28 days between 31 October and 8 December last year.

‘Each level took around four hours to complete and, on average, I built one level per day.

‘So in total, I spent about 120 hours constructing the sculpture.’

Benjamin, who comes from the town of Pulheim in Germany, built the tower in the Rhein-Center shopping centre in nearby Cologne.

The self-employed media engineer said the remaining ‘ruins’ of the sculpture were brought down on 10 January and the footage has gone viral.

Story from Jam Press (Beer Mat Tower) Pictured: A video grab showing the moment a young girl makes Benjamin Klapper?s beer mat tower collapse in dramatic fashion. VIDEO: Moment girl knocks down Guinness World Record BEER MAT tower ? made from 63,000 coasters ? that took artist MONTH to build A young girl brought down a giant beer mat tower that took the artist a month to build. The impressive structure, made of 63,000 beer coasters, was carefully constructed by Benjamin Klapper. He was trying to set a new Guinness World Record with the tower. But his dream came crashing down ? along with the 60,000 beer mats. The 49-year-old did not blame the young girl, though. The tower partially collapsed under its own weight just before completion, and guests were invited to play ?Beer Mat Jenga? with the remaining part of the tower. ?For my project ?Inside?, I used 63,000 beer coasters,? Benjamin told He told What's The Jam. ?It was submitted to Guinness World Records as a world record attempt. ?I tried to break the existing record of 70,000 beer mats and a height of 9.8ft (3m). ?Unfortunately, this didn't work out, as the sculpture collapsed under its own weight two days before completion, seemingly without any external cause. ?I worked on it for 28 days between 31 October and 8 December last year. ?Each level took around four hours to complete and, on average, I built one level per day. ?So in total, I spent about 120 hours constructing the sculpture.? Benjamin, who comes from the town of Pulheim in Germany, built the tower in the Rhein-Center shopping centre in nearby Cologne. The self-employed media engineer said the remaining ?ruins? of the sculpture were brought down on 10 January and the footage has gone viral. He explained: ?I invited my project helpers to play ?Beer Mat Jenga? that day. ?Each person took a turn removing a beer mat from the structure until it fell. ?The winner was the daughter of one of my helpers. ?She brought ?Inside? down on her first attempt by pulling out one that was lying horizontally. ?The livestreams, videos and photos of the construction and demolition have garnered millions of views on social media.? He added: ?Reactions ranged from ?That's AI!? to ?What a shame it didn't work out?.? Benjamin, who runs the media company MuVi 3D GmbH, said he started building beer coaster sculptures as a child. ?Gradually, the constructions became larger and larger,? he explained. ?I completed my first large project 33 years ago. ?Since then, I've built large beer mat sculptures every few years. ?And they are always created in public spaces. ?That's also my main motivation for creating these sculptures: viewers aren't only presented with a finished work of art, they can witness the creation process as well. ?Exhibition venues have included a multiplex cinema, an art gallery, a kindergarten, and many more. ?My tallest construction was ?The Column City? in 2002. ?The tallest of the 21 columns reached a height of 10.2ft (3.10m).? He added: ?Once, an eight-year-old boy came up to me and asked for my autograph. ?Of course, I wrote it for him on a beer mat!? ENDS EDITOR'S NOTE:?Video Usage Licence:(NON-EXCLUSIVE) We have obtained a non-exclusive licence from the copyright holder. A copy of the licence is available on request. Video Restrictions: None. Benjamin Klapper constructed the tower in the hope to set a new Guinness World Record (Picture: Jam Press/Benjamin Klapper)

He said: ‘I invited my project helpers to play ‘Beer Mat Jenga’ that day.

‘Each person took a turn removing a beer mat from the structure until it fell.

‘The winner was the daughter of one of my helpers.

‘She brought “Inside” down on her first attempt by pulling out one that was lying horizontally.

‘The livestreams, videos and photos of the construction and demolition have garnered millions of views on social media.’

Benjamin, who runs the media company MuVi 3D GmbH, said he started building beer coaster sculptures as a child.

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‘Gradually, the constructions became larger and larger,’ he explained.

‘I completed my first large project 33 years ago. Since then, I’ve built large beer mat sculptures every few years.

‘And they are always created in public spaces.

‘That’s also my main motivation for creating these sculptures: viewers aren’t only presented with a finished work of art, they can witness the creation process as well.’

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