The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities sponsored an event at the soon-to-be-opened Grand Egyptian Museum to set a new Guinness Record for the largest mosaic created with paper cups of coffee. The previous record for coffee cup mosaics was set in the U.S. state of Hawaii in 2012, when 5,642 cups of coffee were used to replicate singer Elvis Presley's face. That mosaic eclipsed one set in 2009 in Sydney, Australia of the Mona Lisa, using 3,604 coffee cups.
Egypt Breaks Guinness Record for Coffee Cup Mosaic
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Some Egyptian children and teenagers with Down syndrome helped finish the last line of cups for King Tut's mask. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
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For "Guinness" to record the event, the coffee cups have to be distributed to people to drink. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
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All cups used in the installation were recyclable paper cups and environmentally friendly. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
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Stewards and volunteers placed the prepared coffee cups in marked holders to replicate the mask. (H. Elrasam/VOA)