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10 incredible sand sculptures

Guinness World Records Limited adjudicator Philip Robertson explains the criteria needed for a record attempt to build the tallest sand castle in 2015 on Virginia Key Beach in Miami. The castle, which was commissioned by Turkish Airlines to highlight their new nonstop service from Miami to Istanbul, rises to a height of 45 ft. 10.25 in.

Guinness World Records Limited adjudicator Philip Robertson explains the criteria needed for a record attempt to build the tallest sand castle in 2015 on Virginia Key Beach in Miami. The castle, which was commissioned by Turkish Airlines to highlight their new nonstop service from Miami to Istanbul, rises to a height of 45 ft. 10.25 in.

  (Wilfredo Lee / AP)

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What plastic buckets? The world’s most impressive sand castles are full-blown works of art, created by skilled builders with a eye for detail. We’ve rounded up some of the greats.

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A local travel agency commissioned the building of The Sandburg sandcastle, seeking to beat the previous world record of 14.84 meters. It took three weeks to build and is made from 3,500 tons of sand.

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Visitors look at the Sandburg sandcastle in Duisburg, Germany.

  (Maja Hitij / Getty Images)

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A detailed shot of the Sandburg sandcastle.

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A sand sculpture at the 2004 Sand Sculptures Festival in Zeebrugge, Belgium. The event is one of the largest sand sculpture festivals in the world.

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A sand sculpture at the 2004 Sand Sculptures Festival in Zeebrugge, Belgium. The year’s theme was Hollywood.

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A sand sculpture at the 2004 Sand Sculptures Festival in Zeebrugge, Belgium. The year’s theme was Hollywood.

  (Mark Renders / Getty Images)

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People look at a giant sandcastle in Duisburg, Germany in 2016. The castle was made of 2,300 tons of sand.

  (Martin Meissner / AP)

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Children play in the sand while sculptor Mark Anderson puts the finishing touches to a giant sandcastle adorned with the Olympic rings and flags built to celebrate 100 days to go to the 2012 London Olympic Games on the beach at Weymouth in 2012.

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Sculptor Matt Long carves a sand castle in lower Manhattan in 2013. The eighteen-foot-high sculpture took about three weeks to complete.

  (Mark Lennihan / AP)

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A sand sculpture made at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach in 2010.

  (Antonio Scorza / AFP / Getty Images)

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