The largest piano ensemble consisted of 555 participants led by conductor Lee Sun-Young at the ‘555 Fantastic Piano Festival’ organised by Young Chang Co. Ltd (South Korea) at the Incheon Samsan World Gynasium, Incheon, South Korea on October 7 2007 The ensemble featured 348 upright pianos, 31 grand pianos and 176 synthesisers. The concert was held to celebrate the city of Incheon winning the right to host the 2014 Asian Games.
The largest phyllo dessert mosaic measures 135.12 m² (1454.4 ft2) and was achieved by Alsultan sweets (Syria) in Damascus, Syria, on 14 July 2010. The phyllo dessert mosaic measured 112.6m (369 ft 5 in) in length and 1.2 m (4 ft) in width. 70 of Alsultan sweets employees joined together to create the mosaic The mosaic contained 606742 pieces of mixed phyllo deserts. Each piece measured 2.5cm in width and 2.5 in length. The total weight of the mosaic was 4 ton (8818.5 lbs)
The largest photography competition is 353,768 entries, achieved by Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland (Nederlands), at the Wiki Loves Monuments 2012 competition, from 1 September 2012 to 15 October 2012.
Shinichi Yamamoto (Japan) printed a photograph 145 m (475 ft 8 in) long and 35.6 cm (14 in) wide, after producing a single photographic negative 30.5 m (100 ft) long and 7 cm (2.75 in) wide using a handmade panoramic camera on 18 december 2000.
The largest bikini photo shoot involved 3,090 participants for an event organised by Huludao Municipal Goverment, on Longwan Beach,Huludao, Liao Ning Province, China, on 17 August 2011
The largest photo mosaic is 21,645.96 ft² (2010.98 m²), achieved by Transitions Optical, Inc. (USA), in Tampa, Florida, USA, on 11 October 2012. 176,175 photos were used creating the image of an eye seeing the world. The record was broken for World Sight Day.
The largest potato pie weighed 5.37 tonnes (11,858 lb) and was made by the District Municipality of Carmen de la Legua Reynoso and displayed in the main square of Miguel Grau Seminario, Carmen de la Legua Reynoso, Callao, Peru on 16 July 2004. The pie was baked as part of the festivities surrounding the 2004 COPA América soccer competition held in Peru and was originally planned to be in the shape of a football shirt.
The largest cheese pie weighed 862 kg (1,900 lbs 6 oz) and was made by the students of Educational Group AKMI in Thessalonica, Greece, on 10 May 2009. Ingredients: Flour: 300 kg (661 lbs 6 oz) Water: 150 kg (331 lbs) Sault: 7.5 kg (16 lbs 8 oz) Oil: 54 kg (119 lbs 0.8 oz) Vinegar: 2 litres (70.39 fl oz) Margarine: 60 kg (132 lbs 4.5 oz) Cheese: 150 kg (331 lbs) Milk: 140 kg (309 lbs) Semolina: 20 kg (44 lbs 1.4 oz)
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The largest picture mosaic formed by people consisted of 4,000 people and was organised by the Government of Sharjah and Sharjah Police Academy (both UAE) to commemorate the UAE’s 41st National Day in Sharjah, UAE, on 26 November 2012. The image replicated an image of the UAE Rulers, Shaikh Khalifa, Shaikh Mohammed, and Members of the Supreme Council and Rulers of the Emirates.
The largest picture mosaic measured 1,111.78 m² (1,1967.05 ft²) and was achieved by Adana Güney Rotary Club (Turkey) in Adana, Turkey, on 14 April 2013. The mosaic depicted a crane bird and consisted of 17,800 A4 pictures drawn by individual children from 84 schools all over Turkey. The aim of attempting this record was to promote world peace. The mosaic measured 53.17 m (174.44 ft) in length and 53.11 cm (20.91 in) in width.