Tallest Kapla plank tower

What to remember

In June 2023, in London, a 25 m tower of Kapla planks set a new height record. It took four days and 96,400 planks to build.

The Kapla construction set has only one kind of piece: identical wooden planks measuring 11.7 cm by 2.34 cm by 0.78 cm. This 15:3:1 ratio of length, width and thickness differs from traditional building blocks and lets builders make lintels, roofs and floors. The structures stand without any fastening, relying on their stability alone.