Egypt Breaks Guinness Record for Coffee Cup Mosaic

7,260 paper coffee cups were used to create a mosaic of King Tutankhamun's burial mask. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Officials from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the Egyptian Defense Ministry attended the event. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

The mosaic made with 7,260 coffee cups set a new Guinness record. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

More than 30 stewards helped prepare the cups of coffee and varying amounts of milk . (H. Elrasam/VOA)

The mosaic of King Tut's mask used 100 kilograms of coffee, a ton of milk, and took 24 hours of preparation. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Stewards mixed each cup of coffee to a shade of brown that works as a pixel in the mosaic installation. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Egyptian volunteers helped the stewards in preparing the coffee cups. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Coffee was chosen for the mosaic because it is a welcoming drink in Egypt, and to anticipate the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum by the end of 2020. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Some Egyptian children and teenagers with Down syndrome helped finish the last line of cups for King Tut's mask. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

For "Guinness" to record the event, the coffee cups have to be distributed to people to drink. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

All cups used in the installation were recyclable paper cups and environmentally friendly. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Stewards and volunteers placed the prepared coffee cups in marked holders to replicate the mask. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

The mosaic installation of King Tut's mask measured 60M length and 10M width. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the new Guinness Record. (H. Elrasam/VOA)