LONDON — It took nearly a decade for a man in France to build the Eiffel Tower, who used hundreds of thousands of matchsticks to build the Paris landmark. However, the Guinness Book of World Records ...

A French man spent eight years building his dream of being a world record holder stick by stick, only to have judges disqualify him for using the wrong materials for the tallest matchstick sculpture ...

Richard Plaud's matchstick dreams have been rekindled. Earlier this week, the Frenchman was crestfallen when he was told his 23-foot model of the Eiffel Tower — made from 700,000 matchsticks over ...

A French man reached for the sky trying to build the tallest matchstick sculpture, but world record officials may have caused his dream to shatter to pieces. Richard Plaud said he spent eight years ...

The Guinness Book of World Records awarded the man who built a nearly 24-foot Eiffel Tower out of hundreds of thousands of matchsticks with a world record weeks after he was disqualified. Guinness on ...

Guinness World Records reversed its decision to disqualify a Frenchman who was disqualified for using the wrong matches to build a replica of the Eiffel Tower from obtaining the record. via REUTERS ...

A Frenchman spent eight years building the giant model, but officials at the Guinness World Records says he didn't use "commercially available" matches. Guinness tells NBC News it may reconsider. Good ...

Richard Plaud's matchstick dreams have been rekindled. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Earlier this week, the Frenchman was ...