A giant sandcastle is on display at the sand sculptures festival in Binz on the Baltic Sea island of Ruegen, northeastern Germany, June 5, 2019. /VCG Photo

A team of artists finished work on a 17.66-meter sandcastle on Wednesday in the German resort, breaking the previous world record for the highest sandcastle of 16.68 meters. /VCG Photo

The artists began work on the castle in May with the help of a digger and crane and used more than 11 tons of sand. /VCG Photo

The successful construction marked a turnabout in fortune for organizer Thomas van den Dungen, who tried to break the world record two years ago but ended in tragedy. /VCG Photo