The Campuestohan Highland Resort in the Philippines’ Negros Occidental province was recently awarded the Guinness record for the highest rooster-shaped building.

Standing 114 feet, 7 inches tall, the Rooster Hotel at Campuestohan Highland Resort is quite a sight. It’s not only shaped like the domestic bird, but actually looks like a giant realistic rooster dominating the entire area with its imposing stance. Ricardo Cano Gwapo Tan, the director of the resort, told journalists that he wanted to create something eye-catching that also paid homage to the local culture, of which gamefowl is a huge part. Negros Occidental has a gamefowl breeding industry that employs millions of Filipinos, so he hopes some of them will want to spend a night in one of the 15 air-conditioned rooms of the new hotel.

“I have a vision to make something amazing that can really leave a trail of admiration for the public,” Gwapo Tan said. “Look at the rooster, it looks calm, majestic and strong, which reflects the attitude of our people.”

“Our fighting gamefowl industry is second only to sugar,” the resort director added. “When the sugar industry slumped and threatened our livelihood, it was the fighting cock industry that rose above the challenge.”

 

Construction on the rooster-shaped hotel began on on June 10, 2023, and was completed in September of this year. The building was already awarded the Guinness record for the world’s largest rooster-shaped building.