Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Romania Sets Guinness Record With Table Funding Children’s Psychiatry Hospital
About 20,000 people in Bucharest gathered around one very long table.
The table was 5,055 metres long, or about 3.1 miles.
Guinness World Records said it was the longest table made from recycled materials.
The event also raised money for a new hospital for children with serious mental health conditions.
The hospital will be built within the Obregia Hospital complex.
Organizers say the current clinic is old, crowded, and has 62 beds.
The new five-level building will include treatment, therapy, educational, and relaxation spaces.
It will also have a section for teenagers needing addiction treatment.
The project is expected to cost 16.5 million euros and finish by 2027.
About 20,000 people gathered around a 5,055-metre recycled-materials table in Bucharest.
Guinness World Records certified it as the longest table made from recycled materials.
Funds raised will support a planned 3,900-square-metre pediatric psychiatry facility at Obregia Hospital.
The five-level facility is expected to cost 16.5 million euros and be completed by 2027.
The new hospital is projected to serve more than 5,700 children with severe mental illnesses annually.
- Who
- About 20,000 participants, Bloom The World Association, the Metropolis Foundation, Guinness World Records, and Romania’s Health Minister Alexandru Rogobete were involved.
- What
- Participants created a 5,055-metre table from recycled materials, set a Guinness record, and raised funds for a pediatric psychiatry facility.
- When
- The event took place on a Saturday; construction is scheduled to be completed by 2027. The previous record was set on the same date the previous year.
- Where
- The table stretched along Unirii Boulevard to Constitution Square in Bucharest, in front of the Palace of Parliament.
- Why
- Organizers aimed to break a Guinness record and raise money for a larger facility for children with serious mental illnesses.
- Table length
- 5,055 metres, or 3.1 miles
- Attendance
- About 20,000 people
- Guinness category
- Longest table made from recycled materials
- Planned facility
- A 3,900-square-metre, five-level pediatric psychiatry building
- Estimated cost
- 16.5 million euros
- Expected annual beneficiaries
- More than 5,700 children
- Scheduled completion
- 2027
- Current clinic capacity
- 62 beds
