Marikina City, known as a haven of quality shoes made here, owns the record of having the world’s largest pair of shoes., each measuring 2.37 meters in wide and 1.83 meters in high. The heel alone measures about 16 inches.
It was in December of 2002 when Guinness Book of World Records recognized Marikina City for crafting the world’s largest pair of shoes, beating the old record of Konya, Turkey.
The shoes was said to cost around 2 million pesos, took 77 days of cutting a 30 square meters of leather for the upper lining and 7.4 square meters for the sock lining. The team who created the giant shoes was led by Ernesto Leano.
Visit Marikina City now and see the largest pair of shoes that only Paradise Philippines can offer.
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1 Anonymous // Sep 14, 2007 at 8:16 am
Paradise Philippines Has The Largest Pair Of Shoes…
The shoes was said to cost around 2 million pesos, took 77 days of cutting a 30 square meters of leather for the upper lining and 7.4 square meters for the sock lining. The team who created the giant shoes was led by Ernesto Leano….
2 Mark Abucayon // Dec 10, 2007 at 5:34 am
I saw the shoes already in marikina, I go there just to see the largest shoes in the country
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