In Sri Lanka, a 73-meter Christmas tree, claimed to have broken previous records, was unveiled in Colombo on Christmas eve. The tree located on a sea facing beach has become an attraction for locals and tourists. <br/><br/>Mangala Gunasekara, chief organiser of the project said that the tree has beaten the existing Guinness record and hoped it will be declared as the World's tallest artificial Christmas Tree. <br/><br/>He said the tree is 18 meters taller than the current record holder in a Chinese city. The tree's steel-and-wire frame is covered with a plastic net decorated with more than 10 lakh natural pine cones, 6 lakh LED bulbs and topped by a 6-metre-tall shining star.<br/><br/>Organisers said they wanted the tree to help promote ethnic and religious harmony in the Buddhist-majority island nation. Arjuna Ranatunga, the former cricket player and now government minister of ports and shipping said this is just to show the world that they can live as one country, one nation. <br/><br/>The tree, which will be open till January 6, was proposed to be built up to 100 metres but had to be cut short because of work delays.