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Christmas gingerbread house construction
Six chefs craft life-size gingerbread house using 1,000 eggs and 425kg dough.
In brief
Six chefs craft life-size gingerbread house using 1,000 eggs and 425kg dough. Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa Lausanne builds life-size gingerbread house with 360 handmade bricks for Christmas display. Originally reported by Dailymail.
Gingerbread house construction
Six pastry chefs and three engineers join forces to build life-size gingerbread house.
Dough and ingredients
The recipe calls for 50kg honey, 1,000 eggs and 10kg cinnamon.
Hotel location
The house will be set at Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa Lausanne overlooking Lake Geneva.
Structure details
The house measures 2m wide, 1.5m deep and 2.5m high with a 3.3m chimney.
Construction timeline
After more than 100 hours of preparation, the house will be assembled overnight ahead of Advent.
Display period
The house will be unveiled on November 28, 2 2026 and remain on display through December.
Previous year's display
The house took pride of place in the lobby last year and will be the same this year.
Icing details
The house will feature icing-sugar-covered windows and doors creating a fairytale setting.
Construction method
The house will be built on a custom plywood framework before being covered with gingerbread elements.
Historical context
Walt Disney World's Grand Floridian Resort previously featured a giant gingerbread house for 25 years.
Other examples
The St Regis Istanbul and Park Plaza Westminster Bridge have built similar gingerbread displays.
Disney's tradition
Disney reportedly scrapped its gingerbread house tradition for 2026.
Construction scale
The house will use 425kg of dough to make 360 handmade gingerbread bricks.
Park Plaza display
The Park Plaza Westminster Bridge built a 10-foot tall gingerbread house from 3,500 bricks.
Park Plaza details
The Park Plaza house reached the ceiling and visitors could sit inside it.
The takeaway
Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa Lausanne builds life-size gingerbread house with 360 handmade bricks for Christmas display.
