A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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, s' c% z/ p8 X$ I3 k* w/ xThe World's tallest Lego tower has been erected in Seoul, South Korea, built by 4,000 children, using 500,000 bricks and measuring a dizzying 31.9 metres (105ft) high.2 w+ {" @/ d0 c; u2 i
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The structure, which stands in front of Seoul's Olympic Stadium beats the previous record, set in France last October, by just 30 centimetres.
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 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres1 B7 z7 e, K* K! v* y( I
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The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.# i9 A+ O% C, W% L
! L& r! F7 @, Q pAfter it was finished and assembled, Prince Frederik - on a six-day state visit to South Korea - was hoisted up on a crane to lay the final brick.3 L2 n" b- D+ d/ Y* F. C
5 i, l4 t4 k ?' D& m7 YThe very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.
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Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.
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Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower
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The popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 C5 Y1 }3 A$ d1 X7 ]8 T0 p9 h9 `
' E! C, V$ ]& `6 ` z2 L, GHe named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.
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9 [2 }5 z* Y* ~公仔箱論壇Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 o6 ~! A r0 l" z: @; }
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There's a special reason for Lego to celebrate its birthday in South Korea. The bricks are hugely popular in the country, having become the first branded toy sold there.
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And it's not the first time a Korean tower has held the world record - back in 1996 a structure in Seoul claimed the title, measuring a much more modest 21 metres (68ft) tall.
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