A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday$ j' h; f* F n/ L
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The 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.
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6 }* a4 S- j0 } a( vTVBNOW 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。The toy tower was unveiled on Sunday by Danish Crown Prince Frederik, who laid the final record-breaking brick, as part of a celebration to mark Lego's 80th birthday.
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# m, L I4 u& m, q公仔箱論壇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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, U I2 x/ ~/ N3 BTVBNOW 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。 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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# d$ E$ s" p x* YStanding at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetresTVBNOW 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。4 n& @2 a. B' s3 F1 K
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The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.5.39.217.76- t7 o/ x! N! n; v# `$ i1 r
& n4 P9 w6 G# w/ R5.39.217.76The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.5.39.217.76) Q+ C1 {$ j5 ~- O# g
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After 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.
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The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.+ z2 p5 ~% f5 u! H' h! T: Y
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Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.
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Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower
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Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the towerTVBNOW 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。& F8 R$ U& {& L# X1 s9 C" z
) ^9 z$ t* u) A; \# K) stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.9 z- B7 v/ j$ Z& ~ B6 ^4 l
( I+ D9 r1 l- ^. mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.
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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。) O) o1 @# J4 B* ^# m
9 L4 V5 m, ~1 u. F! H. B, GTVBNOW 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。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.8 O) K9 u$ G) Q
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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.$ I9 j) |: k( \$ A
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