A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday# @8 J& [4 Z+ I, S$ }$ W0 D: _
7 i- J) d( H. L: ]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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' z; X* r1 g: H0 _公仔箱論壇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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Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul公仔箱論壇- S- B+ \5 m0 Z1 s$ P: F
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres$ F& n6 O4 d0 Z5 D/ `0 D* L6 W ~; ~
' C: r) M+ k b( B8 F# i& H# @) j/ I公仔箱論壇The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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' k+ K1 N# _) Z6 K公仔箱論壇The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.
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( N4 r- N: l; oAfter 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.
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$ W% L# l0 ~9 ~4 W, YSince then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.公仔箱論壇- v: h4 t. k! K5 Z2 n5 I
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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 tower
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( T4 a% u) Y$ k$ X# p. K0 [2 o( ?6 j5.39.217.76The popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.
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5 M( J/ X- S2 {He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ C# t D9 ^# Y$ b
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Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.; L @% Y1 f+ i8 n4 y- _7 @% L
+ C1 z# i+ q# Y) H% g) F! sTVBNOW 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.
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/ {* u6 H# m0 f, p# iAnd 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.. i1 |+ k' l0 U! b8 G
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