A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday公仔箱論壇: p% T) \2 c" z6 U4 L" F
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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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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.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。 z" v3 L3 x s: C5 b
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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.9 H& E* K" C, k c6 @1 m; Z3 Y
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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 centimetres5.39.217.76& T, }' L0 h4 n5 }. R6 N8 P6 A
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The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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, k U; D+ h9 d- u! z( \The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.- T& B" h: X; m2 b& m
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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.5.39.217.760 T9 X% ]/ G0 N6 i2 C9 `
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The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.: l$ ?6 D& P& J! }* F( h
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Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.0 J* f1 n! b7 x- r* y
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" Y O8 \$ {6 F2 e9 v5.39.217.76Winner 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 towertvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 [0 v1 B/ Y- Q7 p2 u4 Q. K
! B8 T; I2 w- 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。The popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.; `) x# }' u" p6 I) c* {
* J! |% W+ F% U+ S% y" k6 f8 E/ L公仔箱論壇He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.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。2 |) L+ _7 J+ j& @: S
% S' z7 ~4 d' v2 D" stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThose 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。8 W, M0 q/ ~ y5 h
" D' v4 v% @7 X; K7 n( B2 M: d( P9 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.
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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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