A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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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.5.39.217.764 U+ l0 \% q- O; C+ U0 l. s; p! n
. m1 f$ _- L0 k! B, C& @7 `. a5.39.217.76The 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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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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/ ^4 O/ z, r- I) Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoultvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; I2 p; X( L Q( D
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8 p0 Q$ r$ g+ ^# U+ ?- WStanding at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres: W/ O$ z, Q+ f D
3 f3 w6 F7 n8 L* l/ k7 v7 X- ^: XThe tower was built over five days by young contest winners.公仔箱論壇* D/ o- M W k W
7 a1 F, b! E: K8 s9 _1 G# C5 ?The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.公仔箱論壇/ P. {; C+ p4 L1 W" _, b/ Y, q! o
+ T/ z9 o3 K3 o4 c9 h- 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.
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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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Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.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。% M5 F! {7 Q: w8 `+ W: w: V
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Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower公仔箱論壇* s' q( X/ k* t/ ~8 t3 G1 m _5 m
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/ f5 Y Y7 W0 E" ^ ~$ p1 i. uDanish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower公仔箱論壇8 H; Z6 }/ E' _, n
9 b. W, x1 j7 v5 N y- P8 s4 P5.39.217.76The popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.
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7 t/ H7 V1 k5 w公仔箱論壇He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'." K) S5 q: Z. ]5 G9 `/ @. [& F
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Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.公仔箱論壇8 G1 \6 S+ C# j6 A" C6 H$ 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.公仔箱論壇0 H$ D" g e5 X
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