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.
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- ` {" s! t8 Y8 k ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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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 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in SeoulTVBNOW 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。; W- }; `" h% M! K5 S, f
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres
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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.
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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.
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* F& g1 W) l7 h. tWinner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego 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.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。# b, n; w2 L- K
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He 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.
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" F. _6 N" P" d3 Y. Z' \+ }公仔箱論壇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.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。7 N& ~: j0 ]/ T# ]2 r
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