A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday* Q: Y8 V8 J+ |" w* ^3 @6 Q2 l
/ G9 i. T# ~) r7 i* [4 ]1 S/ B6 ~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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# W+ _7 K3 m9 d' H# K1 n
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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。3 d/ @' L! x4 H0 r) R' o: `
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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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/ L2 y! a0 }8 A6 K+ [: o% Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 x7 j9 x+ ]3 Y3 ]
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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.) H, I9 b% a/ o' o$ ]! X
$ I" s5 r. e5 K6 z$ J. L公仔箱論壇Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 J* _3 J1 t9 n+ X m% G4 u
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Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego towertvb now,tvbnow,bttvb x# ^% g* J* S' n1 V0 }
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 A& e' Z7 t7 h% u
) V* \, d6 G6 v# y& ^7 H( [ d) gHe 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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. c! [: A' F; T3 y+ E! T ?9 r3 ]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.公仔箱論壇3 ?5 E: v& I. G' ^3 l
7 J; ~" v+ P2 |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。- V7 X0 |+ P' K$ S$ K @. C
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