A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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1 d4 T2 U! D3 P- JThe 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.; j/ _) S$ ~4 O
9 `2 [ J' c7 t3 r; c% DThe 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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9 i% W2 h. R6 k8 e: r) V7 @公仔箱論壇 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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3 w# }) b. |4 R, A8 B' S1 l5.39.217.76Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres" |# p: |( }3 G% P) k, Y- j4 @* |1 q
2 y( S/ ~7 E2 A, i2 VThe tower was built over five days by young contest winners.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。4 n4 B7 ^% b( Q2 W$ @' o* B
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The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.
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6 b& T# |& |* B! s5.39.217.76After 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; t) d7 n Q1 I& I* n" j4 Z
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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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' O8 E/ P+ d. I; x! LDanish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the 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.
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He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. m/ a+ S- T! R
3 t# L; k) I) L$ u公仔箱論壇Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.
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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.公仔箱論壇6 {0 m2 R6 K' C
: `* d4 z# h& ~5 c6 d3 D2 c# ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ v5 T( s- q! k
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