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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) h( \9 V7 r- y K( h* K8 L$ \2 ~5 LThe 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.( M# M! y8 k3 h' c
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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 G7 F. \$ s3 F+ L
8 e3 Y4 s7 B0 }& E 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 centimetres公仔箱論壇- U* A" ^; x8 V/ e- ]5 V% y2 t
' ]4 O3 t, k; p6 W3 J: q& Q5.39.217.76The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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6 G. n: S7 d8 Q W+ N$ }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.公仔箱論壇0 @# q% {3 O5 k" T! ? t% k" c* ^6 S
# r& g0 R; y5 T# Y% [, r& i9 lThe very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 b' T) k3 K/ N
: V" T3 g/ j, C1 [& vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSince then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.5.39.217.76# L0 ]# G9 t0 z5 e( Y9 m* W; e" ]
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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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Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the towerTVBNOW 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。! p' @ D8 B% q) }. [% e! T
) x2 ]9 B! I- G) B2 S$ M( H% D公仔箱論壇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'.
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9 a& r Z& @2 w' ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThose wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.公仔箱論壇: k3 J7 L2 W- r9 k+ Y
# x7 m7 [6 _: U& L. h4 Y' t, m5 n2 }9 W5.39.217.76There'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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% G( |; F7 m! Y" L# f
. ^+ h1 d6 _ G$ E: ~- d& y+ @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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