A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday5.39.217.76) o" h! J# s3 u4 v* D- z9 I& ^
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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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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.公仔箱論壇' r" v* s) z0 [9 A
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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.公仔箱論壇! f g* t% I1 e7 K+ Q6 w5 a
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 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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/ f0 o* u2 g, K+ P% Y5.39.217.76Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetrestvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 S$ R+ \2 \4 u# |4 c4 O1 Y* P3 F
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The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- r; J6 w0 E# Y
$ h! q: n8 Y7 M( {0 D& j8 rThe 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.* {# ], N5 b: Y
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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 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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* n3 M5 B: G- ~' h公仔箱論壇He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.5.39.217.760 d8 p2 Z4 k0 s
, I% f% X# j( u( stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThose wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.
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4 e S% e2 m7 y1 QAnd 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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