A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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- I6 X1 [( I3 d0 D j% A% N, Q# uTVBNOW 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。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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: P; w9 `/ d; \2 ^4 x4 Jtvb 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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- s0 `1 R5 }# k utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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 Seoul
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres3 V: W) D" i+ c1 h% m2 k0 @7 I6 ]
# Z% c* x# ^+ H8 [% {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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3 H: ~: G0 d. p+ }1 O1 |The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.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。, C0 A, z2 T, U
3 E9 |) i2 K- y- J. ~9 ^) o公仔箱論壇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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0 y$ v# i# k1 j- Q- a3 ZThe very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.
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( o0 g( F2 e) @9 Y, C2 _Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.* v: Z' y( Q8 _3 d3 n% c4 {5 R' C! L
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Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower* S9 z% w) Y" r
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Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower a0 }; P7 b* a' Z
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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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% J% k" p7 y3 i5 ?; t4 {He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.6 f a. I+ l+ p! F1 H4 F
2 f* V ^: K& {. l/ D' b3 ]6 {) w5.39.217.76Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.5.39.217.762 N( O- Z S) }; E; Y
* d5 N# U+ Z! e& tThere'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7 ^. a. q( c# q9 s
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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.公仔箱論壇! y: o7 y& a+ u+ i# d1 P+ X
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