A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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, @, ^: M, n$ F5 {9 L% oThe 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.' o; a- V. c5 E
( ]* Z N- `! ]公仔箱論壇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.' O: m- z7 }; J$ q S/ \! I
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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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' g- Q2 v( f( ~+ {8 y公仔箱論壇 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul5.39.217.763 y( J% {* j2 e3 D* y8 ]4 `. }
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetresTVBNOW 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。7 z8 v$ U) j5 c0 H, N& P+ `
" S$ ?5 @1 o+ j. }( P S1 O5.39.217.76The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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( g3 v) _) a8 W6 s, e' n1 _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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。8 V/ G' h6 G+ L) j; M
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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.1 ~2 z6 N$ \" ~* v2 L
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The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.
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: ~7 s& I7 X0 `5 ESince then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.
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2 T% j5 r/ L1 C/ {+ v" O公仔箱論壇Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower, h7 ]8 e7 S! N5 ?
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& d9 [* u2 g2 Z/ Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDanish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower公仔箱論壇7 l/ D& V$ W2 F+ o7 y
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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'.
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' }) z. P( f7 v+ w8 I5.39.217.76Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.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。. q/ l8 j3 C8 i
. c$ ~ ?0 m/ i0 ]# NThere'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.. n% g9 U: j) }$ D& |, L( v
* D- W% w" v% H. p公仔箱論壇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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