A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday Z9 {9 _* Y9 k" }8 R
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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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/ T4 R* G* c; C" y: N1 ttvb 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.: l/ ]9 k! W4 S4 [+ B1 Q
# B' B' D- L' I8 P" n' I5.39.217.76The 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5 `9 x- w: K$ T. D
+ q: e: y, K- A4 g; w( u Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul公仔箱論壇, \$ B& b7 B, I/ Q% r; S
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The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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. M/ R/ L2 H2 I3 FThe build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.
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( G7 g2 m+ V2 K' Q$ h7 ]) q4 d5.39.217.76After 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.8 E# A( {+ I$ Z6 X }/ D
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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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Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.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。5 ~4 V+ B6 p' @5 u
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Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower5.39.217.76/ _5 A! f u2 ]5 m" h" C, p: N
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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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8 _) v, l' c, Y: c) v( t0 j4 dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.
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Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, p# ?! [6 [8 \9 J+ P
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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.
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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.
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