A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday5.39.217.76) Z a6 q* u! b9 S* Q6 ]
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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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+ h2 g: l3 ^1 R. V0 d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.
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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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a/ L; ~" E# h( V* C Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoultvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 [3 I( e1 V% `, F. H: z
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; J: T/ A1 N. G1 w* j |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStanding at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres
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The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.$ h. G3 |8 j3 n$ h- i% q8 i8 K0 A
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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.5.39.217.76" {# L# I& l$ q/ b f* e5 n# N
) [8 R3 ^7 i. e$ }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.; ^4 c0 P A% s' B' y2 N
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; @5 p" }& T9 P/ `; gWinner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower5.39.217.76; C; W( [# Q& q$ C4 k+ K6 \, d2 C
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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.) k0 A, K/ I8 [6 @) G# q5 B
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Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.
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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.公仔箱論壇- j, D( y- n; f9 i6 b' ^
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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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