A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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6 M2 N* u! z7 E5.39.217.76The 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 ]0 m6 `7 ^, ^$ f0 C( F& V! l
+ _2 V r) i" j" Z* }5.39.217.76The 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.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。2 V) O6 A# c7 m2 W r
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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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, p$ Z n+ |. p- c" |. ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul! q" P. [* \, _
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetrestvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ z2 D( {+ \6 g G$ N
, m: U8 E6 o# n4 ITVBNOW 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 tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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# p3 f/ ^8 y' g- X( y1 V公仔箱論壇The 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.) H) q5 N" m9 b a8 X- A
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The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.- e& p3 n" M) c5 L* G1 W5 f( d
( V, l/ }/ t ?# t( y# V$ ISince then the record has been toppled more than 30 times. |4 R& _6 k6 V3 l3 S& x# r
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" g; m4 [$ {8 `: T O/ wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWinner 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 towerTVBNOW 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。/ l+ l( {( c# V" H
) j. A4 l; x9 v2 A$ Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.
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* q* e: u# P' s9 z: ^+ T& |He 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.
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4 {+ k/ @& E: sTVBNOW 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。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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1 w( J1 v+ l5 c5 r/ q5 jAnd 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3 H9 Q% l: w% w
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