A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday公仔箱論壇( e- `0 f9 R3 z+ [' i
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' I: E6 S% v* j3 N; e! \
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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.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。3 G8 X1 o& @: ]
# C; R# d, L$ B0 Z: g) BThe 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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' F p2 q9 P f/ _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。Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres
" W0 f, G& ^% l4 q! p- oTVBNOW 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 ^% s9 e# W2 e x* _) z% z7 ?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。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.
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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.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。& o9 Q6 M+ v1 {5 {$ J8 j: Q1 ~* k
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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.
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Winner 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 tower! C& j8 H9 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.公仔箱論壇1 l- p7 `" w' g; Q& B1 X9 u/ c
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, E: v% u; C$ G6 L1 eThose wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.# D; X0 ^8 X# V0 ]1 S
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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.( | q$ s, ^1 Q
M( Y8 v3 C/ O# Y$ C2 l: ~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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