A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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' R6 g( w$ {: v# l4 JTVBNOW 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 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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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.5.39.217.76- v! Q5 o% X; t
7 _) f- ~* O. uThe structure, which stands in front of Seoul's Olympic Stadium beats the previous record, set in France last October, by just 30 centimetres.* v, T1 r/ P& u+ U( d, O/ l
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 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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1 q& }9 h. R) f: vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStanding at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres
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. N. o' ~, X7 I$ \1 Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe tower was built over five days by young contest winners.7 B* h) q3 ]- }4 g4 p* w4 g) }
' {7 i, P4 Y4 T7 N' i, ^- yTVBNOW 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 build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.1 V- t1 t1 R2 e0 ]
; m; L$ Q8 P3 I$ B! p. j+ G公仔箱論壇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.
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! e+ O" a2 y# Q6 W4 PTVBNOW 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 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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" R# }5 P; ^, P( b# ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWinner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower
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* J4 e3 e! Y8 v* f8 K公仔箱論壇Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower
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- C3 J; T3 w" S) f' E4 Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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( G# f5 v# L4 Y/ o8 B
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He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.* Z# a1 x' U. D6 O/ C l4 S
- ~0 t ^/ D" Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThose wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 I+ W, s& @5 R
* n. D. ^" }' ?1 ~2 v6 f' h2 }9 ~) f$ G3 T0 zThere'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. \. |# I9 B$ R/ K7 X) N
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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.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 t7 ]) i8 _4 }6 L. b
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