A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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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.1 \7 m, s4 T% `& ^1 ^
1 U: E% p6 [9 F7 Z6 ~; Xtvb 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.公仔箱論壇/ m, n# R7 w, }6 U1 w
2 ]; C6 U$ W( x: Y; jThe 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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) n2 o# s: s, uTVBNOW 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。 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in SeoulTVBNOW 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。7 R8 N) J( l0 s; x/ s) n
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetresTVBNOW 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。; }7 N0 B! h# F7 x0 \
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The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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& a$ h5 ^8 F5 B7 m& gThe build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.
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& R- g# O+ b* \& J. u6 f- `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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0 c' O& E9 P) p, i" O1 G6 i; ]' btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.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 J0 i. E; q' w; T, \) z+ Z
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Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.公仔箱論壇/ ]9 t" z* {" d# {
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% a* Q# P: j2 D8 X& Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWinner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego 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。' \( J7 H1 h$ o% y# B* |
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3 w0 k+ h) \# D1 ]5.39.217.76Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower1 C& F; s* ~2 q% @1 W) O, e
7 J3 R1 Q' J8 k; \1 e' B0 H" o5.39.217.76The popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.$ F) F0 Q# E- ^4 z
: m& e$ ^+ D3 n/ C5 I; l2 lHe 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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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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( q' g2 ~4 E+ a' [$ M- n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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