A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
0 v1 Z; e8 H# R+ g# U1 ]5.39.217.76
: j/ G: K$ Q t" R I/ s, `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.
' g6 k3 }5 M* Z5 v9 Q& KTVBNOW 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。6 ?+ Y7 K9 I7 x( I/ I
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。; B$ ~; O- t: ~$ `2 c
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% k# [% I, E- R4 m [- j& e: c
The structure, which stands in front of Seoul's Olympic Stadium beats the previous record, set in France last October, by just 30 centimetres.
% c9 `5 e9 L* l6 T% f7 O5 I% eTVBNOW 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。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。7 ~/ \: s* ]& b/ n
 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul5.39.217.769 h- Y: W% h7 y, |/ i5 [& ~) t: C
* y( k+ q: J! q" i$ t& o ( ^; Y3 ^' y# x4 x7 N" O
Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres公仔箱論壇# @9 \, N$ n9 s) W8 {" I0 m
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。 ] g( [3 t W; l" {5 {
The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
7 g5 _5 Z6 W G2 f: Z) g* @3 t公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: W6 K' P( T5 ?1 C/ }: e
The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.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。+ R( Q2 x K$ _2 ~8 e
2 A1 b) [4 o8 i1 l, ~/ {$ KTVBNOW 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。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.
* V2 e1 I7 g" u公仔箱論壇 z) l* m6 I2 i, L1 S
The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% j, I7 b; C) v* X% n
5.39.217.76& m2 p! w q# F0 ?7 S
Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.
1 o: z" h5 G+ @8 G5 c& y# g
9 U# l! c0 y. E. O
9 G7 i; r, p" o- 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。
: y2 f6 q* q3 N. \. R7 v! dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWinner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower$ W/ `( x( T, H
9 a8 }; A: s- T+ ]/ d% A! P7 x
* g d Z+ K4 c2 |- M* q0 hDanish 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。+ d4 G& r+ { c0 s* S
公仔箱論壇) [8 |1 i( H+ C
The popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 d0 }) D6 [+ R6 r' P# w2 W
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 U t! W$ o' H! W( _$ p
He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.
9 n; G; B/ C: P+ e* ^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。
# [( z/ c0 f K* {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。Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.
: C3 ^ H# D, i( ? rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: Y& N. O1 J- f& v( R
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; x/ m0 ?2 p1 ]9 ]% N, e1 C
公仔箱論壇$ [5 U2 k2 Z% \# S
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& [2 i8 A" s& l; t; m2 \
% t4 S& i0 O$ |5 ^% ^1 Y |
發表於 2012-5-14 04:54 PM
| 
世界最高Lego塔
發表於 2012-5-15 02:33 AM
| 