A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday+ Q( u6 |6 U7 `
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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.
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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。( A' z: s, q& o* p# ?4 F- O
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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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* Y4 J5 p( c, n7 | Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres5.39.217.761 l4 t$ ~: L% C: i% u
" r: v; Z9 ~& q( f% P- RThe tower was built over five days by young contest winners.) z# @% o E4 Q q" @3 H
9 T1 _2 } e$ u' a5.39.217.76The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.
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8 l- }5 m2 u$ |+ xAfter 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。" W3 G) }; H. k; p* L" ]2 f
- ]$ u9 S8 H5 W+ W) @" Jtvb 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。: ~* i* d+ ^2 p) J2 F( A$ R% e
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Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.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。/ i/ v5 P) M/ ^) x
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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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9 ]0 W7 { z1 W8 G! w& ]' F5.39.217.76Danish 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。& b4 Y/ S6 N1 ?1 g* D, ?
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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.
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He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; r# e5 E' T7 {% y
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 F. b8 R( x% T) c$ R+ C, G
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, A: k& L g" T @9 n
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