A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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! O% a) p& s" f4 d5.39.217.76The 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.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。* g6 a6 d% j2 Q
* y3 I8 ?, c w: H: W公仔箱論壇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.
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! {# P6 E3 F4 _6 V2 ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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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9 v# ?" N! Q, u5.39.217.76 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。2 U* p; h, d1 t9 B8 H
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres8 ]/ B+ f8 W( t
8 Z9 }+ j& a) f* qThe tower was built over five days by young contest winners.公仔箱論壇7 [+ o9 o7 I/ ?- m9 H% C5 b8 ?
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The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors. S! M' f+ |" b
& v6 E9 R4 a3 ~; k# o5 dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAfter 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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& E8 N1 Y# j* @5 K) ZThe 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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# i8 o6 w0 A% Q$ F U1 i5.39.217.76Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower- Y1 ^1 K1 V2 [$ l0 `, |
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Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower公仔箱論壇8 {, x! c& w6 B3 F! J2 s: ]
- H0 W* T, q& F: [' jThe popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.
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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.5.39.217.76, Q4 R5 R1 [0 u: A
. l- ]) ? W5 ?+ n3 Y% bAnd 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# W% V9 ~5 u5 ]
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