A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday公仔箱論壇+ G$ C& f0 K: C0 F# u* K5 r* ^: K% c4 O
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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.公仔箱論壇+ V& b7 e, `. ^) e5 g `/ A4 d5 ~* \
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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.7 R/ d$ X4 H" G/ `
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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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0 ~ o+ K. \4 U* o/ g* Z 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 centimetres
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The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.
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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.2 h* p; N9 w5 I. b, Q
5 u5 W9 |! {5 Y4 k% X: Y m8 O kThe very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.
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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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1 {# v/ i! s- b+ [4 _1 L5.39.217.76Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower公仔箱論壇. s. }5 r9 e* q: B
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The popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.8 g8 l" [0 y# N* G- n I& q; Q
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He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* |# [# I, r+ A) M. _3 O" E3 Q6 q
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Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.
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0 c) R* v' G* L: [( `" ? s9 s. p, NThere'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' ?1 y5 L& C4 r" u* h5 E
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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.公仔箱論壇7 l9 `) N" g0 V2 x$ J T: Y/ [/ k
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