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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb E {6 E$ Z2 ?. w
& }9 G3 T N4 C+ x, L5.39.217.76The 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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The structure, which stands in front of Seoul's Olympic Stadium beats the previous record, set in France last October, by just 30 centimetres.4 u' A: o |9 n2 b( ]3 o A
( F* K k( V: j4 p公仔箱論壇 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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5 A! E* Q; G- ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbStanding at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres( _- |8 ?* B+ K) M& m+ m
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The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 K' Z1 F; E5 R I+ t
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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.
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U! C8 S) p' i, O, N# b3 RThe 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.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& D; ?, t2 U; z! O
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$ ` _2 Y1 ]# _ rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWinner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower公仔箱論壇, m0 `. w; h" @1 E& c+ t
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& l+ Y) r1 q, |/ ^6 w+ C2 O3 U zDanish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower
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The popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.3 ^' `/ d+ x3 _9 E: Y4 A8 _
* V# o1 @; y* u, }9 C0 S( Q公仔箱論壇He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.
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5 J6 O1 v' A) g' Z- U" ]公仔箱論壇Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.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。5 n" G3 J8 }7 K! L
% [- R+ r# \* [$ ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThere'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.. p2 U; u: O6 V) a& ~# P# e
+ Y9 K! Q8 g" X% g5 w% T8 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.
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