A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthdayTVBNOW 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。; d* }0 i2 ^) b( H
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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' Q# s7 c, z! ~) u+ O& Z9 ^5 c
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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.
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/ ^* }6 I, r2 _ i: KThe structure, which stands in front of Seoul's Olympic Stadium beats the previous record, set in France last October, by just 30 centimetres.) S; I$ N+ Q; `, L
( x1 G7 G) R$ [) V9 j. ?: o/ X3 T Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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6 z" a; y; ^. l( n, b$ z9 z5.39.217.76Standing 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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! @" G9 m" d6 T) ^, j0 S# r8 CAfter 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.公仔箱論壇: S$ F/ q, C; @7 O2 w
) \* E) |. n" l, UTVBNOW 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。The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet.公仔箱論壇+ s& h9 x& Y$ p. Y$ L! Z. T+ L0 ]
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Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& K! b/ f) a4 M* j
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Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego tower公仔箱論壇6 n- Z6 y' w- r/ a" S
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Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower& W& H8 s$ t- }0 j
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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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, p5 t# @6 y6 b6 M5 u! e' s7 c2 w5.39.217.76He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.公仔箱論壇- s6 ~5 |# c7 {' n% Q% u! Y S
0 _2 B3 n+ a4 R, F公仔箱論壇Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 m+ ~6 i+ S+ ]! }2 p
4 y W) [. D- b公仔箱論壇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.
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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. m- _! W! \. f; Q0 v
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