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.5.39.217.76. ~2 e# e `, n( U
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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.5.39.217.760 [8 S0 _% B8 F9 |
( \5 @# `* m; d0 A; F/ i3 D. k: i5.39.217.76 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul5.39.217.76" N8 F* o! W9 k" P2 e! ~) `
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres
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$ x3 G( @3 |0 m, L+ O! @The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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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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The 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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Danish 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.
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& s9 a2 X/ X5 ~0 F# x% Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.
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; A( a: ^8 G: \( `9 dTVBNOW 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。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.7 {3 w1 F) J( D5 S2 |6 B
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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.* T6 y% F( U- B( t! j0 g
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