A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday9 U0 P+ l& q U5 h5 q% L: ]/ |
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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.
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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.! m/ C9 w8 l- }0 V' ^- z" j/ `
/ W% L" w4 p+ D5 c7 f& B7 nThe 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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 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul5.39.217.76: \8 n3 U( g$ W5 L+ |- t
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres
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( o/ z+ c2 k7 U' a8 uThe tower was built over five days by young contest winners.5.39.217.76 v$ I6 b2 P1 `% N ^
0 |" E. x' e3 f+ v" V/ F, A6 S7 P5.39.217.76The build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.5.39.217.76- V' @0 L: w2 Q: N0 [% |
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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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: O2 N7 x7 z6 a公仔箱論壇The 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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/ T7 u1 q" l3 ^: A) {7 I$ c8 k5.39.217.76Winner brick: Prince Frederik lays the final record-breaking piece at the top of the Lego towerTVBNOW 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。1 W2 J) t% i# L9 @
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$ A+ }6 N: K8 c2 E% etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDanish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower8 r. Y: h7 _0 y! Q
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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.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。( }, [$ q4 D S, w
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He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.公仔箱論壇. @5 ~# ]6 [: x" c; S! J: b7 Q
/ l9 j; F# D' a5 s# N) M0 YThose wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.
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' F/ s/ o. h0 D' V! r5 iThere'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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 [# _# M" b$ c5 [$ Z. x' C) \
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