A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday公仔箱論壇, v/ t8 u4 t" M2 K9 O, p4 N$ Y) q1 Z
2 d! _4 b8 c" ^/ r& ?( t0 @. s! Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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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$ ]9 `$ K* s& V$ y, `9 e+ |公仔箱論壇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.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。3 t r! V" M! i6 q+ Z" g1 Q
# B( Z" w, _5 g- O& A9 j+ f) ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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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' V6 O+ v& x5 Z) ^ Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul
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6 \0 B8 P/ a7 Z- u$ E& F5.39.217.76Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres2 u) v- @5 T" |* b) m9 H
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The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.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。* W& O D6 _; Y5 w$ T: P
* \) {: k5 c, x* D公仔箱論壇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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The very first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, standing at just under 50 feet./ j" A9 i# E- i6 l
8 y/ h( s& o; {7 d0 A) n公仔箱論壇Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.
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; C3 i9 [3 E B5 q" ?% s公仔箱論壇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公仔箱論壇, P$ M# E/ y+ j, j/ u# S
" c; \4 A. {# B* z! N( Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe popular toy was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen, who started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1920.
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He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.
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' k V" P- d( }- R- v2 t公仔箱論壇Those wooden toys evolved into the plastic bricks that are now bestsellers the world over.8 u2 G2 K& {$ x8 m* g! [. C4 H
& p9 C' q/ H. r. zThere'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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8 o' }" ^2 l1 m! b5.39.217.76And 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9 o" r( c, ~ f5 G T$ K, n
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