A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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8 x( \4 S% z) B* D+ b xThe 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.. R/ H1 S4 n1 s" n4 m
1 a- R2 q( x2 M# X7 g) S/ sThe 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. b/ f3 e5 K& q! s& n0 p/ ]7 S0 E5 [
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 Record-breaking: The world's tallest Lego tower stands in front of Jamsil Stadium in Seoul5 K+ `* C, O1 {# u( I
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Standing at 31.9 metres, it beat the previous French record-holder by just 30 centimetres. I( |4 [/ ^" K" P( `6 S) |
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The tower was built over five days by young contest winners.
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4 t8 x7 c+ B- c$ b S% GThe build itself became a tourist attraction, drawing in more than 30,000 curious visitors.
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3 G. h6 t+ s) `5 D5.39.217.76After 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" f' G' I+ U& k6 G+ H0 ]3 c
& D+ Y1 b( a* [, `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.' W/ z$ O/ c. @& M% `
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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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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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9 [( |4 J( E o公仔箱論壇He named his company Lego, from the Danish phrase 'leg godt', which means 'play well'.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。0 Y, c) c2 ?- a+ m. ~4 s9 _. v
+ H3 V4 V, ^6 B! c, htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThose 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.
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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.
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