A tower of fun: World's tallest Lego structure unveiled in South Korea to mark toy's 80th birthday
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( t. j" b% I% ~8 t4 d# i8 |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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。& l) w$ G& k1 m, t+ o+ L
) H$ W/ t+ \, h: Ttvb 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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2 @4 D9 M; ]1 e3 V5 g4 \) sStanding 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.) Q; u2 g5 r& R- h7 n) o9 V0 `2 u$ M1 ~
% t% y/ R2 P8 q m% x4 V0 V5.39.217.76The 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.
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Since then the record has been toppled more than 30 times.公仔箱論壇$ H( S5 X1 X1 ]) D/ D! |% n
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Winner 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。" C6 A8 U" [& Q/ o
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& l/ `7 w8 P/ C- [; k% j* ~5 v b5.39.217.76Danish Crown Prince Frederik meets the contest winners who helped to build the tower) h3 C1 C6 @4 G- E1 ~3 [. [* s
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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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h! I4 ?9 i. U4 F; t% vThose 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.公仔箱論壇, `" w! N6 e$ g3 V- 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.& l6 o1 K( f/ R
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